Will13k7 - 2012 Brilliant Black B8 S4 (DSG)

[will13k7]

I love my PSS10's too...

^^^ cool man! PSS10's FTW

BBK Installed:



I was expecting some added NVH, but these where installed and bedded perfectly by 034MOTORSPORT, and in terms of NVH, its OEM, none. Huge relief.

Pedal feel is improved and I feel like I can control the exact braking force much more easily now. The strong OEM initial bite, which felt a little overly so, is now tamed. I did a couple of short stops to test out the stopping power, but I'm trying to go easy on them until they are broken in more, don't want to mess up the bedding job.

I ended up going with OEM pads in the rear, 034 felt I didn't need to go more aggressive since Audi brakes already have added rear braking to make the pads wear evenly. I was leaning towards this to avoid any noise problems anyways, so this gave me a final push and made me worry less about upsetting the bias. After a couple of weeks, I'll let the brakes have it and see if I notice any bias issues, but so far so good.

The Brembos had a slot for the OEM pad wear sensor too, so no shorting the wires. (hit up Mops if your looking for a set of BBKs by the way!).

The JHMs in the rear look good too, a nice match.



I'll add some better pics later.

[Mops@Nemesis]

Man oh man, they do look good! Rears as well. You don't have to tell me how nice they feel :)

More pics for sure...

[will13k7]

Some better pictures

[evil_O]

Great pics. Key is when the sun is low. Looks great.

[Mops@Nemesis]

The car looks fantastic! Nice shots too.


Mops on the move

[will13k7]

^^^ thanks guys!

other random ones:

[Saleen S7 TT]

Amazing job, let me know when you sell this car. :P

[Shimmy]

clean ride and tasteful mods. sub'd

[Mops@Nemesis]

Love your car man

[ballinb5]

My favorite shot. Looks amazing.

[Blurspeed]

Very nice!!

[Over9000]

^^ never! ha!

... In other news, the Brembo's felt great in heavy drenching rain, finally got some good test time in those conditions. Also, my oCarbon fiber dash trim is due to ship soon, I'll post pixs when its installed. ... this might be my last mod if I can resist getting a CPS.

Don't resist the CPS. I went without it for almost 2 years, and I wish I hadn't (although it gave me that much better of an appreciation for the difference it makes in the summer).

[will13k7]

Installed the oCarbon Carbon Fiber Trim Hard to do it justice in pictures, I'm loving it so far!

[TheBronzeMFP407]

damn

[Audijess1972]

Car is dope. Just got my A6 a couple weeks ago and already want to trade it for a bad ass S4 now. LOL.

[BaddS4]

Those rims are absolute awesome!!! I think I found my new favorite!!!

[txrngr]

your car is niiiiocccee!!!

[will13k7]

Thanks fellas!

Those rims are absolute awesome!!! I think I found my new favorite!!!

They actually look better in person than in pictures, the concavity and being flush with the fender give it a mean stance, though I wish I could go a 1/2 inch lower to get a tiny bit of tire tuck.

[BaddS4]

Please don't be upset if I get a set for my S4 in the spring!! lol..

[BaddS4]

haha, go for it, some other B8 S4 on here had a black set before I got these!

lol.. Awesome!!! Gonna start sourcing out Canadian dealers for these.. Fingers crossed they don't cost as much as HRE's..lol..

Cheers and Merry Christmas!! :)

[will13k7]

might be the best shot I've taken, though I still wish everything was tack sharp.

[Mops@Nemesis]

Looks pretty damn good to me. Where did you place the focus? I'd black those rear cans

[Mops@Nemesis]

Thanks Mops! If I remember I put the focus between the rear wheel and door. To get both the front and rear wheels sharp I was thinking I need to bump up the aperture more which makes the image too dark, so I need to increase the exposure, but this makes the exposure so long I'll need to use a tripod and remote shutter, but just a guess..

Yeah, those cans are too big and low hanging, maybe a flat black would hide them nicely.

I think you're correct. What lens and aperture?

Yea a high temp satin would look nice. you'd be surprised how much better it will look.

[Mops@Nemesis]

I just grabbed the Sigma Art 50 1.4 and 18-35 1.8… soooo good!

IMG_3431 by Audiyos, on Flickr

[Mops@Nemesis]

Here's the stat's, I have a micro-four-thirds, so 50mm equivalent, I was going for the least amount of distortion, my ~35mm equivalent was elongating too much.

10-4. I'd bump up to around f8 at that range for max sharp. Kinda shoked there is not more bokeh. Have you seen the photography thread I started in the 5 section? I'm still newb+, but there are some real pros in there than can assist if ever needed

[MS203]

Installed the oCarbon Carbon Fiber Trim Hard to do it justice in pictures, I'm loving it so far!

fantastic ride buddy!!! really incredible. Very clean and oem++

quick question. kind of a noob one. i just picked up a '15 B8.5 s4 brilliant black. im just wondering how you make your MMI screen display those 4 rings and the S4 symbol like in these pics?? ive fooled around with the settings and stuff like crazy and cant figure it out. maybe its a vag com mod? i dunno. if you could tell me how that would be great. thanks!

[txrngr]

fantastic ride buddy!!! really incredible. Very clean and oem++

quick question. kind of a noob one. i just picked up a '15 B8.5 s4 brilliant black. im just wondering how you make your MMI screen display those 4 rings and the S4 symbol like in these pics?? ive fooled around with the settings and stuff like crazy and cant figure it out. maybe its a vag com mod? i dunno. if you could tell me how that would be great. thanks!

press and hold the volume/power button next to the gear shifter. It will power off MMI and therefore you will see the s4 rings.

[will13k7]

Very clean and oem++

Thanks! Trying to keep it simple (and hide the boy-racer in me, lol!).

[teylix]

this is one clean build. im really digging the wheels. and im glad you dont have it lower but that's a preference since i dont like seeing wheels tucked in.

[will13k7]

Thanks, for some reason I always want to go lower, but its sitting nicely right now with no wheel well gap. Too low for me is when more than a 1/4 of the tire is tucking.

[Usa]

Looks great man, superb job and great looking car.

[S is for Slow]

Car's coming along beautifully. It's looking great.

[FCPEuro]

Beautiful car.. Those brakes look massive!

[Luna's S4]

Thanks for the info on sways and your overall setup and ride. Guess I could have gleaned more from this thread. Car looks great!

[srfrboy]

Your car looks really good. Makes me want a S4 over my S5. Well, maybe not, but still an awesome looking set up!

[jpog]

Your car looks great, Will. I just purchased my '15 S4 and am looking for mod ideas on the forum. Your car has provided lots of good ones for sure.

[Bikel]

^^ thanks guys! ecodes and Relak paddle shifter extensions incoming!

cant wait to see. everything is coming together nicely... stance is perfect!

[will13k7]

paddies:

[Pilfer]

those look pretty good. I still haven't installed my upgraded 2014+ paddles though. It doesn't seem very straightforward to do, I think the wheel has to come off?

[will13k7]

those look pretty good. I still haven't installed my upgraded 2014+ paddles though. It doesn't seem very straightforward to do, I think the wheel has to come off?

Thanks! I think so, when Audi replaced my downshift paddle, they took the wheel off.