Directly to the bumper underneath. I just thought "**** it" and did it properly and screwed and drilled into the painted bumper. Yes I might be mad but after the other splitter got loose I'm not taking any chances here.
And not a pain, just took a few hours to do it properly
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Looks great! Did you manage to paint the fog grilles too? You mentioned you were goig to. They look glossy on the picture, that's why I'm asking.
Can't wait to see your new wheels fitted.Nope, not yet! Think I'll start with just the small silver stripe and see if I think that looks okay. Waiting to get my new wheels on, hopefully tomorrow, then I'll consider moving onto the other small projects
Time will tell... I'm heading for the Autobahn this weekend
Nice teaser. Want more
Dropped the roof box on for a weekend away without wifey or kids, camping and mountain biking in the Purbeck hills in Dorset with an old mate and fellow S3 owner (don't see many in Floret Silver - he's got a good 'un - needs to get on top of his exhaust tips and detailing regime though - shocking, lol).
The S3 Sportback with roof rails is a ruddy versatile motor - big(ish) heavy poly-cotton air-frame tent and all my camping clobber, plus a bike thrown in the back with the rear seats down (plenty of sheets used!) and room to spare. Weather was....interesting....but that made the biking more fun. Great weekend, good company, lots of pub food and decent ale, and a very nice bit of England's green and pleasant land to visit. We only managed 25k of biking (+ a few miles of walking to the pub and back in the evenings), but in that weather, and climbing some steep hills off-road (we climbed about 2,000 ft) was more than enough for my old legs. The quick downhill bits were fun though! Knackered, but in a good way
We've agreed on a road trip to Le-Mans next year - looking forward to that. Anyone on here planning on heading across?
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Cracking stuff! Love the look of the S3 with the roof box. Makes the car very practical still.Dropped the roof box on for a weekend away without wifey or kids, camping and mountain biking in the Purbeck hills in Dorset with an old mate and fellow S3 owner (don't see many in Floret Silver - he's got a good 'un - needs to get on top of his exhaust tips and detailing regime though - shocking, lol).
The S3 Sportback with roof rails is a ruddy versatile motor - big(ish) heavy poly-cotton air-frame tent and all my camping clobber, plus a bike thrown in the back with the rear seats down (plenty of sheets used!) and room to spare. Weather was....interesting....but that made the biking more fun. Great weekend, good company, lots of pub food and decent ale, and a very nice bit of England's green and pleasant land to visit. We only managed 25k of biking (+ a few miles of walking to the pub and back in the evenings), but in that weather, and climbing some steep hills off-road (we climbed about 2,000 ft) was more than enough for my old legs. The quick downhill bits were fun though! Knackered, but in a good way
We've agreed on a road trip to Le-Mans next year - looking forward to that. Anyone on here planning on heading across?
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Autoglas called this morning to say they had a slot today, therefore turned up 24 hour earlier than planned.
It’s where you live (almost), got it done at work
can confirm it wasn’t that hot then! 
I love the stance with the sportlines. I wish they were as comfortable as the pros.
Seem pretty comfortable to me
The S3 is still there? How fares the progress as I know when I was there you said there was a number of issues such as the handbrake not holding etcSeem pretty comfortable to me
2014 S3 Imported from Japan after a massive accident. Am repairing a number of issues caused by water ingress. Wheels have been refurbished, no idea on the colour but everyone who pops over for works comments on them.
Yup! It’s a project that’s being worked on in between jobs in order to keep the costs down for the owner, and as I am run off my feet progress is slow going but most issues have been resolved, just need to get it started now.
Do you have a pic of the back of the car with the black exhaust, Please
Looks exactly as I wanted to do my car. What paint did you use? Did you use any primer under the paint?
Can't comment on longevity of paint but I had my S3 tips powder coated and after a year were still like brand new. In my opinion (with no actual practical knowledge in this area) it seemed to be the more long lasting option and pretty cheap.
