A4 B6 Sline Project
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Good work Dan.
Been meaning to ask, did you have to have adjustable top control arms for the tuck required for the bags?
And do you still have arch liners in there?
Been meaning to ask, did you have to have adjustable top control arms for the tuck required for the bags?
And do you still have arch liners in there?
thanks matey
my top control arms are still standard and I've got arch liners in still on the front but removed on the back. The front won't go any lower with out a top turrent notch out which i might think about getting someone to do later but for now she pretty much lays frame and thats on 18's if i was on 19' wheels id get both front and back under the arch.
you thinking of going down the bags route?
my top control arms are still standard and I've got arch liners in still on the front but removed on the back. The front won't go any lower with out a top turrent notch out which i might think about getting someone to do later but for now she pretty much lays frame and thats on 18's if i was on 19' wheels id get both front and back under the arch.
you thinking of going down the bags route?
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Not any time soon mate but definitely in the pipeline. Can see me keeping this motor a long time, love it haha.
I wouldn't even bother notching mate, they've done a sweet job on it and it sits perfect IMO
I wouldn't even bother notching mate, they've done a sweet job on it and it sits perfect IMO
Thanks mateNot any time soon mate but definitely in the pipeline. Can see me keeping this motor a long time, love it haha.
I wouldn't even bother notching mate, they've done a sweet job on it and it sits perfect IMO
We still need some pictures lol
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We do mate. I badly need to give mine a proper spring detail and fit loads of bits that have piled up first though
im the same mate mine needs a major detail and got some bits i want to do on it too, we will do it one day lol
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So I made a purchase
My explod 12" sub has been with me since I started driving some 12 years ago and even then I had got it 2nd hand and it's been in and out of every car I've had and it's been used quite hard over that time. It's been in sealed boxes, ported boxes and it's always kept up with my demands and sounded great well just lately I've been hearing the cone starting to sag a bit and sound a bit distorted. So I went on the look for a new one and as I've updated my head unit to kenwood I thought I'd match it so I picked up this 12" kenwood sub and wow sounds amazing again very happy with it. Excuse the circles on the carpet that's where my spare wheel has been sitting when I do a long journey just in case it's not in there all the time
My explod 12" sub has been with me since I started driving some 12 years ago and even then I had got it 2nd hand and it's been in and out of every car I've had and it's been used quite hard over that time. It's been in sealed boxes, ported boxes and it's always kept up with my demands and sounded great well just lately I've been hearing the cone starting to sag a bit and sound a bit distorted. So I went on the look for a new one and as I've updated my head unit to kenwood I thought I'd match it so I picked up this 12" kenwood sub and wow sounds amazing again very happy with it. Excuse the circles on the carpet that's where my spare wheel has been sitting when I do a long journey just in case it's not in there all the time
Been meaning to do this mod for a while I finally got the time this afternoon to give it a go.
My original gear knob was starting to look worn and tired so I set about replacing it and while I was there I thought I'd put on a new black with red stitching gator ready to match my red stitching steering wheel when I get it. I got a couple of pics really please how it looks now. I know the gear knob might not be to everyone's tastes but I like it
So I set about removing the old stuff
Removing all the old staples
The gear knob has a tiny red led init so it glows a faint red at night. I wired it into the cig lighter led
I did come across one problem.
The gear knob and gator where from different places and the gator didn't fit over the gear knob base which left a small amount of wire and the screws on show so for the time being I've taped it so it blends in till I can sort it out a bit better but it doesn't look to bad as it is
For anyone that might be interested all the old stuff does split apart so you don't have to change everything
My old one
Coming soon is my all smooth black leather re profiled steering wheel with red stitching to finish off the interior
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My original gear knob was starting to look worn and tired so I set about replacing it and while I was there I thought I'd put on a new black with red stitching gator ready to match my red stitching steering wheel when I get it. I got a couple of pics really please how it looks now. I know the gear knob might not be to everyone's tastes but I like it
So I set about removing the old stuff
Removing all the old staples
The gear knob has a tiny red led init so it glows a faint red at night. I wired it into the cig lighter led
I did come across one problem.
The gear knob and gator where from different places and the gator didn't fit over the gear knob base which left a small amount of wire and the screws on show so for the time being I've taped it so it blends in till I can sort it out a bit better but it doesn't look to bad as it is
For anyone that might be interested all the old stuff does split apart so you don't have to change everything
My old one
Coming soon is my all smooth black leather re profiled steering wheel with red stitching to finish off the interior
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thanks bud
not sure if you have seen this or not but check this out trying to organise a little get together what you think?
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/south-midlands-chat-and-show-meet.272331/
So got both rear arches resprayed today from a bit of wheel rub when I was static and one alloy resprayed from a bit of paint loss so happy with the work the guy was so good and efficient he even mopped the car once finished
Some pictures from today with the car in 4x4 mode
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Some pictures from today with the car in 4x4 mode
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Oh I've been a busy boy today
Well it started off. I wanted to get my rear bumper sorted as it looks like it had paint cracking
But on closer inspection it was like a small wrapped sheet so with a little picking off that come
I did think about leaving it silver as the original colour was underneath but with the black parking sensors I quite like it black splits the rear up abit.
So then it was doing a very novice tapping, rubbing and spraying lol
Some more pictures
While I was literally waiting for paint to dry I wanted to refit the lower part of the kit that had come loose
After about 4/5 Coates of paint it was time to remove the tape and paper and see how it looks
Im really happy with how it come out looks much better and fresher
So now it was time for a full wash and detail to remove any over spray from the past couple of days
Washed twice, clayed, polished, waxed and then a detail spray
Oh and I wiped over the engine bay lol
Then I sat down and admired my hard work
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Well it started off. I wanted to get my rear bumper sorted as it looks like it had paint cracking
But on closer inspection it was like a small wrapped sheet so with a little picking off that come
I did think about leaving it silver as the original colour was underneath but with the black parking sensors I quite like it black splits the rear up abit.
So then it was doing a very novice tapping, rubbing and spraying lol
Some more pictures
While I was literally waiting for paint to dry I wanted to refit the lower part of the kit that had come loose
After about 4/5 Coates of paint it was time to remove the tape and paper and see how it looks
Im really happy with how it come out looks much better and fresher
So now it was time for a full wash and detail to remove any over spray from the past couple of days
Washed twice, clayed, polished, waxed and then a detail spray
Oh and I wiped over the engine bay lol
Then I sat down and admired my hard work
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Car looks amazing mate. Not far from me either. Im in dartford. Just bought my first audi.
I know it was a while ago but any chance youve got a link to the alarm led you fitted?
And was it costly to get the dents and scratches to do repair work? Cheers bud
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I know it was a while ago but any chance youve got a link to the alarm led you fitted?
And was it costly to get the dents and scratches to do repair work? Cheers bud
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Thanks mate
I used to live in Dartford I've moved to Bedford now so I was quite close to you.
The led I used was something like this one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141336194100
You need the 5mm one with the plastic holder otherwise it will fill straight through the hole
With regards to body work repairs when I was in Dartford I had 2 alloys sprayed front bumper sprayed and 1 arch done at the time and it was around £260 mark which j thought was pretty good I can't remember the exact amount but it was something like that
Looks fantastic mate, love the minimal subtle mods you've done!
Thanks bud I do try lol
Less is more I always say and attention to detail goes along way
Sorry to be a bother mate but could you take some pics of your heatshield and the way it mounts? I want to make my own cause not having one is annoying me, and trying to import one to South Africa is useless would be much appreciated!
would be much appreciated!
Nice one bud. I may start a thread but will be rather slow progress.
Any progress is progress mate doesn't matter if it's slow or fast we just do what we can when we can
Well in the week this happen to me
I looked into a new glovebox lid with hinges and the price was nearly worth my right arm so I found this kit on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161917836530
Thought I'd give it a try and for the price you can't go wrong
Took the glove box out released the pins on the underside screwed new hinges in place and refit
It's a bit fiddly so I didn't get as many pics as I'd liked too due to the swearing lol but here are some
Only one side has snapped but I put new brackets on both sides to make it stronger
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I looked into a new glovebox lid with hinges and the price was nearly worth my right arm so I found this kit on eBay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161917836530
Thought I'd give it a try and for the price you can't go wrong
Took the glove box out released the pins on the underside screwed new hinges in place and refit
It's a bit fiddly so I didn't get as many pics as I'd liked too due to the swearing lol but here are some
Only one side has snapped but I put new brackets on both sides to make it stronger
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Nice little repair bud. Glove box lids are a rip off my interior is blue and I hate it so trying to swap to the black interior.
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Thank you mate yer its so expensive even for 2nd hand scratched unit there still expensive
Yeah I've been looking into buying a diner car for the interior. My a4 turns out is sh*t. Doesn't even have footwell lights.
