[josedebardi]

Just look at photo on page 25 of the brochure.
http://www.audi.co.u...3-sportback.pdf

Non illuminated alloy door trims?


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[Uncle Fester]

Non illuminated alloy door trims?


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Thats correct those are the standard ones think about it  they ain't gonna charge an extra £289 for illuminated ones and put A3 branded ones on an RS3  are they ?.

[josedebardi]

Yep!!


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[RSLAD]

doubt it very much

[josedebardi]

You guys have too much faith in Audi!
Having seen the number of dumb ass option arrangements they have come up with, having A3 illuminated sills on an RS3 fits their pattern perfectly.


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Edited by josedebardi, 14 May 2015 - 07:24 PM.

[Uncle Fester]

You guys have too much faith in Audi!
Having seen the number of dumb ass option arrangements they have come up with, having A3 illuminated sills on an RS3 fits their pattern perfectly.


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I don't have too much faith in Audi I've  just got something called common sense  Well heres the genuine S3 ones  available from Huntingdon Audi so i presume there will be RS3 ones available for the new RS3  when it becomes available .

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4195bbd55f

Edited by DAYTONA-500, 14 May 2015 - 07:34 PM.

[josedebardi]

We shall see!


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[SK-RS3]

You'd like to think that ordering them for an RS3 they wouldn't put A3 ones in and if they did straight back it would go till it was rectified !

[Pat]

Maybe it's for this understated tag that having RS lit up might appear somewhat reckless and too focus or Subaruesque so A3 is a compromise

[RSLAD]

just got off the phone to my Audi sales executive and he checked it out and is saying it is Deffo RS3 logo on the sills.😀

Edited by ryanjosh, 15 May 2015 - 01:50 PM.

[RSLAD]

been reading the brochure, on page 15 its saying 376 bhp

[Yorrick]

just one of many mistakes, someone got the 6 and 7 mixed up.  Like the 19" brakes LOL 

[T-800]

376 ps is equal to 370 hp

1hp = 1.014 ps

Edited by veneeringman, 15 May 2015 - 03:13 PM.

[SK-RS3]

It also said buckets seat and ceramic breaks at one point 👀 anybody seen those in this country ....... ❌ Audi can build a car but can the create a brochure ❌

[Uncle Fester]

just got off the phone to my Audi sales executive and he checked it out and is saying it is Deffo RS3 logo on the sills.

Are you sure apparently they're putting the RS3 branded ones on A3 diesels😂

Edited by DAYTONA-500, 15 May 2015 - 03:26 PM.

[RSLAD]

hahaha 😂😂

Edited by ryanjosh, 15 May 2015 - 05:51 PM.

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I do hope people who order them do get RS3... Audi UK said they accessories area on the configurator are dealer fit items and there is no part number for illuminated RS3 sills and the part number of the parts they said would be fitted after destroying the RS3 sills will be the part number of the A3 ones. If the did illuminated sills like the r8 and others they would be on the normal option list not accessories... Personally I'm not taking the risk... As it sounds Audi can't get a straight answer and won't put it in writing!! 😩

[josedebardi]

I do hope people who order them do get RS3... Audi UK said they accessories area on the configurator are dealer fit items and there is no part number for illuminated RS3 sills and the part number of the parts they said would be fitted after destroying the RS3 sills will be the part number of the A3 ones. If the did illuminated sills like the r8 and others they would be on the normal option list not accessories... Personally I'm not taking the risk... As it sounds Audi can't get a straight answer and won't put it in writing!!

 
Exactly - look up the part number (8V4071300) and it's the same for A3/S3/RS3 when you add it on the configurator, and then do some further searching and it's pretty clear its A3 only under that part number.
For example here, the description is 'A3 logo', but it does mention A3/S3/RS3 model compatibility https://shops.audi.c...ed-8v4071300-9#
 
8V0071300A is the S3 carbon illuminated sills mentioned above, and 8V0071300B are the quattro ones - note these are the 3dr versions. 8V4071300 and 8V4071300B are the A3/quattro versions for the Sportback, there is no S3 Sportback version that I can find (which would be 8V4071300A).

 
Another note is the interesting/poor/misleading wording of he brochure, within the Comfort and Sound pack is this statement;

- Interior lighting package – Anti-glare lighting for the passenger compartment comprising door sill and footwell lighting at the front as well as illuminated inside door openers, vanity mirrors and illuminated cup holders, 2 reading lights each at the front and rear, LED interior ambient lighting and active door reflectors 

 
I suspect this refers to the lights in the bottom of the doors, which actually I would call puddle lights rather sill lights (but then that probably conflicts with the 'traditional' wing mirror or exterior handle puddle light naming convention!).
 
Note the above is also present in the A3/S3 brochure as option QQ4 and is worded identically. So anyone with an 8V S3 and the Interior lighting package would be able to confirm my suspicion of it referring to the under door puddle lights, and not actually sill illumination. I had a quick search and there are threads which seem to suggest it is the under door lights...
http://www.audi-spor...9/#post-2294080
http://www.audi-spor...3/#post-2316833
 
So in summary, all of this tells me it's only going to say A3 or quattro, not RS3, plus, having found they are battery operated with a magnetic switch, it's a pretty poor solution they are not hardwired!
It will be interesting to see if they add for example 8V4071300C as an RS3 Sportback carbon illuminated sill - if they did it looks like quite a few of us would buy them (including me)! <take note Audi!!

Edited by josedebardi, 16 May 2015 - 12:24 AM.

[Uncle Fester]

They haven't released the car yet so obviously the part numbers for the illuminated sills won't be available until after release you don't have to be a genius to work that out.

[josedebardi]

They haven't released the car yet so obviously the part numbers for the illuminated sills won't be available until after release you don't have to be a genius to work that out.

My point was deducing that if you order NOW you won't get the RS3 illuminated sill.
It was also pointing out that the S3 doesn't have it available in all forms, so Audi are selectivity making these model specific parts according to demand, so there is no guarantee you will be able to get it in the future.
See my last paragraph!


As for car not released so no part numbers yet, they have part numbers for the rest of the bits on the car already. If they wanted to make an RS3 sill available at/before launch they could have done. They are probably waiting to see how many people are interested, but given the exclusivity of the RS3 it may mean even if quite a few of us ask for it they will not do it, or if they do it will be expensive.


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