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Old 25th March 2016, 08:49 PM
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After 10 months of spare hours at work....I've made a carbon fibre replacement part. The original part is obsolete and is made of a material that doesn't age well.
I appreciate this isn't everyone's cup of tea and certainly not one for the purists, but, it certainly adds a little something to the view you see under the bonnet.
So far, I have a lacquered one and a non lacquered one. I think the non lacquered version works on this 25yr old car?
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Old 25th March 2016, 08:51 PM
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This is the non lacquered version.....
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BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....)
Previous cars
A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011)
A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005)
T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006)
A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001)
A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003)
A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999)
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Old 25th March 2016, 08:54 PM
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Apologies.....meant to put this post in the 'daily banter' section......
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Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB
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BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....)
Previous cars
A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011)
A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005)
T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006)
A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001)
A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003)
A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999)
A6 2.8 quattro (1998)
Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993)
Carlton 3.0 GSI
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Old 25th March 2016, 09:00 PM
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Well done. The first pic doesn't want to open for me, but the second looks fantastic. I'm sure a lot of hard work has gone in to fabricating that.
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Old 25th March 2016, 09:25 PM
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Thanks......it certainly has, but, it's been educational. I think carbon fibre looks great!
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BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....)
Previous cars
A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011)
A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005)
T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006)
A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001)
A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003)
A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999)
A6 2.8 quattro (1998)
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Carlton 3.0 GSI
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Old 25th March 2016, 09:27 PM
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This is what the original looks like...
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Minus the speed tape
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Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m)
Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB
My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003).
BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....)
Previous cars
A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011)
A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005)
T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006)
A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001)
A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003)
A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999)
A6 2.8 quattro (1998)
Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993)
Carlton 3.0 GSI
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