jusdebleu RS5 build

[B45H1R]

I plan on posting the slow build here, to torture you (and myself) over the coming weeks.

Text from wife "4 big boxes with HRE came"


P43sc plus some carbon fiber center caps. They have to seen. The 3d effect on the weave is awesome.
Plus I'm sure each cap adds 5hp.


The KW adjustable spring kit has been here for 6 weeks


A pile of expensive rubber....FROM COSTCO!!!


$6 Audi valve caps from China. Still looking for some "RS" valve caps



About to come off the truck



slowly it comes along.

signed all the papers today. have one of the keys in hand.

car is being dropped off for clear bra and tint.

started it up for a few moments....nice

snapped a quick pic


Words cannot describe how much better looking it is in person.
The interior is just a wet dream.
Pardon me I must excuse myself for a few minutes.


Pics from interior:





First time parked in garage:



I got some pics from the shop that did my clear bra (xpel ultimate) and window tint (pinnacle formula 1 50% all around except roof 10%).


I just did a partial hood for two reasons:
1. I had a partial hood on my RS4 and it was great. I had no bra on for about a year and the only area that took a beating was the front of the hood, grill, and mirrors. The partial covers those areas perfectly.
2. It's cheaper, I won't lie. That xpel is some expensive stuff.



Once its completely applied. Its near invisible. From above and behind (like you are looking from the mirrors to the front of the hood) you can see the line, but I couldn't care less.



Up on the lift. wheels and springs off



HRE P43SC with supersports



HRE P43Sc brushed tinted clear 20X10.5 all around



KW adjustable spring



Tire mounting, and suspension installation was done by the guys at Motorwerks on 59

www.mwhouston.com

Good bunch of guys. Travis and Sunil are straight shooters. Website email engine doesn't work worth a shit, but they are working on it.
Travis was nice enough to take all of these pics for me.




Instructions and whatnot











RS5 P43SC rear 3/4


RS5 P43SC front 3/4






Is this enough of a drop? Yup. Looks nice. No rub at full lock. Easily traversed a few Houston bumps. The rear shock is actually at it's maximum height.




Answer to the question. What will 20X10.5 et 25 (rear) with 285/30/20 fit like?



Closeup of the centercaps. I'll drag out the real camera after it's been detailed this Sunday. Also I'll put on the cheap Chinese valve caps...Sweet!!
Oh by the way, did you ask if those are special black titanium bolts? Why yes they are.



Finally, my red grommet ipod cable came today. Will try install tomorrow. Too lazy right now.

[buiyahkah]

Congrats! I haven't even ordered my HRE set yet because I'm going to do measurements first. Let me know how your fittment turns out!

[aLTTP]

yolo

[B45H1R]

That's the motto *****

[Beast]

very nice!

[4Chio]

wow!

[endless5]

I saw the title and said "FINALLY HIS CAR IS HERE!" but then...I opened the thread =p


Really nice wheels, I hope the car gets here soon!!

[John@TAG]

HRE or bust! Good call.

This is me right now....let's see some pics!

[Ryan_qttro]

How much do HRE rims weigh compared to stock rims?
Going for lighter rims?

[DinB]

Those look very similar in design to the 19" RS5 OEM style. :)

[B45H1R]

How much do HRE rims weigh compared to stock rims?
Going for lighter rims?

I don't know how much the 20inch 5 arm rotors weigh, but I do know they are cast and that the HRE's are considerably lighter. I think they are around 21 pounds each. You may have to ask HRE.

[jr662]

Sick.

[Brian0473]

Love the wheels..and with a lower stance it's gonna look ridiculous.

[John@TAG]

Everything is perfect so far. Please do not put on that cheap crap from China though....

[GotRS?]

yolo indeed, following this closely jus.
Like you, giving up an RS4 is an awful thing so this 5 needs to be better in every way.
Interesting you had the RS4 stock but are wading in with changes on the 5 before delivery, what's the change in your mind there?

[B45H1R]

Everything is perfect so far. Please do not put on that cheap crap from China though....

You're right. It's so cheap, but it'll do until I can find some quality valve caps. It's not a product that people put a lot of effort into apparently.

[B45H1R]

yolo indeed, following this closely jus.
Like you, giving up an RS4 is an awful thing so this 5 needs to be better in every way.
Interesting you had the RS4 stock but are wading in with changes on the 5 before delivery, what's the change in your mind there?

Simple answer. I loved EVERYTHING about the RS4. Any change made it less appealing to me. I've only seen like 3 or 4 modded RS4's that didn't look worse and the mods were always subtle.
1. I love the red stripe on your wheels.
2. There was a rally in NYC and a guy with a mugello blue RS4 lowered it a tad and repainted a few things subtly on the front. I would stare at that car for weeks before I figured out what little things he repainted.
3. ADV just put some ADV 10SL's on a RS4 that may be the first wheels that look BETTER than the stock wheels.


Here is the car I wanted to buy:
The 2013 Audi RS4 (NA version). They called it the A3 concept, but I'm not dumb...Look at it. (Imagine it with the current RS4 avant wheels)


Since that wont ever happen, I'll take the RS5. It's good lookin. Has an engine I've loved for 4 years, and is rare. So I can resell it in 3 years no problem.
Problem is it has a few things I can't live with.
1. I absolutely hate the aluminum 20 inch rotors. They look like the charger wheels. Plus when they were chromed they looked like they were from a Chyrsler 300. They were getting the axe no matter what. Since I had to buy new wheels I decided to just find the wheels I like. No price range, no justifications, no per perfomance charts. Just which ones made my jaw drop. I was all set on some ADV 10's until the HRE press release on these things. That is some straight up gorgeous right there.

2. I absolutely hate the fact that they Chysler 300'd the grille. WHY? The RS4 and TTRS and Q5s all have the black honeycomb grille with the silver trim. Looks good and is subtle. They just suddenly decided to mimic a terrible styling element from detroit for one car. I will see what it looks like in person for a few weeks, but I have a plan to "correct' it that is straight up amazing.

As for the lowering. I figured if I have adjustable springs I can set the ride height at stock or low enough for some forum approval.

Everything else is just to tie styling together (centercaps and black sport exhaust finishers and brake black intake ducts) or because you need it just to have a car (clear bra and window tint).

Lots of the other changes which are common on the forums will likely never happen. I appreciate all of the improvement swaybars, stabilizers, leds, tuned exhausts, chip flashing, and supercharging can make but I always remind myself of what my wife said when I came close to dropping 5 figures on an APR supercharger for the RS4.

"why? who is passing you?"

[DinB]

How do adjustable springs work? Ie, how do you actually adjust them?

[B45H1R]

How do adjustable springs work? Ie, how do you actually adjust them?

I have no idea. Just know that it can be done. Ill take it to a reputable shop and say things like "lower" or "too low".

[DinB]

I have no idea. Just know that it can be done. Ill take it to a reputable shop and say things like "lower" or "too low".

Oh ok because I always assumed that only the coilovers could be adjusted. Maybe the add spacers to the spring to prevent it from compressing as much thus greater height. :/

[GotRS?]

Simple answer. I loved EVERYTHING about the RS4.

Thanks jus, appreciate the like minded comments.
And the last time an Audi wheel was so dis-appealing to me was the 2001 S4.

[Audiforumuser]

They adjust the same way as a coilover.

[tboooe]

Oh ok because I always assumed that only the coilovers could be adjusted. Maybe the add spacers to the spring to prevent it from compressing as much thus greater height. :/

The springs come with an adjustable spring perch that you can adjust by rotating a collar.

Btw, the RS4 looks awesome. I would buy that in a heartbeat.

[Brick Oven]

I can't wait to see these on the car. They're brushed with tinted clear, correct?

[B45H1R]

correct. just the right amount of dark and the brushing gives it some personality

[TheDapperDriver]

pics on the car plz
gonna be sick

[richib86]

2. There was a rally in NYC and a guy with a mugello blue RS4 lowered it a tad and repainted a few things subtly on the front. I would stare at that car for weeks before I figured out what little things he repainted.

was it mine haha?

[richib86]

OP you'll love the wheels. they really make the car, i run the same set. can i get more details on the carbon center caps?

[B45H1R]

^ post up a pic and I'll tell you. I wasn't at the rally but I've seen all the pics.

I wanted something to tie the black sport exhaust in with the car. The only other thing is the gloss black brake air inlets. So I figured on some black carbon fiber centers. I tried to get the centers milled to audi spec so I could throw some fancy ocarbon.com audi carbon centers on there, but someone dropped the ball. Told me I could definitely still change and I ordered the audi carbon centers from Matt at ocarbon, I'll throw pics up when I get them. But when they called me back next day and told me it was too late, Matt had already started.

So, I'll have a sweet set of Audi carbon centers for sale soon. But the HRE carbon centers plus black lugs should look sweet.

[CampioniShop]

YOLO sums this one up.

Glad to be apart of this build, enjoy :)

[macbook1]

How did you get Costco to order these tires for you? They never have anything I want to buy

[B45H1R]

YOLO sums this one up.

Glad to be apart of this build, enjoy :)

Thanks for all the help. All I need now is a car.

[B45H1R]

How did you get Costco to order these tires for you? They never have anything I want to buy

I figured I'd just do a quick check on Costco.com before going to tirerack or discount tire. They were much cheaper. It was ridiculous.

[richib86]

how much were the HRE carbon caps? this it?

^ post up a pic and I'll tell you. I wasn't at the rally but I've seen all the pics.

I wanted something to tie the black sport exhaust in with the car. The only other thing is the gloss black brake air inlets. So I figured on some black carbon fiber centers. I tried to get the centers milled to audi spec so I could throw some fancy ocarbon.com audi carbon centers on there, but someone dropped the ball. Told me I could definitely still change and I ordered the audi carbon centers from Matt at ocarbon, I'll throw pics up when I get them. But when they called me back next day and told me it was too late, Matt had already started.

So, I'll have a sweet set of Audi carbon centers for sale soon. But the HRE carbon centers plus black lugs should look sweet.

[B45H1R]

This one (with Audi RS4 license plate).


$150 per cap.

[A4Turbo04]

in for pics...what color is your RS5 btw?

[richib86]

ooooh yea thats manny's car with the adv's and custom euro seats. sick car in person

This one (with Audi RS4 license plate).


$150 per cap.

[EuroGEAR USA]

Nice, hope to see more pics soon.

[DOCEVG]

I figured I'd just do a quick check on Costco.com before going to tirerack or discount tire. They were much cheaper. It was ridiculous.

I checked Costco.com, and their site doesn't allow access via either "Audi" or tire size. How did you do it?

[buiyahkah]

I checked Costco.com, and their site doesn't allow access via either "Audi" or tire size. How did you do it?

There's an option to select tire size or by vehicle..it worked for me.