My build thread, Ibis white B8 S4

[Rabbit222]

Hi dudes!

Thought I'd start up a build thread of my Ibis white S4.

Mods planned are as follows:

1.Supercharged badging
2.Optics grille
3.BBS CH-R
4.H&R Suspension bits
5.Software
6.Air intake
7.DPs
8.Other cosmetic changes where necessary.

This is what she looks like now........sedate, very sedate :hi:

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Just collected my optics grille earlier today. Part was imported from Audi GmbH and took about 2 weeks to arrive. If i were to convert the rate of exchange to $ the grille cost me $600

Apologies for the poor quality pic, grille is PDC ready and will be fitted sometime this week....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/S4optics.jpg

Better quality pics,

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[Phantom S5]

Congrats on the grill.. be sure to post some quality pictures up once you get the chance.. I used to use my iPhone for pictures so I finally ordered a SLR camera and I'll post a ton of new pics of my car. I have the AE black grill which looks amazing on my car.

[Rabbit222]

Will definitely post up better pics when I get back home today...

This is the part number for guys interested in buying this from your local Audi dealer:

8K0 853 651D VMZ

[L0U]

sweet. wish it were a bit less coin though. It should be standard on the car, with the chrome optional.

[Rabbit222]

Updated with better pics....

[PragaS4]

Thats really hot man[up], so you say this can be ordered from any audi dealership and about R4.5k

[Rabbit222]

Yup...well then again I have a good relationship with my dealer principal. Normal pricing should be close on R6k

[Rabbit222]

Had Supercharged badges installed too...

From this:

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To this:

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[Rabbit222]

Caractere boot lid spoiler installed


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[PragaS4]

Your car is taking shape very nicely, I fully agree on the small changes to make it unique as there are unbelievably so many S4's here in Johannesburg. Your car is also very nicely spec'd my one is similar. Top stuff there Rabbit.

[Rabbit222]

Thanks Shaun.

[L0U]

looking very nice.

I'd consider the 20x9 et40 matt black volk wheels over the bbs chr though. the matt black on ibis would be very nice. the chr's are 20s too right?

[HJK]

Looks great so far. can't wait to see pics of optics grille on your ibis white :)
do you another shot of Supercharged badge a little zoomed out?

[Cargo8]

Looking good, can't wait to see when the CH-R's (amazing wheels) are thrown on there. Any word in Johanasburg about Uwe Gemballa?

[quattro.it]

Looking really nice, subtle yet different. I'd like to see a side shot of that rear spoiler.

[JRMSLINEA4]

looking very nice.

I'd consider the 20x9 et40 matt black volk wheels over the bbs chr though. the matt black on ibis would be very nice. the chr's are 20s too right?

+1 20' is the right size on a B8 S4

[riegeraudi]

looking very nice.

I'd consider the 20x9 et40 matt black volk wheels over the bbs chr though. the matt black on ibis would be very nice. the chr's are 20s too right?

20's Lou? Are you crazy? I hope you don't drive your car into Toronto much because driving on rubber bands in T.O is a bad idea. If you live out in California maybe 20's would be ok but in our pothole marked city those 20's may not last long.

[L0U]

a lot of 401 miles for me. usually east of toronto. ads helps me.

[Rabbit222]

looking very nice.

I'd consider the 20x9 et40 matt black volk wheels over the bbs chr though. the matt black on ibis would be very nice. the chr's are 20s too right?

Thanks Lou! We sadly don't get those wheels this side of the pond :-( The CH-Rs are 20s too, yes. I was also considering going with the CH-R Black...

http://www.bbs.com/_images/company/ch-r_black.jpg

...then I look at these and start pondering lol

http://www.bbs.com/_images/company/ch-r_silver.jpg

[Rabbit222]

Looks great so far. can't wait to see pics of optics grille on your ibis white :)
do you another shot of Supercharged badge a little zoomed out?

The Grille is being fitted as we speak, will post up those pics as well as some zoomed out shots of the Supercharged badging for you...

[Rabbit222]

Looking good, can't wait to see when the CH-R's (amazing wheels) are thrown on there. Any word in Johanasburg about Uwe Gemballa?

The Gemballa issue has not been resolved but in all honesty something looks dodgy about his disappearance. Last reports was that he contacted his wife to transfer 1000 000 Euro to an account here in SA. No trace of him yet....

[Rabbit222]

20's Lou? Are you crazy? I hope you don't drive your car into Toronto much because driving on rubber bands in T.O is a bad idea. If you live out in California maybe 20's would be ok but in our pothole marked city those 20's may not last long.

Plenty of potholes here in SA too. Problem I find is that 19s don't fill those arches out properly on the B8....20s will look tight! Yeah there are risks associated with going bigger so i figured I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

[Rabbit222]

The obligatory cellphone crappy pics...Looks like I may have to order new PDC sensors since the ones I have are grey in colour.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/S4opticsfitted.jpg

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[Rabbit222]

Some decent pics taken earlier....

I'm starting to think I should get a spare set of mirror caps to spray gloss black [:D] and possibly spray the rear diffuser gloss black too [o_o]

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[HJK]

looks beautiful! good job

[riegeraudi]

a lot of 401 miles for me. usually east of toronto. ads helps me.

401 miles sure help but the ADS will only help with the ride but not bent rims if you hit a pothole.

[Rabbit222]

Update: PYSspeed LED number plate lights installed

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[L0U]

you can get carbon difusers for front and rear. they look nice. b8 a4 side has a car with them on it.

[Rabbit222]

Night time pics, I'm loving these!


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[egalley]

Looks good!
I think I need to get some too!!

[cotmfk]

Looks good!

[Rabbit222]

Been putting up a few threads and decided to try and keep everything in one place!

Mods done thus far...........

20" RS6/S5 wheels ET30 with 245/30/20 Yokohama Advan tyres

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[Rabbit222]

Stratmosphere Hyperflow intake installed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFY5XJUMw18

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[Rabbit222]

Some random pics of the car with Lamin-x'd headlights/fogs , gunmetal wheels and Milltek zorst.

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Random pics taken at Dragwars...

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[Rabbit222]

H&R Lowering kit installed

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[Rabbit222]

Some updated pics...

Dash trim was removed and resprayed gloss black by Aldo @ Maldino Customs. Thanks as always dude for sorting this out for me at such short notice. OSIR D Trims were fitted and in all honesty I am very very pleased with the end result....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/Dtrim2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/Dtrim1.jpg

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Another big shout out to Riyaad from VPS Pretoria for installing lamin-x tint to my taillights. This has given the back end some character :lol:

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[Okan509]

Whatever happened to the spoiler?

[BDI]

Loving the dash trim!!!

[Rabbit222]

Whatever happened to the spoiler?

Removed it when i decided on the black and white theme. I'm seriously hoping i can get an OSIR slim line spoiler like what they have for the normal B8s

[CowtownSteve]

car is looking great!! nice job

[b6bydesign04]

Car looks great! Love the wheels. What % tint do you have on the windows? Thanks in advance.

[S3S4]

car looks great but it looks like they put your steering wheel on the wrong side! [down]

seriously though, how hard were the license plate lights to install?

[Rabbit222]

Car looks great! Love the wheels. What % tint do you have on the windows? Thanks in advance.

Thanks dude. I opted for 35% on the window tint as I didn't want it to be too dark.

[Rabbit222]

car looks great but it looks like they put your steering wheel on the wrong side! [down]

seriously though, how hard were the license plate lights to install?

Lol, you drive on the wrong side of the road dude :P

It will take you at max 10minutes to install if not less.....

[1RAudiSQ5]

looks great!

[fatbrembos]

looks awesome!
great clean look

[adbender]

this car is bad ass....nice work!

[LeadToRome]

Are you still planning to get the CH-R's?

Nice ride

[csaudis4]

Never mentioned how you did your rear view mirror? Vinyl or Paint?

BTW, I don't see Tint color for 09+ A4 taillight cover on Lamin-x website? Did you get gunsmoke?

[Rabbit222]

Are you still planning to get the CH-R's?

Nice ride

I'd really like to see what they look like on the car....current wheels look so at home though.

[Rabbit222]

Never mentioned how you did your rear view mirror? Vinyl or Paint?

BTW, I don't see Tint color for 09+ A4 taillight cover on Lamin-x website? Did you get gunsmoke?

Oh yes! Bought a spare set of mirror caps and had them sprayed gloss black.

Buy the lamin-x sheets for the rear tails. They are available in TINT

[csaudis4]

did you mean 4" x 24" Universal Cover on this webpage (http://www.lamin-x.com/Smoked-Brake-Light-Cover-p/1-424.htm)? If so, is one 4 x 24 sheet enought?

[Rabbit222]

did you mean 4" x 24" Universal Cover on this webpage (http://www.lamin-x.com/Smoked-Brake-Light-Cover-p/1-424.htm)? If so, is one 4 x 24 sheet enought?

If that's about 40cm x 50cm then yes. You are going to need 2 sheets

[vassmar]

Super clean look! Keep it up on the same track :)

What brand is the wheels?

[csaudis4]

That'd be 10cm x 60cm :( Is this too short in height? Would you post a link to the product that you got? Thanks ;)

[dbturbo2]

best looking S4 I have seen, very tasefully done! Absolutely love the finish on the wheels, can you share the paint color, whether they are powdercoated or painted, and where you had them done? thanks!

[Rabbit222]

best looking S4 I have seen, very tasefully done! Absolutely love the finish on the wheels, can you share the paint color, whether they are powdercoated or painted, and where you had them done? thanks!

The wheels were resprayed by a company here in South Africa(http://www.hitechmagrepairs.co.za/home.htm). I requested gunmetal/anthracite and this was the finished product.

[Rabbit222]

That'd be 10cm x 60cm :( Is this too short in height? Would you post a link to the product that you got? Thanks ;)

Ok, the exact size you need would be 50cm x 30cm (Qty: 2) I bought my sheets from the local distributor for lamin-x so the info varies slightly...

[wwhan]

The trouble with PPT is it may yellow, even with Ventureshield. One can do a full custom install to minmize the edges,
but then we just have a yellow tinged front end on a pure white car.

[Rabbit222]

The trouble with PPT is it may yellow, even with Ventureshield. One can do a full custom install to minmize the edges,
but then we just have a yellow tinged front end on a pure white car.

Not at all dude, that thought never once crossed my mind.

[Chestlock]

Beautiful rig Rabbit. I wouldn't worry too much about the film itself yellowing - the local shop here provides a lifetime guarentee that the 3M won't yellow... but the way I look at it, they need to define "lifetime". That being said, as the film picks up road grime and other particles that get embedded in it, it will dull or yellow. Try using this or something like it, designed to use on clear-bras: http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-360-adams-clear-polish.aspx or this: http://www.plexusplasticcleaner.com/about.html I've ordered the Adams - although I haven't used any of these yet, I've read in multiple forums that they work like a charm.

[highPSI-S4]

That is one sexy azz S4. And it's IBIS white.......hmmmmm!


Great job with the choice of mods.

[sales@osirusa]

Some updated pics...

Dash trim was removed and resprayed gloss black by Aldo @ Maldino Customs. Thanks as always dude for sorting this out for me at such short notice. OSIR D Trims were fitted and in all honesty I am very very pleased with the end result....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/Dtrim2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/Dtrim1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0760.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0762.jpg


Another big shout out to Riyaad from VPS Pretoria for installing lamin-x tint to my taillights. This has given the back end some character :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0768.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0770.jpg

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Car looks amazing! nice photos!

[SleeperAvant]

That looks insane.

[DOQ-S4]

The car looks sick dude..

[IanVr6]

You are rubbing, correct?

On the pics prior to installing the springs there was definitely a significant amount of poke.

[csaudis4]

Not at all dude, that thought never once crossed my mind.

Heh, did you mean you never considered PPT at all?

[Rabbit222]

Heh, did you mean you never considered PPT at all?

Never

[Rabbit222]

You are rubbing, correct?

On the pics prior to installing the springs there was definitely a significant amount of poke.

As soon as I lowered the car, the negative camber tucked the wheels in neatly under the arches. I have felt it rub when going over some bad ass speed bumps other than that, no rubbing.

[Rabbit222]

Update: S Tronic shifter knob arrived today

Received my shift knob today and was greeted with a hair line crack on the top of the shift knob. I contacted the supplier who inturn blamed the postal service and said that I should sell the unit at half the price I paid for it :S I'm miffed because had they packaged the product accordingly I wouldn't have had the issue....

One thing that i did notice was that the shift knob was not perforated like Alex's and matches up quite nicely with my stock steering wheel.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/IMG_0772.jpg

Hair line crack under a camera flash

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Other pics...

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[csaudis4]

Rabbit, mind sharing where you got the front grille ^_^?

[Rabbit222]

Hi dude,

Bought mines from Audi Parts dept. I see ECS tuning sells them too....

[csaudis4]

Sigh, thought i may know somewhere selling them even cheaper from you if i was lucky lol. My dealer wanted $750+ for that single piece.

Im into black/white setup too, and I realized that 20'' in gunmetal looks much nicer than 19'' in that color T_T, and I have done turning those OEMs into darkness...

BTW, did you follow any instruction on pulling off the mirror cap? Or did you just follow ur intuition?

[Voltrons_Head]

Nicest looking S4 I've seen so far. Wow.

[Rabbit222]

Sigh, thought i may know somewhere selling them even cheaper from you if i was lucky lol. My dealer wanted $750+ for that single piece.

Im into black/white setup too, and I realized that 20'' in gunmetal looks much nicer than 19'' in that color T_T, and I have done turning those OEMs into darkness...

BTW, did you follow any instruction on pulling off the mirror cap? Or did you just follow ur intuition?

My intuition led me to my Audi dealer lol! I asked them kindly to remove my alu mirror caps. I bought a spare set of mirror caps which I had sprayed gloss black. They happily fitted this for me too. Next up I'm thinking of spraying the fog light grilles gloss black. This should compliment the front end quite nicely....

[Rabbit222]

Super clean look! Keep it up on the same track :)

What brand is the wheels?

www.wspitaly.com

[Calbee]

wow really nice car dude. i didnt like tints at all but you kind of changed my mind. what an aggressive look. do you have any pics of your LEDs on wit hthe tint over? I want to see how much light is covered. also are there lighter shades?

[Rabbit222]

Will take some pics with the DRLs on and post them up. As far as I know, TINT is the lightest colour available.

[Rabbit222]

Here you go Calbee...

DRLs off

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0800.jpg

DRLs on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0781.jpg

Led taillights on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0788.jpg

[Okan509]

I really like the headlight film, where did you get it?

[Calbee]

not bad.. thoght the LED looks like it has a little purple tint on them. i think i will do this when i get a bit of a theme going

[Rabbit222]

I really like the headlight film, where did you get it?

I bought the pre-cut headlight and foglight tint from www.lamin-x.com

[csaudis4]

i wish i got many many painting shops around me, i got one here charging me 500 dollars to paint grille and mirror caps ;O

[Okan509]

i wish i got many many painting shops around me, i got one here charging me 500 dollars to paint grille and mirror caps ;O

Plastidip the grill!!!

[csaudis4]

Plastidip the grill!!!

Thought of that, but how you gonna deal with the black chrome finish at the outside of the grille?

[Okan509]

Thought of that, but how you gonna deal with the black chrome finish at the outside of the grille?

You can plstidip or vinyl it

[csaudis4]

You are right rabbit. Just spent two hours trying to remove mirror cap. Totally a whore. Took off the bottom black part and can't remove the silver mirror cap still. And then found it nearly impossible to put black bottom back on without firstly remove the mirror cap. After 2 hrs of struggling, I gave it a pissing-off punch. And it went back on, although it has a big gap between silver cap and black bottom. FML.

Plastidip on action. I decided not to wait anymore for a member who claimed to plastidip his grill by himself a month ago.

[Rabbit222]

Sorry to hear CS. Whats your plan of action to get them removed? Don't you have a panel shop that you can visit?

[csaudis4]

Sorry to hear CS. Whats your plan of action to get them removed? Don't you have a panel shop that you can visit?

Yes, question on spot. That's why I abandoned the plan, and decided to sell my current grill / get black optics / and then have dealer replace them for me. Now that I know, some DIY I can touch, some I can't. I can't allow the "rearview mirror" issue happen again, lol.

[akim_hobo]

Hey there,

Wondering if you used the HR Sport Springs or the OE Sport Springs. Your setup looks perfect

[S5noob]

Nice job! How do I get the Supercharged side badging? Is there a part number and which model does it come from? Idon't really like the V6T and would desperately want to change them too.

What is the width of the RS6 wheels ? Are the silver and gunmetal wheel sets you pictured both ET30?

[YZracer]

What H&R springs are you lowered on? The OE Sport Springs or just the SPORT Springs?

Your car looks amazing. Just ordered mine in Brilliant Black and I almost just changed my mind because of your car!

[i_eat_staples]

looks great!

IMO should of gone with 19s with that wheel style and not really a fan of the supercharged badging

[angina]

looks great!

[krunko]

Rabbit, is your lamin-x the gunsmoke tint or just 'tint'?

[Un1k]

Rabbit, is your lamin-x the gunsmoke tint or just 'tint'?

He said 'tint' a few times on this thread

[csaudis4]

lol. Yep, it was a long thread to look through, i bet there were plenty people who are too tempted to look through the following posts after they saw the picture of that nice car.

Anyway, got tempted myself to see upcoming mods. I'm a follower of Rabbit's Ibis White :D I'm trying hard not to have my own ibis look like his!!! Luckily he's not in USA.

[slikrik314]

I bought the pre-cut headlight and foglight tint from www.lamin-x.com

I didn't see any pre-cut items on Lamin-x's website under the S4 category, I'm assuming you ordered the ones on the A4 09+ side? Also, they're now showing the tail lights as pre-cut as well. Was there a reason you bought the sheet instead of the pre-cut ones for the rear?

Your car looks stunning! I'm wondering if there is any other way to order the black optics grille besides through the dealer. Of course, as most of you mentioned, vinyl/paint to the original grille works, but I'd rather keep the original as is since i'm leasing my vehicle.

Thanks for your help.

[Rabbit222]

Hi dude,

When i bought the lamin-x I had no intention of doing the tails. It was a last minute decision and the sheets were available here in SA so I decided that this would be the cost effective option :-)

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I had my H&R ARBs installed today as well as the S tronic shift knob....so far the ARBs seemed to have been the easy part as they seem to have messed up my shift knob. When i got to Audi I noticed that the release button on the new shifter had been stripped and I know why....

[guy013]

I had my H&R ARBs installed today as well as the S tronic shift knob....so far the ARBs seemed to have been the easy part as they seem to have messed up my shift knob. When i got to Audi I noticed that the release button on the new shifter had been stripped and I know why....

what happened with the shift knob?

[Rabbit222]

The technician working on my car pushed the release button in and noticed afterwards that the pin inside the shifter did not go through the plastic rod.

[Rabbit222]

So after my techy at Audi fettled a bit, he managed to get my shift knob sorted :-) I am very chuffed with the end result....it looks so fantastic!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/Stronic1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/Stronic2.jpg

Drove my car with the H&R ARBS installed and all I can say is WOW! I'm loving it! I don't have any pics of the install...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/HRARBS.jpg

[rcoppens]

[QUOTE=Rabbit222;4987825]Update: PYSspeed LED number plate lights installed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/DSC00262.jpg

These look great. Just ordered an Ibis today as well. What type/kind/brightness are these?

I could never get the LED style to work on my Merc SL without error codes poppin up.

[S4Tokyo]

So after my techy at Audi fettled a bit, he managed to get my shift knob sorted :-) I am very chuffed with the end result....it looks so fantastic!



Drove my car with the H&R ARBS installed and all I can say is WOW! I'm loving it! I don't have any pics of the install...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/HRARBS.jpg

You pull out all the plugs don't you;-) ...Incredible work!

Question, note from earlier pic that you do have ADS .....can you comment how that behaves different since lowering / addition of H&R ARBS? [I still have this poorly educated understanding that the two don't go together? :-( ]

[Rabbit222]

Hi S4Tokyo. I don't have adaptive chassis control so it hasn't affected the drive at all....

[Rabbit222]

My courtesy led lights arrived and we had them fitted over the weekend. They look so much better than the yellow courtesy lights! Now I need to get cracking on my interior lights as well as foglights....any suggestions on where I can get some decent replacements?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00538.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00536.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00535.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00534.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00533-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00537.jpg

[Legacykid]

Looks great with the brighter lights, coming together real nice!

[Matt336]

Did you notice a decrease in light output after installing the lamin-x headlight film?

[rcoppens]

My courtesy led lights arrived and we had them fitted over the weekend. They look so much better than the yellow courtesy lights! Now I need to get cracking on my interior lights as well as foglights....any suggestions on where I can get some decent replacements?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00538.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00536.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00535.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00534.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00533-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00537.jpg

Those look perfect....exactly what I am looking for. May I ask where exactly you purchased them (or brand/model#)? Appreciated.....

[PYSpeed.com]

Those look perfect....exactly what I am looking for. May I ask where exactly you purchased them (or brand/model#)? Appreciated.....

Rcoppens, Rabbit got them from us. No Error Code Guaranteed. And thanks Rabbit for Great Photos!!!

LED License Plate Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-LED-License-Plate-Light-p/dash-8007.htm

LED Courtesy Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-VW-LED-Courtesy-Light-p/dash-8031.htm

[HDClown]

Rcoppens, Rabbit got them from us. No Error Code Guaranteed. And thanks Rabbit for Great Photos!!!

LED License Plate Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-LED-License-Plate-Light-p/dash-8007.htm

LED Courtesy Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-VW-LED-Courtesy-Light-p/dash-8031.htm

How many locations and where in the car do the LED Courtesty Light's fit? The website shows in the trunk but the above pictures look to be showcasing the lights at the bottom of the doors. Just need to know where exactly this bulb would fit and what it's designed to replace.

[rcoppens]

Rcoppens, Rabbit got them from us. No Error Code Guaranteed. And thanks Rabbit for Great Photos!!!

LED License Plate Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-LED-License-Plate-Light-p/dash-8007.htm

LED Courtesy Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-VW-LED-Courtesy-Light-p/dash-8031.htm

Would love to order 4 lights in total for all doors, and license plate bulbs as well.....but can't order on your site (I am in Canada)....could you PM me details on how as well as your multi item deal? ;)

[rcoppens]

Car is looking great. Any Vag changes?

[Rabbit222]

How many locations and where in the car do the LED Courtesty Light's fit? The website shows in the trunk but the above pictures look to be showcasing the lights at the bottom of the doors. Just need to know where exactly this bulb would fit and what it's designed to replace.

I fitted them to my doors and used a single one in my trunk...

[Rabbit222]

Did you notice a decrease in light output after installing the lamin-x headlight film?

Not at all mate. As long as you opt for the TINT colour.

[Rabbit222]

Car is looking great. Any Vag changes?

Thanks dude. I havn't yet but do plan on cracking that soon.....

[Rabbit222]

[QUOTE=Rabbit222;4987825]Update: PYSspeed LED number plate lights installed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/DSC00262.jpg

These look great. Just ordered an Ibis today as well. What type/kind/brightness are these?

I could never get the LED style to work on my Merc SL without error codes poppin up.

Contact Eric@ PYSpeed and he'll sort you out

[HDClown]

I fitted them to my doors and used a single one in my trunk...

Gotcha. What is the brightness of these compared to the stock bulbs under the dash and seats (abmience/background lights) I wonder if these would fit in those locations. The stock bubls seem fairly dim.

[Un1k]

My courtesy led lights arrived and we had them fitted over the weekend. They look so much better than the yellow courtesy lights! Now I need to get cracking on my interior lights as well as foglights....any suggestions on where I can get some decent replacements?

I would love to know as well... but they look very hard to swap out no?

nice car btw :)

[SPR415]

i have the whole interior LED package from tunerdomes.com They come espeically for the A4/S4 B8 models. It comes with like 14+ lights. Bought it a long time ago and never had any issues. Get great compliments at night. http://www.tunerdomes.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=72

[HDClown]

i have the whole interior LED package from tunerdomes.com They come espeically for the A4/S4 B8 models. It comes with like 14+ lights. Bought it a long time ago and never had any issues. Get great compliments at night. http://www.tunerdomes.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=72

That looks like a nice package. Certainly a lot cheaper than the PYSpeed lights.

[K1speeder]

My courtesy led lights arrived and we had them fitted over the weekend. They look so much better than the yellow courtesy lights! Now I need to get cracking on my interior lights as well as foglights....any suggestions on where I can get some decent replacements?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00538.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00536.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00537.jpg

This looks great man! I just ordered the LEDs for myself.

Here is what I have for my fog lamps. They come out looking much more like the LEDs and I love them.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DDM-HID-Kit-Slim-Ballast-35W-or-55W

I went with the 35w and 4500k and it looks great. I'm working on taking pics of all of my car and creating my own post so more after the break.

[K1speeder]

Rcoppens, Rabbit got them from us. No Error Code Guaranteed. And thanks Rabbit for Great Photos!!!

LED License Plate Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-LED-License-Plate-Light-p/dash-8007.htm

LED Courtesy Light
http://www.pyspeed.com/Racing-Dash-Audi-VW-LED-Courtesy-Light-p/dash-8031.htm

Eric, are these something that you can install yourself? Do you also have replacements for the red lights?

[Calbee]

hey rabbit. looking good as expected. i was just wondering if you did anything to the side reflectors? cause they dont look orange at all. or do you guys just not have that in South Africa?

[awhk82]

hey rabbit. looking good as expected. i was just wondering if you did anything to the side reflectors? cause they dont look orange at all. or do you guys just not have that in South Africa?

Those ugly orange thingy are only available for the North American market.

[2010S4]

i have the whole interior LED package from tunerdomes.com They come espeically for the A4/S4 B8 models. It comes with like 14+ lights. Bought it a long time ago and never had any issues. Get great compliments at night. http://www.tunerdomes.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=72

Are the lights in this LED package as bright as the ones that the OP has put on his car. I would like to get some LEDs for mine. I don't mind spending the high $$ on the PYSpeed LED lights if necessary, but if the others are just as bright then why wast money. Can someone post a similar pic with the LEDs from tunerdomes. Thanks

[PYSpeed.com]

Are the lights in this LED package as bright as the ones that the OP has put on his car. I would like to get some LEDs for mine. I don't mind spending the high $$ on the PYSpeed LED lights if necessary, but if the others are just as bright then why wast money. Can someone post a similar pic with the LEDs from tunerdomes. Thanks

I don't know about other brands, but the ones we carry are entire hosing change and no error light guaranteed. It's not just bulbs change. Hope this help ~

[Calbee]

Those ugly orange thingy are only available for the North American market.

omg i love how you said it was ugly and made it sound exclusive as if we North Americans want it :(

i hate them!!

[rx7ven]

My courtesy led lights arrived and we had them fitted over the weekend. They look so much better than the yellow courtesy lights! Now I need to get cracking on my interior lights as well as foglights....any suggestions on where I can get some decent replacements?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/DSC00538.jpg



i noticed you said you didnt do any vag mods, so i assume those drl leds are still sitting at 9% output? thats pretty bright for only 9%

[2010S4]

he has the headlights turned off so that would make the DRLs be at full brightness. I think

[awhk82]

omg i love how you said it was ugly and made it sound exclusive as if we North Americans want it :(

i hate them!!

I can feel your pain bro as I have spent some time with my B5 A4 and B6 S4 in Vancouver. E-codes were always my first mods.

[romanvn106]

do you have pics of the inside lights?

[Rabbit222]

I havn't yet fitted the interior leds. I think I may just order the kit from Tunerdomes.

[K1speeder]

I havn't yet fitted the interior leds. I think I may just order the kit from Tunerdomes.

Not the worst idea. I just ordered lights from superbrightled.com for my interior. I got the PYSpeed courtesy lights and license plate lights like you but opted for the superbrights for my interior for a few reasons. First, you have the option to change colors. I am actually going with red in my glove box and trunk to stay consistent with the bits of red that are already in my car at night. I also might do that with my rear map lights, not sure yet (ordered lots of different combinations to try it out) I am also experimenting with different brightnesses. I do not want my LEDs to be blinding when you open the door to my car at night. It seems like the pictures I have seen of the thunderdome ones would be that bright.

I ordered all of my lights for around $10 less than thunderdome and got cool white, red, and black light for both the front and back map lights so I did get a killer deal. Just something to consider. I can post pics as soon as everything is installed if you want to know what it looks like.

[2010S4]

Not the worst idea. I just ordered lights from superbrightled.com for my interior. I got the PYSpeed courtesy lights and license plate lights like you but opted for the superbrights for my interior for a few reasons. First, you have the option to change colors. I am actually going with red in my glove box and trunk to stay consistent with the bits of red that are already in my car at night. I also might do that with my rear map lights, not sure yet (ordered lots of different combinations to try it out) I am also experimenting with different brightnesses. I do not want my LEDs to be blinding when you open the door to my car at night. It seems like the pictures I have seen of the thunderdome ones would be that bright.

I ordered all of my lights for around $10 less than thunderdome and got cool white, red, and black light for both the front and back map lights so I did get a killer deal. Just something to consider. I can post pics as soon as everything is installed if you want to know what it looks like.

That would be great to post some pics. Also a link to the bulbs that you got. Thanks

[Rabbit222]

+1

[nick71692]

love the setup

[csaudis4]

Still want to say:

hypersilver wheels are classy on white cars, but dark rims make it look even cooler.

Now, I'm not regretful about changing my wheels to gunmetal anymore!

[pako88268]

Very nice looking car mate! Keep us updated with pics. Hope that i will get mine soon xD ..

[Rabbit222]

Cheers mate :-)

[Dave-B8S4]

What % Tint is that on the rear? looks amazing!

*edit* sorry for bring back a dead thread*

[richib86]

why all the revo love? they working on something we should know about?

[wwhan]

.....sorry for bring back a dead thread*

But it is such a nice dead thread.

[Rabbit222]

What % Tint is that on the rear? looks amazing!

*edit* sorry for bring back a dead thread*

On the taillights? They are TINT from Lamin-x.

[Rabbit222]

why all the revo love? they working on something we should know about?

I'm a Revo fanboy :P Yes they are ;-)

[Rabbit222]

But it is such a nice dead thread.

It is isn't it lol! I havn't had much time to update it, will do so soon :-)

[Dave-B8S4]

On the taillights? They are TINT from Lamin-x.

Thanks!

[Rabbit222]

My non res Milltek sections arrived today...

Here's a teaser pic of those Black RS4 style oval tail pieces

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/DEALER%20CATALOGUE/MILLTEKRS4OVALS.jpg

[Un1k]

looks real good man, happy install!

did you use to have the quad tip?

[Rabbit222]

Thanks dude. Yup, I have the quads at the moment.

[akasch]

Your car is amazing. Just wanted to let you know that. I hope to model mine after yours when it comes in next month!

[Rabbit222]

Thanks Akasch. I'll post up some pics of the ovals tomorrow.

[euroazfck]

so clean!

[Rabbit222]

;-)

[Jask0]

I am in love with your car. Very clean and nicely done!!

[Rabbit222]

Thanks Jask0

[Calbee]

sick exhuast tips. waiting for the pics :P

[Rabbit222]

Took these pics early yesterday evening so i must apologize for the poor lighting...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0323.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0322.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/IMG_0321.jpg

[borutp]

I guess it's time to post a video ...car looks greattttt

[Rabbit222]

Will do :-)

[Un1k]

rear valence in black??

[Rabbit222]

Asking?

Nope its still grey.

Telling?

I'm on the fence but have a few ideas...

[csaudis4]

well what should i say Rabbit. Just looks amazing. Who wants a SB now! Seeing your IW makes me want to stick with IW even more ;p

20''s are probably not for me in the states but i'll get that oval tip/system some day! BTW, did you do anything to your headlight's amber mark? Or do you guys not have it in SA?

[csaudis4]

and I do start liking the very lightly tinted tail light now (but definitely not the very dark ones)

do you mind telling me once again what kinda tint you got for your tails? I recall it was TINT tint lol, but I can't be sure. Thanks.

[Un1k]

oops! sorry Rabbit, I was asking haha what Ideas do you have? care to share? I'm planning to matte black them in the future

[Rabbit222]

Hi dude,

Thanks for the compliment :-) Our cars don't have the amber mark. I think thats limited to the US Market.


well what should i say Rabbit. Just looks amazing. Who wants a SB now! Seeing your IW makes me want to stick with IW even more ;p

20''s are probably not for me in the states but i'll get that oval tip/system some day! BTW, did you do anything to your headlight's amber mark? Or do you guys not have it in SA?

[Rabbit222]

The colour is called TINT. Specify that when ordering ;-)


and I do start liking the very lightly tinted tail light now (but definitely not the very dark ones)

do you mind telling me once again what kinda tint you got for your tails? I recall it was TINT tint lol, but I can't be sure. Thanks.

[Rabbit222]

LOL! No probs dude, wasn't sure.

I have been thinking of going gloss black. Gonna test that out on my engine covers and see how it pans out. If I like the look, i'll give it a bash on my rear valence. Also I have noticed that OSIR have released a carbon fiber boot spoiler for fitment on the S4....


oops! sorry Rabbit, I was asking haha what Ideas do you have? care to share? I'm planning to matte black them in the future

[pako88268]

LOL! No probs dude, wasn't sure.

I have been thinking of going gloss black. Gonna test that out on my engine covers and see how it pans out. If I like the look, i'll give it a bash on my rear valence. Also I have noticed that OSIR have released a carbon fiber boot spoiler for fitment on the S4....

yes osir do have the boot spoiler. I got it fitted on mine if you want i can upload a pic to show you how it looks, i got the white s4 aswell.

[Rabbit222]

Awesome! Would love if you could post a pic please dude. Hows the fit?


yes osir do have the boot spoiler. I got it fitted on mine if you want i can upload a pic to show you how it looks, i got the white s4 aswell.

[pako88268]

So the promised pics also took some of the carbon rear valence from osir =) actually got all the carbon parts from osir at the moment available on my car!

http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af247/pako88268/Audi/photo-1.jpg
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af247/pako88268/Audi/photo.jpg
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af247/pako88268/Audi/photo-3.jpg
http://i1012.photobucket.com/albums/af247/pako88268/Audi/photo-2.jpg

ENJOY ^^sorry for poor quality iPhone pics!

[Rabbit222]

Thanks for the pics! Can you take some side shots of your car as well proper shots from the rear?

[Bob This]

are the oval tips from the miltek non-res exhaust and you sprayed them black?

[2010S4]

are the oval tips from the miltek non-res exhaust and you sprayed them black?

Milltek now offers there tips in black. I have the same one. I just don't have them installed yet.

[csaudis4]

good osir parts, which they did some MMI trims, There's not a single proper aftermarket MMI CF trim to match with my OEM CF trims yet :(

BTW Rabbit, I just thought, have you ever noticed that the TINT headlight tint looks a bit off under sunlight compared to the other black parts in the front? (including grille and foglight areas). The tinted headlight turns into somewhat dark purple look rather than pure black under sunlight. Is this just on my car or do you also notice this on your car?

[Un1k]

hey rabbit, did you go from resonated downpipes to non-res downpipes? if so, what's the reason for it? I love the sound of milltek non-res, but thinking it might be too loud for me, so I'm thinking resonated downpipes. Did you think that the change made a significant difference?

[Rabbit222]

Hi dude,

So far the film seems to be fine. I'll check this again this weekend when we have some sunlight.


good osir parts, which they did some MMI trims, There's not a single proper aftermarket MMI CF trim to match with my OEM CF trims yet :(

BTW Rabbit, I just thought, have you ever noticed that the TINT headlight tint looks a bit off under sunlight compared to the other black parts in the front? (including grille and foglight areas). The tinted headlight turns into somewhat dark purple look rather than pure black under sunlight. Is this just on my car or do you also notice this on your car?

[Rabbit222]

I didn't change downpipes at all. Going from res to non res meant removing my rear silencers with quad pipes and refitting them with pipes that have no silencer boxes. I've managed to take a small vid which I'll post up later today. The s-tronic gear changes sound awesome now and the car itself sounds great!


hey rabbit, did you go from resonated downpipes to non-res downpipes? if so, what's the reason for it? I love the sound of milltek non-res, but thinking it might be too loud for me, so I'm thinking resonated downpipes. Did you think that the change made a significant difference?

[vassmar]

Very nice with the new CF parts!

[Rabbit222]

Here's the video as promised.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdFpKek_4nc

[pako88268]

Hey i will post up the side shots tmr as it is freezing outside ^^

Rabbit did you went non res with the OVAL tips or quad tips ? as i got the same exhaust but quad tips res now and i think it sounds like stock .

[S|Quattro|4]

Rabbit YGPM

[Rabbit222]

Thanks!

I also had the Quad Res system. Decided I wanted it to be more louder so fitted the oval non res system.


Hey i will post up the side shots tmr as it is freezing outside ^^

Rabbit did you went non res with the OVAL tips or quad tips ? as i got the same exhaust but quad tips res now and i think it sounds like stock .

[Rabbit222]

Just checked, nothing there dude.



Rabbit YGPM

[S|Quattro|4]

Just checked, nothing there dude.

Hmm strage. Oh well, I was just wondering if you know the percentage of the headlight/taillight tint? I know that lamin-x names them, and they either have the "tint", "gun smoke", or "smoked" for options, do you know which one you have?

[Un1k]

Hmm strage. Oh well, I was just wondering if you know the percentage of the headlight/taillight tint? I know that lamin-x names them, and they either have the "tint", "gun smoke", or "smoked" for options, do you know which one you have?

Rabbit has 'tint' and has said it many many many times ;)

To Rabbit: put 'Lamin-x: Tint' on your Sig!!! NOW!!!!

[sf_loft]

I like the CF rear diffuser but I think it would be nicer if the insert was still aluminum for a little bit of contrast.


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8869/audis4signaturedark.png
2010 Audi S4 Prestige - Audi Drive Select, Driver Assist, Electric Sunshade; SunTek CXP 70% tint

[S|Quattro|4]

Rabbit has 'tint' and has said it many many many times ;)

To Rabbit: put 'Lamin-x: Tint' on your Sig!!! NOW!!!!

Sorry! and thanks!

Edit: Ordered headlight/taillight tint. Also ordered fog tint in "tint" and yellow (not sure which one I will like more).

[richib86]

I like the CF rear diffuser but I think it would be nicer if the insert was still aluminum for a little bit of contrast.


http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8869/audis4signaturedark.png
2010 Audi S4 Prestige - Audi Drive Select, Driver Assist, Electric Sunshade; SunTek CXP 70% tint

+1

[Rabbit222]

Agreed. Pako has the cf bits installed NOT me ;-) I'm after the bootlid spoiler and would like to see a nice side shot and rear shot of the car so I can make a decision.

[Vuel Egham]

Love rear valance, not a fan of the wing. Looking great overall.

[Rabbit222]

Some random pics taken by a mate of mine at a track event this passed weekend.

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/skully70-4/VW%20Club%20Jambo%202010/3c85b736.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/skully70-4/VW%20Club%20Jambo%202010/1e493fc7.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/skully70-4/VW%20Club%20Jambo%202010/a7cea341.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/skully70-4/VW%20Club%20Jambo%202010/383ea36f.jpg

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l628/skully70-4/VW%20Club%20Jambo%202010/aaab6843.jpg

[L0U]

any rubs at the track?

[Rabbit222]

any rubs at the track?

Didn't push it too hard but the little that I did, nope.

[30vQuattro]

Wow! Prob the cleanest done b8 soo far! Props to you sir!!!!

[Rabbit222]

Thanks dude.

[Wah]

Rabbitt, car is looking fantastic ! Those 20s are gorgeous [:D]

Did you install both front and rear anti-sway bars? I would like to hear your feedback on the difference in handling.

I'm loving the RS 4 tips on the RS 4 though not too sure how they look on your; can you take a better pic of them?
The miltek tips you had looked great imo.

Sound is exotic...

[rkdiddy]

Love rear valance, not a fan of the wing. Looking great overall.

+1

[csaudis4]

lol Rabbit you just keep receiving compliments from the forum in this two-page thread, while I set each page to have 100 posts. If you were in the states, i would've traded my car for yours: fabulous Ibis and a DSG, especially you're getting in love with the new RS3

[csaudis4]

rabbit, i was wondering if you have encountered any reflection degradation of the reflectors in the taillight? I'm ready to install, just had a bit safety concern.

[Rabbit222]

lol Rabbit you just keep receiving compliments from the forum in this two-page thread, while I set each page to have 100 posts. If you were in the states, i would've traded my car for yours: fabulous Ibis and a DSG, especially you're getting in love with the new RS3

Thinking about selling in the new year, still pretty much on the fence though.

[Rabbit222]

rabbit, i was wondering if you have encountered any reflection degradation of the reflectors in the taillight? I'm ready to install, just had a bit safety concern.

None at all mate. Go for it

[ENV²]

did you wrap the mirrors black?

[Rabbit222]

Nope. Bought an additional set of mirror caps and had them sprayed black.

[zdarwish-10]

such a sick ride man.. i was thinking i was regretting getting the titanium looking mirrors on my black car since i am currently looking to black the car out but it seems u got new ones and sprayed them black. how much did those cost u and where did u find them?? Thanks man!

[Money2536]

Where would one order those RS6 wheels?

[Un1k]

Thinking about selling in the new year, still pretty much on the fence though.

Don't you dare..

[Rabbit222]

Zdarwish, I bought them from Audi. They weren't badly priced in SA Rands.

@Money, www.wspitaly.com

Un1k, lol...its just a thought ;-)

[Rabbit222]

Hi guys! Just a little update :-) I decided I needed to give my wheels a make over. I had them resprayed the same grey as the inner part of the Mk5 GTI 18" detroit wheel. I have fallen in love with my car all over again :-)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzMzktMjAxMTAxMTQtMTEzNy5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzNTMtMjAxMTAxMTUtMTc1OS5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzNTYtMjAxMTAxMTUtMTgwMS5qcGc.jpg

[rcoppens]

Looks good, Rabbit. What size of rubber are you running on those 20's?

[rkdiddy]

Love it - looks great!

[Voltrons_Head]

I'm sure I've said it before in this thread but I love this car.

[S|Quattro|4]

I'm sure I've said it before in this thread but I love this car.

x2!

[Dave-B8S4]

liking the lighter gunmetal more then the ones you had before.

[Deckdout2]

Ridiculous!! Good looking S4 bud! Just read this whole thread and it was worth it. Like the change up and pics you posted yesterday as well. Hawt!

[Calbee]

i personally like the old darker ones. call me stupid but i dont understand whats the diff between what you have now and the OEM wheels (colorwise)

[S4Tokyo]

Hi guys! Just a little update :-) I decided I needed to give my wheels a make over. I had them resprayed the same grey as the inner part of the Mk5 GTI 18" detroit wheel. I have fallen in love with my car all over again :-).....

Back to stock Mirror Housings too it seems, to fit better w/the new grey wheels?;-)

[Okan509]

Like the more sinister look better, but this car is sick always

[Rabbit222]

Looks good, Rabbit. What size of rubber are you running on those 20's?

Thanks dude. Rubber size is 245/30/20 Yokohama Advans.

[Rabbit222]

liking the lighter gunmetal more then the ones you had before.

Me too :-)

@ calbee, the previous colour was bordering on black and I was getting seriously bored with the look. The new colour is very similar to the TTRS wheels gunmetal. It really compliments the car a lot better.

@S4Tokyo, well spotted ;-) the combination works beautifully.


All the other guys, as always thanks for your positive feedback. My RS5 grille in brushed aluminium and gunmetal honeycomb ships from Alex on Monday. I hope it fits and most importantly I hope the combination works[:d]

[Rabbit222]

Hi guys!

Just an update. My order placed with Alex@Europrice arrived today. I'd just like to thank you again Alex. The service I have received from you has been nothing short of excellent. Damn pity about the insane duties and VAT that i had to pay :-(

Here you go...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/RSgrille1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/RSgrille2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/RSgrille3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/RSpedals.jpg


On my way to panel shop now to see what the fitment is going to be like. I hope this works or else its back to the US....

[richib86]

you lucky son of a gun.. i cant wait to hear the outcome of this, i want a black one reeeeeally bad

[Rabbit222]

Would have taken black but it would have been pointless since I have the optics grille already. Will let u know...

[richib86]

yea but if it was black and didnt work for you id buy it from you and make it fit [:D]

[rcoppens]

What part number is that front grill, if you dont mind me asking (I dont see it on the Europrice website)? Very interested to see how this works out......

[Rabbit222]

Lol, if it fits but I don't like the colour...I can always spray it black LOL

[Rabbit222]

Ok, just finished at the panel shop. Car is booked in for Tuesday. He reckons it seems like it could work. I'm gonna go home and compare to my stock S4 grille and see....

[Un1k]

wow, that grill looks so good...

[Deckdout2]

You're pulling some really sick aesthetics, Rabbit! Hate to say it, but you're going the same route I would be. Luckily, you're in another continent so we wouldn't be crossing paths on the road. lol

Nice work man. Keep the updates coming. I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread so far.

[Rabbit222]

:-) thanks dude.

Part number as per what's on the box is 8T0 853 651 D MOJ. Whether this is the correct part number for what's in the box, I am not sure.

[Deckdout2]

Are your wheels the same offsets on both front and rear? +30?

[Rabbit222]

Yup, ET30 front and rear. 9J wide

[Sales@RAI]

looks great. When white is done right it's so killer

[Rabbit222]

Okay so I used my blackberry to snap some comparative pics of the stock S4 grille vs the RS5 grille. Please excuse the poor quality of pics.

I'm slightly puzzled lol!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDA0MDUtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1Ni5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDA0MDQtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1Ni5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDA0MDItMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1NS5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDA0MDEtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1My5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDA0MDAtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1Mi5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzOTgtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1Mi5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzOTMtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk1MC5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzOTItMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk0OS5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzOTAtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk0OC5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzODktMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk0OC5qcGc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/utf-8BSU1HMDAzODgtMjAxMTAxMjAtMTk0OC5qcGc.jpg

[Okan509]

Those mounting brackets are substantially different, gonna have to mod that thing if you want it to work?

[Rabbit222]

Yeah. The top brackets will need to be 'worked'. I hope that's pretty much all....

[jdjensen54]

Nice setup! What ET did you get in your 20 Inch wheel and what was the cost US dollars? Thanks.

[Rabbit222]

Completely forgot about my PDC sensors in the grille :S Does the RS have sensors in the grille?

@jd, ET30 +-$800

[Rabbit222]

Asked my mate to hold up the grille against the car so that we can get an idea of what it would look like....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/RS5grilletest.jpg

[Un1k]

rabbit, you have to do this..

I saw an a/s3 guy do something like this (bought a bigger grill mesh, cut it off and somehow made it fit to his outer grill)

I don't care what the process is.. you GOTTA get that grill on your car! looks awesome

[rcoppens]

I have to admit, it does look great....

[Rabbit222]

@ Un1k, we were gonna do it today man and then we realized that we are gonna need alot more time to make sure everything goes in properly. Monday it goes in...

[Okan509]

Damn, it looks like it's gonna look great!

Any reason you didn't go for the all black one?

[richib86]

doesnt match the theme on his car

[Rabbit222]

Damn, it looks like it's gonna look great!

Any reason you didn't go for the all black one?

I'm hoping so :-) I currently have the optics grille and after Alex sent me a comparative pic of the black vs gunmetal, i decided on the gunmetal. If i decide later to give this grille a spray job at least it will be an easy task in comparison with trying to spray it the gunmetal colour. based on the pic though, it seems to work. I need to try and take a close up pic of the grille. Its almost the same colour of my wheels.

[Rabbit222]

doesnt match the theme on his car

The grille? or are you replying to Okan?

[Deckdout2]

You will need quite a bit of modification to get this to work. You can either dremel off the mounting points and swap it over to the RS5 grill. This is of course, if the curvature and the measurements of the grill itself are the same or very close. It looks like the RS5 grill is a tad bit taller, but the width seems the same. If that doesn't work, you can also cut out the inner (mesh) part and cut out the optic part, very carefully on both and then work the magic of mounting the mesh from the RS5 into your optic frame. Without seeing it in person and taking measurements and actually touching and feeling it, it's hard to say going off the pics alone the best method. You've done a great job so far, so I'm sure if it's going to work, you're going to figure out the best method how. Can't wait to scope it out after you're done!!!

[Rabbit222]

Thanks Deck :-) I will let you guys know what the hiccups are as soon as we get into it. I was contemplating cutting the mounting points of the S4 grille and joining it to the RS grille especially on the top mounts. I hope this works lol!

[Rabbit222]

Deck, just took a tape measure to measure the height and width of the grille. Both measure up at +-765mm width and +-435mm in height.

[finesta101]

Asked my mate to hold up the grille against the car so that we can get an idea of what it would look like....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/Rabbit222/My%20Ibis%20White%20B8%20S4/RS5grilletest.jpg

Wow, didnt expect it to look that good.