You do have a little bit more space between the inner rim face than I had with my Rial 18" alloys.
What have you done to your Audi A4 B7 today?
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Roast you Alex, never.....I salute you Sir for not giving up on the project.
I'd try and get away with less on the fronts if you can Alex, maybe 8mm spacer as from that pic angle you have the space .
good work .
Cheers Rob, much appreciated lol. Tbh i was just waiting for the spacers to arrive before test fitting the brakes, then the supplier sent the wrong thread size extended bolts...
Its all coming together now, and don't intend to post about them again until there fitted!
Thats also on the list too Rob in the new year. The old girl needs some love, its just getting the time at the minute
There the B8 S4 ones, fitment is great and uses the oem assembly screw fitment.
The offset seems good too as the disc sits pretty central in the caliper. Also drilled and vented as in the pic
I did say the S4 ones would be a good choice as they are just fit and go unlike the AMG's that need a bit of fiddling .
Yep that was partially my thinking. Although i wouldn't have to replace the discs often enough to worry about the machining, and direct fit is always an advantage
You car is lowered isn't it?
I have to warn you 15mm spacers look great on the rear, until you put weight in the boot, then you get occasional rubbing issues over bumps.
I learnt the hard way.
Ayyy looking good mate, you decided on a colour yet if i remember right you was liking the silver/grey from the ceramics right? is that still the plan?
Cheers fella, and yes i think thats still the plan. I toyed with the idea of red but i think the grey will be a nice oem+ touch. Ive found a company near me that does custom caliper paints in metallics and pearls and its really good stuff too
Red on Red I'm afraid chaps, other colours are nice but big B's and red were made to go together, just my opinion.
Yeah for the look your going for id go with a nice bright silver with black rs stickers, either way i think they will stand out just enough in silver or grey to know there sat behind there but still give you a nice oem+ look, looking forward to seeing it when its all buttoned up
I don't like red with Brembo stickers they look like the caliper covers you can get for a tenner lol
you can see they are covers from 100 yards away Ricky, well i can ..lol , and the covers come in all colour aswell and still look ultra tacky whatever colour decals they have.
DAMN!!!!! That looks good.
And clean enough to eat your dinner off! Or maybe lick your fingers........... 
or both..lolDAMN!!!!! That looks good.
My old bus sailed through its MOT today, only advised on both front tyres being close on the inner edges, so will be getting a nice new pair of pilot sport 4's ordered after Christmas. Along with everything else on the parts list!
It's always nice when one passes.
It is Rob definitely. Just wish I'd have done it in July like it should have been, but of course had the extension, just upsets my OCD! Lol
My last mot cost me best part of £1000 so if i did have ocd id be ruined by now lol
You haven't had much look with your motor have you Ricky! Maybe you got one of the bad ones, lol
Changed the cam follower over again today, it had been a while and around 20k so I thought for my own piece of mind I’d do it again - can’t be too safe with the intervals for this job!
New on left, old on right.
The old one does'nt look to bad , all the newer ones should last a more than 20k so you'd have been ok for a few miles more , still not an expensive part so worth doing it for peace of mind.
Yeah I assumed it would be a bit early Rob, the old one had the coating intact across the face which was a good sign - I changed it 2 years ago so had a reminder on my phone pop up... so for £45 it’s a job done for another 30k now.
As the old girl is on 113k miles now I’m looking at keeping her going for a fair bit more I’m just making sure the maintenance of ‘prevention is better then a cure’ mantra is kept up.
I wanna change the other engine mounts next, any recommendations would be handy.
As the old girl is on 113k miles now I’m looking at keeping her going for a fair bit more I’m just making sure the maintenance of ‘prevention is better then a cure’ mantra is kept up.
I wanna change the other engine mounts next, any recommendations would be handy.
I need to change my front mounts aswell , they have been leaking for a while but haven't decided what to replace them with , genuine or 3rd party , I'll have a look at whats on offer.
I replaced the snub nose mount for a poly bushed yellow powerflex... it made the ride much firmer, which for spirited driving is super, but everyday comfort is impacted.
So I think I’ll be going OEM for the others.
So I think I’ll be going OEM for the others.
I fitted the OE A6 snub mount bush and its been great, still looks to be fine after a few years of usage and milage.
And a merry xmas and happy new year to you Scott and the family., don't have too many drinks either..lol
, don't have too many drinks either..lol
Thats interesting you say that actually, i went the same route when i swapped mine but couldn't really tell much difference in terms of handling
