Here we will link to successful upgrades to our 8's If you have upgraded either via OEM or after market products, or indeed by home design and build, then post in the forum and we will link your upgrade here.
BRAKES
BIRA Brake Upgrade - Paul Waterloo's Audipages
AP Racing Custom 6 Pot Big Brake upgrade - Figure 11
Brake Wear Indicator Bypass - Audipages & Figure 11
Pheaton Brake Cooling Ducts - Dutch Dufus from Audiworld
Rear Anti Roll Bar upgrade for A8s - From Audipages
Oli's D3 W12 / S8 Brake upgrade for D2 - Oli18
Front set up recommendations
Rear set up recommendations
Pads recommendations
For those looking for upgraded Brakes
here is a search of Ebay Germany.
Suspension
Fabrication and Installation of Air Suspension to a D2 - Z1Camaro
Fabrication and Installation of Air Suspension to a D2 -Exerqtor
D2 S8 / A8 Sport Front Lowering Trick with OEM Parts - MikkiJayne
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Conan (the Librarian)
Watch it if you dare
Currently,
2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block.
1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse.
2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter.
Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from
D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light.