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where did you guys get the flat wipers from? Are they just retro fit wipers or the whole arms etc?
 
The leather and the steering wheel leathr is a lot mor matt compared to the pre facelift. The rear view mirror is oval onn facelift. The wipers become aero, The bonnet underneath was matted rather than gloss finish. The gearknob was changed to all alloy. The rear spoiler inderside did not have the part number sticker that all recalls had and the blue tint on the mirror were changed to clear glass.
 
Dash said:
There was a good thread on it a few months ago listing most of the differences.

But the obvious differences are the grille, gear-knob, lowered and 18" RSTT alloys as standard.
My old 2002 (02) 225 had all of the "face lift" options on it but had a 5 bar grille.
 
Same again, my 52 plate has all except the 5 bar grill and standard wipers. I think a lot depends what options the original owners specified.
 
k31ron said:
SimonQS said:
My old 2002 (02) 225 had all of the "face lift" options on it but had a 5 bar grille.
Mine too, 2002 (52) everything bar the grill
Me too, the 3 bar grille came in during Oct 2002.
 
ChadW said:
k31ron said:
SimonQS said:
My old 2002 (02) 225 had all of the "face lift" options on it but had a 5 bar grille.
Mine too, 2002 (52) everything bar the grill
Me too, the 3 bar grille came in during Oct 2002.
Strange thing is the TT concept cars both ( TTC & TTS it wasnt called the TTR) had 3 bar grills so why they changed them to 5 bar for the production models then back to 3 bar in 2002 is a strange one IMO. :?
 
les said:
Strange thing is the TT concept cars both ( TTC & TTS it wasnt called the TTR) had 3 bar grills so why they changed them to 5 bar for the production models then back to 3 bar in 2002 is a strange one IMO. :?
Audi realised their mistake
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T3RBO said:
les said:
Strange thing is the TT concept cars both ( TTC & TTS it wasnt called the TTR) had 3 bar grills so why they changed them to 5 bar for the production models then back to 3 bar in 2002 is a strange one IMO. :?
Audi realised their mistake
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Hmm more like a marketing ploy. 5 bar now then when we do the facelift and make the care worse we can fool the sheep with the 3 bar grill into thinking less is more. :wink:
 
smithtt said:
the blue tint on the mirror were changed to clear glass.
I noticed the other day that mine were clear and others were blue. What's the reason for having blue tints?
 
Sublime said:
rustybear100 said:
where did you guys get the flat wipers from? Are they just retro fit wipers or the whole arms etc?
You can either go this route, http://www.thettshop.com/oem.asp?cat=20 ... uct=901149, or this one, http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/bosch-ar55 ... =prod-info, it all depends on which you like the look of, both perform the same.
NOT TRUE!!!

If you get blade to fit the old arms they dont seem to work as well, well in My opion of course (but alot on here will agree)
 
Bikerz said:
NOT TRUE!!!

If you get blade to fit the old arms they dont seem to work as well, well in My opion of course (but alot on here will agree)
Disagree :) Mine are much better than standard old wipers. How much better the new arms for these though, I couldn't say.
 
I'm with Bikerz on the wipers question. My transition model had the old wipers and I first tried fitting these with retrofit aero blades. Found they didn't work particularly well, especially at motorway speeds. I think it was because the arms stand so proud of the blades the wind tends to lift them slightly so that they don't always sit flush to the screen. I replaced them with the new OEM arms and blades and these are much better.

We've had this one before but 2002 cars can all tend to be slightly different, as they used up parts from the old bins before moving onto the replacements. My car had pretty much everything except it came with a 5 bar grille and the old wipers but retained the CD changer next to the back seats, which I'm glad of as I think that's a better place for it. Got the alloy gear knob, oval rear view mirror, lowered suspension, 18" RS wheels and titanium light inserts. I've since changed the grille and wipers so the car is indistinguishable from a later face-lift model.
 
Bikerz said:
Sublime said:
rustybear100 said:
where did you guys get the flat wipers from? Are they just retro fit wipers or the whole arms etc?
You can either go this route, http://www.thettshop.com/oem.asp?cat=20 ... uct=901149, or this one, http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/bosch-ar55 ... =prod-info, it all depends on which you like the look of, both perform the same.
NOT TRUE!!!

If you get blade to fit the old arms they dont seem to work as well, well in My opion of course (but alot on here will agree)
Actually they do, I borrowed a friends OEM ones that came as standard on a slightly younger TT than mine, i.e., swapping the complete arms, against the correct Bosch retrofit ones from the link I provided, and tested them under different speeds, etc., they sit and perform the same on my 03 TT.
 
Must admit the CD Changer move is a totally new one on me, when did Audi do this and where in the boot did it go?
 
I've read all three pages of this post and now I'm more confused than when I started! I have a 52' plate 225 reg Sept 02 which has some facelift/pre facelift parts.. I have a metal gear knob, oval mirror, blue wing mirror glass, 5 bar grill and 18" RS4 rims. The thing I would like to know is if my car has the facelift suspension so how do I find this out? Also what do facelift and pre-facelift steering wheels look like?
 
Sounds similar to mine....Steering wheel, early ones had the badge on the bottom. If you dont have one, its a later one.

Suspension, its 25mm lower on the S-Line/later suspension. If your car looks like an offroader, you have older suspension :lol: I believe there is also a mark on the S-Line suspension, like a yellow line or something as well.
 
j_magic said:
Also what do facelift and pre-facelift steering wheels look like?
beat me to that one, mine's got the lovely little s-line strips on the steering wheel.

mine's from back in '99 and i'm pretty sure the wing mirror glass isn't blue, i may be mistaken though.

swfblade said:
If your car looks like an offroader, you have older suspension...
True dat haha, i really need to sort mine out once everything else is sorted (wishes insurers would hurry up!)
 
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