holmefield
Registered User
So to start, as i meant to start this thread when i got my A7 2 months ago, alas that didn't happen.
So how did i get to me current A7, its been a long car ride thats for sure, im 43 years old and if my memory and car counts right this is around about my 38/39th car to date...Not including the cars i've bought the wife.
There''s been a fair old mixed bag but in the Audi range i've had
A 1994 A4 Cab...love that car 2 litre 8v and it was so nice to drive
A 2003 A3 SE TDI 130 bhp, loved this car and it served the family well for 5 years and i sold it with 192000 miles on the clock
A B6 2004 130 bhp Tdi s line A4, again great car, it was a multronic gear box had that 18 months
A 2013 A5 sportback 177 bhp TDi S line
And now a 2013 A7 S Line 245 bhp...
Along the way theirs also been some Bmw's and some porsches ( i love porsches and when the kids are grown up a 991.2 C4 will be in my garage )
So to the A7, its a funny spec'd one which is what attracted me to it, its an S LINE 245bhp model, with loads of options thrown @ it when new, including external Factory black pack... In fact i have the original bill of sale and it would have been cheaper for the 1st owner to have ordered a BLACK EDITION than to order this None black edition, crazy if you ask me..
I have always MODDED my cars over the years and like to do things my way ( sometimes with mixed results ) im a bit of a wheel whore and have had GOD knows how many sets over the years, i always like to have 2 sets for each car i have. A nice winter set ( no winter beaters on my cars ) and my summer set, my current summer set for the A7 are 20" RS5 spec and low offset rotors with a lovely deep concave and a polished face, these haven't been on the A7 yet but will be on come spring and my final E.Ts will be front E.T 15 rear E.T 10.. Perfect for running flush to the arch lips.
So a quick list of my mods done in my 2 months of ownership are
1. Steering Wheel paddle extensions
2. Led interior bulbs upgrade
3. Carista Car Coding done so far , needle sweep, boost gauge, digital temp, alarm beep on lock/unlock, green screen unlocked, lap timer, comfort light setting activated..
4. Xenon Led reverse bulbs fitted, these are actually from the Bmw range but they work perfectly well on the A7 as mine is the cross over year from spade type bulbs to fit for life LED type bulbs.
5. Carbon front splitter.
6. Custom ( made by me ) red and silver center cap badges for the alloys )
7. Gloss red brake calipers, they had been done before i bought it REALLY REALLY badly, so i redid them in Ferrari Gloss red
8. Black Audi ring decals for the calipers
9. Gloss Black A7 and TDI badge swop
10. Custom black and red Quattro badges for the front grill and rear boot
11. Matt black with Gloss red S line front wing badges
12.DTUK crd+T2 tuning box, currently running program 1 +2 setting
Now 13 SHOULD have been the S TRONIC gear knob swop, i say should as i got it 95% done including the dreaded white plastic 90 degree heat and twist bit and fitted the new Genuine knob ( looked great ) by the way... Then disaster........i pressed the button in to move the knob through the gears and the button refused to spring back, no amount of pulling would release it.
I had to dismantle it to get it off, in the process destroying the BRAND NEW GEAR KNOB £110 up the swanny...turns out the gear knob was faulty before i fitted it, it was manufactured wrongly..im currently attempting to get my money back...
Thats enough for tonight i will add some pics from when i fitted some of the above bits as i update the thread. Like i've said i mod for me and try to achieve OEM+ where possible
So how did i get to me current A7, its been a long car ride thats for sure, im 43 years old and if my memory and car counts right this is around about my 38/39th car to date...Not including the cars i've bought the wife.
There''s been a fair old mixed bag but in the Audi range i've had
A 1994 A4 Cab...love that car 2 litre 8v and it was so nice to drive
A 2003 A3 SE TDI 130 bhp, loved this car and it served the family well for 5 years and i sold it with 192000 miles on the clock
A B6 2004 130 bhp Tdi s line A4, again great car, it was a multronic gear box had that 18 months
A 2013 A5 sportback 177 bhp TDi S line
And now a 2013 A7 S Line 245 bhp...
Along the way theirs also been some Bmw's and some porsches ( i love porsches and when the kids are grown up a 991.2 C4 will be in my garage )
So to the A7, its a funny spec'd one which is what attracted me to it, its an S LINE 245bhp model, with loads of options thrown @ it when new, including external Factory black pack... In fact i have the original bill of sale and it would have been cheaper for the 1st owner to have ordered a BLACK EDITION than to order this None black edition, crazy if you ask me..
I have always MODDED my cars over the years and like to do things my way ( sometimes with mixed results ) im a bit of a wheel whore and have had GOD knows how many sets over the years, i always like to have 2 sets for each car i have. A nice winter set ( no winter beaters on my cars ) and my summer set, my current summer set for the A7 are 20" RS5 spec and low offset rotors with a lovely deep concave and a polished face, these haven't been on the A7 yet but will be on come spring and my final E.Ts will be front E.T 15 rear E.T 10.. Perfect for running flush to the arch lips.
So a quick list of my mods done in my 2 months of ownership are
1. Steering Wheel paddle extensions
2. Led interior bulbs upgrade
3. Carista Car Coding done so far , needle sweep, boost gauge, digital temp, alarm beep on lock/unlock, green screen unlocked, lap timer, comfort light setting activated..
4. Xenon Led reverse bulbs fitted, these are actually from the Bmw range but they work perfectly well on the A7 as mine is the cross over year from spade type bulbs to fit for life LED type bulbs.
5. Carbon front splitter.
6. Custom ( made by me ) red and silver center cap badges for the alloys )
7. Gloss red brake calipers, they had been done before i bought it REALLY REALLY badly, so i redid them in Ferrari Gloss red
8. Black Audi ring decals for the calipers
9. Gloss Black A7 and TDI badge swop
10. Custom black and red Quattro badges for the front grill and rear boot
11. Matt black with Gloss red S line front wing badges
12.DTUK crd+T2 tuning box, currently running program 1 +2 setting
Now 13 SHOULD have been the S TRONIC gear knob swop, i say should as i got it 95% done including the dreaded white plastic 90 degree heat and twist bit and fitted the new Genuine knob ( looked great ) by the way... Then disaster........i pressed the button in to move the knob through the gears and the button refused to spring back, no amount of pulling would release it.
I had to dismantle it to get it off, in the process destroying the BRAND NEW GEAR KNOB £110 up the swanny...turns out the gear knob was faulty before i fitted it, it was manufactured wrongly..im currently attempting to get my money back...
Thats enough for tonight i will add some pics from when i fitted some of the above bits as i update the thread. Like i've said i mod for me and try to achieve OEM+ where possible