Marylander Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 I used to sell vw's for a while. Should be a nice car, and they always drove nice. Lot of torque. My p's have a 08 passat that they love, and my brother has a 08 GTI slamed way to low for my taste. I traded my 05 S4 for my evo, just scared me having a audi with no warranty and almost 50k miles when i bought it. Yea, some of those VW guys just go silly low and the cars start to look wrong. I want more of a BMW stance to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGEVOXFTMFW Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I'm sorry but those wheels? My friend has a white lowered GTI on BBS wheels and it looks about 5x better than that. He had these cheap 650 wheels first. Then bought the amg wheels used off ebay for 1100. They were beat up, so he polished the lip himself, and painted them white. He had them like a root beer color first, and was gonna paint his front grill to match. He just sold the white wheels this weekend, and some how got 1300 for them with tires. Yea, some of those VW guys just go silly low and the cars start to look wrong. I want more of a BMW stance to mine. Ya hes on cheapo $600 coilovers with coils cut. I hate his car, he just sold those white amg wheels, and ordered 17x10.5's and going to run 215s. So stupid. My audi i kept simple. Few power mods but simple, and clean of course. Loved but just to much $$ to do anything or if something breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Nice Audi, Don. Here's mine. I got to 100K miles (mostly trouble-free, I must say) and then started worrying about the long term repair bills. It was basically "stage 1" modded... Borla exhaust, GIAC chip, Bilstien sport shocks and minor stuff like that. I must say it was a great, fun car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 He had these cheap 650 wheels first. Then bought the amg wheels used off ebay for 1100. They were beat up, so he polished the lip himself, and painted them white. He had them like a root beer color first, and was gonna paint his front grill to match. He just sold the white wheels this weekend, and some how got 1300 for them with tires. Ya hes on cheapo $600 coilovers with coils cut. I hate his car, he just sold those white amg wheels, and ordered 17x10.5's and going to run 215s. So stupid. My audi i kept simple. Few power mods but simple, and clean of course. Loved but just to much $$ to do anything or if something breaks. That is a nice clean audi. I hate cars that are overdone. I can't believe he got 1300 for those wheels/tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGEVOXFTMFW Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 This is the look my brothers after. Says his cars going to look like now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGEVOXFTMFW Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Nice Audi, Don. Here's mine. I got to 100K miles (mostly trouble-free, I must say) and then started worrying about the long term repair bills. It was basically "stage 1" modded... Borla exhaust, GIAC chip, Bilstien sport shocks and minor stuff like that. I must say it was a great, fun car. Ya I saw your for sale post, clean car and good price. I just couldnt stand spending 1500-2000 for catback, another 1500-2000 for downpipes. I bought used milltek catback for 900, and used apr downpipes for 800, cut off the miltek mufflers, and threw on magnaflow race mufflers. Sounded like a F1 car haha. I also bought the Luger 19's off ebay. I just scared me I bought it with 38k put about 6k on it. First day I bought it and on my way home cel came on. Then went into limp mode next day. I had a failed cat, and I lucked out I had warranty for two more weeks. Otherwise It would have been 3500 to fix the dead cat. Also had stock brakes that were starting to go, and a stock clutch that was starting to slip. With no real aftermarket stuff for either youre kinda stuck going oem again. I got quotes of 4-5k for the clutch, and another 2k for brakes. So stuff was gonna add up fast for me. After selling VW's and having used older vw/audis on the lot I always said I wouldnt buy a euro car unless it was certified. I went to a nice used car place to look at 03-04 cobras. Drove three and hated each one. Saw a the silver S4 they still had and drove it and bought it for 23k with 38k had every option. Also with the chain on the S4 v8's you have to pull the motor before 100k and replace the entire driving chain before it breaks. Which is another 5k. I really loved how it drove, and miss it sometimes for sure especially for road around here. With blizzacks car was a tank in the white stuff. Plus there's no 12 second S4's so to me low 13's felt slow after a while with the power and weight of the car. They started making supercharger kits, but for 10k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 Ya I saw your for sale post, clean car and good price. I just couldnt stand spending 1500 for catback, another 1500-2000 for downpipes. I bought used milltek catback for 900, and used apr downpipes for 800, cut off the miltek mufflers, and threw on magnaflow race mufflers. Sounded like a F1 car haha. I also bought the Luger 19's off ebay. I just scared me I bought it with 38k put about 6k on it. First day I bought it and on my way home cel came on. Then went into limp mode next day. I had a failed cat, and I lucked out I had warranty for two more weeks. Otherwise It would have been 3500 to fix the dead cat. Also had stock brakes that were starting to go, and a stock clutch that was starting to slip. With no real aftermarket stuff for either youre kinda stuck going oem again. I got quotes of 4-5k for the clutch, and another 2k for brakes. So stuff was gonna add up fast for me. After selling VW's and having used older vw/audis on the lot I always said I wouldnt buy a euro car unless it was certified. I went to a nice used car place to look at 03-04 cobras. Drove three and hated each one. Saw a the silver S4 they still had and drove it and bought it for 23k with 38k had every option. Also with the chain on the S4 v8's you have to pull the motor before 100k and replace the entire driving chain before it breaks. Which is another 5k. I really loved how it drove, and miss it sometimes for sure especially for road around here. With blizzacks car was a tank in the white stuff. Plus there's no 12 second S4's so to me low 13's felt slow after a while with the power and weight of the car. They started making supercharger kits, but for 10k I hear you on all that. I had some preliminary quotes on stuff I thought might be going on the A4 and decided I'd much rather put that $$$ into a new car. And yea, on those S4s (and all mid-to-highline euro cars) you quickly hit that point where mods are REALLY expensive and pretty much just drive down the value of the car the second you bolt them on. There's nothing like a quattro on a wet or snowy road, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 This is the look my brothers after. Says his cars going to look like now. Man, I hate that look. Give your brother a dope-slap for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGEVOXFTMFW Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Man, I hate that look. Give your brother a dope-slap for me. Slapping hasnt helped him trust me hahah:cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I never understood the tire stretching thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I never understood the tire stretching thing. That looks bad. In my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdutytd Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 This is the look my brothers after. Says his cars going to look like now. Nicely done tire tuck though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letloose803 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Watch out for curbs. That cant be safe. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Ok, time to get this thread back on track. This weekend I got rid of all the chrome trim. Definitely a step in the right direction. And yes, this pic was taken in the sale spot (Lowes parking lot) as the last one. I don't get out much. Before: After: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I like that look better. How did you do it ? Remove or cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks Chris! I covered the trim with black vinyl stuff. I really like the overall look but from up close it needs some help -- I either need to re-do some spots or remove the trim and replace it with real black parts (which would be the right way, but a tremendous pain.) The vinyl does look REALLY good in the places where it's on right, but the flubs look bad. It might have been easier to do the vinyl on a really hot day when it would have been more pliable. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Thanks Chris! I covered the trim with black vinyl stuff. I really like the overall look but from up close it needs some help -- I either need to re-do some spots or remove the trim and replace it with real black parts (which would be the right way, but a tremendous pain.) The vinyl does look REALLY good in the places where it's on right, but the flubs look bad. It might have been easier to do the vinyl on a really hot day when it would have been more pliable. Rich Were did you get your vinyl? I need to do that to my G8! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 I love the blacked out trim. I am going to have to electrical tape the chrome on the G8 to see if i like it like that. Cheap and I can take it off and do it correctly, or not at all if I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 I got it here: http://shadowlinetrim.com/diy.html My advice would be to get the largest roll (5 inches by 30 feet, I think) and cut it into strips 2.5 inches wide by however long you need it. Practice, Practice, Practice and don't rush -- your first few pieces WILL be disasters. A heat gun or hair dryer make stretching it around curves and edges much easier, but it can weaken with TOO much heat. It IS possible to get good results, but it's going to take practice. Like I said, I'm going to re-do most of mine sometime when it's warmer. If you google "Vinyl trim install" you'll find some videos that make it look easy -- but I can assure you those guys have a lot of practice. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Got the new GTI wheels on it today. Here's the before and after. Before: 16 inch VW "bioline" wheels After: 17 inch VW "Classix" wheels (std equipment on some GTIs and Jetta GLIs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooners Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Looks good! I really like those wheels. A modest drop to lessen the wheel gap, and it will look even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 Looks good! I really like those wheels. A modest drop to lessen the wheel gap, and it will look even better. Exactly... in the trunk and just waiting to be installed is an H&R Touring Cup kit with new springs and struts that will drop it about 1.25 inches. (and improve the handling, of course.) Hopefully my mechanic buddy will be able to get that done this week. And then I'll be pretty much "done" with the car. for now, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Much better! Sporty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterp199 Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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