As the title says really, im possibly considering converting my 2.0tfsi fwd to quattro.
"Why don't i just buy a quattro variant?" you may ask?
Firstly of all is cost. I obtained my bus last year for a very good price from a buddy of mine. Simply replacing my current b7 with a quattro variant of the same mileage, spec and condition isn't possible without spending twice what i paid for mine.
Secondly, i have also investested a lot of money and time retrofitting rather alot of oem extras into my car (some of which are rare options) so having to swap them on to a replacement vehicle would be a pain.
Lastly, swapping my avant for a lesser car just seams a bit mad in my opinion. I have a good, strong, reliable engine, solid body work and mechanicals so possible having to spend further money rectifying problems that could occur on a replacement vehicle is not ideal. Besides im kind of attached to my bus! Lol!
So, with that out of the way, onto the original point of a quattro conversion!
My plan would be to hunt down a crash damaged donor vehicle in 2.0tfsi spec ofcourse. Doing this gives me access to a full parts bin of everything i will need to complete the conversion. This just seems a more economical way of doing the job instead of buying parts separately. Also any other parts of the car i can make use of or sell for a small profit will be an added bonus. I would have no intentions of breaking the donor vehicle as i dont have to time nor space despite being able to make my money back quite easily.
I suppose the main question is to the ones that have done the conversion. Is it as simple as swapping the parts from one car to another? I am 99% sure the shell is the same between quattro and fwd variants.
I would also need to re register the car and have the log book changed which im not sure about doing.
Cheers Alex
"Why don't i just buy a quattro variant?" you may ask?
Firstly of all is cost. I obtained my bus last year for a very good price from a buddy of mine. Simply replacing my current b7 with a quattro variant of the same mileage, spec and condition isn't possible without spending twice what i paid for mine.
Secondly, i have also investested a lot of money and time retrofitting rather alot of oem extras into my car (some of which are rare options) so having to swap them on to a replacement vehicle would be a pain.
Lastly, swapping my avant for a lesser car just seams a bit mad in my opinion. I have a good, strong, reliable engine, solid body work and mechanicals so possible having to spend further money rectifying problems that could occur on a replacement vehicle is not ideal. Besides im kind of attached to my bus! Lol!
So, with that out of the way, onto the original point of a quattro conversion!
My plan would be to hunt down a crash damaged donor vehicle in 2.0tfsi spec ofcourse. Doing this gives me access to a full parts bin of everything i will need to complete the conversion. This just seems a more economical way of doing the job instead of buying parts separately. Also any other parts of the car i can make use of or sell for a small profit will be an added bonus. I would have no intentions of breaking the donor vehicle as i dont have to time nor space despite being able to make my money back quite easily.
I suppose the main question is to the ones that have done the conversion. Is it as simple as swapping the parts from one car to another? I am 99% sure the shell is the same between quattro and fwd variants.
I would also need to re register the car and have the log book changed which im not sure about doing.
Cheers Alex