You'll be seeing more of me around here now

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-22-2010 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by JWERNER24

I wanna see the dials on that whip.

No Phone Dials yet, I've got some other things I'm working on first.

**tankdeer** · 06-22-2010 04:09 PM

Maybe this was mentioned already, but what size are the phone dials? I thought they only came in 15" and 16"?

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-22-2010 05:32 PM

Mine are 18x9.5 and 18x10. They aren't real Phone Dials off of a Porsche, they are three-piece replicas.

**tankdeer** · 06-22-2010 05:46 PM

Ah, very cool. I was worried there for a minute.

**JWERNER24** · 06-24-2010 11:30 AM

Darrick,
The way you go through wheels, I must assume you're always looking.... If you come across a smokin deal on some BBS LMs or CHs, please let me know :)
Reps or real...

**Avant Fetish** · 06-24-2010 11:38 AM

Where's the wheels cap? Its been 4 pages!

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-24-2010 01:29 PM

Wheels are in the works.

Suspension is going on this weekend, hopefully.

**koolade9** · 06-25-2010 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious

Mine are 18x9.5 and 18x10. They aren't real Phone Dials off of a Porsche, they are three-piece replicas.

You mentioned 18x9.5 et40 up front being as close to the upright as you can get, correct? I'm basically looking to validate an inner clearance data-point.

Gratzi

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-25-2010 11:34 AM

The front Phone Dials are 18x9.5 et41. When I test fit them on my B6, they just BARELY fit, so yeah, I'd say somewhere around et40 is the lowest you can go on a B6/7 in the front with 9.5s. I'd imagine there's a +/-3mm or so variance depending on the design of the barrel of the wheel though.

Hope that helps.

**koolade9** · 06-25-2010 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious

The front Phone Dials are 18x9.5 et41. When I test fit them on my B6, they just BARELY fit, so yeah, I'd say somewhere around et40 is the lowest you can go on a B6/7 in the front with 9.5s. I'd imagine there's a +/-3mm or so variance depending on the design of the barrel of the wheel though.

Hope that helps.

Sorry, I was referring to the B5, I'm spec'ing out a set of wheels for a buddy. I've got about 2mm left on a 10.5 et30 (on a B7), so yeah, you're right there at the limit of the B6/B7. I wasn't sure how different the uprights were on the B5

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-25-2010 03:02 PM

Sorry, I forgot to add that I test fit those wheels on my B5 as well and the clearance with the uprights was pretty much the same. I have the steel uprights on my car though, but I don't know if that matters or not compared to the aluminum ones.

**koolade9** · 06-25-2010 03:09 PM

^^^Thanks, as always

**Chris_tA_4** · 06-25-2010 10:00 PM

wait, you found yellow HW6 city bulbs Darbar? Linky please

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-27-2010 09:48 AM

No, I tried making some using yellow LEDs. Didn't work and they don't look (or work) very good. Back to the drawing board...

**Hyphy** · 06-28-2010 04:55 PM

How are you liking the S thus far D-?

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-28-2010 05:33 PM

I fucking LOVE this car!

The only thing I don't like about it is the seats, they're SO damn tall!

I also hate the fact I'm poor right now from remodeling my house and planning my wedding, so I can't buy many toys for it at the moment.

**CARTEL** · 06-28-2010 05:40 PM

Darrick, did you follow a DIY for your headlight / bumper alignment project? I'm looking for some info on the adjustment of the front bumper.

**nthusiastt** · 06-28-2010 06:00 PM

damn! Cap'n I just stumbled upon this thread. You made the right decision with the wagon

Now you gotta come over and help me with my project, lol. I'm up in Bothell, ps there will be beer!!

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-28-2010 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by CARTEL

Darrick, did you follow a DIY for your headlight / bumper alignment project? I'm looking for some info on the adjustment of the front bumper.

Not really, I just followed the DIY from the B5 forum to get the bumper off and paid attention to how everything went together and tweaked stuff as I went along to get it to fit better. I still need to play with it a little more though, it's not perfect.

Originally Posted by nthusiastt

damn! Cap'n I just stumbled upon this thread. You made the right decision with the wagon

Now you gotta come over and help me with my project, lol. I'm up in Bothell, ps there will be beer!!

Any time man! I work in Bothell right off the 195th/Beardslee exit, so I'm up there often.

**JerseyShoreA4** · 06-29-2010 01:03 AM

subscribed. cant wait to see the outcome.

**nthusiastt** · 06-29-2010 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious

Any time man! I work in Bothell right off the 195th/Beardslee exit, so I'm up there often.

Dude, I live like 5 minutes away from there. You gotta stop by sometime. How often do you visit AMD?

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-29-2010 05:03 PM

I've actually never been to AMD. I should swing by there sometime though just to look at the cool stuff.

**lunamarA4** · 06-29-2010 06:52 PM

what about these seats Darrick
http://www.audizine.com/classifieds/...tara-29&cat=53

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-30-2010 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by lunamarA4

what about these seats Darrick
http://www.audizine.com/classifieds/...tara-29&cat=53

Holy hell, I would give a testicle for those!
Good find!

**lunamarA4** · 06-30-2010 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious

Holy hell, I would give a testicle for those!
Good find!

;) NP Darrick

**Avant Fetish** · 06-30-2010 11:44 AM

*tap tap tap*

**Capt. Obvious** · 06-30-2010 12:06 PM

Damn, already sold.

**tankdeer** · 06-30-2010 01:19 PM

You were robbed!

**nthusiastt** · 06-30-2010 03:20 PM

damn I wish I would have caught those earlier. I would have paid 1k for them

Speaking of, I have a brand new rs4 knob that would match your silver suede.. Let me know

**Capt. Obvious** · 07-01-2010 11:17 AM

I'm good on the shift knob, I have a weighted one to go with my JHM shifter.

Car update: It's sitting on jackstands in my driveway with no suspension.

The bolt that goes through the drivers front upright to hold the upper control arms in is fused to the uprights and will NOT come out. I broke a hammer trying to pound the ****** out and it hasn't budged! Bunch of bullshit!

**Avant Fetish** · 07-01-2010 01:12 PM

Sounds like a nightmare!

Good thing about So Cal cars is that there virtually no corrosion. Mine came out with no problems.

**Capt. Obvious** · 07-01-2010 01:34 PM

Yeah, that's one benefit of living in Seattle I often enjoy. However, this car spent a year or two of it's early life on the east coast.

Luckily, I was able to just remove the control arms from the other end and I can worry about this later.

**CARTEL** · 07-01-2010 03:22 PM

I feel (felt) your frustration Darrick. My car was in Colorado for a few years of its life and had some corrosion issues, mostly with aftermarket and suspension parts.

What control arms are you doing?

**Capt. Obvious** · 07-01-2010 04:19 PM

I'm not doing control arms, I'm just installing new suspension. I usually remove the fronts by popping the control arms out of the uprights and then pulling the strut assembly out. Since I couldn't get that bolt out, I had to reach up and undo the control arms from the upper mounts. No biggie, but I'm NOT looking forward to when I DO have to change the control arms...

**Hyphy** · 07-04-2010 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious

However, this car spent a year or two of it's early life on the east coast.

Hey! What's wrong with the east coast!

**windsorblue** · 07-07-2010 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Hyphy

Hey! What's wrong with the east coast!

Should I start the list?

**Capt. Obvious** · 07-19-2010 01:35 PM

A quick pic from this weekend at the WaterWerks autocross.

(still waiting on the action shots)

And the wifey in her car:

**dougyfresh** · 07-19-2010 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Capt. Obvious

I'm not doing control arms, I'm just installing new suspension. I usually remove the fronts by popping the control arms out of the uprights and then pulling the strut assembly out. Since I couldn't get that bolt out, I had to reach up and undo the control arms from the upper mounts. No biggie, but I'm NOT looking forward to when I DO have to change the control arms...

yeah. I pull the struts out that way too. Never touch the bolt on the upright unless I'm forced too. Guess that's due to all the northeast cars I work on.