Hoping for some good luck for a change Rob. Having said that, everything is good with the rear brake job, no bi ding or issues so all is well on that frontFingers and toes crossed for you Alex.
Hoping for some good luck for a change Rob. Having said that, everything is good with the rear brake job, no bi ding or issues so all is well on that frontFingers and toes crossed for you Alex.
The offside rear brake line union on my old bus is total shot, corroded beyond belief.
Being tucked away behind the wheel arch liner it has just been destroyed by mother nature.
I have a set of new lines but just haven't got round to fitting them yet, I expect I will just cut off the remnants of the union, make a new flair joint and wack on the new lines.
Thats my plan actually, i have a flaring tool at work do will do as you described. Should be an easy enough repair job, i just want to get stuck on the ramp at work as it was getting late in the dayThe offside rear brake line union on my old bus is total shot, corroded beyond belief.
Being tucked away behind the wheel arch liner it has just been destroyed by mother nature.
I have a set of new lines but just haven't got round to fitting them yet, I expect I will just cut off the remnants of the union, make a new flair joint and wack on the new lines.
That's the thing with older cars, if you have the ability to fix problems and also more to the point,the desire to fix things, then older car ownership becomes a much more acceptable proposition.Thats my plan actually, i have a flaring tool at work do will do as you described. Should be an easy enough repair job, i just want to get stuck on the ramp at work as it was getting late in the day
And my oem ones have been shot for a while too me thinks. Just have to wait and see.Happy days Alex.
You will notice the difference within a mile or so, they are so much better than the OE dampers, well the OE dampers are like sticks in operation compared to the Bilsteins.
Wrapping the chrome made a huge difference on my avant Rob, hasn't lasted that well tho unfortunately, its now peeling on the edges, but it does look bob onHad a quote to wrap the brightwork around windows and roof rails, £230 all in, seems a fair price, probably going with gloss black around the windows and satin roof rails.
I suppose the longevity of wrap on the rails maybe questionable though compared to powder coating.
I think I'll go for it .
Definitely are Rob, B8s are worlds apart to S(hite) line dampers.Happy days Alex.
You will notice the difference within a mile or so, they are so much better than the OE dampers, well the OE dampers are like sticks in operation compared to the Bilsteins.
How long has it lasted, was it done by a company?Wrapping the chrome made a huge difference on my avant Rob, hasn't lasted that well tho unfortunately, its now peeling on the edges, but it does look bob on
I'm also getting a quote for them to be wet painted, probably a lot more but maybe a better long term option as there have been several guys saying the wrapping hasn't lasted long.How long has it lasted, was it done by a company?
Hi Rob,I'm also getting a quote for them to be wet painted, probably a lot more but maybe a better long term option as there have been several guys saying the wrapping hasn't lasted long.
I did it myself with some good quality 3m tapeHow long has it lasted, was it done by a company?
Thats very true, surprising what it can do for the mind, the car drove better on the way home than it did when i dropped it off!That's good news Alex, when you get a good clean MOT pass it makes all the work really worth the effort.
Makes it worth keeping for a bit longer too.
Not yet Rob, seems everything is against me at the moment. Covid outbreaks at work and home, aswell as an occupied ramp are making things tricky at the mo, probably be a job for the new year now.Mind over matter sometimes.
Fitted the B8's yet?
Parts are available in satin black according to parts but prices, well don't even go there.Hi Rob,
I would like mine done as well as some of my door chrome is changing colour.
I was hoping wrap was a good option, but now it looms like painting is a better option.
I guess changing to the later black trim is not an option.
What was the the wet painting price rob and did it include removing parts? If you dont mind me askingParts are available in satin black according to parts but prices, well don't even go there.
I had a price for wet painting and that was bonkers as well.
looks like wrap is the only real easy and sensibly priced option, I just have reservations on its longevity, especially hot summer with increasing UV levels on thin wrap materials.
I just watched a YouTube video, a guy replacing the chrome trim on a B7 S4 with black trim, forget about doing that,From memory I don't think replacing the trims is a user-friendly exercise, the parts are available at a cost, normal Audi sky-high prices then, but replacing can be a bit of a pain.
Your probably right eith the pricing there, it would be a pita of a job especially to paint them on the car.From memory I don't think replacing the trims is a user-friendly exercise, the parts are available at a cost, normal Audi sky-high prices then, but replacing can be a bit of a pain.