What have you done to your 8V today?

[robps3]

Okay so not strictly today...but the final touch was added today

Painted my hubs and calipers!

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did you get the brake stickers from ebay? mine are looking worn and i need to get some new ones.

 

[azibux1]

Looking good mate custom decals too !

Thanks! Quite happy with the job...much better than paying audi 300 notes for sure!

If I knew you needed some for the calliper plates I'd have sent you a couple for them as well, not a fan of the ones on eBay because the S3 isn't a great match for Audi's version (might just be me being picky though lol)

Ha I didn't want to be seen as too greedy lol. Also wasn't sure if you could do the two colour style with silver lettering but red logo?

You'll be shocked probably at the price I paid for these haha considering how much they probably cost to make

I'm going to have to compare them with that front badges to see what you're saying about the difference in style...I didn't spot it to be honest

did you get the brake stickers from ebay? mine are looking worn and i need to get some new ones.

Yup! Was £6.99 I believe for 3 pairs (all varying in size)... I used the middle option for size

But I'd definitely speak to our resident vinyl man if he's willing to help out for a small donation as it seems he can maybe more accurately represent the S3 logo?

 

[Tom.H]

Ha I didn't want to be seen as too greedy lol. Also wasn't sure if you could do the two colour style with silver lettering but red logo?

You'll be shocked probably at the price I paid for these haha considering how much they probably cost to make

I'm going to have to compare them with that front badges to see what you're saying about the difference in style...I didn't spot it to be honest

Yup! Was £6.99 I believe for 3 pairs (all varying in size)... I used the middle option for size

Haha should have asked, worst I'd say is no lol I can do 2 colour, just stick the red over the silver.

The main thing you're paying for is the persons time rather than the material.

This is the difference between most of the eBay ones and the version I made. Excuse the dodgy photo, took a pic of the laptop screen!

 

[Shortyian]

Made a friend at the cinema tonight.... brand spanking new 17 plate exactly the same as mine but facelift version .... & a bit cleaner than mine (how embarrassing)

 

[azibux1]

Haha should have asked, worst I'd say is no lol I can do 2 colour, just stick the red over the silver.

The main thing you're paying for is the persons time rather than the material.

This is the difference between most of the eBay ones and the version I made. Excuse the dodgy photo, took a pic of the laptop screen!

Haha true!

Top one is how it should be? I'll see how mine go and maybe drop you a message if they fall off lol

 

[Tom.H]

Haha true!

Top one is how it should be? I'll see how mine go and maybe drop you a message if they fall off lol

lol top one was remade from a pic of the caliper plate I saw on here from a PFL, this pic in fact

 

[azibux1]

lol top one was remade from a pic of the caliper plate I saw on here from a PFL, this pic in fact

I do love technology! Haha

 

[robps3]

lol top one was remade from a pic of the caliper plate I saw on here from a PFL, this pic in fact

should set yourself up on ebay lol. I do need a pair and im only going to be buying them from ebay so dont mind paying at all. With the heat do they hold up well?

 

[azibux1]

should set yourself up on ebay lol. I do need a pair and im only going to be buying them from ebay so dont mind paying at all. With the heat do they hold up well?

Size would have to be a perfect match though if you're sticking over the originals...As they're not actually removable stickers as far as I could tell

Not sure how they'd managed it but I think it was "in" / on the metal permanently somehow

 

[robps3]

Size would have to be a perfect match though if you're sticking over the originals...As they're not actually removable stickers as far as I could tell

Not sure how they'd managed it but I think it was "in" / on the metal permanently somehow

yeah i havent got a steady hand to paint them, sticker it is.

 

[Tom.H]

should set yourself up on ebay lol. I do need a pair and im only going to be buying them from ebay so dont mind paying at all. With the heat do they hold up well?

Heat shouldn't be an issue really, drop me a pm if you want a set

 

[azibux1]

Little 50/50 showing the painted calipers and hubs together. Well worth it I say

 

[robps3]

Little 50/50 showing the painted calipers and hubs together. Well worth it I say

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looks good

 

[S32B]

Little 50/50 showing the painted calipers and hubs together. Well worth it I say

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Looks good, and Audi want around £300 for that red paint

 

[larbel]

Just placed order for the FL front door entrance lights... Still waiting for my FL taillights, MMI2 with center control... Gonna be very busy retrofitting next week...

 

[Rob2k68]

Just placed order for the FL front door entrance lights... Still waiting for my FL taillights, MMI2 with center control... Gonna be very busy retrofitting next week...

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Will be keeping an eye on this mate - how are you planning to power the illumated sill covers ?

 

[larbel]

As per the 3rd picture above, it has to be tap and soldered into the door control module, will see how difficult it will be...

Also, finally the VC frame is available!!! From what I heard, it still needs a little custom metal frame support inside, but it should be perfect cosmetic wise.. Waiting for vendor's final test fit trial before placing my order

 

[azibux1]

looks good

Looks good, and Audi want around £300 for that red paint

Thanks guys! The audi price is mad, this cost less than £30 for everything needed lol

 

[Tom.H]

That's why I didn't spec them. Couldn't justify £300 for someone to walk an extra 6 foot to the box with red calipers in as opposed to the black calipers.

 

[azibux1]

That's why I didn't spec them. Couldn't justify £300 for someone to walk an extra 6 foot to the box with red calipers in as opposed to the black calipers.

Lol exactly! Would maybe be justifiable if the originals were unpainted...Then you pay for red paint...But they've gone to the effort of painting them black, so to paint them red is no difference haha

 

[S32B]

That's why I didn't spec them. Couldn't justify £300 for someone to walk an extra 6 foot to the box with red calipers in as opposed to the black calipers.

You will probably find they have been sequenced into a rack of some kind and the guy fitting them just pulls them out of the space that your car happens to be in. Think of a rack on wheels full of pigeonholes, label the holes 1-20, your car corresponds to number 10 in that rack, a guy somewhere else in the factory fills those pigeonholes 1-20 with whatever is on his sheet and then sends it line side for the guys to pick/fit. The sheet just tells him which pads to put in each # hole. Gone are the days where you'd have a box full of red and black line side and just pick them as and when you need them.

 

[redsep]

Put my beloved standard S3 wheels on eBay... Hoping to trade up to OEM 19s as winter wheels but god knows what they will say when I come to trade it back...

Hi. Are you wheels still up for sale? If so do you have the link? Thanks


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[CloudMaker]

I've seen this type of thread on another forum I'm part of and it always seems fairly popular, allowing us to share ideas and inspiration, or just simply enjoy reading about the progress of eachother's vehicles.

To start the ball rolling, I have changed all four wheels on mine for a spare set of 16s I bought, complete with winter tyres. Mr Weatherman has warned of more snow headed for Glasgow, so they seemed a shrewd investment. £230 delivered for four genuine Audi alloys with Pirelli and Bridgestone tyres was too great a bargain to pass up!

I'm sure a lot of the mods and general tinkering on here will be a little more adventurous than this, particularly from the S3 boys. Over to you!

I've just installed a discreet dash cam to my A3. I looked on-line for ages for a suitable unit to suit my A3 with factory fitted High beam assist

 

[batch]

Hi. Are you wheels still up for sale? If so do you have the link? Thanks


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Hi mate, yes...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132151925724

 

[DJAlix]

I've just installed a discreet dash cam to my A3. I looked on-line for ages for a suitable unit to suit my A3 with factory fitted High beam assist

Got a link to this unit, looks interesting? Any problems with heat generation at all?

 

[CloudMaker]

So far so good. It's been running for around a month now with no problems. The housing does have a few high and low level vents, so I guess it keeps the unit cool enough.

 

[S32B]

I've just installed a discreet dash cam to my A3. I looked on-line for ages for a suitable unit to suit my A3 with factory fitted High beam assist

What cam is it and where from?

 

[CloudMaker]

This is the link ...
http://www.12voltcar.com/product/hidden-wifi-car-video-recorder-cameradvr-for-audi-a4/
I assumed the business was in the US, though the guy I dealt with was in Belgium, and the part was delivered directly from China. Instructions aren't too great, but it's simple enough to install and set-up. Given that it was the only unit I've found that fits around my HBA forward facing camera, I've happy with the result.

 

[Schizophonic]

This is the link ...
http://www.12voltcar.com/product/hidden-wifi-car-video-recorder-cameradvr-for-audi-a4/
I assumed the business was in the US, though the guy I dealt with was in Belgium, and the part was delivered directly from China. Instructions aren't too great, but it's simple enough to install and set-up. Given that it was the only unit I've found that fits around my HBA forward facing camera, I've happy with the result.

Thanks for sharing, its interesting how they get these cameras in the OEM position. Love it!

 

[umm]

I disabled the exhaust flaps and enabled VIM through ODBEleven..

Exhaust flaps now open all the time have given the car a slight change in exhaust note; for the better.


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[RickyB]

I fitted my 034 billet dog bone mount incert. Great bit of kit and the gear shifts feel better. Only notice a little more of a nock when starting the car. Will see how it goes.

 

[Tom.H]

Dropped it off with Jim at White Details for its new car prep - will post pics once I pick it up at the end of the week.

 

[robps3]

Dropped it off with Jim at White Details for its new car prep - will post pics once I pick it up at the end of the week.

looking forward to the pics. how long will they have it for?

 

[Tom.H]

looking forward to the pics. how long will they have it for?

Collecting Friday

 

[Tom.H]

Teaser pic sat waiting to be started

 

[azibux1]

Teaser pic sat waiting to be started

Ha love it, nice touch making him the plates

How are they attached though?

 

[Tom.H]

Ha love it, nice touch making him the plates

How are they attached though?

Honestly I'm not sure lol we dropped the car off, he had a little looo around it then dropped us at the train station to make the 2hr + journey home! Look pretty smart though I must say haha

 

[azibux1]

Honestly I'm not sure lol we dropped the car off, he had a little looo around it then dropped us at the train station to make the 2hr + journey home! Look pretty smart though I must say haha

2 hours! Wow lol enjoy

Maybe just double sided tape then I guess

 

[Tom.H]

2 hours! Wow lol enjoy

Maybe just double sided tape then I guess

Well from where we started off, it's over 3hrs by train with changes and wait times. Was only 1h 48m I think to drive there at a steady 70mph.

 

[azibux1]

Well from where we started off, it's over 3hrs by train with changes and wait times. Was only 1h 48m I think to drive there at a steady 70mph.

Ha that's gonna be a LONG journey on the way back there to pick up your shiny beast later this week