What have you done to your Audi A4 B7 today?

[martin1984]

any news Martin

Yea it's going back to garage that did the cam belt 1st garage have said a bolt has come off and gone into the engine.
Will now more tomorrow hopefully.

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[Dani_B19]

I know it's a bold statement Rob but if it wasn't for the town driving and just motorway and bypass miles I believe I would have managed 500 miles from a tank.

 

[triggerboo]

Woo hoo it's back. After being repaired from a hit and run 2 weeks ago my car is back and all shiny. Got her some goodies too new wheels and tyres and be lcr splitter. Think it may be the weekend before I get them home. Going to enjoy driving it after two weeks I a Citroen c1. At 6'4" it was a bit of a squeeze and ****** embarrassing

 

[Charlie Farley]

that's good news chap, and yep that must have been very cosy in that C1..lol

 

[martin1984]

Got car back second cam belt of week a bolt off the pulley had shredded off and torn belt and damaged the pulley

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[tony mc]

good to know its been saved you must of been shi*@ing bricks lol

 

[triggerboo]

that's good news chap, and yep that must have been very cosy in that C1..lol

And under closer inspection it's going back next week

 

[Tyrer]

Collected the CSR skirts. Close up of the finish for anyone interested.

Sod's law it's raining when I get them delivered AND I have the wife and kids out.

Good news is I'm a teacher and have finished for the 6 weeks so will be on as soon as I have a clear day


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[D6DPH]

And under closer inspection it's going back next week

Not happy? What's not right.

It such a disappointment when you trust someone to do some work and it's not right first time. I had it with the screen fitters. They resolved it today, it's a month from finding the crack in the screen to being happy with the repair!

 

[triggerboo]

Not happy? What's not right.

It such a disappointment when you trust someone to do some work and it's not right first time. I had it with the screen fitters. They resolved it today, it's a month from finding the crack in the screen to being happy with the repair!

So called insurance approved clearly means nothing. Pin holes all over the wing front bumper is all orange peely and you can actually feel how thin the paint is in places. I bet I could of done nearly as good a job on the drive with rattle cans. They've had it 2 weeks. It was supposed to be back yesterday and they needed extra time for it to get quality checked and valeted.

 

[triggerboo]

Collected the CSR skirts. Close up of the finish for anyone interested.

Sod's law it's raining when I get them delivered AND I have the wife and kids out.

Good news is I'm a teacher and have finished for the 6 weeks so will be on as soon as I have a clear day


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They look decent enough from the photos. Are they ok close up? You leaving them black?

 

[triggerboo]

Collected the CSR skirts. Close up of the finish for anyone interested.

Sod's law it's raining when I get them delivered AND I have the wife and kids out.

Good news is I'm a teacher and have finished for the 6 weeks so will be on as soon as I have a clear day


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They look decent enough from the photos. Are they ok close up? You leaving them black?

 

[D6DPH]

Collected the CSR skirts. Close up of the finish for anyone interested.

Sod's law it's raining when I get them delivered AND I have the wife and kids out.

Good news is I'm a teacher and have finished for the 6 weeks so will be on as soon as I have a clear day


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Have you got a link please?
Very much like the Bentley Mulliner skirts..... I feel a purchase coming on

 

[D6DPH]

So called insurance approved clearly means nothing. Pin holes all over the wing front bumper is all orange peely and you can actually feel how thin the paint is in places. I bet I could of done nearly as good a job on the drive with rattle cans. They've had it 2 weeks. It was supposed to be back yesterday and they needed extra time for it to get quality checked and valeted.

That's not good
Have you spoken to your insurance company?

 

[triggerboo]

That's not good
Have you spoken to your insurance company?

Yeah but they really couldn't give a toss tbh. The garage said they were putting it right so they didn't want to know. Class customer service.

 

[Tyrer]

Have you got a link please?
Very much like the Bentley Mulliner skirts..... I feel a purchase coming on

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http://www.madmotors.co.uk/csr-audi-a4-b7-04-08-fibreflex-sideskirts.html


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[Tyrer]

They look decent enough from the photos. Are they ok close up? You leaving them black?

Yeah leaving them black to go with the LCR splitter - could paint them anthracite to match my wheels, grills, rear exhaust valance though, but would have to do the LCR splitter aswel so may just give them a blast of satin black


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[martin1984]

good to know its been saved you must of been shi*@ing bricks lol

Yea was having a heart attack wait to find out what had gone because first thought were the injectors then the blance shaft but luckily neither thank god and all fixed as they said there send the cam belt kit back to the manufacturer.

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[Tyrer]

So I'm impatient.

Line up OEM skirt holes (T20)

Drill said holes into skirt

Use longer screws (I found number plate screws PERFECT) to put back on

Took 1hr start to finish, I'm very happy with the look and will get proper pics ASAP once all my other bits start to turn up


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[Stanningtonglen]

http://www.madmotors.co.uk/csr-audi-a4-b7-04-08-fibreflex-sideskirts.html


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you can get these on ebay, but there's are the cheapest i have seen

 

[triggerboo]

Right excuse the crap photos. My fingers even in the way on one. But I know how marmite my brembos were. Let's see what everyone thinks of my wheels.

 

[Tyrer]

I used to run Porsche rims on my LCR - fan here but needs proper side pictures to really see them. Brembo's would be nice blue I reckon - but I like the green mate, each to their own!


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[Tyrer]

you can get these on ebay, but there's are the cheapest i have seen

These are the only UK stockist I could find - all others are Germany


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[triggerboo]

I used to run Porsche rims on my LCR - fan here but needs proper side pictures to really see them. Brembo's would be nice blue I reckon - but I like the green mate, each to their own!


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I really struggled for a long time on what colour to do the brakes. Ended up just going for my favourite colour which is green and then I added purple decals so I call them the hulks lol

 

[gary_a4_quattro]

Well managed to get 430 miles to a tank which for a mix of motorway and town driving and the car been fully loaded for half those miles I dont think is bad for a tfsi Quattro.

That's pretty good Dani, specially as some of its round town and loaded up ! Mines always been good on a run, just local runs that always give the mpg a kicking !

 

[Dani_B19]

That's the thing, mine doesn't particularly like town driving, especially when hitting traffic.

 

[carlcall]

Was the 430 miles with the Mrs and the little one in the car?

 

[D6DPH]

Filled my car with Tesco momentum this morning, going to waxstock in Coventry via mildenhall so will be about a 350 mile round trip. We shall see what the average the computer says after that run.

 

[Dani_B19]

Yes Carl, well for half the miles, over half was me and town driving.

 

[E_KEL95]

Just after getting my car remapped! Was off to a good start with the car making a respectable 147bhp from a 140 claimed I'm more than happy with the end result!

 

[ryno1]

Finally got around to replacing this scratched peeling door handle on my A4 B7 Cab with genuine Audi part, next sep is passenger side but want to replace the button panel on that too

And after:

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[ryno1]

Going to touch up the driver door window buttons as they're not too bad, need to find a close match on the soft touch paint which I noticed someone on this forum found - I have it bookmarked


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[Tyrer]

Finally broke the SLR out

Also played with the ride height on photoshop as I'm getting some coilovers soon and wanted to see


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[Jeebsy]

Yeah but they really couldn't give a toss tbh. The garage said they were putting it right so they didn't want to know. Class customer service.

If your insurer arranged the repairer then the insurer has the make sure the work is of a satisfactory standard. Keep on that at them. If they still won't help you say you want to make a complaint. When they send you a written response, and if they still haven't fixed it, you can go to the Financial Ombudsman Service who can make them put things right.

If you need any help let me know, can draft you an email or two.

 

[triggerboo]

If your insurer arranged the repairer then the insurer has the make sure the work is of a satisfactory standard. Keep on that at them. If they still won't help you say you want to make a complaint. When they send you a written response, and if they still haven't fixed it, you can go to the Financial Ombudsman Service who can make them put things right.

If you need any help let me know, can draft you an email or two.

Thanks for the advice. Cars going back today so we will see how they do this time

 

[Tyrer]

Got my new OEM rear badge and painted it to match the rear valance and fronts I did a few months back

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[JMGR33N]

New pressed plates to go with the newly painted grills.
Not to everyone's taste but I love it. :-D

 

[maxdrz400]

Looks quality that mate, one of the most unique looking b7's ive seen! And in a good way too!

 

[JMGR33N]

Looks quality that mate, one of the most unique looking b7's ive seen! And in a good way too!

Thanks buddy appreciate that!

 

[Stanningtonglen]

JMGR, now that i like pressed plates seem have become very popular and have to say i can see why, love the color combo