That weird new guy, Lazer Red Timeline (Lots Of Pics)

[a2thej22]

Hey guys i have been a member of this site but have never actually posted anything, so i thought i would introduce my self, i have many different aliases in the vw/audi world some call me Black Aj, Tpain, Blage or Blaggio. I recently picked up my second b5 (first one was short lived), story will come later. But heres my red joint and a couple of the other cars i've owned.

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A couple shltty pics the p.o. sent me before i bought it..








Immediately removed that stupid quattro badge from under the trunk, we all know thats not supposed to be there and cleaned it.



Had my buddy over at JFJ Autoworks do the timing belts and we took care of the 15+ vaccum leaks to achieve this..

No Cel and this

around 18 lbs of boost, was at about 8 when i bought it.. (if you couldnt guess its chipped)

Then i fixed the ecodes


Had to replace the two autozone special front axles that came in the car. Both broke within 2 months of owning the car and were put in right before i bought it.

Then picked up some oem roof racks



some of my previous cars
oh yeah and my previous cars as promised:


Green Joint:


Black joint and my pride and joy:


And the my first audi that lasted 3 months.



had a couple other mark 3's but they were turds:thumbup:

[a2thej22]

Then tackled that faded lip issue today, the heat gun worked out perfectly, it was like magic.



Before


After


Heres another before and after


Worked on the grill's too


Short crappy video so you guys can see the magic happen


And the finished product


H&R Springs on vmaxx struts, took about 2 hours for the first 3 and about 5 for the last one :screwy: stupid rusty bolt. Heres some pics, raising the front in the morning.




:thumbup:





had my resonator removed to open up my exhaust a little cause it was way to quiet.

did a mini iphone photoshoot with this car i found hard parked in a parking lot down the st from the exhaust shop


:thumbup:

finally got my lower door moldings in from ecs and installed heres some before and afters
before

after



took the headlights out to remove all the residue from my old amber corner bulbs that was caught in the headlights


i know it doesnt seem like a big deal but it drove me nuts

got it all back together


also picked up a working cupholder from the junkyard for 10 bucks:thumbup:


future plans:
wheels
motor build one this once shlts the bed
audio
hids
keep that bltch clean and running

[coolgraymemo]

Makes me miss my old car.

I need to pick-up some OEM racks soon.

[walky_talky20]

Laser Red! Love it!

Your thread makes me want to get of my butt and fix all the little things wrong with my car. And that heat gun is *magical*. My valence is fine, but I definitely need to do that to my grilles. And those roof racks look delicious.

Also, lol @ "joint". So that means if I race you and I win, that means I "smoked a joint". <<See what I did there?

[ricekikr]

Then tackled that faded lip issue today, the heat gun worked out perfectly, it was like magic.

Saw this work on plexi-glass. Didn't know it'd make black plastic black again.

[SS92]

Saw this work on plexi-glass. Didn't know it'd make black plastic black again.

This makes me want to get my side door moldings fixed, they are disgusting on my car.

Looks great, and thank god you took that shitty quattro badge off...

[TConklin821]

Looks really nice man. How did you go about getting those amber flakes out of the housing? I have the same problem and it's driving me nuts.

[xdewaynex]

Car looks good. Ive seen the heat gun trick before and it works great. A friend of mine used it on his 4wheeler and it brought the color back and got rid of some scratches as well.

[Lazer Viking]

Looks really nice man. How did you go about getting those amber flakes out of the housing? I have the same problem and it's driving me nuts.

my guess would be compressed air

[Lazer Viking]

car looks good, thumbup for fixing all the little shit first

[a2thej22]

Looks really nice man. How did you go about getting those amber flakes out of the housing? I have the same problem and it's driving me nuts.

lazer viking is right, take all the bulbs out and shoot some compressed air in there it comes right out

[a2thej22]

car looks good, thumbup for fixing all the little shit first

thank you sir

[a2thej22]

Laser Red! Love it!

Your thread makes me want to get of my butt and fix all the little things wrong with my car. And that heat gun is *magical*. My valence is fine, but I definitely need to do that to my grilles. And those roof racks look delicious.

Also, lol @ "joint". So that means if I race you and I win, that means I "smoked a joint". <<See what I did there?

[dmoua68]

How the hell did you take the headlight out without taking the bumper off? I wanna know. Oh, and the heat gun trick is friggin sweet..I need to do that asap!
BTW Lazer Red FTW! You should think about painting the roof black.

[TConklin821]

How the hell did you take the headlight out without taking the bumper off? I wanna know. Oh, and the heat gun trick is friggin sweet..I need to do that asap!
BTW Lazer Red FTW! You should think about painting the roof black.

There are two torx bits on top, and one way down low on the outsides of the housings. Bumper removal is not required.

[Lazer Viking]

The better question is why the hell would you take the bumper off to do that

[a2thej22]

The better question is why the hell would you take the bumper off to do that

truth^^ i dont think it would even make anything easier by taking the bumper off cause the 3rd torx screw is behind the headlight.

[TConklin821]

Idk man, shit escapes me.

[dmoua68]

My headlights are held on by three torx screws. Two on top and the PITA one is behind the bumper. So I HAVE to remove the bumper to take out the headlights. Oh..btw..I have a Pre-facelight. and get this..FWD oh and also..no sunroof....and "Jackie one more thing"..non-bose, and non heated seats. But I still LOVE her!

[crazexr7]

My headlights are held on by three torx screws. Two on top and the PITA one is behind the bumper. So I HAVE to remove the bumper to take out the headlights. Oh..btw..I have a Pre-facelight. and get this..FWD oh and also..no sunroof....and "Jackie one more thing"..non-bose, and non heated seats. But I still LOVE her!

I have a prefacelift too with three torx screws on my headlights. two on the top and one on the side I just used a torx screwdriver and angled it. Didn't have to take off the front bumper at all.

And OP looks great! I definitely have to try this heat gun thing on my grilles

[TConklin821]

Yeah, that one behind the bumper I just use a ratchet with a long extension with an extendable magnet to get the bolt when it surely falls.

[SeekB00st]

How the hell did you take the headlight out without taking the bumper off? I wanna know. Oh, and the heat gun trick is friggin sweet..I need to do that asap!
BTW Lazer Red FTW! You should think about painting the roof black.

Eh, what?
You sir, are confused.

[a2thej22]

out of curiosity, what color would you paint roof racks? not saying im going to do that just never heard of that. and to the dude with the fwd, no sunroof, non heated seat a4. Ive never seen an a4 without a sunroof that must be a rare race car model. weight reduction ftw

[a2thej22]

Thought i should add a quick mods list:

GIAC 91 Octane Software
Borla Cat Back with deleted resonator
Valeo Ecodes
K&N Short Ram
Bailey Motorsport DV
Short Shifter
Momo Shift Knob & Black Suede Boot
Autometer Phantom Boost Guage
Yellow fogs
Vmaxx Coilovers with H&R Springs
Tinted Windows
Valentine One Radar Detector

[a2thej22]

tried taking pics for the first time with my gf's dslr
learned im not very good at it

[VMRWheels]

Wow, you are reviving that car. Awesome build so far!

[JohnnyCanuck]

Looking good! I never knew about that heat gun trick... I guess I got a little project for this weekend!

[a2thej22]

Wow, you are reviving that car. Awesome build so far!

Thanks man!

[a2thej22]

Looking good! I never knew about that heat gun trick... I guess I got a little project for this weekend!

Yeah that gun trick is awesome

[SeekB00st]

tried taking pics for the first time with my gf's dslr
learned im not very god at it

If you could just pick up a DSLR whether it be FX or DX format (Pro, entry) and take nice photos. My occupation would be useless and I'd be unemployed.

[redmond1501]

How does the heat gun trick work? Are you melting the plastic a little?

[Lazer Viking]

The heat gun thing worked great on my mk2.. I just had to do it like 4 times a year

[Justin@FCP]

How does the heat gun trick work? Are you melting the plastic a little?

x2 on that! I remember you telling me about it on Vortex, but I'm impressed how it came out. What process did you use to bring the front lip back to life? Also how is it holding up since you did it? I'm tempted to try it on both my Passat and A4...and even my neighbor's Pontiac Aztek!

[redmond1501]

To refresh black plastic trim, I use peanut butter (not joking) or peanut oil to remove any wax, then a portable $25 steam cleaner to get out the dirt and grime. Works well.

[a2thej22]

If you could just pick up a DSLR whether it be FX or DX format (Pro, entry) and take nice photos. My occupation would be useless and I'd be unemployed.

haha truth

[a2thej22]

How does the heat gun trick work? Are you melting the plastic a little?

im not sure if it melts it a little or it just brings the oils pack out to the surface because he surface does not look different (like it would if you melted it) it looks stock

x2 on that! I remember you telling me about it on Vortex, but I'm impressed how it came out. What process did you use to bring the front lip back to life? Also how is it holding up since you did it? I'm tempted to try it on both my Passat and A4...and even my neighbor's Pontiac Aztek!

Just hold the gun up to the fron valence and let it go to work, be careful not to let the gun touch the lip or it melts it immediately. Its held up alright there are a couple spots i need to go over but it looks 100x better than it used to. I put back to black over it after i was done to help preserve it

[a2thej22]

anddd my battery shlt the bed today so im off to find a friend to jump start me and/ or give me a ride to the parts store.

[a2thej22]

busted another front axle today got a chuckle out of the tow truck driver saying "is this thing lowered or something?"

[Eroots]

Where'd you get your windows tinted in NH?

[a2thej22]

they were tinted when i got it, but on previos cars i went to "The Tint Guy" in Lawrence, Ma. There is also a shop in manchester that does it.