VW ID.3

If anyone wants to buy a slightly damaged 18" alloy wheel for an ID3, let me know. Might be some use as a spare I suppose.

Ordered a set of 4 for winter use, 2 arrived with terrible packaging with scuffs on them so I rejected.

The company have asked if I can dispose of the damaged ones to save them the bother of collecting.

Tempted to just keep the full set now as the 2 damaged ones aren't that bad but the replacement set are already on the way.

No probs. If I hadn't already ordered the new set I'd just keep all 4 current ones. But to send back the new ones I'd have to pay return shipping, plus I prefer the new set I think.

I can post up pics of the damage if you or anyone is interested. It's a Dezent TA black polished 18" wheel. Cost €165 each new.

I'll stick a link up in the EV parts buy and sell thread shortly.

*note it's the wheel only, no tyre.

No, just the one crashed 😀

Am I going mad or are they looking for more than the 1st retailed at brand new?

I use a wheelie bin. Filll it with water from a tap and wheel it to the car. Connect a short hose to the washer and the other end in the bin

Off the top of my head my 1st was €33/34k and then I got €1,100 back and €600 public charge credit so there's quite a bit of difference between what I actually paid and what they're looking for.

I actually nearly had the side of my car swiped off yesterday when another ID3 was in the wrong lane on the roundabout and tried forcing thier way across.

Got part 1 of 2.3 update yesterday. Loads of triangles with various symbols come and go. Some i know, stop sign, road curve, . Any ideas?

I got all the enhanced road signs after the first part also. But they vanished again after the second part..

But they appear again when I cross the border. Strange..

Finally got the second part of my 2.3 update the other day. Not sure how much I’ll notice the improvements (or even what they are) but just glad to get it out of the way. Should hopefully make future upgrades easier. The only thing I have noticed is that the id light flashes blue occasionally on the drivers side and I’ve no idea why.

And also, every time I get in the car there’s a notification that Internet radio is not available. Presume that’s because I’ve no data plan, but is there any way to stop the notification appearing? When I dismiss it it just reappears the next day.

The Id. light flashing is warning you of an upcoming junction ahead. The internet radio notification is a "feature" that we can't do much about..

You can also use the car as a wi-fi hotspot with the data plan. Possibly more useful if you're traveling, but then again the data roaming allowance is pretty good in Europe

I think Spotify and Apple music will be added to the infotainment next year, and there's talk of Netflix as well (only when stationary). The data plan might be a bit more relevant then

Can’t you use your phones as a hotspot and connect the car through it ?

as requested.

Let's know how you get on, Phil. I thought that once you used the can of gunk, the tyre was effectively arsed !