In what way James, it is always dangerous going to car shows etc as they always make one feel a bit substandard.
Working out how I can get an rs2 coupe
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In what way James, it is always dangerous going to car shows etc as they always make one feel a bit substandard.
That's my approach these days, I just keep messing around with things, sometimes it works out, sometimes not but it keeps me happy.Oh no Sounds like it's time for a new mod / new parts to perk yourself back up about it
Give them a wide berth.Working out how I can get an rs2 coupe
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That's just it James, daily drivers are just that , daily driver cars but that's not to say they can't be nice aswell.I think it’ll pass ,show cars are a different breed and not designed to be practical daily’s ,well I hope not anyway
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Valcona is the top-spec trim, my old bus came from the factory with full black valcona leather trim and it was nice, door card inserts are lovely and soft.I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a full leather interior for mine at the minute Seems that saloon interiors without split-folding rear seats are few and far between. Ideally I'd want the smooth (valcona?) S-Line black leather interior, or the black leather Recaro's.
I wouldn’t bother… no card/ coin tray mod available on those old wagonsWorking out how I can get an rs2 coupe
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Exactly how I feel, I’ve got quite a few bits planned for the old wagon still. Big turbo bits are almost all ready to go now.I've half a dozen ongoing B7 bus projects, some just waiting for parts others in progress but it keeps things fresh and makes owning the old bus interesting, and it's mine to do whatever i want, no contract/hp/finance as you'd have with a new soulless car.
The sun was out again so good opportunity to remove half a bucket of sand left on the old bus from last week's desert dust storm, it was covered in the mucky yellow powder.
Fitted some 10mm spacers on the rears and that's about it.
That was a lucky find chap, not many good sets around at the moment, most are from breakers that just rip them out and get ruined before buyers get to buy them.Managed to score a full black/silver leather special edition interior today complete with puddle lit door cards! Luckily was only down the road from where I live too! Got the front seats fitted today and will do the rest tomorrow, then a steam clean and full detail to get them looking and feeling new again. Definitely a nice upgrade from the cloth interior. Will post pics when done, hopefully I manage to get it all done tomorrow.
The drivers side seat is rather grimy but nothing I can't sort out with steam and a good scrub with some leather cleaner! Not full electric either unfortunately, just power lumbar like my current set.That was a lucky find chap, not many good sets around at the moment, most are from breakers that just rip them out and get ruined before buyers get to buy them.
is it the two-tone black grey or silver?
Full electric or the same function that you had it the other set?
Looks decent Rob, are you running the same up front? I’m thinking I might have to try something a little wider than 5mm nowYesterday's mess around with rear 10mm spacers.
And no wheel arch issues either which is a first for the old bus..
really need to get that front passenger door paintwork sorted out, it never used to be that way...arghhh
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I'm still the 8.5j OZ rims offsets on the front, ET35 if I recall correctly.Looks decent Rob, are you running the same up front? I’m thinking I might have to try something a little wider than 5mm now
Are you staying with the white headliner or risking going with the special edition black lining.Got chance to give the new interior a good scrub up today to get all the previous owners dirt off the leather Also managed to replace the latch on the centre armrest so it finally stays shut when lifted up I still need to get the new tubes for the rear headrests as I couldn't remove the old ones without breaking them so they're not fitted yet.
Pics as promised:
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Feels so much nicer to sit in, pics of the previous interior for comparison:
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Next on the list is footwell lights and fitting the ambient lighting module!
I've mulled this over quite a lot actually. If the paint was darker, like a blue or a black, I'd definitely be sourcing and swapping over to a black headliner. But as it's painted silver, I'm going to stick with the gray headliner, quite like the two tone black/grey aesthetic I've got going on with it.Are you staying with the white headliner or risking going with the special edition black lining.
They are just standard S4 Recaro's but in Valcona trim, which is so supple, and they are full electric which is a bonus.Thanks Rob! Really happy with the result So much nicer to sit in/look at than the cloth. I don't think I've seen any pics of your S4 Recaro's, have you got any pics? Would love to see it
You've done well there Rob, that's my dream interior, but seems near impossible to find a set for my saloon in good condition with the fixed (non split folding) rear seats.They are just standard S4 Recaro's but in Valcona trim, which is so supple, and they are full electric which is a bonus.