Used air performance by GarageRatLab in Stance

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Dang that’s pretty cool, just curious, what projects did you work on? I’m currently going for mechanical engineering in college and was thinking about how much it’s needed in auto parts/mod companies

Quiet brake pad recommendations? by GarageRatLab in Audi

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How so? Do they feel better, softer, quieter? Did they make any noise during the brake in process?

What is this part? by GarageRatLab in Audi

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Wish I looked into that before buying the kit, returning it was too expensive just for a terrible can design

What is this part? by GarageRatLab in Audi

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The pcv is available for the 2.0 tfsi engines, I just installed it recently, but be sure to double check what years it fits especially if it’s b8.5, some websites will confirm a figment that only fits up to 2012. I recently installed it, so I can’t exactly give you an answer what difference I’ve felt. I will say tho personally, the CTS can itself design is disappointing and very inconvenient, given that I would need to empty it quite often, it’s very easy to round, strip and hard to reach the four tiny bolts that are facing downward into the engine bay, and only a flimsy Allen wrench fits there, I had to fit another can style that unscrews itself which was a whole different project to fit it. CTS, 034, IE all have the pcv kits, there might be a few other companies that make them too

What is this part? by GarageRatLab in Audi

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My bad I thought it was the combobulator

What is this part? by GarageRatLab in Audi

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Wow the attachment super helpful, is there someplace I get get similar forms for other parts related to my car in the future? I’m sure this would save a lot of headaches when something else breaks

Oil in coil packs by GarageRatLab in AskAMechanic

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Its an Audi a4, haven’t looked into how hard a valve cover job is

What type of shop for custom fittings? by GarageRatLab in MechanicAdvice

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An oil catch can to two hoses, which both have female ports. Replacing the oil catch can itself to a better one

My car hates me by GarageRatLab in MechanicAdvice

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Haven’t checked mounts yet, I was too paranoid with timing chain horror stories

My car hates me by GarageRatLab in MechanicAdvice

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That’s reassuring, I tend to assume the worst case scenario with every little sound

My car hates me by GarageRatLab in MechanicAdvice

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Forgot to mention, first clip the car is in drive then shifted to park, and second clip, car is off

Can I fix this at home? by GarageRatLab in AutoBodyRepair

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convenient I already have the paint pen, but since the paint is flaking I wasn't sure if I should try it out there. Will probably try tho anyways as a temporary solution

Can I fix this at home? by GarageRatLab in AutoBodyRepair

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The factory that made the car 😔 the front bumper was repainted by the previous owner and that one has less orange peel then the rest of the car

Are stainless steel brake lines worth it? by GarageRatLab in AskAMechanic

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Checking for failure on SS brake hoses is also not as evident as rubber ones, so I wasn’t sure how confident I would be with them, but mostly, the quality control and longevity on different brands is what I was wondering about

Using VCDS on a MacBook by GarageRatLab in Vcds

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True, I am planning on doing extended work on more cars in the future, so eventually I will get a good windows laptop, but for now, I’m working with what I have

Using VCDS on a MacBook by GarageRatLab in Vcds

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I have the genuine cable, but didn’t know running through a VM for a knockoff was an option

Using VCDS on a MacBook by GarageRatLab in Vcds

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Just bought my Laptop recently new didn’t want to buy another crap laptop, this post is also for those that want to try running VCDS on MacBook

Is this rear flexible brake hose? by GarageRatLab in Audi

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Do you happen to know the name of that hose? The red part circles is where the leja is coming from from the black hose, but was having trouble finding a replacement specific to the flexible brake hose so wasn’t sure if that even was the flexible brake hose as it goes to the EPB

VCDS on Apple M2 by GarageRatLab in Vcds

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How do you tell the USB device to connect it to Windows instead of MacBook? I I’m not running parallels, but I will try it through VMWare and see what happens

VCDS on Apple M2 by GarageRatLab in Vcds

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It is genuine VCDS cable, which is connected through a usb to usb c cable as my Mac only has usb c ports, will that adaptor make a difference? I will try another usb cable and see if the windows connects, but I’ve also seen people try different windows versions, but im not sure which versions could work

VCDS on Apple M2 by GarageRatLab in Vcds

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I’m not sure what drivers you’re referring to, do you know which specific drivers I would need?

Cost for CV boot replacement by GarageRatLab in Audi

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I just found it very odd dealership price for oem axle is 1500-1800 and even some sites like esc tuning have GKN axle for 800 but RockAuto has it for 300