[Tritone]

Thanks to desperado and others for the great "how to" info!
Now, who can define the correct battery spec?
(owners manual says "contact your dealer") right........
Gen 1 2008 R8 V8
TIA

 

[geffers]

I think this is what i used : https://www.gobatteries.co.uk/produ...ry-types/car-batteries/i1-varta-silver-dynamic-battery-12v-110ah-020-610402092/

Others have posted this : https://www.varta-automotive.com/en-gb/products/varta-silver-dynamic-agm/605-901-095

 

[TheCzarofMexico]

All the regular auto parts stores near me stocked the battery.

 

[rottboy]

Bleeding brakes while removing trunk

Bleeding brakes done. Went a step further and removed trunk to clean and de-dust covered areas.

Thanks to Desperado, brake cylinder/ trunk access was simplified. His detailed explanation minimized my mistakes.
RESULT: No panel or any parts were broken nor sratched!!!

To give back to this helpful forum, here are additional pics for visual reference.

4 panels surrounding trunk: center front, left/ right panels, wide rear wiper panel

Remove side panels. Center grill panel was tricky but figured it out later.

Wiper arm removal tool

Remove stuck wiper arms using this simple tool (available from Amazon or Ebay). To minimize scratches, the base (where bolt is) of the arm assembly was covered with masking tape. Tighten tool slowly. The first try was futile. Applied WD40 to each motor arm bolt. Waited for 20 minutes and this time they both popped out sharply.

Removing rear wide center panel exposes the brake fluid reservoir as well as wiper assembly. Removed both hood struts one at a time.

 

[rottboy]

Bleeding brakes while removing trunk - more pics part 2

Used a speed bleeder and DOT4

Bleeding sequence, Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right. Start with OUTER bleeder valve on each caliper.

Old fluid (right) New (left)

Installed OEM 20" wheels after.

The satisfying reward. My favorite drink brewed on the islands!!

 

[rottboy]

Re: Replacing Battery - Trunk removal PICS Part 3

Here're more pics detailing Trunk removal

2 Front T30 Torx

8 Emergency Hood release T20 Torx

Unplug Trunk light and Accessory plug.
This assembly can remain place while unplugging from behind. (Thanks GT#298).

Trunk removed & battery exposed

TRUNK

 

[GT#298]

BTW. . .I meant to add on here that the center piece was the simplest part of my disassembly/reassembly. After reading about the four plastic tabs often being broken, I closely observed how it was in there. Using the heels of both hands, I just hit the back of it where it raises up from the latch hole. Not very hard, but on the first try it popped out beautifully with all four tabs intact. The front of the tub will allow you to push it backwards a little, and that's just enough to free the tabs. I put it back in the same way. Boom! Success on the first try! The hardest part of reassembly is getting that top piece back into its little plastic groove at the base of the windshield. Now that I've done it once and have the required tools, I wouldn't be afraid to do it again, and help a local R8'er with their battery swap.

 

[GT#298]

Re: Replacing Battery - Trunk removal PICS Part 3

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Unplug Trunk light and Accessory plug

I didn't do this step. It isn't necessary. The connector for that whole assembly is on the outside of the tub. You have to unplug it from there to remove the tub anyway, so not sure why you pulled this.

 

[rottboy]

Re: Replacing Battery - Trunk removal PICS Part 3

I didn't do this step. It isn't necessary....why you pulled this.

Was in a dis-assembly zone!!! Didn't think. LOL!!!

Thanks GT#298.

Your route simplifies a step!

However, after taking everything apart, was able to totally clean all the accumulated dirt and dust. Not viewable from outside, but made me feel so good that the insides are now totally clean!!!

For all the guys who have never done this procedure, let's give big thanks to all the guys (Desperado, etc...) that made the GUIDING POST, who gave excellent detailed procedure on how it's done. You guys will not ruin anything if you follow their steps!!!

 

[GT#298]

Here, here!
I'd have been skeered to tear this apart without some direction, photos, and instructional videos first.
I cleaned mine out too. Not sure how so much grass got in there, but I know it's clean now. . .I know.

 

[desperado]

Hey, so glad to know this is still helping out. And all the photos are great, too.

 

[mngolfer]

Desparado is one of the founding members of R8talk. It is amazing how much he has brought to the forum and me personally. He let me drive his V8 R8 at the track and offered to let me drive his R8 GT, which I turned down for fear of wrecking it. He is a class act.

 

[desperado]

well, now I'm blushing!

Actually, the R8Talk forum was already in full-flower when I showed up. The majority of owners were UK based, as the R8 showed up a year earlier in UK and Europe than in North America. Most of us in the US were trying to find out about the cars because they were in short supply.

I'm impressed by how many of those early members are still active here.

 

[jakesmith]

I would like to thank those that wrote this thread witout which it would have been an even more annoying job to do! Thanks!!

Have just done this today, am not experienced working on cars & it took 3 hours without breaking anything
Do not attempt it without an arm puller for the wipers and take it very slow & easy applying pressure & spraying WD40's 'seized thread' product on between tapping with a rubber mallet
The trim was a total pain to get back perfectly aligned

One thing it makes clear is that Audi's priorities when making the car were:

1) Performance
2) Appearance
3) Any other considerations like ease of service

 

[old phart]

Can a Moderator please move this to the 'sticky's' before it slowly fades away.

 

[desperado]

Can a Moderator please move this to the 'sticky's' before it slowly fades away.

I added a link to this thread in the FAQ's Maintenance and Service post.

It seems clear from your comments and photos that not all markets have the inside emergency release handle (presumably for use by a trapped child). Some cars only have the light. If you have only the light then it is apparently not necessary to remove it - just disconnect the electrical lead. If your car DOES have the emergency release assembly, it is connected by a bowden wire to the hood latch and so must be removed from the trunk before the trunk can be removed (as described in my post #4).

 

[ItsaMe]

To the guys who removed the boot without removing the wipers/struts.

how on earth did you pull out the front trunk without removing that top plastic/wipers, I'm in this position right now and there is maybe 2-3cm of lift of that plastic at the top but noway will it shift enough to allow the boot to pop out...
causing me grief now as I can't locate a wiper removal tool either :S

The additional grief is here in Aus, currently seems nobody has a similar type of battery, or that said everyone wants me to bring the current one in, so they can match it, but thats a bit tricky when I can't get the boot out yet

4G0 915 105 E
520A 110ah DIN
85A EN/SAE/GS

That's the stock battery seems small.. but that boot is driving me crazy!!

 

[ItsaMe]

hey everyone,

I just need to update this, so the hard part on this if you dont have the tool, is removing the wiper blades. It's saturday here in australia and I couldnt find any shop that sold them, was willing to drive, no luck. Was coming to the conclusion i'll just have to wrestle with them to get them off until a mate phoned me. He works in windscreen repair. I told him what everyone mentioned and he agreed there are tools that can help but in the event of no tools handy its not the end of the world and will still take less than a couple of minutes.

One video chat later, I had 2 wipers off the car. The process? after removing the nut, right behind the elbow of the windscreen wiper, with open palm just hit it and keep htiting it so it flexes, the flexing will send shock through the rest of the arm and slowly have it release, you dont have to hit it too hard for this, I hit it maybe around 15-20times and suddenly you feel it/see it release and just like that the wiper is off.

The passenger side (Australia / Driver side for you left hand drive locations) was a little more difficult since there is less flex in those one at the same joint, however the same process and maybe a couple extra taps with the hand and sure enough, the wiper came right off.

My car is a 2012 V10 if that makes any difference, but I could do backflips now I'm that happy those came off without the tool, I've now got full access to everything. It felt more difficult removing the actual top plastic part after the wipers were off than removing the actual wipers.

 

[geffers]

be really careful when you 'hit it', R8 windscreens are notoriously easy to crack at the wiper arm base.

 

[ItsaMe]

If I have time, I'll record a video of the wiper removal. You barely have to hit it, a tennis ball falling onto the windscreen would be more force on the windscreen than what I used to push on the wiper arm to have it pop off.