Audi A5 B8 CONVERTIBLE 4WD (Cancellation Kit for Electronic Damping) 2009-2016 — Coilovers

Drop a B8 A5 Cabriolet onto lowering springs and the dashboard tends to argue back. Cars optioned with Audi’s electronic damping control read the loss of their adaptive struts as a fault and throw a warning every time you turn the key. This XYZ Racing coilover kit for the Audi A5 B8 Convertible 4WD answers that directly: it ships with the cancellation module that keeps the factory damping ECU satisfied while you run a fully manual, height-adjustable setup underneath.

That matters more on the convertible than on any other A5 bodystyle. Losing the roof costs torsional rigidity and adds mass high and aft, so the open car leans on its dampers harder through quick direction changes. A proper coilover for this 2009-2016 quattro gives back the body control the soft factory setup never quite delivered.

What this coilover does for your 2009-2016 Audi A5 B8 Convertible

Ride height comes down to your spec rather than the factory’s, which tightens the arch gaps the cabriolet wears badly and drops the centre of gravity the folding roof raises. Height adjustment lets you correct the nose-high rake quattro models often sit with and set corner weights properly across a car that carries its mass well forward of the front axle. On the road you feel it as flatter turn-in and far less of the float the standard damping allows over crests and motorway expansion joints. Scuttle shake never fully leaves an open car, but tighter control stops the shell wallowing after every bump. And because the electronic damping is cleanly cancelled, none of this arrives with a permanent warning light.

About the XYZ Racing coilover range

XYZ Racing builds this as a full coilover rather than a spring-and-strut halfway house, with threaded bodies that separate ride-height adjustment from spring preload so the car can sit low without binding the suspension travel. The kit is offered in several specifications for the A5 B8 Convertible, each aimed at a different job. Super Sport and Top Sport cover the fast-road and track-day end, holding a usable street ride while adding the body control for occasional circuit sessions. Racing Spec and Circuit Master step firmer and more focused for serious lap work. Tarmac Rally and Pro Rally are built for stage and sealed-surface use, while Drift Spec leans toward angle and slide control. Every version pairs the height-adjustable hardware with the electronic damping cancellation kit this fitment needs.

Fitment for the Audi A5 B8 Convertible (2009-2016)

This kit is specified for the B8-generation A5 Cabriolet, chassis code AU26-C, in 4WD quattro form across the 2009 to 2016 model years. It is the variant that includes the cancellation kit for factory electronic damping, so it suits cars originally fitted with adaptive dampers as well as those without. Confirm your build against the chassis code before ordering.

What buyers also search for

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• Audi A5 B8 coilover options spanning fast-road Super Sport through to Circuit Master track spec
• B8 A5 Convertible lowering kit that clears the factory adaptive damping warning light

Pick the spec that matches how you use the car – fast road, track or rally – and configure yours below.