What have you done to your Audi A4 B7 today?
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Had a chat with the wheel refurb guys today and this is my chosen replacement colour.
Given its a black Avant and not wishing to a go bog-standard silver, this is a good compromise, still bright enough but with some depth of colour.
Given its a black Avant and not wishing to a go bog-standard silver, this is a good compromise, still bright enough but with some depth of colour.
It is supposed to be Hyper silver, but I think it is a bit darker but they say it's a colour they have and can replicate.
I've had hyper silver inovits which were lighter but maybe it's the light.
I've had hyper silver inovits which were lighter but maybe it's the light.
I think it has a small amount of black in the mix which gives it that slightly darker hue, a bit like black chrome but silver if that makes sense.
Yes ,I think u can specify darker or light as with black chrome shadow chrome etc
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After going to ultimate dubs on Sunday I’ve become quite depressed with my car 
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In what way James, it is always dangerous going to car shows etc as they always make one feel a bit substandard.After going to ultimate dubs on Sunday I’ve become quite depressed with my car
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just found these pics of my 19" alloys from 2017 projects.
they were black chrome, but less black, I think the larger spoke faces didn't workout as well as they could have, still looked nice though.
they were black chrome, but less black, I think the larger spoke faces didn't workout as well as they could have, still looked nice though.
I think it’ll pass ,show cars are a different breed and not designed to be practical daily’s ,well I hope not anyway
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Give them a wide berth.Working out how I can get an rs2 coupe
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That's just it James, daily drivers are just that , daily driver cars but that's not to say they can't be nice aswell.
I've half a dozen ongoing B7 bus projects, some just waiting for parts others in progress but it keeps things fresh and makes owning the old bus interesting, and it's mine to do whatever i want, no contract/hp/finance as you'd have with a new soulless car.
Probably one of my bigger mistakes was changing from these inovits, they looked really nice and they were hyper silver albeit a lighter shade.
I wouldn’t bother… no card/ coin tray mod available on those old wagonsWorking out how I can get an rs2 coupe
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Exactly how I feel, I’ve got quite a few bits planned for the old wagon still. Big turbo bits are almost all ready to go now.
Probably could’ve bought a B7 RS4 if I’d have saved all the money I’ve spent on it so far, but where’s the fun in that. I’d be paranoid about it being stolen, dented or scratched all the time!
Having a rethink on exhaust tips too.
I'm going down a size to quad 60mm outlet instead of the 80mm ones.
Heres my trusty how will it look setup again..lol
I'm going down a size to quad 60mm outlet instead of the 80mm ones.
Heres my trusty how will it look setup again..lol
Not the best day ..mishap with the jack ,could of been worse ,some boiling water and manipulation it’s back in shape ,low profile jack to get to more reliable jacking points on order
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The sun was out again so good opportunity to remove half a bucket of sand left on the old bus from last week's desert dust storm, it was covered in the mucky yellow powder.
Fitted some 10mm spacers on the rears and that's about it.
Fitted some 10mm spacers on the rears and that's about it.
Also decided on the final wheel colour.
Having spent way to long looking at wheel designs in different colours, this is my choice.
It is a medium black chrome, so has some depth of colour.
It is lighter than my anthracite at present but not really a plain silver, well I know what I mean..lol
Having spent way to long looking at wheel designs in different colours, this is my choice.
It is a medium black chrome, so has some depth of colour.
It is lighter than my anthracite at present but not really a plain silver, well I know what I mean..lol
The sun was out again so good opportunity to remove half a bucket of sand left on the old bus from last week's desert dust storm, it was covered in the mucky yellow powder.
Fitted some 10mm spacers on the rears and that's about it.
Was moaning to the mrs ..I washed this the other night !? “That’ll be the dust storm” she states
I’m now thinking she was laughing at me the whole time as I washed it
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yep, that's the ones.
Do they have under seat storage boxes either pullout or just drop door access.
Do they have under seat storage boxes either pullout or just drop door access.
Yesterday's mess around with rear 10mm spacers.
And no wheel arch issues either which is a first for the old bus..
really need to get that front passenger door paintwork sorted out, it never used to be that way...arghhh
And no wheel arch issues either which is a first for the old bus..
really need to get that front passenger door paintwork sorted out, it never used to be that way...arghhh
Yes, it has had new front and rear passenger doors after some oik crashed into the side back in 2016....
It used be fine but looks worse now, I think a trip to my local body shop is now due.
It used be fine but looks worse now, I think a trip to my local body shop is now due.
Looks decent Rob, are you running the same up front? I’m thinking I might have to try something a little wider than 5mm nowYesterday's mess around with rear 10mm spacers.
And no wheel arch issues either which is a first for the old bus..
really need to get that front passenger door paintwork sorted out, it never used to be that way...arghhh
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I'm still the 8.5j OZ rims offsets on the front, ET35 if I recall correctly.
which looks just right, the rears still looked a bit lost in the arches given they are still more outbound than OE fitments hence why I put on a spare set of 10mm spacers which look so much better.
OZ et35 plus 10mm spacer so thats ET25 + the 6mm extra width from the wider rim , so approx ET20 , but doesnt look it.
Well I've had a fun week, hit a pothole on my way to work, cracked nearside passenger front alloy and blew a tyre...annoying but hey, these things happen. Two new tyres and an alloy later, all good...but then I noticed the back end was about an inch lower all round...turns out not only did I crack the alloy but I broke both rear coils...sheared a bolt into the bushing of the nearside control arm and bent the control arm...these are not fun things to fix on a Quattro! So yeah that was my week off and my weekend!
They look spanking . 
So much better than the cloth seats.
I'm still looking for a spot of dirt or dust, nope can't see any.
So much better than the cloth seats.
I'm still looking for a spot of dirt or dust, nope can't see any.
Stop press I've found a bit of dust,
nope, it's a bug flying past.
nope, it's a bug flying past.
They were in need of some TLC to be honest, well the driver's side was which does tend to be the case.
I replaced the seat pad foam section and welded the outside edge bolster support back in place, when all done they looked fine.
The rears were immaculate so just got a good clean, I never used the door cards that came with the seats as they were identical to the ones I had fitted.
It's amazing how much dirt and muck was on them.
I replaced the seat pad foam section and welded the outside edge bolster support back in place, when all done they looked fine.
The rears were immaculate so just got a good clean, I never used the door cards that came with the seats as they were identical to the ones I had fitted.
It's amazing how much dirt and muck was on them.
Still, they were a good price and for the most part in very good condition , no tears or burns etc so i was happy to do the repairs etc, and they were B7 seats , not B6 ones.