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General => General discussion => Non-Golf gallery => Topic started by: Dec on 21 October 2009, 08:08
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Hey all.
Not a golf and not a Volkswagen, but its still VAG!
So I've had to sell the Golf (still awaiting pickup from a blooming ebayer :angry:) as it was too much to insure/run for me and I fancied something newer. So I started a search for an Audi A3 TDI.
I was pretty shocked at the money they still get for fairly oldish one's. I really wanted a brand new white one, but the parents said I had to move out before spending over £8000 on a car... so that was the budget :sad: (they wouldnt have noticed a bit extra but a new one with the spec I wanted was £23k)
Anyway, managed to pick up an 04 plate 2.0 TDI SE, basic crappy spec, but a nice and (sort of) econimical diesel. Makes such a difference over running the Golf! Plus, insurance is about £400 less and tax is £80 less :smiley: Got it from a small garage thats quite local to me, got 12 months AA warrenty on it (the five star with all the extras jobby), a
Some pics (may have seen them in my Golf's thread already as I havent taken any new ones!)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/DSCN0680.jpg)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/DSCN0678.jpg)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/DSCN0679.jpg)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/DSCN0676.jpg)
This will be a really really slow project (due to the parents saying I can't modify it. My mums jealous of it, and my dads just grumpy that I haven't moved out when I can afford to :laugh:) but plan is to stick coilovers and wheels on it whenever they next go on holiday. Only down side to that is, is that it may not be til June/July next year :(
Little bits will be done though. So far I have put my head unit in and removed the dealer sticker from the back window... really exciting! :rolleyes:
Other short term plans are to change the crappy wood trim, uprate the speakers and remap it.
n.b. the pictures were on a really really ultimately steep hill.... (or not.)
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Ahh another Derv convert. Looks nice!
nick
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Derv is the way forward :afro:
Looks good Dec, though it's a bit of a older person's car for someone of your age innit? :undecided:
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Niice buy San! Newer cars are awesome, nice an reliable!
So is the golf gone now?
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Lowered on some spanking wheels will make that look swish :)
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Nice car :smiley:
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Did you pay that outright?
Good choice though. TBF, some sneaky engine mods won't get your parents worrying.
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^ yeah, bigger turbo, larger FMIC, digital boost control & remap. They'll never know! :grin:
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stick in there Dec and do all the work to it when they are away like you said, as soon as you move out mate you wont have any cash spare for cars! :sad:
nice mota guv! :afro:
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as soon as you move out mate you wont have any cash spare for cars! :sad:
sucks, £800+ rent, council tax, house hold insurance, food, clothes etc... depressing thinking about it...
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Looks nice.
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Thanks for all the comments guys :) Done just over 1500 miles in the week and a half i've had it :sick:
Ahh another Derv convert. Looks nice!
nick
Definitely the fuel of the future :lipsrsealed: Still miss driving the golf, and this feels 10x slower :(
Derv is the way forward :afro:
Looks good Dec, though it's a bit of a older person's car for someone of your age innit? :undecided:
It is a bit of a mature car, but fits in a bit better at work :tongue: The Golf looked odd next to an Aston Martin and Porsche the other week :laugh: This just blends in with the other newer cars i.e golfs, honda's and bmw's.
Niice buy San! Newer cars are awesome, nice an reliable!
So is the golf gone now?
Reliable.. its in the garage today already for the CV Boot :laugh:
Golf apparently sold on ebay, but you know what ebay buyers are like.. so it will probably be back up for sale again at the weekend.
Did you pay that outright?
Good choice though. TBF, some sneaky engine mods won't get your parents worrying.
Not quite, hence the needing to sell the Golf, and pay for the insurance in January too!
stick in there Dec and do all the work to it when they are away like you said, as soon as you move out mate you wont have any cash spare for cars! :sad:
nice mota guv! :afro:
I'm saving for a deposit at the moment, but hopefully I will be paid a bit better by the time I have enough saved for that!
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Welcome to the dark side my friend :evil:
I can't imagine you'll be leaving that standard too long... I've got an excuse as my Mrs won't let me and I'm also getting a track toy next year... :cool:
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I hope it won't be standard for too long! lol
Definetely want wheels and decent coilovers at some point, but would rather get the inside tidied up a bit first :)
Ladies seem to love it just because its an Audi regardless of the wheels :lipsrsealed:
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CV boot fixed under warranty, no questions asked, no quibble :) Happy with that, thought it would have been a hassle!
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Gave it a proper clean today. Took me a few hours.. and five minutes ago (and five minutes after i finished!!) it started raining :angry:
Anyway.. crappy iPhone pics but better than nothing.
Take one of these:
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Remove some of these:
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/IMG_0433.jpg)
and end up with this:
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The wood trim still needs to go but...
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no many young 'uns can say they have such a nice motor mate, looks :cool:
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gets my smokey seal of approval :cool:
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looks nice! considering one of these myself albeit a cheaper model! :wink:
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no many young 'uns can say they have such a nice motor mate, looks :cool:
I have a lot of weathy friends so this still looks pretty crap next to them lol
My girlfriend has a brand new suzuki swift which just shuts it down :sad:
looks nice! considering one of these myself albeit a cheaper model! :wink:
Do it bud, so nice compared to an old golf! This is a pretty cheap model, but its a diesel so cost a couple of thousand more than a petrol!
Having said that, I've done around 2000 miles in a couple of weeks, so no doubt the extra will be justified while its in my ownership :)
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Not much of an update, and no pics, but today I removed the glove box and wired my ipod in. Much happier now that its hidden away and done neatly!
Got a little list going on now!
Change Interior Trim
Wire head unit to the fuse box ignition live, or buy a can bus adapter (no ignition live on newer cars, its all controlled by electrics)
Re-wire rear speakers (currently on a standard amp but going to the H/U on speaker wiring.. crappy design)
Wire in my sub
Longer term..
Alloys
Coilovers
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Looks lovely, Really much slower than the mk3?
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Looks lovely, Really much slower than the mk3?
Probably not that bad really, but its a hell of a lot smoother, and quieter, so even if it was exactly the same i think it would feel slower. Planning on getting it mapped soon as my mate got his done really cheaply by a mate and he said the improvements are awesome!
Also booking it in for cambelt, water pump and intrim service soon. Done over 3k miles in this now... and only had it a month :shocked:
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Looks lovely, Really much slower than the mk3?
Probably not that bad really, but its a hell of a lot smoother, and quieter, so even if it was exactly the same i think it would feel slower. Planning on getting it mapped soon as my mate got his done really cheaply by a mate and he said the improvements are awesome!
My focus is alot lot quicker then my mk4 was yet when your not putting your foot down at times it feels slower just because the smoothness of the derv power :smiley:
Can cruise at 70 on motorway and it feels like 45-50 in the golf :grin:
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I haven't done any cruising at 70 :lipsrsealed: but on the way to alton towers the other weekend, it sat happily and drove better than the golf did :grin:
Cruise control ftw!
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3K!
:shocked:
How on earth?
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I do approx 500 miles a week regularly, and I went to thruxton one weekend to watch my girlfriends cousin racing, that was approx 350 miles. Then went to Alton towers nearly 2 weeks ago which was another 480 miles!
Racking them up for sure :(
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Got a little list going on now!
- Change Interior Trim
- Wire head unit to the fuse box ignition live, or buy a can bus adapter (no ignition live on newer cars, its all controlled by electrics)
- Re-wire rear speakers (currently on a standard amp but going to the H/U on speaker wiring.. crappy design)
- Wire in my sub
Longer term..
- Alloys
- Coilovers
Still not done anything on the list.. however I do now have a coilover fund on the go for when the spring comes :lipsrsealed:
Other news.. I booked it in this morning for a Cambelt/Waterpump/oil change on the 4th December.
And also got a parking ticket yesterday (when I was standing next to the car)
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Woo! Update to the list...
- Change Interior Trim
- Wire head unit to the fuse box ignition live, or buy a can bus adapter (no ignition live on newer cars, its all controlled by electrics)
- Re-wire rear speakers (currently on a standard amp but going to the H/U on speaker wiring.. crappy design)
- Wire in my sub
Longer term..
- Alloys
- Coilovers
Crappy wooden trim now changed for gloss black. Ideally want the brushed aluminium trim but this is so much better than the wood so will do for now!
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/photo.jpg)
Next on the list is likely sorting the rear speaker wiring, putting my sub in and wiring the head unit to an ignition live.
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Another pic from last night. Will get pics of them in the car when I get home later!
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Audi/Image003.jpg)
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This car is sickkkkkk!
It might look like a boring, standard A3, but it's just awesome on all levels!
And Dec has done an awesome job with the vinyl!
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Joe... Sorry to break it to you... It is just a boring, standard A3!
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It's a pimp wagon!
Miss you Dec xx
Haha :grin:
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Can't go pimping in a standard audi lol
It is growing on me though, and I do quite like it now :tongue:
In the garage tomorrow :(
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cant be that slow, what output is the engine, i know they did 140 and 170 but i dnt know what the base output was??
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cant be that slow, what output is the engine, i know they did 140 and 170 but i dnt know what the base output was??
Its not bad, but in my petrol head opinion it is! Mines a 140, details here: http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Detail.aspx?deriv=25501
This car is my inspiration...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4127890686_eff7aef988_o.jpg)
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Because I was bored earlier...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4171676123_ffa5229c16.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4171676141_e0c7c2e2c3.jpg)
Need to dust inside the car so badly!
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Pissing about in photoshop for the hell of it :lipsrsealed:
Original:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4173169772_57cca5c74b.jpg)
Photoshopped:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/4173165672_ff5e051fe8.jpg)
All that is doing, is removing the center chrome bit from the upper grill and extending the side chrome bits. Suppose its possible to do, and will look like the new shape front bumpers, but might look a bit pikie/ghetto in the flesh. Suppose that chrome trim tape is cheap enough to give it a go (and black vinyl that i have laying around could be worth the experiment on the center bit.
Also did this for giggles...
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2656/4172406487_fe2f714734.jpg)
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blacked out grille surround and audi rings looks good
bit like this :lipsrsealed: :
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/chris_wht/Image246-1.jpg)
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Looks good mate! I have thought about doing it, and seen another one on the Audi forum that has done it and it looks pretty good! Not sure how it would look on an otherwise standard car though :undecided: Pretty sure if I did it gloss or matt black with vinyl it would look ok but think I will wait til I get a drop and some wheels on it :sad:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3888937496_7c1b051499_b.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz154/Slick-A3/17102009248.jpg)
(http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz154/Slick-A3/17102009247.jpg)
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one above is boarderline chavvy
be carefull mate on which way you go with this one
remember less is more
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Agree with Kells. Less is more Dec.
Remove your headlights and use small (and I mean small) candles please.
Bicycle lights will work just as well.
Thanks
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one above is boarderline chavvy
be carefull mate on which way you go with this one
remember less is more
Thanks bud. Yer I agree the top one is a bit chav. I wouldnt put one of those lip things on the bottom and certainly not the wheels!
So much I want to do to this but so little money to do it with :(
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4127890686_eff7aef988_o.jpg)
This car is cool!
S3 steering wheel would be a cool mod maybe?
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Yer been looking at steering wheels! I like the flat bottomed ones in S3's but theyre over £400 with the airbag :(
And yer that one is sick!
(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6245/a33.jpg)
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The steering wheel in my step-dad's is nice. 4 spoke with 2 roller wheel things for the stereo and stuff. Looks a hell of a lot nicer than the standard one (no offence) and is nice and chunky wrapped in leather
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Yer anything has to be better than this one!
No offence taken, every day I hate this car more and more ! Serves its purpose well though and think its other thinks im facing pissing me off rather than the car. Will be fine once my insurance/tax is out of the way over the next couple of months and I have some spare cash to play about with it.
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Got sent some pics of my car that my mate took last weekend. Rubbish location but nevermind.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4177294166_5d92414f82.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2681/4177287252_4c1bd90f11.jpg)
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Really want to buy a decent camera now!
The last couple of pics and this one were taken on my friends Nikon 450d and its just amazing! He still needs to get to grips with the settings but its a lot better than I could have done!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/4177028909_fcf58e11bd.jpg)
Larger: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/4177028909_fcf58e11bd_b.jpg
Sadly, it doesnt change the fact its a crappy standard car...
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Really want to buy a decent camera now!
The last couple of pics and this one were taken on my friends Nikon 450d and its just amazing! He still needs to get to grips with the settings but its a lot better than I could have done!
If it's a Nikon, it's not a 450d. The 450D is a Canon model, think Horney has one.
If you want Nikon, the D3000 is the base model, if it's Canon you want, the base model is the 1000D.
The car does look good in those photos, it's amazing what a difference a half decent camera makes. Even an older secondhand DSLR can take better photos than a compact.
Anyway, cheer yourself up with the thoughts of what you will get for the car once insurance/tax are out of the way.
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DEC, sell it and buy and S3, they wont notice......
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Really want to buy a decent camera now!
The last couple of pics and this one were taken on my friends Nikon 450d and its just amazing! He still needs to get to grips with the settings but its a lot better than I could have done!
If it's a Nikon, it's not a 450d. The 450D is a Canon model, think Horney has one.
If you want Nikon, the D3000 is the base model, if it's Canon you want, the base model is the 1000D.
The car does look good in those photos, it's amazing what a difference a half decent camera makes. Even an older secondhand DSLR can take better photos than a compact.
Anyway, cheer yourself up with the thoughts of what you will get for the car once insurance/tax are out of the way.
Ah right thanks mate, Just found out it is the Cannon 450d. I prefer Nikon personally, probably why I thought it was that when he just said the model number. Defiantly a good camera all the same!
DEC, sell it and buy and S3, they wont notice......
I'll notice the insurance price though! And running costs haha. Maybe when I move closer to work I will, but I'm fed up of paying crazy insurance for now. Kinda regret getting the 2.0 even, maybe should have gone for the 1.9 lol Don't think I could live with just 5 gears though :undecided:
Do love this car, but still unhappy with the way it looks sometimes :undecided:
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I'll notice the insurance price though! And running costs haha. Maybe when I move closer to work I will, but I'm fed up of paying crazy insurance for now. Kinda regret getting the 2.0 even, maybe should have gone for the 1.9 lol Don't think I could live with just 5 gears though :undecided:
Do love this car, but still unhappy with the way it looks sometimes :undecided:
I wouldnt worry with how it looks at the moment, gonna take time and money to get it looking how you want it to, dont give up just yet lol, stick with it!
Dan
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It looks fine, and its a nice car mate!!
Insurance is a joke, but it does get better.
Could be worse, could still have a mk3. They really are rubbish!!!
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Could be worse, could still have a mk3. They really are rubbish!!!
But with a vr there awesome! :cool: :grin:
Dan
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Thanks guys :) Need some reassurance haha.
Yer I hate insurance. Makes me laugh though as when I've been going on the likes of confused.com and stuff with old quotes from 2 years ago when I passed, theres quotes on 150 tdi mk4 golfs for around £3600! which is just plain ridiculous!
My insurance has been like this so far:
First year: Mk2 1.6 Golf (value @ £300) - £1800
Second Year: Mk2 1.6 Golf (value @ £300) - £800 (1 years NCB) (Canceled 1 month later)
Second Year: Mk3 16v GTI (value @ £1800) - £1600 (1 years NCB)
Third Year: Audi A3 2.0 TDI (value @ £8000) - £1025 (Cheapest quote, awaiting renewal)
So it is improving (as I've had more expensive/faster/newer cars than the previous year) but cannot wait till its even less! My mate who also has a 2.0 tdi A3, same year (04 plate) but is 21 with 2 years ncb is paying £560 a year! So I think its more age that is against me than the car/ncb that I have :sad:
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What takes the piss is the GTI badge mate.
I pay atm £103 a month with HIC, on a 8v Mk3, all mods declared etc, full comp, 21 3 years driving 1ncb.
I can insure a 2000 plate Audi S3 Quattro Fully comp, with my gf as a named driver (not evening driving a year!!) for about a tenner more a month......
The S3 is twice as powerful!!! And worth 7 times the amount, with a named driver that is 18 and less than a year driving.
GTI = FAIL
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Yea its crazy!
Pretty good on the S3 front though! Especially with Mel on it :) Would you let her drive it though? :tongue:
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Yea its crazy!
Pretty good on the S3 front though! Especially with Mel on it :) Would you let her drive it though? :tongue:
No, i wont add her to it. Was just for laughs! lol.
Think you need some OEM styled BBS on this car, they look so right.
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Yea its crazy!
Pretty good on the S3 front though! Especially with Mel on it :) Would you let her drive it though? :tongue:
No, i wont add her to it. Was just for laughs! lol.
Think you need some OEM styled BBS on this car, they look so right.
Oh right haha! So its actually less than the 8v then?
Motivation:
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/4179286680_a851747a87.jpg)
:shocked:
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
That is all.
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Will be good when its not a photoshop :P
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Coilovers possibly by the end of feb now :grin:
(I said it was going to be a slow project, but want to wait till half my warranty is up before messing!)
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with regards to insurances, think ur self lucky, im 20, just renewed, 1 year ncb, 10 month policy, 3rd party, 1.9d n reg polo value of £150 and i pay 900ish, and my old mk4 gttdi pd115 when i was 18 no ncb they wanted £4500, so that was done on mums policy :tongue: last time i insured the mk2 8v gti i was 19 no ncb, declared the exhaust induction and alloys, 3rd party £1900. and the rado kr on the same policy was 2100. just cant wait till im 25 for gods sake, i mean, ive never had an accident, i bin driving 3 years, and i can only just insure a knakerd 15 year old derv polo wich had 64bhp once upon a time. its a joke, yet my missus, who has bin driving 3 and a half years, same age as me, stacked intot the back of things 3 times nw, yet she can insure a 4 grand 2 litre bug for 600 hundred bux. all cos she has tits, and she cant drive for sh!t
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Wow dude you must be doing something wrong! I'm 19 with 1yrs ncb and I can insure a VR6 Highline fully comp for £1180.
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It's because I don't live in a field that someone called 'Suffolk' and everyone from Essex drives like a bellend. Plus I do 20k a year and have an £8k car :tongue:
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Moving out next month so highly doubt anything will be done to the audi for a while now :(
Anyway, random snow pic :smiley:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/4253471457_7e2edb2acc.jpg)
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Finally flying the nest? Good on you sir, new place nice or are you having to live in a cardboard box? LOL!
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Haha yer rocking a cardboard box behind tesco!
Jokes lol Found a couple of apartments about 20 mins away from home, but they're about halfway between where I am now and work, so I will be saving a lot on fuel which will help pay for it all hopefully.
If I don't get either of the two that I like the look of then im a bit stuck really, although the gf's step dad has been looking at buying a flat for me to rent from him :grin:
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Haha yer rocking a cardboard box behind tesco!
Jokes lol Found a couple of apartments about 20 mins away from home, but they're about halfway between where I am now and work, so I will be saving a lot on fuel which will help pay for it all hopefully.
If I don't get either of the two that I like the look of then im a bit stuck really, although the gf's step dad has been looking at buying a flat for me to rent from him :grin:
Sounds like he wants you to marry her. :grin: Well good luck with the search my man. I'm sure you'll like them, if the other two go tits up then don't forget the box behind Tesco lol!
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Haha yer rocking a cardboard box behind tesco!
Jokes lol Found a couple of apartments about 20 mins away from home, but they're about halfway between where I am now and work, so I will be saving a lot on fuel which will help pay for it all hopefully.
If I don't get either of the two that I like the look of then im a bit stuck really, although the gf's step dad has been looking at buying a flat for me to rent from him :grin:
Sounds like he wants you to marry her. :grin: Well good luck with the search my man. I'm sure you'll like them, if the other two go tits up then don't forget the box behind Tesco lol!
Haha no, I think its more that buying her a flat will be cheaper for him in the long run :tongue:
Hmm, rather move into the YMCA than live in a box (or at home any longer) lol
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Fitted some Spax coilovers on my mates Mk5 golf today. Was a lot easier than I thought and has given me inspiration to get coilovers on the Audi ASAP! So hopefully going to postpone moving out by a month and get on with the lowering!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4259052605_3f3f3deec1.jpg)
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go on dec :cool:
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:wink: All in due time! They ain't cheap!
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mmmm, moving out is a more sensible decis.......
COILOVERS! :D :D :D
but seriously good on ya if your going to move out, i cant wait!
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Yea, just thinking what to do really, would make more sense not to move out (holiday/coilovers/wheels/etc..) this year, then when I get my next pay increment in October I could move out to a bigger place :undecided:
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Yea, just thinking what to do really, would make more sense not to move out (holiday/coilovers/wheels/etc..) this year, then when I get my next pay increment in October I could move out to a bigger place :undecided:
dont rush into it, just do it when your ready.
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Moving out was one of the best things I ever did. The only propblem was i got kick out. But still i moved in with a mate the same day and I've been living there ever since. That was 2 years ago!
It does take awhile to get used to doing all the things your mum used to do for you but once you got them down you got it sorted!
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Well lets just say...
Im going to starve til I can turn a cooker on, smell til I can work a washing machine, and have a trampy house til I work out how to use cleaning stuff :embarassed:
Thats right.. I do sweet FA at home and will find it hard :sad:
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Dunt worry about it mate I was the same! Thank god my mate i moved in with knew what he was doing otherwise I would have been propa stuck. Now I've got a misses whos good at that sorta thing. :grin:
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Ah sorted then!
My mums been sending me links to places (thanks mum :huh: knew you loved me) and she found a 2 bedroom penthouse :lipsrsealed: hmm :grin:
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Ah sorted then!
My mums been sending me links to places (thanks mum :huh: knew you loved me) and she found a 2 bedroom penthouse :lipsrsealed: hmm :grin:
nice! snap that up m8! :D
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Sooo.... today I learnt quite a bit about the car tbh after having to take half the interior trim out! I went to a friends garage and had some help fitting my sub and wiring my head unit to an ignition live.
So the first task was to wire the power cable through the bulkhead.. which turned out to be a mission but was achieved in the end! We had to remove the wiper blades, to try and get the rain tray out, but it was held on too well and we couldn't find any clips or anything holding it on. So in the end we just pulled it out the way and were able to find a grommet that came out at the top of the dash, which meant removing the glove box. Then we ran the cable down through the car under all of the side trim, up into the boot where the sub sits. Then found an convenient hole to poke the cable through to the battery from under the scuttle panel, which meant removing it again! Once that was all back through again, we ran the remote line down as well.
Then we removed the other side, and wired the RCA cables down there. While we were at it we ran a cable from the head unit to the fuse box so that I could avoid spending £50 on a CAN-bus adapter just so it comes on and off with the ignition!
Then we had to remove all of the boot trim, which took a while to figure out how it came out due to there being no screw holes etc.. It wasn't too bad in the end, and a little bit of pulling force unclipped it. Overall it wasn't too hard, and I now have my sub installed with no cables showing what so ever! Not even in the engine bay which I am pretty happy with!
Only took one picture, and it came out badly to say the least!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2684/4298696933_9c7b67fa74.jpg)
Also had a tinker about with a 200sx fitting a new gasket on the manifold and turbo :smiley:
Next up (tomorrow hopefully) - I'm going to attempt to re-wire the rear speakers directly to the head unit so they aren't running off the (somewhat underpowered) Audi amp thats in the boot! This will hopefully make them equally as loud as the front speakers (currently on -8 fading to the rear!!) and stop the horrible crackling noise thats coming from them at the moment (common problem when using a wiring loom that doesn't use RCA cables to connect the Audi amp to the head unit).
Going to need a lot of luck I think as I'm on my own tomorrow!
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Woo glad you finally got that sub fitted dude! It's taken you a while! haha
How did you get on with re-wiring the rear speakers? :)
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I didn't get round it in the end mate. Did have a look but couldnt find out how the rear door cards came off, so decided to give it the first wash of 2010, then the plan was to have another go after dinner but couldnt.
New front tyres fitted yesterday as I had to take an emergency day off work anyway. They were so bad that the canvas was starting to come through on parts..
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Yet again, no updates other than it needing another service :rolleyes:
Over 10,000 miles done since I got it back in October now!
Still have plans to mod it, but not had the time or money to lately :sad:
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New disks and pads being fitted all round over the next 2/3 weeks, other than that, still no updates!
Other than a nice polish up in the slightly warmer weather on sunday (although it pissed it down 10 mins after this pic was taken... so did it again today :))
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4432438056_a4eec799de.jpg)
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I hate cars. Period.
Basically I was going to buy coilovers this month, then the car (its the cars fault not mine :laugh:) decided that it would like some tax, a service, brakes all round and to develop some sort of a problem that I don't know what it is.
So the car still lives. Just in need of some TLC (tax is done, rest needs sorting still). I have kept it well polished though but still its hating me lol
Maybe its because I never use tyre shine on it! But did give it a nice polish in the sun over the weekend :tongue: Crappy cars that need maintainence :rolleyes: could have had it on a set of rims and coilovers 3 times over by now :sad:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4513590137_3bceb87951.jpg)
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Stop moaning and get the angle grinder out you girl
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tax is only £125 though :cool:
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tax is only £125 though :cool:
Oh yes :cool: Always good! I did 6 months this time to break it away from my insurance though as that is still stupid amounts :sad:
Stop moaning and get the angle grinder out you girl
Hmm not such a good idea really :tongue: Not sure how long it would last doing not far off 2000 miles per month lol plus I want to be able to put this car back before I sell it, so if i do change anything it will at most be the wheels and coilovers, keeping the originals so that I can sell it standard :)
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the joys of diesel :cool: I got my car tax, mot and insurance all in the same month as well :sad:
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Hmm Im starting to wonder if theres an issue with mine though, over on the audi forum someone stated getting 53 ish mpg on motorways but on my work run I manage an average of about 43 in a full tank :undecided:
Plus diesel/petrol are getting so expensive now lol
Yea hate having it all in the same month, my MOT is in octover i think it is, tax will now be september, insurance in jan, so broke it up a little :smiley:
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Bah ! Thats nothing !
In June I have:
MOT
Tax
Insurance
Service
New cambelt
All in one day, let alone one month :shocked:
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you forgot paying to get your licence back too alan :grin: :lipsrsealed:
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lol ! Almost lost my cuppa tea there Chuff :D
I have to pay £1 more (£52) than someone whos applying for the first time, there having a laugh ! :rolleyes:
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Ok Alan you win, but you have had months to save up :tongue:
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I have to pay £1 more (£52) than someone whos applying for the first time, there having a laugh ! :rolleyes:
Top tip: don't lose it :wink:
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How you been finding the dervy Audi Dec?
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Slow and boring but fits the purpose :(
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He was in tears when he drove my Mk3, he said he was a fool for getting rid of his
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dude will let you know about the stuff we spoke about on the phone, their was a delay but it IS happening ill let you know as and when, and if your still interested etc we will sort it all out.. just thought id keep u in the loop :cool:
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Yea give me a call dude cheers :)
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He was in tears when he drove my Mk3, he said he was a fool for getting rid of his
Yea I did like being back in a slammed dub, and do miss mine, however I do get quite a lot more looks in this :tongue:
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Servicing tomorrow :smiley:
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Car's all nice and serviced now.. Pollen filter looked like it hadn't been changed in a while!
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Need to find some cheap 17/18/19's with tyres sooon!
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Need to find some cheap 17/18/19's with tyres sooon!
That should've been your first job! :grin: Alloys are 50% of the car :rolleyes:
Smack some BBS's on it, and it's gonna look niiiiiiiiiice.
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Need to find some cheap 17/18/19's with tyres sooon!
That should've been your first job! :grin: Alloys are 50% of the car :rolleyes:
Smack some BBS's on it, and it's gonna look niiiiiiiiiice.
nah, suspension first
anyhow
dec re your text, im on it, so far possibility of mk 1 spec S3 rims which i know u wont want, not sure if the ones off the new one will be taken or not as the guy who did my interior is wanting them i think (u know which car im talking about)
their is some of them nice S line 5 spokes in a light gray not sure if they for sale but they are nice, not sure what type your wanting OEM or aftermarket ??
ill let u know if anything else come up mate
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Yea coilovers will be ordered in a week or two with a bit of luck, just have to get then fitted.
Think the mk1 s3's are 5x100 Kells so don't think they would fit really.
Not bothered on OEM or aftermarket, like most of the new Audi rims, been looking at reps mostly due to costing :/
let me know though bud :)
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Yeh i think mk1 S3's are 5x100, same as a mk3/4.
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Coilovers will be ordered next week :evil:
So just got to find money for rims now :tongue:
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what brand coilovers you ordering? :)
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Not sure yet, thinking Weitec or AP :smiley:
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Should be awesome :)
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Hopefully :)
Also, if anyone knows anyone looking for a mk4, then my dads friend is selling one :)
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151967.0
Its clean and well looked after but he's moving onto a Rav4 to keep the family of 4 happy :rolleyes: (and not squeezing into a 3dr)
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Well... 12 pages, 1 service, lots of moaning, and no progress other than installing some sounds...
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4599360710_f09f2c1b1b.jpg)
Update on Saturday :lipsrsealed:
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Coilovers and New disks and pads all round going on today :smiley: Not going to be slamming it though, just to stiffen up the ride and drop a little bit
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Before:
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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/4609399204_1ab97c8ee5.jpg)
During.. lol
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After:
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Fronts are about halfway down, and the rears have 1 - 1.5cm left to go. I need this car to drive nicely and last with the miles I do, so dont want stupid low, went for driveability/comfort mostly. Got rid of the majority of the arch gap even though it still looks quite a lot in the pics. Overall I'm happy :)
Didn't do the brakes though as I was given the wrong pads from the shop :rolleyes: so that will be happening on tuesday I think.
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looking good mate :afro: I think your wise to keep it that height so you can actually drive it comfotably, im going down the same route with my Bora and only go 40mm dont want a bouncy harsh ride like my old mk3 :grin:
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Yea deffo man :) much easier that way! Depending on what size wheels I eventually go for, it may go a little higher/lower to suit. Will worry about it more at the time as I will want a decent stance then!
Looks mental from behind, If I had wider wheels or spacers, it would be the nuts, looks pretty damn wide :smiley:
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Nice and shiny again now :cool:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/4609607304_dd4f733b3f.jpg)
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Looks loads better.
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Thanks bud :)
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Looks great dude :smiley: and even the small drop makes it looks tons better :afro:
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Thanks dude :)
Couple more random ones.. Everyone is going to get fed up of this soon :tongue:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4611619551_651dfdf9f5.jpg)
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/4611617509_4352d46970.jpg)
Strangely, I actually like the standard wheels better now. Obviously they're still crap, but I think I can put up with them for now :)
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Replacement brakes finally done. Pads look about as bad as Kells did lol
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haha loving the ref to my pads their :grin:
car looking good, :cool:
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Your pads were THAT low.. and you STILL let me go in your car last night?!
:tongue:
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Haha yea Kells :)
lol joe I did warn you... :P
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ah mate, I wouldn't have even known if you hadn't told me. It still felt safer than my coke can
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Lookin good mate!
Nick
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looks a lot better and well done for the sensible ride height - i will give it a month :laugh:
oh and plenty of wear left on them pads, hey horney :grin:
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Cheeky!
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Thanks for the comments guys :cool:
looks a lot better and well done for the sensible ride height - i will give it a month :laugh:
Hmm, been considering it already :lipsrsealed: Doesn't look too different at the moment, but enough for me to be happier with it!
Going to waxoil them at the weekend to protect them :)
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Thanks for the comments guys :cool:
looks a lot better and well done for the sensible ride height - i will give it a month :laugh:
Hmm, been considering it already :lipsrsealed: Doesn't look too different at the moment, but enough for me to be happier with it!
Going to waxoil them at the weekend to protect them :)
Yeah looks great... :cool: didnt think about the possibilty of waxoyling coilies. sounds like a good idea but never heard of it before... what would you do, wax the threads?
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My dad uses it on his bikes. Its in a spray can so will likely just spray it on the whole thread/rings/lower spring section.
He said that in the past he's degreased it, pressure washed it, and they have been like new underneath :)
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Dark BBS CHs would look good on this dec?
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Still not decided on wheels yet, not sure if I want some OEM ones or something like BBS. Also been considering LM's :)
All depends on money and if anything comes up cheap second hand in the meantime :)
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Nice car Dec!
The drop really makes the difference :cool:
I kinda like the wheels as they are :smiley:
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Thanks mate :)
Think the wheels are too small ideally, but will do for now :)
Where abouts in Essex are you?
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They dont look too small mate! esp now you are lower :wink:
Ive always loved this shape A3, my brother had the S3, great car!
Im in Saffron walden, i was based in colchester many moons ago with the army :smiley:
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spray the standard wheels white, always a winner in my books :grin:
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Had the tracking done on thursday and it was 2.5mm out :shocked:
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Gave the car a nice polish and wax yesterday, looks ok but needs a respray :sad:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1285/4670969419_cb6486b06e.jpg)
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jesus mate if my paintwork looked like that id be over the moon :grin:
think RS4's would suit it :cool:
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Thanks dude, its rubbish in person though, got stupid amounts of stone chips on the front end, few scratches/chips over the bodywork, rear bumper needs replacing really, and its been touched up in places too.
Really gets me down sometimes but looks good in photo's and amazing standing 1-2 foot away :)
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Oh and picked up this bargain from ebay on thursday, single grill facelift front bumper. Not the S line one like i wanted, but this was £100 less than the ones ive been looking at on the bay!
Needs spraying and has a little dink in the lower splitter bit but that will get sorted once I source a bonnet and grill from a late 05 - early 08 A3 and get them sprayed up :)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4671461617_2bf3cb90d3.jpg)
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RS4's could look good here :tongue:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4672392250_e904117932.jpg)
Engine cover sits quite low on this, parked on a curb in that pic and its touching.. my car isn't even low!!
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Pissing about today because i'm bored..
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Oh and in other news..
Still looking out for:
Cheap rims & Tyres
2005 - 2008 bonnet
2005 - 2008 s line grill
2009 - 2010 rear lights.
That is all :smiley:
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Had a little piss about in Adobe Lightroom just now, not really sure how to use it, and think it would benefit from better pics, but here it goes...
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4697210543_916603228d.jpg)
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First one is my favourite. Was taken with a 'proper' camera (crappy point and shoot thing) and in decent light, whereas the bottom two were taken with my iphone on a dull day in the shade :tongue: Plus, need to get rims and more lows!
Any Comments?
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We need a catch up sesh Dec! You'd like my new ride xx
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:shocked: Just ticked over 95k yesterday :undecided:
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Looking sweet :cool:
Dan
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Cheers dude, still 99% standard and crappy though :tongue:
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What a mission!
Just had to fix my lights (had a headlight, brake light, and the reverse light blown)..
Reverse light has never worked and is corroded, so I managed to get it working by spending longer on scraping the corrosion off this time, and managed to fix that for the first time in 9 months! But in turn that messed up the indicator.. also corroded.. dammit! So cleaned up that and got those working.
The brake light was the other side so changed that over, sorted, slight signs of corrosion on the fog light and indicator though :rolleyes: Thought newer cars were meant to be better!
Headlight.. ok, no room to work, cant even see the bulb to know how it fits in.. look in the manual.. take it to the dealer?! Erm no.
Stupid little metal clip thing later and its out and new one back in..
I cannot believe it actually took an hour to change a few bulbs around.. took me about 5 mins on my mk3!
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the bora is the same, most people take the front bumper off and the headlight out ... luckily i have a mate with tiny hands and he managed to swap them over in 5mins :grin:
She is looking good mate ... i know i said a few pages ago ur wise to keep it pretty high and comfortable but ... like you im gonna have to buy some coillies ... 40mm drop isnt enough :laugh: :evil:
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No updates as yet. May order wheels soon but not sure if I want to :undecided:
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What a mission!
Just had to fix my lights (had a headlight, brake light, and the reverse light blown)..
Reverse light has never worked and is corroded, so I managed to get it working by spending longer on scraping the corrosion off this time, and managed to fix that for the first time in 9 months! But in turn that messed up the indicator.. also corroded.. dammit! So cleaned up that and got those working.
The brake light was the other side so changed that over, sorted, slight signs of corrosion on the fog light and indicator though :rolleyes: Thought newer cars were meant to be better!
Headlight.. ok, no room to work, cant even see the bulb to know how it fits in.. look in the manual.. take it to the dealer?! Erm no.
Stupid little metal clip thing later and its out and new one back in..
I cannot believe it actually took an hour to change a few bulbs around.. took me about 5 mins on my mk3!
Corrosion for lights on a car of that age sounds bad.... Yeah what is it with headlights needing dealers its a joke!... I have the same with my daily, cant change anything on the O/S unit... its a pain because if a bulb goes you have to book it in and if you get pulled by the fuzz in the mean time you cant do anything about it! it takes an age to change it if at all possible. bulbs should always be the easiest thing to do! Car still looks great by the way..
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Yeah I dread to think what a mission it would be to get to the O/S ! I think it is possible on this by removing all the air filter piping and box though, but still sounds like an effort for a bulb!
Thanks dude, hopefully will look better soon if I do decide to get wheels, I'm trying to justify it to myself at the moment that it is something I want to do. Loads of other stuff I could do with really (new TV to replace the crappy CRT type I have) so just dont really know. Know the ones I will get if I do go for rims though. I bet I'll leave it to the last minute (as I do everything) and then just do it anyway. Need 4 tyres for the MOT by the 10th October, so watch this space :tongue:
Car had it's 3rd service in 11 months yesterday :shocked: along with a pre-MOT check and general look over to check nothings on its way out (reason I hadn't already got wheels as everything is so expensive for Audi's!) sooo anytime now really, just need to make up my mind whether I just get tyres for the 16's or get new wheels totally.
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Yeah I dread to think what a mission it would be to get to the O/S ! I think it is possible on this by removing all the air filter piping and box though, but still sounds like an effort for a bulb!
Thanks dude, hopefully will look better soon if I do decide to get wheels, I'm trying to justify it to myself at the moment that it is something I want to do. Loads of other stuff I could do with really (new TV to replace the crappy CRT type I have) so just dont really know. Know the ones I will get if I do go for rims though. I bet I'll leave it to the last minute (as I do everything) and then just do it anyway. Need 4 tyres for the MOT by the 10th October, so watch this space :tongue:
Car had it's 3rd service in 11 months yesterday :shocked: along with a pre-MOT check and general look over to check nothings on its way out (reason I hadn't already got wheels as everything is so expensive for Audi's!) sooo anytime now really, just need to make up my mind whether I just get tyres for the 16's or get new wheels totally.
New wheels :evil:
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Followed by more lows if I do :cool:
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Followed by more lows if I do :cool:
:afro: :cool:
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engine undertray was scraped as fook already though and its not even low :sick: 2 inches of clearance before the sump though :evil:
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Picked these up today, Genuine RS6 alloys from an RS6 I believe, so theyre 8.5x18 all round, offset 38. (Ones that came on A3's are 7.5" and a higher offset I think). Which means they will add 2" to the width of the wheels, and a few mm by the offset. Still praying that the fronts are going to fit as I have no idea how offset and width work, or whats best for the A3! (been told et42 is a safe bet, so I think I'm pushing it..)
They were cheap, but could do with a refurb as all of them are scuffed but I needed 4 tyres for the MOT, and can't justify spending a lot for a couple of months, so they will do for the winter and give me something to do.. try and refurb myself :undecided:
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Wrapping them in 215/35/18's which will give a bit of stretch I think which are being delivered tomorrow then fitting at the weekend hopefully!
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They'll look nice on your motor!..... cor, you aint half going for low profiles... hope your roads aint too bad!
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Yeah I didn't really think about it before I brought them :tongue: Impulse buying fail I think, but they will fit so as long as I can get it through the MOT, then I can always change them if they are bad, not that I really want to be spending out on tyres lol
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Hmm, tyrestretch.com says...
(http://www.tyrestretch.com/zp-core/i.php?a=8.5_215_35_R18&i=8.5_215_35_R18_Falken.jpg&s=595&cw=&ch=&q=85)
Maybe a little too much, guess I'll just have to go low enough so there isnt a silly arch gap.. at least the fronts should fit :tongue:
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They'll be a big improvement :afro:
You may have to do the arch mod for the fronts; think it involves removing one of the screws that holds the arch liner in place as that can rub the tyre
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Thanks dude, my mate said that as well so I will probably do that before I even fit them, hopefully they won't poke more than that though!
Just got to hope my usual guy will fit the tyres, otherwise that will be a mission in itself!
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Sick. You know that with those rims fitted and refurbed in a silly color and no arch gap this car will be uber sick? :D :cool:
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:tongue:
Shame the missus wouldn't like a lary colour.. see this thumbprint, guess where it is?
(http://images.clipartof.com/small/64864-Royalty-Free-RF-Clipart-Illustration-Of-A-Finger-Or-Thumb-Print.jpg)
:tongue: Nah I will only be doing them silver again, only going to be a stop-gap over winter hopefully then will get something else in 6 months or so. :undecided:
Think they will look too small with the tyres i've gone for though, need to find out what the normal tyres size for an A3 on 18's is really to see!
Should be on at the weekend assuming I can get the tyres fitted at the weekend, then time for MOT and then i'll worry about attempting the refurb :smiley:
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Mine are 225/40/18 if that's any help :smiley:
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Ahh, well why not go for a dark grey/silver? Still looks standardish.
Very familar with that pic and its position on the body :D
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Mine are 225/40/18 if that's any help :smiley:
Thanks dude, what width are your wheels?
The 215's on the 8.5" should just be the stretch I think, but maybe I should have gone for 40's not 35's lol
Ahh, well why not go for a dark grey/silver? Still looks standardish.
Very familar with that pic and its position on the body :D
Yeah did think about going for a graphite type colour like the RS4's that come with black editions.. but not sure if it would make it too stealthy, and im a fan of bright rims rather than dull, blendy in type lol :tongue:
Will see how the patching up goes with the curbing first off, then decide once thats done :smiley:
And yes, i'm like the harry potter of it though, its at the point where it starts to hurt when I even just think of things such as silly colour wheels :laugh:
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Mine are 225/40/18 if that's any help :smiley:
Thanks dude, what width are your wheels?
The 215's on the 8.5" should just be the stretch I think, but maybe I should have gone for 40's not 35's lol
Fairly sure they are 7.5J hence the 225 tyres :smiley:
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Mine are 225/40/18 if that's any help :smiley:
Thanks dude, what width are your wheels?
The 215's on the 8.5" should just be the stretch I think, but maybe I should have gone for 40's not 35's lol
Fairly sure they are 7.5J hence the 225 tyres :smiley:
Thanks Rhys, can you tell I havent got a clue what i'm on about? :grin:
Guess we shall see what happens, going to see if my usual guy can fit them but if not then I think I know a place that can! Just gotta hope I get a lax MOT tester who won't pull me up for 'tyres incorrectly fitted' or something :rolleyes:
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Lol, well you seen the state my car has been in and the missus didn't mind. She can have her opinion, but its my car and my decision.
Sounds like you got some epic thumb to forehead -ness going on :D
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Yea I know what you mean its just effort to bother now lol Plus she lives in quite a posh area, think if i had bright pink wheels then i might stand out a bit too much amongst range rovers, merc's, jags and M3's lol would devalue the place, plus i'd feel like a bit of a plonker :tongue: Need serious kahonos to pull it off, and big respect to those who can/do!
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Haha, I totally understand. When coming down to see me then?
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No idea dude, she only needs about 1 more lesson and then she will be good enough to do it on her own so just needs to get her kit now, no idea when we will be venturing out though although i'd like to go away soon so who knows! Will hit you up if anything comes about though :)
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Cool beans!
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Just went for budget Nankangs.. should be fine though and I know a lot of people who rate them for the money.
They're going to look like rubber bands though :undecided:
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:shocked: Nankangs
What size are they.
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? Loads of people I know have used them and been ok :undecided: Only plan on having them for a couple of months till my pay rise starts..
Tyres are 215/35/18, on an 8.5 rim... Should have done my research... :undecided:
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Plus I've got 'event' front tyres at the moment, which are cheap too so can't be worse than them? :undecided:
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? Loads of people I know have used them and been ok :undecided: Only plan on having them for a couple of months till my pay rise starts..
Tyres are 215/35/18, on an 8.5 rim... Should have done my research... :undecided:
Should be ok, 35 profile will give you a bit more room.
Plus I've got 'event' front tyres at the moment, which are cheap too so can't be worse than them? :undecided:
Fair point, I think the worse I ever had on a car was a pair of Linglongs my god they were crap.
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I'm pretty used to cheap crappy tyres :embarassed:
On my mk2, could only afford the budget stuff so put kuhumo or something like that on that when needed :rolleyes:
Then my mk3 I did ok with, it came on Dunlop's with the merc wheels, then when I put new tyres on the Keskins I put pirelli's on there, they were amazing! but pricey lol
Now with the audi, the rears havent needed changing til recently, and one was more worn than another so put a part worn on to match it so they would both be new at the same time. When the fronts needed doing back in january :shocked: I had a vision that I would only put cheap tyres (the 'Event' crappers) because I wanted new wheels shortly after... sooo 9 months down the line and here we are :rolleyes: Only just doing anything about it!
Hopefully these tyres will be ok, need to find a nice garage to fit them, and a nice MOT tester to pass them :undecided:
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? Loads of people I know have used them and been ok :undecided: Only plan on having them for a couple of months till my pay rise starts..
Tyres are 215/35/18, on an 8.5 rim... Should have done my research... :undecided:
Should be ok, 35 profile will give you a bit more room.
Plus I've got 'event' front tyres at the moment, which are cheap too so can't be worse than them? :undecided:
Fair point, I think the worse I ever had on a car was a pair of Linglongs my god they were crap.
I had a set on my old Clio that were called "Continentall" intentionally spelt with 2 l's . . . . :shocked:
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Thats almost as bad as the knock off Ray Bon's my gf got on holiday :tongue:
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Hey dont knock them. I got myself a wicked pair of original Ban Rays in Malia this summer.
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Haha yea they look pretty good tbh :tongue: These came from Zante though.. I didnt get any though, all I got was an oversized lighter lol
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/5019416715_8598cb44ec.jpg)
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LOL ! Yeah we had them out there aswell. Anyone going off on a tandem a bit here :D
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Haha yea just a tad, another readers ride full of crap now :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:
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Some people might interested in out holiday stories :D
Anyway, thats it. I'll stop now.
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Cars all loaded up ready for tyre fittage tomorrow :grin:
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:sad: Tyres look ridiculously tiny ffs. Should have looked into it better before I brought them!
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d'oh
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lol pretty blunt there chuff :tongue:
Think I will be ok if I go lower, my mate has the same tyre on the front of his Mk5 (rears are wider wheel) and his looks fine. Think its the arch gap thats now appeared :rolleyes:
At least there is plenty left to go on the coilies :cool: Pics later (except no coilover adjustment yet)
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(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5023751068_fc311be60f.jpg)
Will get some better pics tomorrow :smiley:
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yep, they is Loooooooooooooooow profiles you got going on :shocked:
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Like the wheels Mate :afro:
Suit the car well.................................................
Now slam it a little more :evil: :wink:
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Much better. :afro:
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wheels suit it :cool: what size tyres are those? :shocked:
Dan
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looks good :afro:
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Thanks guys :) Do like them! Its the rear tyres that don't look right IMO.. They are 215/35/18's. Several friends run them on their cars and had no problems so don't think I need to be worried. There is a hell of a lot of road noise and feel ever little bump though :rolleyes:
Think they will look a lot better if I just drop it a bit more, however i'm heading north for a course this week coming and there is a massive (I mean the biggest I have ever seen) speed bump on the way into the on site carpark.. so going to have to wait til next weekend to do anything about it unfortunately :sad:
Heres another pic's I took before the other one, however didn't upload it as the sun is a bit glaring..
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5024322184_5e611f382f.jpg)
Next things I want to do are slight rear tints, MY11 rears lights, S Line spoiler, and then concentrate on getting the newer shape front end sorted, although that will take a while.
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Just lower it a bit more on the rear.
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Its level at the moment (hard to see in the pics i've got) so will need to do the front a bit too. Plenty of room to go though, and the sump sits an inch or more higher than the plastic undertray, so nothing to worry about there :)
Roll on next weekend :tongue: Will get some more pics tomorrow though :smiley:
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Wheels are a big improvement (even though they are Audi rims lol they look miles better).
Cheap budgets for you:
http://www.google.co.uk/product_url?q=http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/car/item/T-SL041C-Rubber-Band-6-152mm-Pk8-Bulk-Pack-Of-10__91fe/&fr=AJ8QtRsRGzLZNqD33hK5vXAoppCsjENXnNs5ldS9CK3zKHXJL3W77EA4fwUWRHp5QE69IOlxLQR72G0RweTFZbbdkbouIUj19yaHM64XvGo-n3th-JyU4J14Dj_l9vXunNzLM7vgG30bPp-Hzrzc_hhRvWewVAdNmu1bB0RYDUmogEkYpuod5PHVCwu_vY9DCgAAAAAAAAAA&gl=uk&hl=en&ei=w3eeTMbWFszF-gbPnKihBQ&sa=title&ved=0CCIQgwgwBjgA
OHI'MSOFUNNY!
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Hahaha :tongue: May aswell get those next time
Yea their Audi rims, but miles better than balloon tyres on 16's IMO. And better than me going for reps or polished wheels (in winter, pah!) which were my first thoughts!
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Hahaha :tongue: May aswell get those next time
Yea their Audi rims, but miles better than balloon tyres on 16's IMO. And better than me going for reps or polished wheels (in winter, pah!) which were my first thoughts!
very nice, dont think you could have picked a better wheel for that car.... when you putting some tyres on it? :grin:
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Sooo, here are some slightly better pics before the rain came again this morning :rolleyes:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5025310645_11beee4845.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5025877156_2fe2053e52.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5025895202_e1a3740a15.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5025882484_b1c590d456.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5025865422_ee7bf81116.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5079568932_4b5d49823f_z.jpg)
Not as bad as I first thought yesterday, so think I may have overreacted slightly :rolleyes: But does need to be dropped more :evil:
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Wheels look awesome :cool:
It'll look even better with a little less arch gap :evil:
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Thanks dude, deffo looks like a 4x4 and as if it standard ride height again! (ok, ok, not quite that bad..) :tongue:
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Thanks dude, deffo looks like a 4x4 and as if it standard ride height again! (ok, ok, not quite that bad..) :tongue:
:grin: I wouldn't go that far! Also with darker rear lights it'll look wicked :afro:
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Yea the MY11 rear lights are the newest ones available and are the same as MY09 just smoked :cool: Should look good :)
Heres a pic from the audi forum, left is the 09 shape rears, right is the 11 shape rears, both look better than the ones that are on mine :tongue:
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss254/a3_dan/photo3.jpg)
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doesnt look too bad to be honest :wink:
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Thanks Chuff :) will look better when the suspension is sorted out though, but not as bad as I first thought :tongue:
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Those wheels rock :cool: Loving the slight concave of the face :cool:
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Those wheels rock :cool: Loving the slight concave of the face :cool:
Thanks dude, yea thats because they arent ones from an A3 as they only came in 7.5" and a higher offset :smiley: So does look a little different to 99% of the A3's on the road that have these wheels lol
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Yeah man you really can see the difference. Much cooler :cool:
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Loads better :afro:
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Like :cool:
MY09 / 11 lights FTW - mine are due next week :wink:
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Like :cool:
MY09 / 11 lights FTW - mine are due next week :wink:
Look good mate :wink:
Prefer the right hand lights :afro:
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Like :cool:
MY09 / 11 lights FTW - mine are due next week :wink:
Sweeeet! How much are they for the sportback? Did you get them from Audi? Luckly the 3drs are a straight swap (im not lucky enough to have VAGCOM :tongue:)
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(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5026907075_c4d8d9b2a4.jpg)
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Like :cool:
MY09 / 11 lights FTW - mine are due next week :wink:
Sweeeet! How much are they for the sportback? Did you get them from Audi? Luckly the 3drs are a straight swap (im not lucky enough to have VAGCOM :tongue:)
Think Stoke Audi charge about £220 (recently gone up from under £200 :cry:) Then I bought the loom from kufatec so not exactly a cheap mod but should help transform the rear end :cool:
Nice pic by the way :afro:
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Ouch, yeah thats pretty expensive for rear lights! Imagine if you were paying for coding too :shocked:
I think the 3dr ones are around £80 each from the stealers, so will eventually get round to it :tongue: long list of bits I want, but christmas is approaching :rolleyes:
Thanks dude :)
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Latest pictures look 10x's better then i thought! they look pretty sweet :cool: definatly more lowwwwws :D
Dan
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Yea deffo more lows needed! Off to Stafford tomorrow for a course though and my mk2 golf that was only lowered 60mm could barely get over the speed bump on the way in, so dont really want to mess around getting in and out of the carpark!
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that's how you want it :evil: dragging its self over speed bumps belly scraping :D
Dan
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:tongue: I dont have the balls man! Plus its a daily, so if I fook anything up, then I can't get to work :sad: (and im not just being lazy, Im not walking a 60 mile round trip!) :wink:
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Well made it to stafford and back, very bumpily though!
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Another years MOT on it, and 6 months tax (so that I dont have to fork out everything at the same time next year!)
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Another years MOT on it, and 6 months tax (so that I dont have to fork out everything at the same time next year!)
ha yeah, thats what ive always had to do with a new motor!
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Another years MOT on it, and 6 months tax (so that I dont have to fork out everything at the same time next year!)
ha yeah, thats what ive always had to do with a new motor!
Lol I've had it near enough a year now, just failed to plan ahead when I only put 6 months on it last time around! :embarassed:
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Actually, in about a month today, it will be the longest I have owned a car for (13 months)! Had my mk2 for 12.5 months, mk3 for 9 months! Damn, I need to get saving and change it already :tongue:
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Actually, in about a month today, it will be the longest I have owned a car for (13 months)! Had my mk2 for 12.5 months, mk3 for 9 months! Damn, I need to get saving and change it already :tongue:
looks like this is a keeper then!
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lol except i've hated it since I brought it, just got to the point now whereby I would rather start thinking about moving out than buying another car, hence the little bits I have planned to make me like it a bit more!
Plus the cars I would want as a replacement are silly!
09+ A3 Ibis White Black edition 2.0tdi (slightly pointless really just love the new shape and the updated parts and the higher spec)
08+ 320d BMW Coupe M Sport (silly money for a low mileage, decent spec one)
Gayyyyyyy!
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Those MY11 rears will look awesome on an ibis, do you gave the part codes?
Cars looking very nice mate by the way :cool:
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Those MY11 rears will look awesome on an ibis, do you gave the part codes?
Cars looking very nice mate by the way :cool:
Yeah dude would look sick on yours! I will find out for you tomorrow :) at the mo I'm not sure if I should wait and get the my11 ones or try to find some 09's cheap :/
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Those MY11 rears will look awesome on an ibis, do you gave the part codes?
Cars looking very nice mate by the way :cool:
A8P3 945 095 C
A8P3 945 096 C
£84 per side from Stoke Audi :wink:
Also Dec, I think Benskin on Audi Sport is selling his MY09's :wink:
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Those MY11 rears will look awesome on an ibis, do you gave the part codes?
Cars looking very nice mate by the way :cool:
A8P3 945 095 C
A8P3 945 096 C
£84 per side from Stoke Audi :wink:
Also Dec, I think Benskin on Audi Sport is selling his MY09's :wink:
Cheers dude, PM'd Jules at silly-o'clock as i couldnt sleep in the end lol
Will give him a PM, thanks dude ;)
Might head to ADI on saturday if I have the money and nothing else comes up :) Think your going aren't you?
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Cheers dude, PM'd Jules at silly-o'clock as i couldnt sleep in the end lol
Will give him a PM, thanks dude ;)
Might head to ADI on saturday if I have the money and nothing else comes up :) Think your going aren't you?
No worries mate :afro:
I am indeed; I'm on the Audi Sport stand :shocked: :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:
Managed to give the motor a good clean yesterday so I'll try and grab some pics later :cool:
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Not bad :D My mate Scott is aswell I think, just need to work out if I can bring myself to put 400 miles on it in a weekend as its already spaceship mileage now :sick: aswell as funds!
Yeah deffo get some pics up dude! Mine is filthy at the moment, so much crap on the roads already with all the rain its unbelievable :( Looks grey rather than black now!
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BOOO!! So this is the main reason why I want to update the front end to the newer shape..
Basically I drive silly miles a day, on A roads, where lorries love to block both lanes and overlap into the central bit near the barrier all the time.. So I have silly amounts of stone chips! This is the state after a year of owning the car...
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5080910427_03e2cb44bb.jpg)
And then some cock a few months ago cut a carpark corner a bit too sharply and caught my front bumper :angry:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/5081504836_896f384f1f.jpg)
So anyway, I am still on the lookout for a new bonnet to go with the bumper in my shed. As the bumper I have isn't an S line one (but was picked up for less than 1/5th of the price of an S line one, so I can't really complain), I will be looking out for an S Line one in the meantime. I will then get the new bonnet and bumper sprayed up, and then get my mate to put a layer of protectant vinyl over the top to hopefully keep the stone chips at bay a little! Hope to get this done over the winter though along with a few more bits:
LCR Splitter
Drop some more
Wheel Refurb
MY09 or MY11 rear lights
New shape S Line rear bumper
Rear tints
S Line Spoiler
In no particular order, and half of them will probably never be done knowing me :rolleyes:
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:drool: :cool:
gonna look mean bud!
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Nice expensive list you got there Dec :D
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Hmm, yeah lol planning to have the car a while though :undecided:
Approx prices:
LCR Splitter - £20
Drop some more - FREEEEE! (Then £30 or so tracking)
Wheel Refurb - ~£30-£50
MY09 or MY11 rear lights - £100-£170
New shape S Line rear bumper - £140 + £60 spraying
Rear tints - £75
S Line Spoiler - £150 + Spraying
Bonnet - ?!
Front Bumper - £60 spraying
Grill - £150
Looking at between £800 - £1100 for everything I recon. Fuuuuck! Never adding anything up again.
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Yeah, I was sorting out my receipts for my car last weekend and saw the cost of it. Ive spent not far off £3k on mine, ouch.
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I hate working out how much I've spent on fuel!
Its around the £3500 mark in the last year :lipsrsealed:
I NEED AN S3 IN MY LIFE!!!
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Oi ! I posted in on my Facebook first, your not allowed one :D
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Im gonna get one just to piss you off now :tongue:
Nah seriously, I want this car to last a few more years (but how many it will manage at 30k a year I don't know) so that when I move out and closer to work, I can have this as a runaround then get something new to keep nice. I can dream eh? :tongue:
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I had the 2 car dream but with the cost of insurance it just doesnt work lol
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Yea I'm talking about in a few years :tongue: Just running once car rapes me at the moment :sick:
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Gave it a nice coat of wax in prep for winter, will be doing a few more coats over the next few weeks as and when I get the time :)
Be handy if I had a garage that I could keep it in and just do loads spread over 2/3 days where it won't get dirty and need washing again over night :sad:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5086988786_6ca2149822.jpg)
If I had got to bed a bit earlier tonight then I had planned on lowering the coilovers some more, however I will likely spend the majority of the day sleeping now :rolleyes:
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Sooo, lowered the front some more, only about 2cm I think, maybe a bit more. Still about 8-10mm left to go however it was scraping the bumper on the floor on a bumpy road as it was :( I ran out of degreaser before I did the rear though, so will have to do that in the week :sad: Drives a hell of a lot nicer now for some reason :huh:
Nice fresh waxoyl:
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5089560870_27a812aceb.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5089986090_e565acb78c.jpg)
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Looks loads better :cool:
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Looks loads better :cool:
Thanks dude :)
Meant to PM you to say thanks for the advice, managed to pikie some degreaser from my dads garage :cool: Had to go to the cinema with my little sister though so didn't have time :embarassed:
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looking so good on those alloys mate, very shiny too :drool:
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Thanks dude! Yeah was quite pleased with myself seeing as I really couldn't even be bothered to clean it and ended up waxing it too lol just need to get the back down a tiny bit and then ill be happyish for now lol
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Looks loads better :cool:
Thanks dude :)
Meant to PM you to say thanks for the advice, managed to pikie some degreaser from my dads garage :cool: Had to go to the cinema with my little sister though so didn't have time :embarassed:
No worries, glad to help.
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Looks cool, will look ace when the rear matches.. Waxoyl looks mental!.. chain wax is a bit less in ya face.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1506982#msg1506982 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1506982#msg1506982)
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Looks cool, will look ace when the rear matches.. Waxoyl looks mental!.. chain wax is a bit less in ya face.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1506982#msg1506982 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=152606.msg1506982#msg1506982)
Ah yeah can't even see it! I sprayed more on this time, but after a while the excess foam disolves or evaporates or something and then it just leaves a greasy layer :) So probably the same thing! I was so impressed with the way they cleaned up so easily today that I would swear by waxoyl, hopefully it will last over winter :cool:
Car kinda has a nice stance from the rear at the moment, was walking up to it from a distance earlier and it looked ok, but can't help but think that it does need to go down more. Will see what happens. My old mk3's coilovers were seized solid, so was a bit sceptical about adjusting these incase I messed something up, never done anything to a car completely on my own before, but it was pretty easy, and all went to plan so will deffo not hesitate in future! Should have lowered the whole thing more ages ago :tongue:
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No love for the Audi at the moment :undecided:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1116/5119552169_352151465d.jpg)
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No love for the Audi at the moment :undecided:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1116/5119552169_352151465d.jpg)
Wanna swop?? :huh: :grin:
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Only if you happen to have a 3 series diesel laying about :tongue:
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Sooo... Something metal, and hopefully not the sump, hit the M25 with force earlier bottoming out, so hopeful that there isn't any damage! Hope to have it on some ramps on friday :undecided:
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Wishbone mount I'd imagine.
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Ah good stuff, not lost any oil so can't be anything serious :)
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Ah good stuff, not lost any oil so can't be anything serious :)
Yeah if you look under the car the wishbone mounts are pretty much the lowest point other then the sump/exhaust which would vary on models I'd assume.
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Can't even see the sump or exhaust :P stupid plastic engine cover sits lower than everything else, and hits the floor constantly lol thanks dude :)
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Gotta have a stupid snow pic :rolleyes: :grin:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5225619097_0c992467c9.jpg)
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Decided that after 4 weeks of not cleaning, and seeing several people being pulled over last night for not being able to read the numberplate, I thought I had better take the matte black coating off :embarassed:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5251421776_9b909c496f.jpg)
Only gave it a quick going over, but much better.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5250821581_da913156de.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5250825851_e1225eb806.jpg)
I hope to make a bit more progress in 2011 :rolleyes:
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Lovely jubbly ! :cool:
I still cant bring myself to clean mine :(
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I saw several people last night being done because their numberplates couldnt be seen, so I was pretty paranoid about it as you couldnt see it at all at night lol, the numberplate lights werent even showing through the dirt! :shocked:
Just clean it dude, will make you feel better :cool:
How are the LM reps lasting in the salty/wintery roads btw? I want some but unsure how the lacquer lasts? :undecided:
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Loving it mate, really wanted those alloys for my car!! Gave mine a wash yesterday after not for a month, and its filthy again today :( lol.
Whats next on the list? :)
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How are the LM reps lasting in the salty/wintery roads btw? I want some but unsure how the lacquer lasts? :undecided:
Im driving down to Brighton this afternoon so it will get filthy, ill flip a coin over washing her tomorrow lol
LMs, so far so good. Not had any problems with them. They aren't diamond cut polished lacquered (I think that's the word?) like the Monza 2 so shouldnt suffer too bad as long as you keep them reasonably clean.
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Loving it mate, really wanted those alloys for my car!! Gave mine a wash yesterday after not for a month, and its filthy again today :( lol.
Whats next on the list? :)
I prefer your new ones mate! Haha, yeah I expect mine will be dirty as soon as I move it :( Sucks this time of year!
Erm got a few things I want to get/do.
Paying off my credit card over the next few months, so nothing will be happening then, but around june/july time I want to source an S line front bumper and the newer shape bonnet so that I can get those on in August when I get a private plate for my bday (bit gay, but will look like a newer model then, say what you like.. lol)
So that would sort the front end really, then I would like a new rear bumper, as my one is fooked! Along with new rear lights and some light rear tints.
Very expensive list really, so won't be happening anytime soon, but I'd like to think I can do it over the next year :tongue: maybe.. lol I'm bored of it now though, so recon I will get an uprated clutch of some sort put in and a remap, but I have no idea what order any of this will get done in! Theres so much I want to do, but its all pretty expensive and for a car that now has almost 105k on the clock, it seems pretty pointless... haha
How are the LM reps lasting in the salty/wintery roads btw? I want some but unsure how the lacquer lasts? :undecided:
Im driving down to Brighton this afternoon so it will get filthy, ill flip a coin over washing her tomorrow lol
LMs, so far so good. Not had any problems with them. They aren't diamond cut polished lacquered (I think that's the word?) like the Monza 2 so shouldnt suffer too bad as long as you keep them reasonably clean.
Aha get it washed tomorrow mate! Meant to get cold again next week so you know damn well it wont get done then :P
Ah sweet, im rubbish with keeping wheels clean! Wouldn't mind changing wheels next year, but will see how long it takes me to do the above list of things first :rolleyes:
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Looks great, I love the wheels!
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Thanks mate! They weren't even really one of the options that I wanted for wheels but they have grown on me :smiley:
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I "only" paid £500 for my reps in 18'' (without rubber, just over a grand with Goodyear Eagle F1 Assyms)
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Ah sweet, I will probably wait til I need new tyres before I change wheels! Want to get proper winter tyres on my standard se wheels for next winter :rolleyes:
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Thinking dewipering is the next move as I don't ever use it anyway :rolleyes:
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Are your wheels the original Audi finish or have they been refurbed? They look slightly darker than mine :undecided:
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Are your wheels the original Audi finish or have they been refurbed? They look slightly darker than mine :undecided:
Yeah they have been (poorly) refurbed in the past before :)
Where they were done, the paint is chipping off in places to reveal the lighter silver underneath. Really need to pull my finger out and refurb them but I'm holding off til spring time when its warmer! All of them are curbed from a previous owner of the car they came from and look a state up close, but they will do for now. I think they're reps anyway as the have a slight concave on the face and are 8.5" wide et38, whereas I think the standard ones are 7" and a higher offset :huh: Not too sure.. but they came off an A4 so the fronts poke slightyl :rolleyes: Could do with 3 or 5 mm spacers on the back to level it out really, adding to the list :sad:
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This is them on the A4 with slightly bigger tyres before I got them:
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq73/laurenceh/Audi%20A4%2020v%20Quattro%20T%20Sport/quattrolondonroad.jpg)
That car is now on some Merc rims, and looks pretty sweet :evil:
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Are your wheels the original Audi finish or have they been refurbed? They look slightly darker than mine :undecided:
Yeah they have been (poorly) refurbed in the past before :)
Where they were done, the paint is chipping off in places to reveal the lighter silver underneath. Really need to pull my finger out and refurb them but I'm holding off til spring time when its warmer! All of them are curbed from a previous owner of the car they came from and look a state up close, but they will do for now. I think they're reps anyway as the have a slight concave on the face and are 8.5" wide et38, whereas I think the standard ones are 7" and a higher offset :huh: Not too sure.. but they came off an A4 so the fronts poke slightyl :rolleyes: Could do with 3 or 5 mm spacers on the back to level it out really, adding to the list :sad:
Same here; few marks from the previous owner and one from myself :embarassed: I like the colour of yours and I'm tempted to go the same with mine :smiley:
Mine are 7.5J but not sure of the offset :undecided:
Spacers for the rear are on my list too :rolleyes:
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Shame I don't know what the colour is though dude! I like it, debating whether to do them slightly darker or slightly lighter, but think that this is just about right :undecided:
Ah thought they were 7" :rolleyes: 7.5 is pretty reasonable for stock alloys :shocked: Makes me laugh when I see a ford KA or something with like 4" wheels :laugh:
I think its annoying how far the rears stick in compared to the fronts :sad:
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Found a new chip on the paint today to add to the collection :angry:
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Makes me laugh when I see a ford KA or something with like 4" wheels :laugh:
:laugh: :grin:
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Found a new chip on the paint today to add to the collection :angry:
Found one on my shoulder... :angry:
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Hmm... Wouldn't mind this colour making an appearance next year sometime..
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Hmm... Wouldn't mind this colour making an appearance next year sometime..
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4368654319_8b78e53561_z.jpg)
That is seriously nice, do it!! :cool: :cool:
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Looks good dude. Really like a3's. Neighbour's just bought one and i'm a bit jealous.
Like the wheels.
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Thanks dude! Mines a bit of a shed at the moment (not really but the paint's worse than my old mk3's!)
Hopefully 2011 will be the year of paying stuff off and a few bits for the car around june/july time :smiley:
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Someone stole his fog light.
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Someone stole his fog light.
As in, you think, or actually? :tongue: Wouldn't surprise me, there was an S3 on ebay the other week that was stolen/recovered. Had all SE trim on it except the RNS-e and steeringwheel which had been left in, and the engine. Seems an odd combination but I suppose they left the bits that could be traced :undecided:
More gay snow pics...
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5274649096_83bebda7d6.jpg)
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Think I need to tint my headlights slightly (they're dirty atm and looks pretty rude).
In other news, I've ripped my engine undertray half off driving in the snow :rolleyes:
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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5274649096_83bebda7d6.jpg)
Think I need to tint my headlights slightly (they're dirty atm and looks pretty rude).
In other news, I've ripped my engine undertray half off driving in the snow :rolleyes:
Should buy some off alex and get it done! :) and who needs undertrays anyway :rolleyes: :D
looking sweet dec!
Dan
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Thanks dude! and yeah plan to get some from him sometime after xmas/new year!
Want to get some black vinyl on the grill (waiting for my mate to put an order in for vinyl and order me a roll to re-do my interior trim and grill at the same time) and also get a light rear tint too :) Cheap mods ftw lol
Haha the undertray stops sooo much crap getting into the engine though! Ideally I would like to get a metal one made up, but don't know if my mate can. Audi do a metal sump guard at a price around £400 :shocked:
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Thanks dude! and yeah plan to get some from him sometime after xmas/new year!
Want to get some black vinyl on the grill (waiting for my mate to put an order in for vinyl and order me a roll to re-do my interior trim and grill at the same time) and also get a light rear tint too :) Cheap mods ftw lol
Haha the undertray stops sooo much crap getting into the engine though! Ideally I would like to get a metal one made up, but don't know if my mate can. Audi do a metal sump guard at a price around £400 :shocked:
Same i hope, for the wagon :) get it all nice and pretty again, it's in a right state at the moment, just like all the little things sorting like clips all in correctly and stuff!
Yeah be sweet man! Vinyl wrap will be good for when you come to selling it and someone just wants a standard car instead of everything sprayed black :)
True, my engine bay was covered in snow from where my subframe had just dragged it all up was a pain in the ar$e to change gear because it had blocked my gear linkage :D
Dan
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I will probably run it well into the ground before I get round to selling it :sad: but yeah that's the theory :) Plus I can't spray to save my life!
Right, major face>palm fail...
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Looks like i'll be staying at home til the snows gone :(
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Had a little trouble getting it on the ramp, but nothing mega.
Took off the useless piece of plastic that was completely smashed to fook and all is good again!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5283751677_f7435c6edb.jpg)
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Shall not be renewing my policy with these... :lipsrsealed:
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Not updated this in a while! Mostly because nothing has happened. I've only even washed it once! :embarassed:
Anyway, so I took a trip to Wales to see Rhys :smiley: and that is about all.
FAO Alex and Dan :laugh:
This would be choice, not too 'in yer face', but can't be stealing Dans colour now can I :tongue:
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/blue.jpg)
Yellow didn't come out so good, but these are only quick 2 min jobbies as im at work :lipsrsealed:
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/yellow.jpg)
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That blue would go with my stickers that I've got to put on when I get round to washing it actually :tongue:
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Blue is very nice and the yellow is sick! (in a good way).
Either will look :cool:
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Fcking love the blue! :evil:
Dan
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Blue is sooooo tempting!
Not really a fan of green, but thought i'd have a looksee...
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/green.jpg)
Blue is still #1 :undecided:
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Green, yellow, etc are all the same coolness and are lairy, etc, etc. The blue would be best for you and your car me thinks. I think a metallic cool blue (maybe a slight grey to it).
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Yeah metalic blue would be siccck, i also like the green! it's got to be done Dec! sadjiasdlasdp..
Dan
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Yeah that sounds pretty cool, just to find the right paint!
Won't be doing anything til the warmer weather though, I will probs get a crappy finish regardless but at least if its a decent temp I would have more chance of getting it looking ok :tongue:
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Notice how its just the guys with bright pink wheels are getting excited at the prospect you of you having blue or green or yellow wheels :D :D
Your a braver man than me if you get it done Dec.
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Haha peer pressure dude, in Alex's thread I said how I wouldn't be able to pull them off!
May give it a go, but I know that I would get ripped for it!
Actually, having said that, in Alex's thread Dan asked about vinyl wheels so I could vinyl them baby blue :lipsrsealed: At least that could be rectified quicker and easier than paint :laugh:
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Notice how its just the guys with bright pink wheels are getting excited at the prospect you of you having blue or green or yellow wheels :D :D
Your a braver man than me if you get it done Dec.
:D! Pinks gone now alan :( running light blue banded steels! I think the yellow / green would be too much for the car, i love the blue though! ;)
Dan
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Stop tempting me!! :cry: :wink:
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Notice how its just the guys with bright pink wheels are getting excited at the prospect you of you having blue or green or yellow wheels :D :D
Your a braver man than me if you get it done Dec.
You wear pink! That's pretty brave Alan! :D
I reckon Helios Blue with a little more blue... There is a Honda color like that I think.
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Blue FTW :cool:
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Blue FTW Dec. Get it done my friend!
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(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/blue.jpg)
I really like that :afro:
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We win :) get it donnnnnnnnnnnne! :D
Dan
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(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/blue.jpg)
:shocked: I just came, for reals.
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Hmm, need to find a suitable shade/finish, and see if I can homebrew it :tongue:
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Dan/Alex, Im thinking either Kobra Blue - 28, Blue - 29 or Blue - 81 ??
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A baby blue gets my vote.
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Dan/Alex, Im thinking either Kobra Blue - 28, Blue - 29 or Blue - 81 ??
I prefer the lighter Blue, think it was 28 :) i went for mtn 94 - argo blue, it's nice in person and montanna have the subtle blue's in there ;)
http://www.graff-city.com/product_info.php?products_id=114
Dan
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(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/blue.jpg)
^^^
That blue, do it now, do it f**king now!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Cheers guys! Haha looks like I will end up doing this :tongue:
A baby blue gets my vote.
Thats what I've been thinking dude, got a few stickers I want to put on and they're baby blue (same as the 'shocker' I've got on there.)
Dan/Alex, Im thinking either Kobra Blue - 28, Blue - 29 or Blue - 81 ??
I prefer the lighter Blue, think it was 28 :) i went for mtn 94 - argo blue, it's nice in person and montanna have the subtle blue's in there ;)
http://www.graff-city.com/product_info.php?products_id=114
Dan
Ah cheers dude, I quite like the next one on from that - Freedom Blue. Might have to get some scrap metal and experiment first, or just bite the bullet and risk it being a bit chav :undecided: Few black A3's round here that look a bit sh!t, tints and cheap black centre, polished lip wheels.. I don't want to be in that crowd :undecided:
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Bit of this and a bit of that today...
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Really like the look of this, and those wheels in blue would look amazing. How much did the car set you back when you got it if you don't mind me asking. Been looking into buying one of these.
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Set me back a lot more than its worth now :grin: You can pick them up for 5-6k with highish miles now.
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Bit of this and a bit of that today...
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From the previous page, new page fail
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Looking good :afro:
I'm guessing your car is just dirty and you haven't painted it matt black? :grin:
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Haha, got it in one mate, its hanging at the moment and has been for the last month!
I got my mate to wrap the grill bits in Gloss black but only had a flat black badge, so could look wank but suppose I'll find out when I get round to cleaning it eventually.
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Some clean + Daylight pics..
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Like the grille like that, looks :cool:
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Thanks dude, been wanted to do it for ages but I'm rubbish at spraying so didn't really want to try! Failed at wrapping it myself so my mate wrapped it for me :embarassed: but he does do it as part of his job so he made it look easy haha :grin:
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Thanks dude, been wanted to do it for ages but I'm rubbish at spraying so didn't really want to try! Failed at wrapping it myself so my mate wrapped it for me :embarassed: but he does do it as part of his job so he made it look easy haha :grin:
That's handy then..... Maybe you should do the rear badge too! :undecided: or remove it?
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I'll probably Remove it, its a pain in the ass to clean properly :tongue:
Its only stuck on anyway, so luckily don't need to mess around with filling anything!
Next plan is to remove the rear wiper and put a glass bung in the hole, and possibly lower the rear a bit more :undecided:
Then refurb the wheels, or buy some new ones. Long way off yet though, its due a service now, so will get that done next month, then tax in march, so whilst paying stuff off only little bits will be done :sad:
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[cough] rear lights [cough]
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:rolleyes: forgot about that one.. Haha so yeah, them too! :cry: bank is gonna hate me even more!
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:rolleyes: forgot about that one.. Haha so yeah, them too! :cry: bank is gonna hate me even more!
EDIT - Link fail! Originally put up back in 2009 :laugh: :laugh:
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Im confused now? lol :tongue:
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Im confused now? lol :tongue:
I posted a link to a set for sale then realised the original post was back in September 2009 :laugh: :laugh:
But then I changed but it I was soooo quick that it didn't show as an edit :tongue: :grin: :grin:
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Haha Stealth edit :cool:
I will get some eventually, probably go for the 2011 ones that are slightly darker than the 2009's.
Also want a remap, but with the cost of a new flywheel and clutch being around £1000, that will likely never get done :tongue:
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Just get a newer S Line. Job done :tongue:
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Won't be buying a new car for a few years I dont think :lipsrsealed: gotta make this last!
2011 + 2012 - pay off silly amount of debt
2013 - buy first house
2014 - new car.
(may reverse the last two though, car > house :tongue: )
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Won't be buying a new car for a few years I dont think :lipsrsealed: gotta make this last!
2011 + 2012 - pay off silly amount of debt
2013 - buy first house
2014 - new car.
(may reverse the last two though, car > house :tongue: )
I did :grin: :grin: Bought the Golf before we bought a house. Linzi wasn't too pleased as it put us back about 6 months......oh well :laugh: :laugh:
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Meh, its only my parents that will get pissed off about it, but as long as I can buy a new car and move closer to work within about 4-6 months then I won't mind!
Can't be doing silly mileage on a nicer car, hate the fact i'm doing it to this. The front end is stone chipped to hell :sad:
Did make me smile earlier though when I went outside and it was actually black again instead of matt grey/white/black :laugh:
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It's all the subtle changes that make the big difference!
More lows, removing the wiper/badge and darker rear lights will make this car look the sex :cool:
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Dec, just read your thread, car looks :cool:
:afro:
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Thanks dude :smiley:
Quite please with the comments even though I regret buying a base spec! Plus the fact I didn't really want to buy a diesel :tongue:
Think I've got a slow puncture at the moment :( So going to have to keep an eye on it. Lammmmeeeee
Quick pic I don't think I uploaded before.
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Might be base spec but on the outside it doesn't look it, sits well and looks smart. :afro:
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Soooo..... Today was service day. Also done the tracking so it actually corners properly now :lipsrsealed:
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Should last me 3 months :rolleyes:
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If anyone ever buys this, they're gonna get a good buy, you really look after your cars. :cool:
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It will be well and truly run into the ground before I get rid of it :sad: Doing 500ish miles per week, so its not in very good condition lol Needs a lot of patching up and a front end respray, wheels need refurbing etc...
Runs sweet though, as long as the engines good then it does what I need it to do :) And I can still get the paint shining, so still looks good (from a couple of meters away :grin:)
Thanks dude :)
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It will be well and truly run into the ground before I get rid of it :sad: Doing 500ish miles per week, so its not in very good condition lol Needs a lot of patching up and a front end respray, wheels need refurbing etc...
Runs sweet though, as long as the engines good then it does what I need it to do :) And I can still get the paint shining, so still looks good (from a couple of meters away :grin:)
Thanks dude :)
Whats the current mileage?
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Ermm around abouts 109500 :tongue:
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looks good Dec, that mileage wise for a derv is only just run in bud! :grin:
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Haha hopefully! Would like it to last :)
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Well, nothing done to the car..
But I drove my mates Impreza WRX earlier.. and now I want a turbo jap car :rolleyes:
Good job the insurance quote came out at £9800 !! (3 years ncb, but i'm 20!) and also the fact I need an economical car (the subaru did 75 miles to £30..) also slapped some sense into me.. :sad: :grin:
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Good job the insurance quote came out at £9800 !! (3 years ncb, but i'm 20!) and also the fact I need an economical car (the subaru did 75 miles to £30..) also slapped some sense into me.. :sad: :grin:
:shocked: :shocked: , that is a lot of dosh.
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Yep! My mate who has it is 23 and has 3 years ncb, and is paying £1200 !! Quite a difference those 3 years older make!
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prezza's are good cars but the first gens are everywhere now with younginsh drivers in them! don't do it... well looking at your insurance quote I think it's safe to say that you won't be for a while!
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Random pic after a nice clean and polish over the weekend :smiley: and because I haven't posted for a month!
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Nothing new really, clicked over 114k last week! Plan is to just drop it a bit more in the next few months, possible 5mm rear spacers and refub the wheels one weekend, and also wet vac the interior! Other than that im pretty happy with it until I can source Sline bumpers and a new bonnet to be sprayed :smiley:
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I like how you got this round the same time I got my bora and both of us said we wouldn't be going too low on coilovers again.... :D .... Whoops that didnt really work out! She's looking goud tho mate!
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Haha yeah pretty funny eh man :P You've done loads more to the bora though! lol
I smashed a speed bump the other day (was a stupid weird one that I didn't see :lipsrsealed:) so i know my sump has a bit of clearance as it was only some stupid bit of metal behind that that actually hit, so may have to go down some more and just pay more attention lol
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Yeeeeah about that .... lol. Was just gonna drive it and spend money on holidays and stuff haha oh well
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Haha :grin: pretty much my plan from now on, bar cheap stuff like refurbing the wheels! Unless I happen to have some wonga when bumpers or rear lights come up then I doubt much more will be done, especially not in a hurry! Want to save for a house now lol
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Last weekend I lowered the back a bit more, serviced it again, and its clicked over 121k the other day. Still going strong!
Was meant to go into the bodyshop on Monday for the front end to be re-sprayed and the rear bumper but my mate was behind with a couple of other cars due to a customer changing his due date (and as I was getting slightly reduced rates I couldn't really pester him!) Plus, having just moved out its been useful having the car to cart stuff about :)
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261299_2102288711262_1066780779_32390500_6851884_n.jpg)
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Looks mean :afro:
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Holy thread revival :laugh: :laugh:
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Looks mean :afro:
Thanks dude :)
Holy thread revival :laugh: :laugh:
Haha yep! Been a while, but nothings been going on! Quite like it at the mo so its all good :) Decided not to facelift it as when it comes to sell, it could be looked at that it NEEDED a new front end rather than just me wanting it to look newer!
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Got to say that is looking pretty sexy! :cool:
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Got to say that is looking pretty sexy! :cool:
Thanks bud :)
Also my mate took the rear badge off which I've seen look good on a few S3's, but on mine it doesn't look right, and I dont think losing the rear wiper would help much either. So going to take the wiper off anyway but likely get a black rear badge so there is still a badge there, but still match the de-chromed front end :)
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/270674_2095378418509_1066780779_32376529_908308_n.jpg)
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Think it looks alright with out the badge :cool:
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Dec i have the same car as you :cool: i have same front end but i want a Votex splitter for mine.. im getting front bumper sprayed next month.. do you know how much grilles from dealer are or if you know any with some ??
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Dec i have the same car as you :cool: i have same front end but i want a Votex splitter for mine.. im getting front bumper sprayed next month.. do you know how much grilles from dealer are or if you know any with some ??
Ah sweet :cool: Yeah Votex splitters look pretty cool! Wouldn't want to pay for one myself though lol
No idea on the grills bud im afraid, my chrome was going a bit manky so I wrapped it black but thats all i've done, never looked into replacing them, sorry mate.
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Looks hard!
Can't really comment on the rear badge until we see a shot of the rear properly, I think it would look OK if you lost the wiper too :undecided:
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Yeah i'll get a proper shot later :undecided: still got to remove the rear wiper which I may do today if I get time!
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Still not got a shot of the rear :rolleyes: Finally got internet in my new place though so at least I can get on here again :)
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Still not got a shot of the rear :rolleyes: Finally got internet in my new place though so at least I can get on here again :)
Oh god really!? :sad: :grin:
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Haha I normally go on quickly at work in my lunch, but been off for a week moving out, and had a wait a week to get the internet installed! All up and running now though so its all good :)
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Haha I normally go on quickly at work in my lunch, but been off for a week moving out, and had a wait a week to get the internet installed! All up and running now though so its all good :)
For you maybe, what about the rest of us! :grin:
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Haha I normally go on quickly at work in my lunch, but been off for a week moving out, and had a wait a week to get the internet installed! All up and running now though so its all good :)
For you maybe, what about the rest of us! :grin:
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Car is looking great Dec :afro:
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Haha I normally go on quickly at work in my lunch, but been off for a week moving out, and had a wait a week to get the internet installed! All up and running now though so its all good :)
For you maybe, what about the rest of us! :grin:
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Car is looking great Dec :afro:
Tyres look super skinny in that last pic.
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car looks sweet mate i like them wheels and the colour.. you fully wound down on coilovers ??
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car looks sweet mate i like them wheels and the colour.. you fully wound down on coilovers ??
Nah I think he could go lower if it wasn't a daily.
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car looks sweet mate i like them wheels and the colour.. you fully wound down on coilovers ??
Nah I think he could go lower if it wasn't a daily.
i have only 2 threads left on my coilovers on 17's :lipsrsealed: and its my daily :kiss:
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Thanks for the comments guys! Anything else after getting the bits sprayed will be small and cheap mods!
Haha mine needs to be able to take 4/5 people and get over speed bumps occasionally, so don't think I'll go any lower just yet! Need to get camber adjustment on the rear too as that's a pita at the mo!
Got about 10mm left on the front but all the way down on the back, if I lower it more on the front then I'd take the adjuster cup out of the rear and put the original rubber cup back in. The sill sits level at the mo so it would need all round lowering to pull it off :)
Tyres are crazy low profile, majorly bumpy and on full lock it looks like there isn't any tyre on the rim!! Would like to get a set of 19's for it but if I do then it wont be for about a year or so, got some big bills coming up with the cambelt needing doing again in 6-8 months :(
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Im with you on the above as there are a load of bits and bobs that i want to buy but im not going to as i want to change the cambelt in 6-8 months.. i need to change another CV joint and loads of tarting up before big mods :smiley: if you decide to sell the Sline wheels let me know :wink:
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Im with you on the above as there are a load of bits and bobs that i want to buy but im not going to as i want to change the cambelt in 6-8 months.. i need to change another CV joint and loads of tarting up before big mods :smiley: if you decide to sell the Sline wheels let me know :wink:
Yeah better to prepare for that sort of thing :) I had the cambelt done just over a year and a half ago when I first got it, and already done 50k :( Sooo will need doing again soon lol Yeah I'll give you a shout mate, the guy I got them from wants first dibs on them though. They were off his A4 so are wider and concave a bit compared to the stock ones from A3's :)
Heres a shot of the rear, with the wiper but with no badge... Not feeling it really :undecided:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6148/5943143298_e9c5898292.jpg)
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See thats the same as what mine looked like and to me it was a bit plain.. after fitting the black OOOO badge it just breaks the rear up a bit.. im going to de-wiper the rear of mine aswell.. If your not keen why not get another OOOO badge ??
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See thats the same as what mine looked like and to me it was a bit plain.. after fitting the black OOOO badge it just breaks the rear up a bit.. im going to de-wiper the rear of mine aswell.. If your not keen why not get another OOOO badge ??
Yeah not keen at all really. Think its a combo of the wiper and the rear bumper not being the same shape as some of the other ones that i've seen. Deffo going to de-wiper and get another badge for it, totally skin this month though :lipsrsealed: been buying house crap lol
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tbh, i prefer it with a oooo bage, every one knows its a audi, why try and hide it! lol if it was a black badge it would be there but be hidden!
also, id loose the rear wiper :rolleyes:
but its lookin good bro :)
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See thats the same as what mine looked like and to me it was a bit plain.. after fitting the black OOOO badge it just breaks the rear up a bit.. im going to de-wiper the rear of mine aswell.. If your not keen why not get another OOOO badge ??
Yeah not keen at all really. Think its a combo of the wiper and the rear bumper not being the same shape as some of the other ones that i've seen. Deffo going to de-wiper and get another badge for it, totally skin this month though :lipsrsealed: been buying house crap lol
what colour badge you after ??
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See thats the same as what mine looked like and to me it was a bit plain.. after fitting the black OOOO badge it just breaks the rear up a bit.. im going to de-wiper the rear of mine aswell.. If your not keen why not get another OOOO badge ??
Yeah not keen at all really. Think its a combo of the wiper and the rear bumper not being the same shape as some of the other ones that i've seen. Deffo going to de-wiper and get another badge for it, totally skin this month though :lipsrsealed: been buying house crap lol
what colour badge you after ??
Red :lipsrsealed:
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i think the red black look on a black car looks cool.. i want to go for a blue/black/carbon look :cool:
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Hmm not too keen on red, I'm keeping this pretty subtle really and don't want anything to stand out too much and especially not look tacky, which red, if done wrong, could :undecided:
I was thinking of putting a black badge on just so it shows up in the reflections and certain angles and stuff, but then I thought about maybe doing the front and rear a graphite colour to match the wheels, but still less sharp/bright than the chrome :undecided:
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Hmm not too keen on red, I'm keeping this pretty subtle really and don't want anything to stand out too much and especially not look tacky, which red, if done wrong, could :undecided:
I was thinking of putting a black badge on just so it shows up in the reflections and certain angles and stuff, but then I thought about maybe doing the front and rear a graphite colour to match the wheels, but still less sharp/bright than the chrome :undecided:
What about black faces to the OOOO but with red on the inside edges?
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Badge in silver rather than chrome? Less blingy but still looks original. Graphite sounds good too :cool:
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Badge in silver rather than chrome? Less blingy but still looks original. Graphite sounds good too :cool:
This...
Red on black is going to be my theme so hands off!... :grin: I jest but Dec you have a point, Red on black always goes well but can easily look OTT on a modern car.
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Still not sorted out the rear :rolleyes: and the little bit of camber due to lowering is worrying me about tyre wear :rolleyes:
Nevermind.. Everyone loves edited pictures :smiley:
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268589_2122172008332_1066780779_32417905_4364590_n.jpg)
Having a 'proper' cleaning session on Saturday.. meaning I'm actually going to give it a wash, polish and wax as it hasn't seen a bucket for a few weeks :lipsrsealed:
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Still not sorted out the rear :rolleyes: and the little bit of camber due to lowering is worrying me about tyre wear :rolleyes:
Unless you're running Dmonday levels of camber I wouldn't worry about it :grin:
Car looks seriously mean from the front :cool:
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Cheers dude :)
Nowhere near dans amount ha! But tyres have gotta last me as long as possible really, considering I do almost 30k a year lol
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Still not sorted out the rear :rolleyes: and the little bit of camber due to lowering is worrying me about tyre wear :rolleyes:
Unless you're running Dmonday levels of camber I wouldn't worry about it :grin:
Car looks seriously mean from the front :cool:
Agree, looks hard!
If the camber worries you, you know what to do.
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Looks mean.
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Thanks chaps :grin:
If the camber worries me enough then i'll get camber adjustment bolts :tongue: It's not that bad, the last tyres lasted me 20k on the front, and the rears should last me another 5-10k. The fronts after 20k were not a pretty sight, and I hope I never leave it so late to buy tyres again...
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Thanks chaps :grin:
If the camber worries me enough then i'll get camber adjustment bolts :tongue: It's not that bad, the last tyres lasted me 20k on the front, and the rears should last me another 5-10k. The fronts after 20k were not a pretty sight, and I hope I never leave it so late to buy tyres again...
That's the problem with camber related wear, it's not so obvious... I have been caught out once.
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Sooo... Brought some black polish last weekend to see if it would mask some of the imperfections... I was really impressed, its basically the equivelant of colour magic but the shop I went to didnt have any of the 'real' stuff.
So it looks 10x shinier, doesn't show stone chips from about 10 miles away (you have to be within a metre or so's range to see any sign of them) and overall I'm very happy :) The front end and rear bumper will be getting sprayed at some point, its just finding time off work to book it in!
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6147/6010941071_fa3c70fe7a.jpg)
Also cleaned my mates Scooby while we were at it... (me being a knob behind it... was a combo of trying to push it along like a shopping trolly, and just get in the way of the photo lol).. JDM import STi though, so its not slow :evil: Couldn't deal with 18-22mpg though :sick:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/6011489002_b438a34c02.jpg)
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Soooo, not a lot has happened in the Months that I haven't posted an update...
Its now nearing 130k, pretty chuffed with that, just hope it lasts a lot longer too :)
Also, this happened.
Speechless to be honest, I think it was just a random passer by when I was at the GF's parents last night, but could well have happened on my own driveway :sick:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6477364089_820d90834d_z.jpg)
Well down to the metal, right the way from the little bit on the door that can be seen in the pic, then they went to the trouble of moving up slightly to do the whole of the rear quarter up to the rear light. THANKS! :angry:
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Ouch! C*nts! :angry:
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Barstewards :angry:
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I nearly cried :cry: I know its just a runabout work horse essentially, but its still my baby lol
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get it painted up quick mate otherwise it will rust quick time
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Well supposedly they're galvanized, so shouldn't rust lol but I know they do... Going to get a touch up pen today and try and hide it as best as possible (my mates pretty handy with them, and once mopped it should only be visible at certain angles) then get it properly sprayed after winter. My mate should be able to blow it in pretty well hopefully, but black is a b!tch :(
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This was the same side a couple of weeks ago :cry:
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6044/6375365279_fbf1c99e09_z.jpg)