Manda's B8 A4 build thread - Picture Heavy

[Meemo]

STVBEK copy splitter is finally on

and it now looks low at the front aired out!

 

[Meemo]

 

[Meemo]

Quick tart update, been hunting for some beautiful locations around winch in which Keiren (Exhausted) can get some epic shots of the war ship. During my travels I found a location with active tanks on a field and some barns and they seemed pretty cool about me popping down for pictures one evening

Took some little test shots on the phone though ,couldnt resist:

And in other news I have been after some SNA's in 19 a while, and struggled to find any that arent 20s and scene taxed.

Fancied me a project as I am bored of my Klutches and want to run 19s without spacers, which the fronts on mine really need.



Finally picked some up in the fitment and size I wanted!

They need allot of work which I am going to do myself over the next few weeks.

they are corroding (white worm) and the lips need filling which I am actually really comfortable with after fixing my Klutches (not so much the white worm).



So here they are:

19x10 SNA et35 squared

They are not going to stay silver, going to go for a champagne gold by mixing gold with allot of laquer to tone it down making it more translucent.

 

[Meemo]

Got started on the decontamination.. took 3 hours with a helper! what have I let myself in for...



So the barrels was filled with mould and thick chunks of tar which we had to use autoglym tar remover on.

Popped off the weights and iron x's them and jet blasted, but the stains would not budge and you could feel the mould with your hand still..

They was pretty grim even after that!

So I wet sanded the barrels with a 400 and they are now smooth to touch with just a little staining, so happy they will paint ok.

 

[bonifacy87]

Your photos are amazing. Car looks fantastic. Speechless.

 

[Meemo]

Your photos are amazing. Car looks fantastic. Speechless.

Thanks, came out well on the phone.. the car was actually filthy (2 months since it was washed maybe?) so not sure how they came out shiny lol

 

[bonifacy87]

That must be a magic camera. I'd love to have one like this.

 

[THQuattro]

Yes its a lovely car

 

[Dan_anthony]

This car is truly stunning mate credit to you!

 

[matt.russell]

Hey Mandy, is that your barn find project hehe, nah stunning fair play!

 

[D9n dk]

Great location for the photos cars looking great look forward to seeing it on the new rims

 

[Meemo]

That must be a magic camera. I'd love to have one like this.

Wish it did the same for my selfies! haha

Yes its a lovely car

This car is truly stunning mate credit to you!

Hey Mandy, is that your barn find project hehe, nah stunning fair play!

Great location for the photos cars looking great look forward to seeing it on the new rims

Thanks for all the love

Got my game plan for the wheels now :S

1. Decontaminate and wet sand inner barrels - DONE
2. Sand faces and inside the spokes (corrosion!), 200 grit working to 400 and maybe 800 if it doesn't make it too slick for paint
3. Fill curbing chips that wont sand out and re sand to shape (alluminuim filler left over from last repair )
4.Paint inside Barrels and inside faces Satin Silver
5. Paint with Chrome paint on the face and lips (currently polished but too hard to maintain, I don't want to have to sand back and relaquer every 6 months)
6. Paint with Gold tinted laquer

7. Hope it doesnt look crap...

 

[Meemo]

oh missed a pretty big update.
had awful problems caused by the grooved and dimpled pads I got from Mtec brakes.

They made my car vibrate violently under braking, the steering was squirming.. me and my friend Chris replaced the rear disks, pads and a caliper again as it was sticky thinking it would fix it, and I serviced the front taking hem apart and putting back together (Chris was a very good teacher, I think he enjoyed watching me and the noises I made trying to get the brakes apart haha)
and to quote Olly and Chris after I gave up and gave it to them thinking the it was no longer the disks after going through 10 disks this year! :
"
they aren't out of shape, just torn the pads to bits, Chris has pics



we took it down the road to the national limit road and stood on the brakes a few times and to say it squirmed was an understatement, been a long time since i've driven somethng that behaved so badly under heavy braking and i've driven some sheds.



we stripped discs off cleaned all mating surfaces, regreased and refitted and still the same

"

So we put Pagid disks and pads on and she drives beautiful again.. Mtec refuse to refund me but offered to pay the costs of fitting just 2 of the 10 disks I had from them... thanks.. never buying from these guys again, no disk should ever tear up pads the way theirs did, I ran only 20 miles after changing the back disks and pads and this is what they had done:





And genuine audi pads on second set of new mtec rear discs under 20 miles very gentle driving



Never looking back after going back to Pagid

 

[Meemo]

minor update on the progress, sanded out the damage on the worst 2.

2 down 2 to go, then I still need to sand them all over with a lighter grade to remove all the paint, and fill some kerbing chips that was too large to sand out without warping the shape.

before and afters respectively:

 

[B_FUR]

Great thread, cars a credit to you. and the pics in the barn are awesome ........

 

[Meemo]

Great thread, cars a credit to you. and the pics in the barn are awesome ........

Thanks
That barn was a real find

 

[LEW_PERFECT]

I like this.

Really does look good!

 

[matt.russell]

Manda,

Do you have the guys name on eBay the one that sold you the front splitter ???? I really don't want to spend £330 on a stbek one haha

 

[Meemo]

Manda,

Do you have the guys name on eBay the one that sold you the front splitter ???? I really don't want to spend £330 on a stbek one haha

No he isn't on there any more, he had so much negative feedback as his rubbish should be in a bin not a car lol
Honestly, I put so much work trying to fix the trapped air in it and daily they was popping/fracturing after painting the first few times. leaving it 6 months to fully dry after he cast it and then refinishing (back to scratch stage each time)4 times after I sanded and painted because they had popped and fractured, patience is the only reason this thing is now ok on my car.
Plus I was quoted silly money to fix it/paint from numerous garages as they could see the work needed to make it solid was allot. added up would of cost the same as a decent STVbek.
I would never buy this again!
it is worth the extra to get one you dont have to worry will shatter from a pot hole.

 

[Meemo]

200 was cheapest quote and it cost me 150 to buy... dont do it @matt.russell .. if you can get an STVBek for that price it is already cheaper! and they come delivered painted already from what i have seen

 

[Meemo]

I like this.

Really does look good!

Thanks

 

[Stanningtonglen]

Manda, what a great read and great pics too well done on all the work you've done it's a real credit to you, it looks so mean from the front

 

[matt.russell]

Will just have to bite the bullet then cheers Manda !!!

 

[Meemo]

Manda, what a great read and great pics too well done on all the work you've done it's a real credit to you, it looks so mean from the front

Thanks She does have that resting b***h face thing going on haha

Will just have to bite the bullet then cheers Manda !!!

Sorry not what you wanted to hear I know, I was the same not wanting to pay the STVBek price, and the seller swore blind his was the same quality and came painted, both complete lies. Took a month to be sent too. Bought mine in November last year and waited till May before I was happy it had fully dried. POS!
So stubborn I still kept it and did it in the eves to save money .. I will never learn

 

[Meemo]

nothing hugely exciting.
Wheels are all face sanded with a 180 grit and pending me sanding them all over with 400 - 800 grit ready for etch primer.

I got a new Fuel Filter under tray/cover after mine disintegrated on the a30. Cost £7.22 for a replacement direct from Audi including plastic fitting nuts.
Part number is 8K0 825 202 A, (£7.22) and is located under the drivers door sill (UK RHD) didnt take any pictures as I just aired up and fitted straight away but if you want to ask for a picture to check it is the right part on yours feel free, I dont mind. Looked like this from google images:

got a new show plate and removed my old Portsmouth Audi plate holder which is never good rep
Using Velcro so I can swap them around easy. Shame UK B8 boot lids have the drilled holes under the plate as would be better with nothing at a show:
Plate holder is bolted in with some felt behind it like below, just needs a torx bit once you have the plate off (i used a flat head and was fine.)

Just used some autoglym tar remover to get rid of the sticky residue.

then..

Velcro.. original I know lol

and duduh!

Sdly after only one show this plate started bubbling underneath.. asked the company for a replacement metal one in black or silver, or a refund.


Got new front plate which is flat as my pressed one looked like it was attacked by a wombat, decided I am not getting pressed on the front of cars anymore as they just go so tatty.

Wrapped the new one in a light tint and pretty happy with it, obviously prefer it with no plate at all, but to keep out of trouble when I am not in shows I can pop it on.
And it is still reflective

To fit tinting film, soak the face of the plate in water (sopping), cut the tint film a little larger and place over to start sticking, then use a credit card with scene tape over so it doesnt scratch it, and press from the centre out, once all the water is out, peel off the protective top film and heat with a hair dryer, pressing the edges around to the back of the plate so it is on well. Simples.

Reflective still (was still a little wet)

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Got my new Bilstein B8 Rear shocks delivered too going to try fit them my self in the new 2 weeks some when.
Got them ordered through Darren @DPM who can get these separately from the traditional Eibach package. really excited about fitting these after running on FK shocks over a year, and be my first set I have fitted.. hour and a half eta becomes 3 hours haha

 

[Meemo]

Clipped a fox on the country roads last night :'( Cracked my splitter which is spilling out fibre glass, and took a little chunk out of the bumper...

Bandaged up till this rain naffs off..

 

[bonifacy87]

Hi. That's bad. Glad you're ok. On the bright side it's not that bad. I've seen cases when fox got through front grill and was torn apart in engine bay. Lots of mess and it actually happened to a4 b8 in Poland.

 

[Meemo]

Hi. That's bad. Glad you're ok. On the bright side it's not that bad. I've seen cases when fox got through front grill and was torn apart in engine bay. Lots of mess and it actually happened to a4 b8 in Poland.

Thanks, I am astounded it wasnt worse to be perfectly honest, i was over taking a car on a country road where one side becomes 2 lanes for a small distance, was accelerating over 60mph foot bedded, then he came out the front of the car I was overtaking, i think he was already hit as he was basically slumped hence only low damage. Stomped the brakes and swirved but a car was on the other side of me so just clipped him on the edge, had to pick him or the car... crapped myself haha
I expected the splitter to have exploded but it held up nearly as well as the bumper, must be all the filler I used haha

 

[bonifacy87]

That sounds pretty bad. You were very lucky. Lucky that the other car didn't panic and run into you.
At least you've got lots of experience fixing your splitter so it sound be easy this time.

 

[Meemo]

That sounds pretty bad. You were very lucky. Lucky that the other car didn't panic and run into you.
At least you've got lots of experience fixing your splitter so it sound be easy this time.

thats a really good point, they was going very slow and I thought it was just because they was old and cautious, maybe they saw the fox already...


Poor MJ, cant stand the idea of any damage on her, so night after naughty fox got her, started sanding and filling.. in the dark



On closer inspection it wasnt just 1 crack, sanding showed up the extent of the cracks, the underside and fractured, there was a fracture through the length of it under the purple, 2 hair line cracks on the right of the damage and the crack coming from the impact... fudge



Big scuffs are from bottoming out on everything... not the fox

Filled in all the cracks I could see with plastic bumper body filler

was going to leave it fillered, but Kirk messaged me to tell me not to leave it filler as it will soak up the water! I shot out of bed and primered it before work.. never moved so fast haha glad he let me know in time

 

[bonifacy87]

You didn't wait too long to get this sorted. Well done.
Good you had a time to get this primed before work.
At the end everything will be sorted and you'll forget about this.
A don't know if there is anybody else in the world who spend so much time on spoiler. Hopefully you'll never have to work on it again.

 

[Meemo]

You didn't wait too long to get this sorted. Well done.
Good you had a time to get this primed before work.
At the end everything will be sorted and you'll forget about this.
A don't know if there is anybody else in the world who spend so much time on spoiler. Hopefully you'll never have to work on it again.

haha I am not sure that is even a compliment! but yes, this splitter has had far too much attention.hopefully be finished by Saturday eve, plan to wait for the rain to pass a few days, then paint on saturday.
I didnt really have time before work, but 7:45 got my self ready then done in the primer in 5 minutes and still managed to leave by 8:15am.. got this waking up thing down to a T lol
Did get the comment 'your hair looks cute and fluffy today' when I got to work.. probably affected my beauty routine slightly haha

 

[bonifacy87]

It was a compliment. No doubt. Is your middle name Flash. Even if your routine was affected it was still 'cute' so no harm done.
Thing about time you've saved. It would take you probably an hour if you had that hour.

 

[Meemo]

It was a compliment. No doubt. Is your middle name Flash. Even if your routine was affected it was still 'cute' so no harm done.
Thing about time you've saved. It would take you probably an hour if you had that hour.

Cherry infact, but very close

finished fixing the splitter saturday, looks just as before but minus stone chips on one side haha

And stalked this off Baz's Flickr feed

 

[Meemo]

The Klutches are up for sale
19" staggered 8.5j et42, 10j et35 cb 72.56. All excellent condition and ready to go next weekend.

http://classifieds.wheel-whores.com/classifieds/ads/edit/6853

 

[Meemo]

Sorry old link does not work.
Use this link

http://classifieds.wheel-whores.com/classifieds/ads/view/6853

 

[Chop.]

looking forward to seeing the new wheels, cracking motor, i like the painting the spoiler before work thats the sort of thing i would do, if somethings not right i just cant leave it

how are you getting on with the tinted front number plate any interest from the law ? i like the idea to take the white out of mine a bit

 

[Meemo]

looking forward to seeing the new wheels, cracking motor, i like the painting the spoiler before work thats the sort of thing i would do, if somethings not right i just cant leave it

how are you getting on with the tinted front number plate any interest from the law ? i like the idea to take the white out of mine a bit

Haha Glad I am not the only one, neighbours think I am mad and always ask 'What are you doing to that car now?' thanks, wheels wont be on for a few months now, but the sanding is pretty much done, just paint next.
Got 2 new bridgstone tyres going on my currently illegal standard wheels this Saturday, that should get me through the winter

I havent 'yet', but my MOT guy did ask how I have not been pulled for it.. doo dooo doo do... Sure it is just a matter of time though as it is pretty sus.

MOT was on Saturday, out the way for another year.

 

[Chop.]

haha theres spray can lids and masking tape blowning about my drive most days i fell into the same spliter trap as you what a piece of crap it was

yeh MOT man wont like that but it does look good i'm a bit worried it might draw more attention to my slighly smaller number plate though, horrible things you think by now they would have came up with some other way of identifying cars, anyway rant over

 

[Meemo]

haha theres spray can lids and masking tape blowning about my drive most days i fell into the same spliter trap as you what a piece of **** it was

yeh MOT man wont like that but it does look good i'm a bit worried it might draw more attention to my slighly smaller number plate though, horrible things you think by now they would have came up with some other way of identifying cars, anyway rant over

haha poor neighbours!
Possibly may bring more attention, we walk the fine line when we modify the number plates though, my opinion is tinted is better than none, which is what I did for a good year, ran no plate with 0 issues till 1 night I did get a talking to and just put it on and said 'oops I forgot' and was on my way.
But having an illegal plate is the same offence as having none sadly. Is a risk!