Tim's B8 build thread.

[DoctorB8]

First off, I wanted to say thank you! you have inspired me to mod my B8 a4. Second, I noticed one of your posts stating you installed this apikol mount. how hard was that to do? I am searching the reason for this upgrade, and it is said to eliminate the clunk from the rear diff?

It stiffens up the drive. If you are tip, you may notice the hard shifts in the low gears. Especially from 1 to 2 to 3, or 3 to 2 to 1. You tend to get that thump and push from the rear. The apikol eliminates that by adding a bushing and washed to the rear diff. Trust me, for the price, it is worth every penny.. install is ridiculously easy. In fact, opening the bottle of beer after might be more challenging. In all, you may even notice overall stiffness gained in the car as well. I noticed that for sure.

Glad I have been able to be inspirational too!

[Jerry1847]

curiosity, did you do all this between Dec and now? Looks killer!

you gonna tint when it gets warm?

[DoctorB8]

curiosity, did you do all this between Dec and now? Looks killer!

you gonna tint when it gets warm?

A majority of it yes. the "big stuff". Small things were since I got it.
As far as tint goes, I'm not so sure... I kinda dig the whole fishbowl look. One thing for sure though is wrapping the chrome window trim to matte black.

[raha_ang]

It stiffens up the drive. If you are tip, you may notice the hard shifts in the low gears. Especially from 1 to 2 to 3, or 3 to 2 to 1. You tend to get that thump and push from the rear. The apikol eliminates that by adding a bushing and washed to the rear diff. Trust me, for the price, it is worth every penny.. install is ridiculously easy. In fact, opening the bottle of beer after might be more challenging. In all, you may even notice overall stiffness gained in the car as well. I noticed that for sure.

Glad I have been able to be inspirational too!

Where can I get one from?
Would LOVE to eliminate that bump and shudder from the back.

[DoctorB8]

Apikol's website directly.. To your door for just under $100. dont know about anyhwere else.

Where can I get one from?
Would LOVE to eliminate that bump and shudder from the back.