ricostuart
Registered User
Ok, so I have my b7 s4 and decided to take off the rear bumper and do some wire testing on the parking sensor loom. All tested well, and so i took off the front bumper and tested each individual rear parking sensor on the front loom. All except one was dead! So bought 4 more and will have some new ones shortly.
While doing all that, I noticed that the whole car was completly covered in a thick dust. The car used to be parked at a farm, so it must have sat for quite a bit and was covered. All vents has a thick coating, and under all the arches was a thick coating of mud (took about 2 mins scraping with a screwdriver before hitting metal!).
So after all that, i think its time to start work on the car. I plan to gut the interior all the way to the chasis and steam clean everything inside. Will then remove all body panels and clean (and possibly repaint) everything I can. Will get the car up on stands and remove all the suspension components and replace all parts that need replacing, clean what doesnt and paint what can be seen. essentially I want to remove everything, replace and repair whats needing done, and anything thats in good nick wiill repack with grease if i can and make sure its all 100%. Eventually want to pull out the engine/transmission (i have access to a high lift) and do a rebuild.
So after this little story, what do you guys think I should do in what order? The car runs very well at the moment (a few niggles but then it is a 2005 car!), so there is nothing essential at the moment. I'm essentially doing a semi-restoration project! I will do mods at the same time (especially when engine is out).
While doing all that, I noticed that the whole car was completly covered in a thick dust. The car used to be parked at a farm, so it must have sat for quite a bit and was covered. All vents has a thick coating, and under all the arches was a thick coating of mud (took about 2 mins scraping with a screwdriver before hitting metal!).
So after all that, i think its time to start work on the car. I plan to gut the interior all the way to the chasis and steam clean everything inside. Will then remove all body panels and clean (and possibly repaint) everything I can. Will get the car up on stands and remove all the suspension components and replace all parts that need replacing, clean what doesnt and paint what can be seen. essentially I want to remove everything, replace and repair whats needing done, and anything thats in good nick wiill repack with grease if i can and make sure its all 100%. Eventually want to pull out the engine/transmission (i have access to a high lift) and do a rebuild.
So after this little story, what do you guys think I should do in what order? The car runs very well at the moment (a few niggles but then it is a 2005 car!), so there is nothing essential at the moment. I'm essentially doing a semi-restoration project! I will do mods at the same time (especially when engine is out).
