My A4 Avant project - Project Paradise! ;)

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:52 pm

Not a particularly exciting title i know but dont have a really name for the project so didnt know what else to put!

Ok, car is a 98 A4 Avant 1.8t in Paradise green with full leather interior. Car was all standard when i got it and the plan is to slowly change bits and see how it goes. Always been into my VW's but this will be my first audi project.

This is how she looked when i first got her...

Have run her like this for a little while now to do a bit of a shake down and see what needs doing.

First up was a good clean inside as the previous owner had a rather large dog im guessing ( there was fur on the roof lining!! ) and then replace the standard cassette player with my CD setup. Also have a in dash DVD but after fitting it decided i wasnt keen on it so has now been taken back out and i will stick with CD's

Got some new alloys from a friend who is breaking an A6. Slightly larger than i originally planned to go for but will se how they go. Wheels are 19" RS4 reps in pretty good condition although i think i will get they painted black at some point.

fitted the wheels and while i was doing it noticed that the suspension is really on its last legs so that should hopefully be replaced with a set of coilovers next month to allow me to get rid of the 4x4 look. Did a quick photoshop and this is more the look im going for..

Also have some clear side repeaters on the way to me so i can get rid of the orange ones.

So thats it at the moment, as i say hopefully coilovers next month when i get back from holiday then after that thinking of getting the car profesionally detailed and maybe get the roof coloured gloss black and the same with the wheels.

Any comments welcome and i will update it as things change

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:06 pm

Your photoshop plan works a treat Marc - bring it on! Wheels look nice, but lowering it makes so much difference Cool

Keep us updated with progress,
Alan Very Happy

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:09 am

Cheers Alan,

Its getting there slowly but will be worth it in the end. Decided coilovers are the best bet as im not sure how much it can be lowered on those wheels so best to have the option to fine tune rather than being stuck with a fixed drop and having to do arch work etc.

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:04 pm

Project Paradise perhaps? Wink

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:16 pm

I love threads like this

Go with those 19" RS4's you won't be disapointed Wink

I have a set in black fitted to mine, just watch out for the wheel width
Cool

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:54 pm

Ooh, i like it Very Happy

Have been running the 19's for about a week now and no rubbing so far, will have to see when its lowered if it does, fingers crossed it doesnt!

Clear repeaters turned up today and have been fitted so no orange blobs on the side now, makes a nice little improvement for very little money i think.

Unfortunatley the coilovers wont get ordered till i get back from my hols so wil be a few weeks yet. Fly out to beijing on saturday morning for 2 weeks! cant wait! Very Happy

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:09 pm

Car looks good Cool

Especially lowered! Looking forward to seeing it with the coilovers on.

Enjoy your hols Very Happy

Site Moderator Joined: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 1652

looks good wi those alloys m8, and will look great once lowered. Very Happy

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:26 pm

Nice colour as well, good choice of rims, only others i've seen and really liked on that shape is porsche turbo rims which I ended up buying Laughing

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:58 pm

Very nice, get it dropped asap, will look soooo much better.

Lovely colour too, every time i see that colour i like it even more.

Good work fella

Si. Wink

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:20 pm

Nice A4 matey, this is what my 2.8q looked looked like on copy RS4 18", and lowered by 40mm Cool

great cars these are Cool

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:31 am

Cheers for the comments guys, much appreciated. Will get the coilies order as soon as im back from hols so hopefulyl about this time next month she should be looking good! Very Happy

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:06 pm

Coilovers are on there way to the island so fingers crossed i may get them fitted this weekend! Very Happy

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:36 pm

Had a mate helping with fitting the coilovers today. Pretty happy with the way it sits although we did find that its missing a c link on the passenge side for the antiroll bar which would explain the interesting handling! anyway. pics...........

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:48 pm

Nice, looks a lot better now its slammed, can you go any lower and any rubbing?

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 7:32 pm

Yeah still aout aother 40mm of drop on the shocks but with the roads over here and the large amount of speed bumps its about as low asi can really get. Only had a tiny bit of rubbing from the front left when i threw it into a roundabout and im pretty sure thats due to the missing c link. Not bad considering the height and the fact its on 19s i dont think. Very Happy

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 11:07 pm

Looks stunning Cool

It's really brought out the look of the 19's and made them fill the arches right out!

Doesn't need to go any lower imho Wink

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looks cracking wi those wheels m8 Very Happy

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