***MiracleWhips B8 A4 Avant Thread & Mini Photo Shoot ***

[MiracleWhips]

Greetings to all who gave this thread a click.

After almost 2 years, I finally got around to posting some legitimate photos of my avant. These photos were taken one sunny morning in early April as a good friend and up and coming photographer and I cruised around various parts of San Francisco. We found some really cool backdrops in the Presidio and Golden Gate Park to snap some photos of the freshly washed whip.

So those of you familiar with me know that I have been pretty active to date modding the avant, but I never really started my own comprehensive build thread. So let this be my official thread. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. I also posted up a pic of how the wagon looked on the day I signed on the dotted line a few weeks shy of 2 years ago. I never really intended to turn the wagon into as much of a project as it ended up being, but once you start you can't stop. However, I am pretty much finished with this project,.........for now anyways. Enjoy!

Day one.



After a couple years of OEM+ modding.

[jdabu]

NICE!!

[autobahnaudi]

Very nice. Car looks great.
Backdrop what backdrop :)

[tenfour]

awesome pics. nice backgrounds, but nicer car!

[Mops]

Very nice and tidy avant...looks great! And nice pics...thanks for sharing.

[JOS4AUDI]

Beautiful avant, one of my favorite. Also great taste in wheels!!

[Stubek]

Can I come lick your car? It just looks so tasty!

[Okan509]

Beautiful avant, one of my favorite. Also great taste in wheels!!

BIASED! HA

Love your car

[Blake P]

It's about time! Your avant looks and sounds great. I'm glad to say I've seen and heard it in person.

[aznpxdd]

That's one sexy wagon.

Blake, you gotta go after people who quote all the freakin' pictures just to say 1 word.

[rippin'av]

Greetings to all who gave this thread a click.

After almost 2 years, I finally got around to posting some legitimate photos of my avant. These photos were taken one sunny morning in early April as a good friend and up and coming photographer and I cruised around various parts of San Francisco. We found some really cool backdrops in the Presidio and Golden Gate Park to snap some photos of the freshly washed whip.

So those of you familiar with me know that I have been pretty active to date modding the avant, but I never really started my own comprehensive build thread. So let this be my official thread. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. I also posted up a pic of how the wagon looked on the day I signed on the dotted line a few weeks shy of 2 years ago. I never really intended to turn the wagon into as much of a project as it ended up being, but once you start you can't stop. However, I am pretty much finished with this project,.........for now anyways. Enjoy!

Day one.



After a couple years of OEM+ modding.

Word! ...LOL, just had to...

[MiracleWhips]

That's one sexy wagon.

Blake, you gotta go after people who quote all the freakin' pictures just to say 1 word.

I actually already cleaned up something like that in this very thread. Self serving Bias, perhaps, but I agree, and I will at least try and practice this in other threads as well.

[Greg Nelson]

Looks great Whips, especially last 2 pics
Reminds me I need do the same soon - after LED tails installed next month?
Thanks for your ideas/suggestions/inspiration - and occasional sarcasm
Cheers

[B8SlineNate]

nice !

[Stuke'ite]

Simply stunning! KUDOS man. This is motivating!

[Wah]

I was never a big fan of the Avants but they are growing on me - car looks super clean mate! Nice wheels.

[Greg Nelson]

Gonna bump b/c as my community duty, this one's worth a look at
Cheers

[naemcivic]

I actually like the video you've posted over a year ago. it was very nice executed.

[Adopted]

I'd love to see this next to a white A3.

[SupFly]

dig it MW, but of course I have a soft spot in my heart for Avants. Agree with others, love the foliage shots & how it makes the Ibis pop! Very nice. Very clean...it's like you are my 'good' twin! :)

[TCHUN003]

STUNNING!! I'm so mad that they didn't have white at the time I purchased :-(

[naemcivic]

STUNNING!! I'm so mad that they didn't have white at the time I purchased :-(

your brilliant black is stunning also.

[MiracleWhips]

Thanks everyone!

Can I come lick your car? It just looks so tasty!

May 21st good for you?

It's about time! Your avant looks and sounds great. I'm glad to say I've seen and heard it in person.

It has been a while though, the last time the car was in its infancy of mods.......

Looks great Whips, especially last 2 pics
Reminds me I need do the same soon - after LED tails installed next month?
Thanks for your ideas/suggestions/inspiration - and occasional sarcasm
Cheers

Cheers!

I actually like the video you've posted over a year ago. it was very nice executed.

That was another my longtime comrades, but you should see his more current work!

dig it MW, but of course I have a soft spot in my heart for Avants. Agree with others, love the foliage shots & how it makes the Ibis pop! Very nice. Very clean...it's like you are my 'good' twin! :)

I think evil would currently win in the shootout.

STUNNING!! I'm so mad that they didn't have white at the time I purchased :-(

I now wish they had an S-Line, but my purchase at the time was completely impromptu and availability was slim pickins anyways.

The day off started with the usual "what should we do today"?

[Stubek]

Thanks everyone!
May 21st good for you?

I'll park my avant near yours when I am done with the R8 driving

[SupFly]

I think evil would currently win in the shootout.

No shootout - just some fun thinking about rolling with the black & white Avant posse :)

[MiracleWhips]

Found another pic from photo shoot day that fell through the cracks. Obviously profile shots turned out the best.

[Stubek]

I am jealous of the ride height, but after being that low for 8 years, Titanium package is where I am.
Are your stone guards aluminum or white?

[rippin'av]

That looks sick!! love the wheels and ride height. perfect stance IMO. Hope to see it in person one of these days...bummed I missed the AZ10 GTG...its even in my back yard but I had to work :(

Still on the H&R Avant sports?

[MiracleWhips]

I am jealous of the ride height, but after being that low for 8 years, Titanium package is where I am.
Are your stone guards aluminum or white?

Thanks, they are Ibis White.

That looks sick!! love the wheels and ride height. perfect stance IMO. Hope to see it in person one of these days...bummed I missed the AZ10 GTG...its even in my back yard but I had to work :(

Still on the H&R Avant sports?

Yes, the H&R Avant Sports.

I am 90% happy with the stance. Would like to drop the front a good 5MM or so to even out the F&R wheel gaps, but for the $400 overall it cost to lower the wagon I shouldn't complain.

[MiracleWhips]

Updated with higher res photos.....

[Stubek]

I wish I could be that low, but I promised my wife I would not lower this car more than the titanium/sport package already is.

[nonns]

Car looks fantastic!

I was wondering what you did to the bottom center of your non-S-Line front bumper to darken the center verticals and center horizontal member down below the grille. I really like how that looks as opposed to the stock white.

Thanks!

[MiracleWhips]

Car looks fantastic!

I was wondering what you did to the bottom center of your non-S-Line front bumper to darken the center verticals and center horizontal member down below the grille. I really like how that looks as opposed to the stock white.

Thanks!

EuroGear non S-Line splitter cap:
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...R-Splitter-Cap

[Stubek]

EuroGear non S-Line splitter cap:
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...R-Splitter-Cap

Is it still on with just the 3M?

[aLTTP]

looks good. my friend and i actually walked from one end of GG park to the other. we didn't plan on it.

[MiracleWhips]

Is it still on with just the 3M?

Yes sir, and just like day one!

[VMRWheels]

Nice progression, you really put your car together nicely! Doesn't look like you made any mistakes either.

[MiracleWhips]

Nice progression, you really put your car together nicely! Doesn't look like you made any mistakes either.

Thanks! I am 90-95% happy with the ROI.

Now if time/money/daily driver functionality were not an issues to cater to, some things would be different!

[MiracleWhips]

I haven't checked into this thread in a while, and I was farting around with the tilt shift app for the iphone and came up with this.

Not quite their yet with this one, but after 30+ attempts, I am going to get back to real work now.

[Highlander1010]

That is realy cool! The tilt shift is a neat function.