Got some pictures up... C/C welcome

[Kengineer021.8]

First comes the disclaimer... I am using a point and shoot camera and I am not a very good photographer so the composition/lighting is far from ideal. Second disclaimer, I know the car is dirty... the weather up in Redding is about to turn nasty with rain, freezing rain, and snow at 500'. Mods are all listed in my sig.

Comments/criticism is welcome. Now onto the pictures:



Rear 3/4 Shot:



The butt shot, debadged (Any ideas what the residue is on the lower section of the bumper? It doesn't come off with a regular wash, and I tried cleaning a small section with a claybar... didn't work either):








ECS Smoked Side Markers:




Front shot, plasti-dipped upper & lower, RaceTec FMIC:




Clear Cornered w/ Stealth Bulbs (thanks for the help SportSter):




19" Gunmetal VMR RS4 Reps:




Delsa S4 Spoiler (and holy-swirl marks Batman):












Tinted Tails w/ Stealth Bulbs (thanks again for the help SportSter):




Audi Platinum All-Weather Floormats (last set from AoA http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=169735) and VW Headlight Switch Mod:




RNS-E & Peeling Buttons:

[4Rings3Liters]

Looks real good, nice clean mods. Where did you get the stealth bulbs at? I don't want to spray paint my stock ones.

[Kengineer021.8]

Thank you, I got the stealth bulbs for the headlights & tails at AutoZone.

[QTC]

Looks good. I personally would either tint the white part of the taillight or untint the rest...it looks uneven (?). Also, what size are your tires?

[UhOhQuattro]

Tails look sick!

What'd ya use?

I might tint mine tomorrow

Also, what type of bulbs did you get for the stealth bulbs in the front?

I want to do that as well!

Cheers!

[Pothole]

what benefit does the VW light switch offer?

car looks good, i want your wheels

[Kengineer021.8]

Thank you, I was debating tinting the white part, and I respect your opinion but I thought the contrast looked the best.
I believe they are 235/35/19's

Looks good. I personally would either tint the white part of the taillight or untint the rest...it looks uneven (?). Also, what size are your tires?

Thank you, VHT nightshades was used. Shane (username = SportSter) actually did most of the work, he might be able to answer more specific questions. I gave him my old mechanical Podi SW boost gauge, and he pretty much did everything on the headlights & tails. If I remember correctly the stealth bulbs were Sylvania Silverstars.

Tails look sick!

What'd ya use?

I might tint mine tomorrow

Also, what type of bulbs did you get for the stealth bulbs in the front?

I want to do that as well!

Cheers!

Thank you, the benefit of the VW switch is that it got rid of my peeling OEM switch http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...=1#post3156629

You can't have the wheels

what benefit does the VW light switch offer?

car looks good, i want your wheels

[UhOhQuattro]

Thanks for the quick reply.

From what I read, the general way to go about tinting the tails is to mask off what you DON'T want tinted - apply a few coats until you get it to the desired color - sand with 2000 grit wet sandpaper, and clear coat?

Or is the coating before the sanding?

[Kengineer021.8]

Sand, tint, polish

[UhOhQuattro]

Gotcha, thanks again.

Do you know if he used any particular clear coat / polish?

[[email protected]]

Everything look great....except the tails. Don't really know why people tint them that way, but it looks really cheap. No need to buy an Audi if you are going to make it look cheaper than it is.

The wheels look too big without RS4 sides and maybe some aeros. You have to offset the wheel with more performance bodywork and it looks really funky on a stock, non-usp A4.

I live the nav unit, that is sweet. Great job. Clear corners look really good too. Good job, keep it up!

[Kengineer021.8]

To each their own re tinted tails... I think it looks ricer when the entire tail is super dark.

I would love to get some USP/Caractere/RS4 sides but at the times funds are going to be a bit low... so it's maintenance mods for a bit. What do you mean by "aeros"?

Thanks for the honesty and the compliment.

Everything look great....except the tails. Don't really know why people tint them that way, but it looks really cheap. No need to buy an Audi if you are going to make it look cheaper than it is.

The wheels look too big without RS4 sides and maybe some aeros. You have to offset the wheel with more performance bodywork and it looks really funky on a stock, non-usp A4.

I live the nav unit, that is sweet. Great job. Clear corners look really good too. Good job, keep it up!

[Turbo1A4]

i like it but i would paint the lowers

[onceover]

i want your RNS-E

[italian a4 1032]

i want your RNS-E

x2

[FourRingsB6]

Did you have to do any trimming to the bumper to get that racetec fmic to fit?

[UhOhQuattro]

Does the type of clear coat matter?

I want to tint my tails this afternoon and would like to know

[Kengineer021.8]

No trimming to get the racetec to fit behind the stock bumper.

Not 100% sure if the type of clear coat matters... sorry I can't be more help.

[Undisputed]

Dang man, are you still up there?
I thought you'd have made it to Socal by now.

[UhOhQuattro]

No trimming to get the racetec to fit behind the stock bumper.

Not 100% sure if the type of clear coat matters... sorry I can't be more help.

No worries bro

I appreciate it anyway

[Kengineer021.8]

Yup, last couple of days in Redding. I'll be staying in a hotel in Diamond Bar for a while and looking for a place to rent in Pasadena or South Pasadena.

Dang man, are you still up there?
I thought you'd have made it to Socal by now.

[MnTechnik]

Platinum all weather floor mats?! I looked everywhere! I have black ones in my Amulet Red with Platinum...doesn't look bad but obviously i would have preferred those.

[Kengineer021.8]

Like I said... I'm pretty sure I got the very last set of platinum mats AofA had!!

[auggy]

looks good!

[chadb2434]

Nice! J/W, Why no exhaust system?

[Kengineer021.8]

Same reason I don't have USP/Caractere front, S4 doorblades, etc... I'm in the middle of a move and need to let the bank account recover for a while!

When the time comes though I'm thinking of going with Magnaflow 14851's, with custom 2.5" piping from downpipe back.

[inaforest]

Hotel in Diamond bar? Are you talking about that Ayers Suites right off the 60?

[Kengineer021.8]

Nope, I'll be at the Best Western. Would have rather been at Ayers Suites but it was a little more than the company wanted to pay

[Kengineer021.8]

bump, come on... I only got one "paint the lowers" reply, I know everybody out there is much more critical than that.

[Peter@VMRWheels]

Excellent pics! I thoroughly enjoyed them :)

[Kengineer021.8]

Glad you like 'em... feel free to use any of them on your site if you're interested.

[Peter@VMRWheels]

Most definitely! Thanks for your business :)

[natalia]

Obviously Im going to say paint the lowers but otherwise it looks pretty good. I love the wheels I think the tails would look better if you tinted the whole thing but I saw you think that is, "ricer." Just my opinion.