A4 B7 3.0 V6 Tdi Cabriolet "Project"

[Buffwesty]

Hello everyone,

I am currently the proud owner of this lovely 2007, 3.0 V6 Tdi A4 Cabriolet, Tiptronic Quattro.
75,000 miles on the clock, 1 owner from new, garaged all its life, full service history and all mine for £5750.00 back in April this year.

It is the exact spec I was after, bar electric seats and cruise control, but ill come to that later.
It is an S-Line with the S-Line front bumper which really sets apart from the standard in my opinion.
Extras include - Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Colour DIS, Bose Sound System, Heated Seats and Leather Sports Steering wheel.

Only bad points: Missing S-Line badge on one wing, scratched S-Line badge on steering wheel...that is it if you understand it is a 10 year old car, even so it looks half its age....

Now I use the word project lightly as I will not be changing the majority of the components away from their current OEM Spec. What I am aiming to do is to sharpen up the appearance and performance and to tweak it so it is something a little different to what your average Joe down the street might own. Something personal to me and how I want the car to be.

So to start here is how I picked the car up, I drove 200 miles to Wales to view the car and put a deposit down straight away. Real honest chap and thorough test drive and inspection.

All in all a real bargain so far and has not put a foot wrong. Except the rear brake light was temperamental so will be changing that.

More updates to follow....

 

[Buffwesty]

First of all it was due a service. So performed a quick oil and filter change including air and pollen filter to freshen her up a bit.
MOT advisory showed rear pads as nearing limit so changed these too.

Now my list of modifications started as soon as I got my hands on the V5...

Subject to change and no particular order:
- Remap
-EGR Delete
-Retrofit Cruise Control
-Metal pressed Plates
-S4 Mirrors
-Heated Mirrors (Shocking that they are not standard...)
-Few chrome additions to the interior, different models had varying levels of detail, looking to add what I can to mine
-Paint Calipers
-LED exterior lights (Not headlights)
-Replace missing Audi Rings from engine bay, See pic
-Retrofit interior light pack, foot-well lighting and puddle lights
-Back-box delete, replace with straight through pipes
-Upgrade washer jets to 'spray type'
-De badge and Re badge where necessary
-Rear lip spoiler
-Mudflaps

I have already added some of these before creating this thread, so I will start in chronological order on my next reply.

 

[Retroman]

Great looking car. Soft tops age so well. Be careful with work that might make the exhaust note "more prominent" on a convertible

 

[Buffwesty]

Thanks man, yeah I find the cabriolets age a couple of years slower than the rest of the models in it year.
Yeah I will be careful with exhaust not wanting anything too aggressive.

 

[Buffwesty]

My first upgrade after it had been polished and buffed was to fit my Mudflaps from my previous A4 Cabriolet.

Next I went ahead and painted the calipers a nice subtle silver, to modernise it slightly and remove any rust from view.

Please excuse the grime...

 

[Buffwesty]

After those two easy mods it got me in the mood to do a few more bits fairly quickly.

I moved into pressed plates and a lip spoiler the next weekend.
Pressed plates by far the best upgrade so far, especially on any car in need of new plates to freshen it up!

 

[Buffwesty]

Fixed the temperamental centre brake light.
Quick and painless straight swap, German Ebay.

 

[Buffwesty]

This weekend I got round to exploring how to fit the cruise control.

Was very simple when using a guide from another helpful member.
Works a treat, love it for long motorway miles.

Airbag out, steering wheel off, cover comes off and slots in after a bit of jiggery pokery and a few screws.

Activated with Vagcom and all working perfectly!

 

[Buffwesty]

The keen eyed among you would have seen the B8 pedals which I upgraded too a few weeks back.

So much nicer than just boring black..

 

[Buffwesty]

Next on my list was the S4 mirror covers.

Turns out they are hard to source for a cabriolet and the real things are too expensive for my liking.

So I bought a pair of primed originals from the internet OWN standard and got the spray paint out! Couple of coats along with some lacquer and I am pleased with the finish.
Not perfect but very close too..

Sets the car off nicely!
Please also admire my painting stand...

 

[Buffwesty]

And this is how she is looking so far.

All completely stock under the bonnet still, and to be honest still impressive...
But looking to sharpen her up soon.

 

[Buffwesty]

Cleaned out my Intake, EGR and Throttle body.

This is after a good soak and scrub!

 

[James Harrison]

First of all it was due a service. So performed a quick oil and filter change including air and pollen filter to freshen her up a bit.
MOT advisory showed rear pads as nearing limit so changed these too.

Now my list of modifications started as soon as I got my hands on the V5...

Subject to change and no particular order:
- Remap
-EGR Delete
-Retrofit Cruise Control
-Metal pressed Plates
-S4 Mirrors
-Heated Mirrors (Shocking that they are not standard...)
-Few chrome additions to the interior, different models had varying levels of detail, looking to add what I can to mine
-Paint Calipers
-LED exterior lights (Not headlights)
-Replace missing Audi Rings from engine bay, See pic
-Retrofit interior light pack, foot-well lighting and puddle lights
-Back-box delete, replace with straight through pipes
-Upgrade washer jets to 'spray type'
-De badge and Re badge where necessary
-Rear lip spoiler
-Mudflaps

I have already added some of these before creating this thread, so I will start in chronological order on my next reply.

Hi there - do you mind sharing the part number for the mudflaps.. I only seem to be able to find the ones for the saloon & Avant. Thank