neil ratcliffe
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thats a lovelly looking motor there, my mechanic mate has a v8 sedan with a mongoose exhaust sounds awesome, and goes like a train.
Greeny's New Motor
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Just a little update. Got my wrinkle finish VHT paint and primer through just before Christmas and this evening I started the cam cover re-paint. Only managed one tonight, I'll get the other one done tomorrow. Very very happy with the finish.
Much better than the poverty spec black paint which was on there, well it was sort of on there, it was peeling and chipped.
Much better than the poverty spec black paint which was on there, well it was sort of on there, it was peeling and chipped.
neil ratcliffe
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neil ratcliffe
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Looking good. Still prefer the blue more than sliver but then I bet the exhaust note from the V8 makes up for it.lol
Yeah I'm not sold on the colour yet. I went to see an S4 in Bradford which was the same colour as my old one. It is the only S4 Avant I've seen in that colour blue. It was a one owner 99k miles car, it looked really good but the dual mass flywheel was wobbling and it had a miss fire
The V8 more than makes up for it though. I now live for tunnels and underpasses
Awesome motor mate and that V8 sound! You might as well give the stereo away coz I doubt you ever listen to it lol.
Is your old Audi still advertised anywhere mate?
Is your old Audi still advertised anywhere mate?
Your not wrong, the Bose does sound good but it doesn't beat the V8. My old car sold within a couple of days of advertising it.
neil ratcliffe
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love the bebadged look did the same with mine. and that grill gives a stealth look.
neil ratcliffe
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Just a couple of pictures on my way home today and a cheeky little sound clip
with that sound think i need to covert mine to a v8. awesome.
You don't know you need a V8 until you have one, then you wonder how you ever lived without one!
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neil ratcliffe
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I would love a V8 Audi, the thought sends me tingles but I can't afford it so this has to do.
neil ratcliffe
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that a nice ride gen 5 celica. had a gen 4 for a while.pretty quick car and dont handle too bad either.
What paint did you use on the grilles? Have been thinking of doing mine
I just used Halfrauds primer and satin black.
What paint did you use on the grilles? Have been thinking of doing mine
I just used rattle can primer and satin black.
neil ratcliffe
coupe rebuild master
The upgrades and fixes are coming thick and fast at the moment. My rear wiper is on the fritz and I can't be ***** to buy a replacement so I got rid of it today and blanked off the hole in the window. The little plastic elbow in the air intake pipe which runs to the brake servo had broken and the pipe it fits into had split but they are NLA from Audi so ordered a 8mm barbed plastic elbow and an 8mm 90degree silicone elbow to replace them and it worked a treat and only cost a tenner. Also replaced all the interior lights, puddle lights with LED's and the registration lights too.
neil ratcliffe
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nice love it mate. iam looking at doing all my puddle lights, where did yoiu get your bulbs from.
I got a kit off eBay and I got some Halfords ones for Xmas. I have to say the Halfords festoon type bulbs are better than the eBay ones but the eBay 501 bulbs are better than the Halfords ones so i mixed and matched a bit They all work fine except for the ones in the doors. I could only fit one LED in the doors because when I replaced both the under door light and the red end of door light the canbus said 'no' and switched both of them off, thought I'd blown a fuse initially but it did it on a couple of doors. I really like the end result.
They all work fine except for the ones in the doors. I could only fit one LED in the doors because when I replaced both the under door light and the red end of door light the canbus said 'no' and switched both of them off, thought I'd blown a fuse initially but it did it on a couple of doors. I really like the end result.
neil ratcliffe
coupe rebuild master
thats cool mate. ive only got the ones in the side and not underneath, so hope i dont have the same problem as you did. what bulbs are in the red side markers?
neil ratcliffe
coupe rebuild master
neil ratcliffe
coupe rebuild master
It's looking damn fine greeny.. love the sound clip.. lmfao... u must giggle everytime u blip the throttle.. did my grille today.. those led's r proper bright.. think i may have to make a purchase..
Just a little update. The side lights on my S4 had mini halogen bulbs in rather than the 501 capless bulbs so getting LED side lights was a problem. Popped to the scrap yard today and picked up some bulb holders out of an A3 and cut the old bulb holders off and soldered the new ones in and fitted some LED side lights. Also I touched up all the rusty bolts on the slam panel (OCD) and put some RainX on the windows.
Always amazed how well it works.
Always amazed how well it works.
Couple of little updates today. Got a new heater control panel to replace the tired and worn original one. The new one came from an RS4, the only difference is there is no 'off' button, it has a recirculation button with an 'A' (not sure what it does), I fitted it this evening and everything except the heated rear screen works, it lights up for a second then goes off. I had a problem with the heated screen with the old unit, when I would turn the heated screen on with the radio on it would cause interference but i've been told thats more than likely a bad earth in the boot. So tomorrow I will strip the new and old one down and just swop the buttons over. I also managed to get the missing rear engine cover which covers the oil filter and throttle body.
