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So lets look at some positives here:
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1447070740 However...... Its got a lot of niggly faults which my OCD will have to rectify. This is a complex build of an already complex car, so its not surprising that finding the Audi skills to keep it running have a been a challenge for previous owners. It doesn't help I'm a bit skilled when it comes to spotting things, so whilst its a long list, I'm sure many 15 year old motors would be in a similar boat +++ So here are my first pass observations:
But - I'm very pleased to have been given the chance to buy it back. In the hands of someone else, the challenge could look a bit daunting and could so easily end up nudging towards the scrap heap..... I put in too much time and effort originally on this car to see that happen, so will be righting the wrongs when leg and time permits. +++ |
Itch scratched! :ROFL:
If you like the wheels that colour I'd just pop the logos out of the centre caps (they just push out carefully; clean them separately with kettle descaler) and spray the whole cap a matching grey before refitting the logos. As you probably know the logos tend to snap so be prepared to glue them back together carefully with Araldite. When I refurbed my centre caps I also gave a final overall clear lacquer spray to keep it all together and protected. |
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.... its not very oem is it?.... +++ |
I must've just missed your ownership of this one, before i joined the forum? Did this pre-date the silver A8-to-S8 you had?
Any old threads worth reviving for a feel for what went into it the first time round? I think I'd find it quite hard to restore a car I'd previously put a lot of effort into - it sounds like some serious time and effort will be required to sort some of the issues, but hopefully it's more a case of raiding the A8parts stock for a lot of it? Good effort in any case +++ A |
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http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1392 It was a 5 month build I think at the time, but most of that was working on the wiring looms and figuring out how the rear seats would work. I'd never seen them in action before a pile of parts arrived on my doorstep, so it was very much a case of build the wiring loom as per elsawin, then fit it all and see what happens +++ Interior wise it just needs ripping out, cleaning, and re-installing properly which mad as it sounds is probably just a couple of days. Engine / mechanics first. Then interior. Then if all's well she'll get her outside sorted. Gives me time to source the bits...... I had considered changing the entire interior to black, but finding another set of fully electric sport rears, even in Germany, is proving tricky +++ |
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Lovely colour +++
I feel your pain, I do not know how you can sleep at night with having incorrect real number plate screws. ;) |
Looks like a nice project for you (again).
Have I missed something - what you done to your heel? |
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