Saving a white 3.0 quattro build thread.

[Welshquattro]

They key lock isnt actually a barrel, its just a switch, you can turn it with a key, screwdriver, anything flat.

I had to swap the loom from the glovebox over as it didnt have the extra plug in, but it was all in my car loom. Some cars have it in the car loom and some dont. i found an old thread with a search that said the way to check if your car is retrofit ready is check the plug going into your overhead light and if it has pins in 4 & 7 then you have, as thats the signal for the passenger deactivation light, and i did if not its ALOT of wiring.



im going to have to plug vagcom in though as the airbag light is now permanently on so may need an activation/reset.

That's just what I need , my passenger side airbag light is above the radio and I wanted to move it. Just hope now I have the wiring in the overhead light. Do you have the part number for the overhead light?

 

[Super Ron]

That's just what I need , my passenger side airbag light is above the radio and I wanted to move it. Just hope now I have the wiring in the overhead light. Do you have the part number for the overhead light?

if i have to take it out again i'll get it for you

 

[Super Ron]

so a bit more today

started off debumpering the audi





rears are a bit of a pain as you have to take out all the rear interior, sub and and box etc.

started on the rear, the blue upper had some bad reversing dents so i checked the upper bumpers part numbers and they were the same so swapped over





i had wondered if the rear Sline lowers were deeper than the SE or it was just the addition of the vent. it turns out they are deeper

SE exhaust cutout





and the bottom brackets are flat on the SE and stepped on the Sline





fitted it on the car to check tow bar clearences



so out came the powerfile and a bit of zipping, try cut try cut try cut cut try



much better than the square chop they made when fitting the tow bar



Then on to the front



i followed this as a guide

DIY: B6 A4 - Ultrasport Lower Front Bumper with Stock Upper

and got chopping







alot more trying and cutting and back and forth, i had a bit of a problem that my upper was infact origionally off the silver one all those posts ago as i wanted headlight washers, and had been in a bit of a knock and split all the underneith, above the foglights, and glued and screwed back together etc, so not quite right. it never really fitted spot on, but you never noticed as it was all white lol. So this hampered fitting the Sline lower as its all a bit crocked. but got it all on





the only bit that doesnt line up spot on due to the damage is this leg, but still acceptable and wont notice when its all on. you can also see a few descete screws i had to put in the grilles as the inner bit they normally clip into arent there.



and all done



will be going off to my mate the painter tomorrow

 

[sumo]

You my friend have way too much spare time!

Epic thread though.

 

[ruffrida]

Tgats goin look awesome. Brilliant thread

 

[Greeny233]

Do you have any idea what I would have done to get that back bumper in that colour? I looked for 3 years then had to go with a battered red bumper.
I think it would have been easier to fit the entire front bumper rather than modding your original one.

 

[Super Ron]

Do you have any idea what I would have done to get that back bumper in that colour? I looked for 3 years then had to go with a battered red bumper. I think it would have been easier to fit the entire front bumper rather than modding your original one.

I'd be the same looking for a white rear! I bet two will turn up at once now.... Two reasons I didnt use the blue front bumper, 1. It didnt have headlight washers, and 2. Sline upper and lowers complete go for good money

 

[Chrismawa]

Great thread mate, and nice work!

 

[Chrismawa]

and lately i have a anoying rattle when going over rough ground, typical ARB links

I've got the same on mine, annoying rattle over bumps in the road. Did yours stop when the brakes were applied?

 

[ruffrida]

I've got the same on mine, annoying rattle over bumps in the road. Did yours stop when the brakes were applied?

This is a proper common problem, it is the retaining clip on the caliper, proper annoying, i need to replace mine as i have bent them that far that thy now touch me wheel inner hub, they are the crapest idea in the world, a ten min fix takes all that annoying rattle away !!

 

[Chrismawa]

This is a proper common problem, it is the retaining clip on the caliper, proper annoying, i need to replace mine as i have bent them that far that thy now touch me wheel inner hub, they are the crapest idea in the world, a ten min fix takes all that annoying rattle away !!

Is that the big long clip on the front of the caliper? Whats the fix, just replace them?

 

[Mike.M]

Yes just replace. You can bend them out for a period of time but they just get weaker......at the bending stage myself LOL

 

[Chrismawa]

Haha ok thanks! Least I know what it is now, was driving me mental lol

 

[ruffrida]

Yep,only solution is to replace. Like it's been said they can be bent but only so far

 

[Chrismawa]

OK cheers mate. Sorry for the thread hijack!

 

[ruffrida]

Haha ok thanks! Least I know what it is now, was driving me mental lol

Tell me bout it, wont let me mrs have passenger window down, as only the NS is bent to far lol

 

[Greeny233]

ive had thisd annoying rattle for ages, ill give some new clips a go.

 

[Super Ron]

I carried on felting the bumpers untill I was happy with them. Done a few repairs



primed and prepped up and loaded in the wagon to take to my old work for a mate to whiten them up


That was yesterday, and picked them up this morning



You can see it alot clearer the SE upper and Sline lower chopping now its in white. I did find that the bit I cut out of the se lower at the bottom does in fact clip in the tabs on the sline lower to allow the fog light grilles to clip into





Here is a rear shot I forgot to put up before painting



The origional silver engine donor a4 had an undertray and spats I took off all those years ago as my white one never had one, so thought it would be a good idea to fit them....... but now I cant find all those 90degree twist bolts they use so will have to get some more



I managed to get the wonky leg to line up better with the grilles too



And here we are all done!






















All ready for a trip to Santa Pod in the morning

 

[barkclark]

Awesome mate!

 

[sumo]

Ron that looks stunning mate,am so jealous of the build just wish I had more money and time!

Three A4s later you got there!

 

[JJWin]

Think I've just spent about an hour reading through all that! Amazing work and great effort in putting so much work in to your car, it looks awesome. :icon_thumright:

 

[Greeny233]

Looks fantastic all you need to finish it off is the boot spoiler. Great Job.

 

[ruffrida]

Wow,a quality job,very nice

 

[Super Ron]

Had a great day at santa pod. Its about 100 miles each way and the audi seems to have wiped out a complete spices of bugs by the look of it!

 

[Greeny233]

Had a great day at santa pod. Its about 100 miles each way and the audi seems to have wiped out a complete spices of bugs by the look of it!

Mine looks like that but they are stone chips (

 

[Super Ron]

Just to show its not all show queen now and still gets used, I had to go and pick up some bikes so got to show how the non sline tow bar fits with the sline bumper,...... very well





also gave the 'new' mower a workout

 

[Chrismawa]

Yes just replace. You can bend them out for a period of time but they just get weaker......at the bending stage myself LOL

So its the clips that are rattling not the pads? Do i just bend them towards me?

 

[Mike.M]

Yes and no.

The retaining springs/clips push the caliper back and prevent it from knocking the top of the outer pad.......but theses get weak over time and the caliper gets enough play to hit the top of the metal backing of the pad to creat the knock noise......and I am too at the point of replacing them now.

About £10 for the pair and apparently should be replaced with every brake pad change but think mine are original and coming up to ten year old now, so had their day LOL

 

[Chrismawa]

Yes and no.

The retaining springs/clips push the caliper back and prevent it from knocking the top of the outer pad.......but theses get weak over time and the caliper gets enough play to hit the top of the metal backing of the pad to creat the knock noise......and I am too at the point of replacing them now.

About £10 for the pair and apparently should be replaced with every brake pad change but think mine are original and coming up to ten year old now, so had their day LOL

Ok thanks, are these available from Audi only? Dont suppose you have a part number?

 

[Mike.M]

Most probably getting mine from ECP for £9 something and are made by Pagid. Waiting on my mate at TPS to get me a price for genuine ones before I commit there but.

No part numbers unfortunately mate.

 

[Chrismawa]

Most probably getting mine from ECP for £9 something and are made by Pagid. Waiting on my mate at TPS to get me a price for genuine ones before I commit there but.

No part numbers unfortunately mate.

OK no problem mate, post any info up if you get any.

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[ruffrida]

£11 from unipart dude

 

[sumo]

Just to show its not all show queen now and still gets used, I had to go and pick up some bikes so got to show how the non sline tow bar fits with the sline bumper,...... very well





also gave the 'new' mower a workout

# Loving the lawn!

 

[Super Ron]

I had one job i wanted to do as i knew i had a few free hours this weekend.

As said in a previous post I'd had these kicking around from the original silver donor but the clips were ******** so never bothered



it wasnt the under tray that bothered me so much but the little corner spats you can see in the wheel arch always looked unfinished



So got a bag of ebay clips to hand



Got it up in the air with an empty undercarriage



And on



And more importantly got the little spats on





I will probably be swearing about the ****** thing every time i need to do something on the car now, but its on

In other news id been doing a bit of research into load rates etc for shocks and found what sport shocks would be fitted to a 2002 3.0 quattro avant and found the part number needed, followed by ebay old new stock searching found this for £35.





Just need to find another now

 

[Jimmy TDI]

I was lucky enough to come across a seller with a pair of matching front shocks when I was looking for mine. I just need to find a set of rears now so I can refresh all of the back end arms and bushes too.

 

[antowens]

I take my hat of to you mate this thread is awesome would love to be able to do something like this one day messing around with cars is just me to a tee keep up the good work fella

Car is looking great and should be massively proud of it the work that's gone in to it is just unreal

O and the lawnmower is fantastic hahaha

 

[RSKperformance]

Hats off to you! This is love!
Very detailed thread. Can you confirm how low is it now/was it from se suspension. Iam about to get adjustable coilovers so deciding how low ...
Thank you in advance!

 

[AudiS3-Turbo]

Great stuff, not scared of work I see

 

[Super Ron]

cheers everyone, i was hoping to find someone with a few shocks in stock but no such luck. the search continues....

i am happy with how it all looks and sits now the only problem now is i am a bit bored of the performance after 2years but it is just a family hack afterall

suspension wise im not sure how it compares to the standard SE but from the centre of the wheels to top of the arch is about 31.5cm front and rear now its all settled.

 

[AudiS3-Turbo]

throw the 3.0 away and do as i did .... 2.7t