Its aftermarket. Advertised a6 c6. Ideally id pick up a second hand s-line grill and can then do it slow time, but I’ll end up just getting mine off and cutting and glueing same day. Probably leave it overnight and get it all back together the next day.
There was a guy in germany (Ebay.DE) that was selling a really good honeycombe mesh that was very, very close to the OE type used in the RS4 B7 grilles.
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https://www.garageequipment.co.uk/Vehicle-Lifts/2-Post-Lifts/2-Post-Lifts/e4g-cp230td-compact-pro
Finally the hint and nudge to get an uprated clutch for more power finally took hold! Yes return it and get a beefed up SMF setup that is street and track friendly( you'll thank yourself later on)I had my thinking cap on today, which is never a good thing...lol, I've decided to return the Luk clutch kit and CSC and look at an uprated setup.
No real reason to be honest but just covering any future engine output increase, after all , one can never have too much BHP.
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It was on my original engine upgrade list from many moons ago, I just scaled it all back parts-wise in one of my despondent B7 ownership sessions..
This guy has a pretty low ceiling garage but with this lift he can raise the car enough to give him up to 1 metre clearance underneath. Yes thats not as good as a full lift but a dam sight better thenjack stands or scissor lifts. Plus these ones allow one of the uprights to be mobile so if you need to move it you can done, quite an ingenious solution and can hold 3 ton. Bonus , he also has an Audi RS4 B7 avanthttps://www.garageequipment.co.uk/Vehicle-Lifts/2-Post-Lifts/2-Post-Lifts/e4g-cp230td-compact-pro
Just saw a guy who has a few cars he works on in a standard garage use one of these , could be an option
Having looked into this one i'm going to order one, looks to be ideal.https://www.garageequipment.co.uk/Vehicle-Lifts/2-Post-Lifts/2-Post-Lifts/e4g-cp230td-compact-pro
Just saw a guy who has a few cars he works on in a standard garage use one of these , could be an option
This guy has a pretty low ceiling garage but with this lift he can raise the car enough to give him up to 1 metre clearance underneath. Yes thats not as good as a full lift but a dam sight better thenjack stands or scissor lifts. Plus these ones allow one of the uprights to be mobile so if you need to move it you can done, quite an ingenious solution and can hold 3 ton. Bonus , he also has an Audi RS4 B7 avant
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Happy days!! I would never have a house without a 2-poster now. They are soooo handy for working on cars.
alright for some init? mate if i had a garage without a 2 poster lift i'd be content! but it is the way it is...
Yes understood for such high tunes, which I am no where near running; though diesels are generally tougher on clutches because of low down torque; especially if they are chipped. I changed my clutch/DMF at around 240K and only because the failed slave cylinder took it out. I have every reason to believe that was original from the records I have. In the old days I was pretty heavy on clutches; these days I like smooth, though I do a lot of controlled slip and engine braking still, mainly because of that. They're pretty tough and thrust bearings and clutch faces tend not be too much of an issue these days; they take a fair bit of slip with only the acrid burn smell being an indication of serious skim. DMF failures tend to be weeping grease now.
More people have garages that are used for storing household overflow (junk) than for using them as an actual garage for a car or similar vehicle.
Not as such but might as well be sometimes..Are you a farmer then Rob? Many a classic barn find to be found there
They look fantastic rob, far better job than I could have done, think you are being too hard on yourself.
Fab news, obviously it goes without saying that when installed its an open house in surrey ?
How about a B7 mini meet that you were organising but at yours
Thanks chap, maybe I am but sometimes one just gets a final finish and effect in mind which can be a tad more difficult to replicate and possible as a DIY project.
But i'd need to charge an entrance fee and that just wouldn't be cricket..lolFab news, obviously it goes without saying that when installed its an open house in surrey ?
and not the youngest myself so i get where you are coming from.
I dont anyone would mind contributing £1 to the old bus upgrade project.. but it would be offset by us all being able to use your new lift
I like your thinking Swisstony - but it might get quite pricey nonetheless (huge entrance fee, free lift?) for us more gelded economically than gilded, not to mention the cue.I dont anyone would mind contributing £1 to the old bus upgrade project.. but it would be offset by us all being able to use your new lift
I'm thinking that by going the lift route it may be a better option to do the engine work I have in mind rather than removing the engine, which was my initial plan but i really dont fancy all the work involved , whereas the clutch can be done from below with a lift , same with the sump of oil pump work etc.I dont anyone would mind contributing £1 to the old bus upgrade project.. but it would be offset by us all being able to use your new lift
My FWD oil burner cost £1800 recently but that was both clutch and DMF, which there is no point normally not doing; so you might save even more. Local trusted garage, I've used for a few years who are always up with the best price too. AA parts and Garage clawed back 500 quid but I could have done without it nonetheless. Still it lasted a long while, so that's the thing with old motors.
Best bet is to do a little testing by drilling To see the thickness but at least you have a plan on how to overcome the issue
What? F that! this is why i do all maintenance and repairs myself!And i don't even have a garage i do all this stuff outside. But 1800? You could have bought another one with less mileage and a full years MOT for that, and guess what? It would be a diesel s-line quattro in very good condition.
No doubt you are right, but a) This car is sorted with superb bodywork; no rust and reliable now; I know it inside out; every 'new' second hand motor, no matter the condition is an unknown quantity, especially at 15 years + - I reckon you have to set aside £2000 for the inevitable on top with any of them; b) they are all high mileages now, a clutch can go on any one of them at any time, it is really a service item - the old one lasted well beyond time; now the new one is good for many thousands more of miles; c) I don't want a Quattro; the FWDs have a 7 litre bigger fuel tank and more economical anyway and I like to schlep down to Spain long haul -every bit helps; never found handling issues in this car in any weather; only with summer tyres, in winter getting up my drive once; Cross-climates sorted that. Quattro's need such tyres in such conditions too. d) Everything is cheaper and simpler on a base 140 2.0 TDI; e) I know this car has the KBM sorted for life oil pump and the helicoil timing belt idler sorted because I did them; it doesn't use any water and just one quart of oil between services; f) A/C and heater matrix sorted ice cold and nice and warm when needed; g) Me and this car...well we've been through a lot, me and her, over many thousands of miles round Europe and she never really let me down; only once with a small pipe at 35 euros; and to her shame too - they say you shouldn't never get attached but there we go; h) Should I go on... you do you friend and I'll do me
I would diy if you look at my cars diary you'll soon notice i am the same... but 1800 f-that I'll do that myself... and I have since mine is a fwd S-tronic bought with gearbox problems... fixed it myself. But bought a replacement TMC as my soldering had mysteriously gone wrong(probably got the wrong solder type send) anyway if I had that done by audi I would have bought another car period. Even the independent audi specialist were asking way to much.No doubt you are right, but a) This car is sorted with superb bodywork; no rust and reliable now; I know it inside out; every 'new' second hand motor, no matter the condition is an unknown quantity - I reckon you have to set aside £2000 for the inevitable on top with any of them; b) they are all high mileages now, a clutch can go on any one of them at any time, it is really a service item - the old one lasted well beyond time; now the new one is good for many thousands more of miles; c) I don't want a Quattro; the FWDs have a 7 litre bigger fuel tank and more economical anyway and I like to schlep down to Spain long haul -every bit helps; never found handling issues in this car in any weather; only with summer tyres, in winter getting up my drive once; Cross-climates sorted that. Quattro's need such tyres in such conditions too. d) Everything is cheaper and simpler on a base 140 2.0 TDI; e) I know this car has the KBM sorted for life oil pump and the helicoil timing belt idler sorted; doesn't use any water and jus one quart of oil between services; f) A/C and heater matrix sorted ice cold and nice and warm when needed; g) Should I go on... you do you friend and do me
Good for you but I don't really care mate. I don't have neither the space nor the facility to do my own stuff and my back is bad now - I used to do it years ago. I have not paid stupid prices though normally. My brother's in the trade - he had a body shop and most of the cosmetic bodywork was done free and most of the big mechanical stuff at trade parts only; as cheap as I could do myself. With this clutch I have moved down to the Midlands a few years ago from the North so I had to get it done locally; most stuff if I can get it up north will be done at cost. Case in point, next week or the week after he's doing all new discs for me. The car cost 1500 quid 6 years ago and trust me it was this clutch that was the biggest expense which actually cost around 1300 as I got 500 back from the AA. Believe me it's been a pretty smooth ride in both cost and reliability.
That makes sense to me now, not saying the clutch on your car was cheap or whatever... but I get my parts mostly at cost price or less than that... but I'll be dammed to pay the prices they charge now. And I work outside on the street. As I said before... not the youngest either and also suffer from my back. But I won't be paying garages those prices... it takes me longer to do stuff now because of my back and age... but I simply refuse to pay that much money put for a job.. ps I looked up a full clutch kit with dmf and csc.
