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BUDDAH- how 'bout some before and after photos of the different headlights performing at night

MAVERICK- thank you !!!! wait until i add more photos & details on my build thread... i've been holding off on that until i sorted out the government paperwork & got right with the state. i posted the victory dance here so the other A3 guys having registration issues similar to mine don't get...

VIN-DICATED !!!!!!!!! FINALLY... after 6 months of going back and forth between california department of motor vehicles, california highway patrol, southern california aaa, maryland motor vehicle administration, talking with you other A3 owners on here, 2 temporary registration extensions...

THAT'S A 55... with some scratching in the 2nd 5

REALCAVDOG- you provided some excellent information for the vin issue. thank you very much !! i'll try your approach with inspection officer agent smith and see if he allows it. MKTOPSIDE- i'll try your suggestion next... if agent smith falls for it, i'll change his name to inspection officer...

REGISTERING IN CALIFORNIA ???: for A3 guys who've registered theirs' in california... does your A3 title list the 6 digit vin number 50XXXX and nothing else as your vin ??? the chp inspection office in wesminster, ca is trying to convince me that my 1993 A3 ( which has a 1967 frame ) can only...

once i get the lazer thermometer and can confirm my temps, i'll feel even better ( or worse ) about the 1545...

MKTOPSIDE- i've got the 1545. running transynd fluid. the 1545 was completely overhauled by the military in 2009.

THUNDER- thanks for the detailed temp feedback on your drives. i was running at 50-55mph on highway, 2550 rpm. with heavy city stop and go before and after. that may explain my higher temps... i'm also a lead foot. my temps seem to stay at 270-275 consistent.

PLEWHISKEY- looking good !!!

DOCUSG- WELCOME TO THE CLUB.... there will only ever be about 5,500 of us. any feedback on what your average running temp was on your transmission during the drive ??

WATERGUY- now that is some really interesting feedback... i'm already starting to suspect the gauges are not as reliable as we'd like them to be. this is the main reason i'm getting a lazer thermometer. if we can measure the pan & hoses, we should get a better idea of what's going on... maybe...

MKTOPSIDE- thanks for the heads up.... very curious that the air horn solenoid draws power from it ... but i guess if the electrical wasn't wired like it is by the military, we wouldn't have as much fun chasing gremlins down. CAMP9- you'll save a ton of $$$ that way in fluid costs. some threads...

PLEASE IDENTIFY THIS PART.... it's mounted on the driver side louver panel next to the air horn. it has a wire that runs to the air horn. it also has a pin connector. i noticed that the mounts on mine are cracked and upon a little closer inspection, the unit fell off the louver panel. since...

THE TM SAYS... 160 - 300º is normal temp range... but i'd rather be around 200º if possible. according to everything i 've read, transynd is supposed to offer higher performance, and is recommended by allison, but so far, i'm not at all impressed with the 275º running temperature and the...

interesting variations so far. i'm planning to get a lazer thermometer to measure the trans case and cooling lines.

ALLISON 1545 TRANSMISSION TEMP RANGE post your transmission temp range and the type of fluid you are using so we can establish a real world transmission temp range and fluid comparison for our A3's. FLUID- TRANSYND TEMP- 250 - 275º DRIVING CONDITIONS- CITY TRAFFIC STOP & GO

you're welcome WOLFEN. instead of speculation, we need actual TM information.... but here is my further speculation for now. looking at ACEHIGH'S photo, i don't see any shielding mesh around the circuit boards. the only thing that might be hardened in the ctis unit is the microchips themselves...

WOLFEN- at first glance, it doesn't appear the CTIS control box itself is hardened. i haven't read the full schematics on the A3, or popped open the box, but the ctis control box seems to be wired into the power source by a single wire. if you look at the ctis control manifold under the A3 bed...

thank you for the link ACEHIGH to be redundantly clear: A3 wheels and MICHELIN 395/85/r20 XZL tires are NOT advisable because 395's are not MPT bead correct ?