A8 D3

Replace Windshield Wipers on A8 D3 2006

Audi A8 D3 Wiper Service Position

It’s going to rain the whole weekend, my original 2006 A8L wipers are deteriorated and don’t perform well any more. It’s time to replace them. Found with all different types of reviews, especially made for Mercedes, but on the fine print it does say for Audi A8 and S8 D3, the length is the same

Fix Water From Entering The Trunk Lid/Trunk

Water leaks to the trunk lid

After a few raining seasons with heavy rains, I noticed water was in the trunk spare tire pocket and from the trunk lid. Giovanni Giovino from Audiworld suspected it came from the license plate holder which I concurred. I follow his instruction to fix and it seem to fix it.

Should I upgrade from A8L D3 to A8L D4?

A8L D3 and D4 Front

Finally my sis and her husband got a 3.5 years CPO 2017 A8L D4 with 13k miles on it for $50k from Pacific Audi in Torrance, CA. The car has most of the options they wanted – Executive package, driver assistant package and in pristine condition. After driving the newer 2017 A8L, I couldn’t tell

Attempt To Fix A8 D3 Door Lock Switch On Handle

Actual lock switch

When the car is exposed to heat by sitting outside for a long time (no garage), the little door lock switch button on the handle no longer locks the car. This is the attempt to remove the button and hope the button has problem of pushing the switch inside the door handle. If the button

Modify AMI Cable To Connect USB MP3 Drive

USB Drive Connected

VW and Audi use the same type of AMI cable to connect to the AMI system. I have a 2015 VW eGolf and I modified the cable to connect a 64GB flash drive with MP3 files. It works quite well. We need to connect 4 USB pins to a USB host cable – PINS 17