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Old 7th June 2017, 07:22 PM
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Default Updated pics of mods done by last owner..honest opinions please

rear carbon fibre wrap lower bumper
RS6 exhaust tips the round ones have gone
black wrap roof
suspension dropped further
debadged boot lid









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Old 7th June 2017, 07:27 PM
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Lose the black roof and raise the suspension - otherwise all good IMHO
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Old 8th June 2017, 09:01 PM
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Lose the black roof and raise the suspension - otherwise all good IMHO
...well said that man!
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Exhaust pipes back to stock. Otherwise looks ok to me.
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Old 24th June 2017, 04:12 AM
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well ive been driving around in her for a few miles now and noticed 1 thing..
the big round tailpipes i had fitted by powerflow in 2008 sooted up the rear end quickly..
these on now dont do that hardly at all so im sticking with them as they have now grown on me and ive noticed the bumper has been cut slightly..
the original downpipes are the foulest thing Audi ever produced so they're a nono..
not so sure about the fablon black roof, but i keep seeing many newish cars now with a black roof, defo seems to be in fashion..
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Old 24th June 2017, 10:39 AM
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well ive been driving around in her for a few miles now and noticed 1 thing..
the big round tailpipes i had fitted by powerflow in 2008 sooted up the rear end quickly..
these on now dont do that hardly at all so im sticking with them as they have now grown on me and ive noticed the bumper has been cut slightly..
the original downpipes are the foulest thing Audi ever produced so they're a nono..
not so sure about the fablon black roof, but i keep seeing many newish cars now with a black roof, defo seems to be in fashion..
Black soot looks more attractive than those god awful pipes it currently has..... sorry.
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Old 26th June 2017, 06:51 AM
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the big round tailpipes i had fitted by powerflow in 2008 sooted up the rear end quickly..
these on now dont do that hardly at all so im sticking with them as they have now grown on me and ive noticed the bumper has been cut slightly..
the original downpipes are the foulest thing Audi ever produced so they're a nono.
Thats the reason they are turned down, to prevent the soot build up. All the soot chuckers are like that.
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Interesting look to the roof, I think I like it.
But not the exhaust tips.
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Old 7th June 2017, 07:33 PM
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ive seen loads of cars newish too with black roofs
seems to be back in fashion
to change the exhaust tips will cost quite a bit
the suspension is deffo too low
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Old 7th June 2017, 07:45 PM
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I like all of it, especially the clean debadged look. It's not an S8 so shouldn't be badged as one IMO.

The black makes it look lower and sharper, more modern maybe?

If you want it higher I guess drop it into comfort mode and it'll lift right?
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