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OEM engine bay side covers and ECU cover for B9 S5/RS5

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Old 08-09-2021, 07:46 AM
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I have black leather with black stitching. Still waiting for someone who has the enigma code cracker to give me the P/Ns for rear headrests...
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Old 08-09-2021, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jgdiablo
I purchased a set of the A5/B5 versions that I can't use. Please PM me if you want them $40 shipped in the US.
A5/B5? Did you mean B9?

I wish you would have posted this a week ago...
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Originally Posted by mhoran89
I have black leather with black stitching. Still waiting for someone who has the enigma code cracker to give me the P/Ns for rear headrests...
It's not too bad to crack. Just a sucks because no pictures to accompany the part numbers.

It's just like the aspherical glass, $1,200 on a certain US based website. Can pick them up on eBay for ~$200-$300 USD.
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I wonder is it safe to cover the ECU? The ridges on it looks like heat exchangers.
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Originally Posted by 18A5SB
I wonder is it safe to cover the ECU? The ridges on it looks like heat exchangers.
Its funny you mention this as I was wondering the same thing the other day as I was wondering the same thing while repositioning the wiper arms (detail shop put them on wrong). I have the cover on our RS5 but not on our Allroad. Was thinking of getting one for the Allroad...But now I'm thinking of taking the one off the RS5...
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Originally Posted by 18A5SB
I wonder is it safe to cover the ECU? The ridges on it looks like heat exchangers.
I would not cover a heatsink with anything, the heat transfer won't be as expected by the engineers. You have little to gain (looks?) and a lot to loose.
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I would not cover a heatsink with anything, the heat transfer won't be as expected by the engineers. You have little to gain (looks?) and a lot to loose.
this is an excellent point. Cover will be coming off most likely. Wasted money...at least I didn't shell out for the carbon version!
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Originally Posted by 18A5SB
I wonder is it safe to cover the ECU? The ridges on it looks like heat exchangers.
The ECU cover has no noticeable impact on temps. I tested it with and without the cover for a week, taking temp readings with an IR gun immediately after drives. Readings were all between 5 to 10 F of each other, regardless of whether the cover was on or not.
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Originally Posted by PWDRSKR;[url=tel:25618334
25618334[/url]]this is an excellent point. Cover will be coming off most likely. Wasted money...at least I didn't shell out for the carbon version!
If it fits an A5, I’ll take it off your hands.
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Originally Posted by MRA5SB
The ECU cover has no noticeable impact on temps. I tested it with and without the cover for a week, taking temp readings with an IR gun immediately after drives. Readings were all between 5 to 10 F of each other, regardless of whether the cover was on or not.
IIRC, this was discussed when the covers were first “discovered” and I did the exact same temp measurements and found the same results. As always, YMMV!

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