B8.5 allroad Info & Resources Megathread

[earhythmic]

Honored to be included in the build threads. You misspelled my name tho

[dropshadow]

Honored to be included in the build threads. You misspelled my name tho

Fixed. Sorry about that.

[Unit1Evangelion]

C5 allroad has a third seat option. B8 allroad doesn't, unfortunately.

A lot of the people who did this mod didn't have that option as I'm lead to believe it was only open for the Euro not US. You just need a backseat with rails. Bolt them down, create a bolt point for your 5 point harness and then put in the seat. Pretty straight forward mod. You just won't be able to get to your tool kit.

[zee007]

I'm sad I never made your list. Started my build in July 2012 (one of the first B8.5 Allroads)... Anyway, if there's any value in it, linky below:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-with-pictures

[dropshadow]

I'm sad I never made your list. Started my build in July 2012 (one of the first B8.5 Allroads)... Anyway, if there's any value in it, linky below:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-with-pictures

Not sure how I missed it. I'll add it.

[dropshadow]

Added Killerboots' project thread. I love that there are now a lot of allroad threads happening.

[Ivonius]

Has anyone here actually put Sport seats into the standard allroad?
Same question for Sport or RS steering wheel into an allroad that was not originally equipped with shift paddles?

[dropshadow]

Has anyone here actually put Sport seats into the standard allroad?
Same question for Sport or RS steering wheel into an allroad that was not originally equipped with shift paddles?

Seats should be easily doable.

Adding a steering wheel with paddle shifters only requires some VCDS coding to activate them. That info can be found here on AZ.

[Dubvrs]

My allroad currently.





Current spec.

2011 B8 2.0 TDI 170
2013 S line interior
TT mk2 S line flat bottom steering wheel
Facelift style headlights
Facelift led rear lights
RS4 rear spoiler
Plastic resprayed in satin black
Full led interior lights
Colour coded roof box
ST coilovers
Stasis 21 X 10 et30 with 255/30/21 tyres
JL subwoofer in hidden enclosure behind left boot side trim

Will be going slightly lower and got a couple more ideas.

[Avantiator]

My allroad currently.





Current spec.

2011 B8 2.0 TDI 170
2013 S line interior
TT mk2 S line flat bottom steering wheel
Facelift style headlights
Facelift led rear lights
RS4 rear spoiler
Plastic resprayed in satin black
Full led interior lights
Colour coded roof box
ST coilovers
Stasis 21 X 10 et30 with 255/30/21 tyres
JL subwoofer in hidden enclosure behind left boot side trim

Will be going slightly lower and got a couple more ideas.

Did you add the cladding? I thought 2013 was the first year for cladding.

[Samsonite]

Did you add the cladding? I thought 2013 was the first year for cladding.

He's not from the states Notice the headlights, rear license and his mention of B8 TDI (among other things I'm sure). Mighty fine looking Allroad Dubvrs!

[AllroadCorbin]

20x10 AG M590 wrapped in DWS 06 tires and Solowerks coils arrive in the next few days. Can't wait. I'll post some pics when it's got bigger wheels and Moaaarrrrr low

[dropshadow]

Thanks to theSaint024's patience, we've got a PDF of the 2013 allroad owner's manual. I'll also add this to the first post in this thread.

[theSaint024]

Thanks to theSaint024's patience, we've got a PDF of the 2013 allroad owner's manual. I'll also add this to the first post in this thread.

WHOOOO! Immortalized on the allroad thread! Working on getting my AR new wheels. Will post in a couple weeks or so.

[Slimwonder]

Smoothed out my allroad grill last weekend. Couldn't justify the huge cost of getting one of the plateless ones and also even they have holes so with a day of fabricating filler pieces and a can of the good old plasti dip here we have a smooth hole free grill.

[dropshadow]

Added bluefox280's thread to the list of project threads ... and marked my thread as "sold."

So, anybody want to take over this thread?

[ATL_wagon_guy]

Smoothed out my allroad grill last weekend. Couldn't justify the huge cost of getting one of the plateless ones and also even they have holes so with a day of fabricating filler pieces and a can of the good old plasti dip here we have a smooth hole free grill.

That looks great! Would you mind sharing how you did it?

[Slimwonder]

Sure. I cut 4 double layer strips of plexiglass. Heated and moulded them to the contours of the grill. Matched them all by taping them together when still hot. That was for the large strip. For the smaller holes I cut small discs and filler pieces. Doubled them up with a oversize piece on the back and them epoxyed them into the holes from behind. Fiddly as hell. Once all the pieces were glued in place, I used a small about of plastic filler for the gaps. Sand flat and then about 4 coats of plasti dip.

Hardest part was making sure the filler pieces fit tight and matched the curve of the grill. I got a bit to into it and forgot to take many pics, here is one of the big filler pieces setting. I belt sanded them all to equal size when they had set





Total cost $11 and a day of labor.

sure I'm gonna get busted for no front plate one day but plateless fronts are worth a fix it ticket.

Must remember not to post in the avant thread as there is a lot of hate towards the mighty allroad there....

[Extreme_Vic]

When I saw the b8.5 allroad, I told myself that's my next car. Well here I am. Picked up this allroad last month. Prestige, fully optioned out except the rear sun screens. Gonna try to keep this one tame... Vogtland coils, kw rear 30mm rear perch, pickd up these rotors last week.

[J_Sims]

When I saw the b8.5 allroad, I told myself that's my next car. Well here I am. Picked up this allroad last month. Prestige, fully optioned out except the rear sun screens. Gonna try to keep this one tame... Vogtland coils, kw rear 30mm rear perch, pickd up these rotors last week.

Beautiful car!!! I thought I was only going to black out my stock wheels and be happy when I bought mine... That lasted a week or 2 Congrats and welcome to the club!!

[4point2]

Must remember not to post in the avant thread as there is a lot of hate towards the mighty allroad there....

i don't get it, some of the local guys diss the allroad stating that the B8.5 isn't a true allroad, only the A6 based one is. I completely disagree. allroads are avants in my book, and seing as i'll have to eventually leave my current avant at some point the allroad is the ONLY path forward for me. Keep up the good work and please keep on sharing hail the longroof!

BTW grille looks awesome, love this thread. So much good info

[Slimwonder]

I got a new ass ripped when I posted in the avant thread with allroad related stuff.

[Extreme_Vic]

Beautiful car!!! I thought I was only going to black out my stock wheels and be happy when I bought mine... That lasted a week or 2 Congrats and welcome to the club!!

Yes, my b7 ended up too much to handle for a commuter car. It was fine when my committee was 2 miles, usually ride my bike in and when i drove it was short enough to not bother me. Full suspension and stage 2+ really got to me once I moved and had to commute 40 minutes on a bumpy road. My plans are cosmetic only this go around.

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[zcspec]

Sure. I cut 4 double layer strips of plexiglass. Heated and moulded them to the contours of the grill. Matched them all by taping them together when still hot. That was for the large strip. For the smaller holes I cut small discs and filler pieces. Doubled them up with a oversize piece on the back and them epoxyed them into the holes from behind. Fiddly as hell. Once all the pieces were glued in place, I used a small about of plastic filler for the gaps. Sand flat and then about 4 coats of plasti dip.

Hardest part was making sure the filler pieces fit tight and matched the curve of the grill. I got a bit to into it and forgot to take many pics, here is one of the big filler pieces setting. I belt sanded them all to equal size when they had set





Total cost $11 and a day of labor.

sure I'm gonna get busted for no front plate one day but plateless fronts are worth a fix it ticket.

Must remember not to post in the avant thread as there is a lot of hate towards the mighty allroad there....

I think you should perform this mod for me. I'll drive down from Seattle with $$$$.

[Avantiator]

When I saw the b8.5 allroad, I told myself that's my next car. Well here I am. Picked up this allroad last month. Prestige, fully optioned out except the rear sun screens. Gonna try to keep this one tame... Vogtland coils, kw rear 30mm rear perch, pickd up these rotors last week.

Love the look. Those rotors look real good on there.

[Extreme_Vic]

Love the look. Those rotors look real good on there.

Thanks, was hesitant cause I usually think dark rims on a dark car looks bad. But it looks killer, had my 50 yr old coworker who's not even close to being a car person compliment on it.

Also helps that I won't have to scrub em clean as often.

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[4point2]

looks great!

[Samsonite]

... and marked my thread as "sold."

So, anybody want to take over this thread?

Looks like you're on your own here Sean huh? Haha

[J_Sims]

Added bluefox280's thread to the list of project threads ... and marked my thread as "sold."

So, anybody want to take over this thread?

Thought about it, but probably trading in my roof line for something with a steeper slant \

[J_Sims]

I got a new ass ripped when I posted in the avant thread with allroad related stuff.

Every time I post a pic of the AR, all I get is "Oh can you put a 4.0 TT in there" " oh if only it had a V8" they just Jelly, they may have HP but they look nothing like us...

It's all good, just take the High road!! or the Lowroad... #Allroad

[dropshadow]

Thought about it, but probably trading in my roof line for something with a steeper slant \

What?! Text me!

[ATL_wagon_guy]

FYI: I just ordered the window shades listed at the top of the thread. The eBay listing said to contact the seller for shipping to the U.S. Vanstyle provided this alternate link with the shipping already calculated:

AUDI A4 AVANT 2009 ON CAR WINDOW SUN SHADE BABY SEAT CHILD BOOSTER BLIND UV

[Avantiator]

FYI: I just ordered the window shades listed at the top of the thread. The eBay listing said to contact the seller for shipping to the U.S. Vanstyle provided this alternate link with the shipping already calculated:

AUDI A4 AVANT 2009 ON CAR WINDOW SUN SHADE BABY SEAT CHILD BOOSTER BLIND UV

I love my window shades. I purchased some similar ones from a US seller over 2 years ago for around $120 but it looks like the seller no longer carries them

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw...hades&_sacat=0

[ATL_wagon_guy]

My shades arrived this week and work great! You can read more by following the link in my signature.

[hashish]

I know I'll get a bit flamed for this, but I am embarking on a project to upgrade the stock subwoofer. The speaker is a 2Ohm ~6" woofer that weights about 8oz. After hours of searching a possible replacement I found one of these (because a 6" 2ohm subwoofer is nearly impossible to find with a ~2.5" mounting depth):

http://www.parts-express.com/5-conca...2-ohm--299-289

There is only one left on Amazon (after I bought one), and it's a very hard to find part. The new speaker has a 16oz magnet, so there has to be a performance increase right there.

I will have to fashion mounting ring, but I think I'll just cannibalize the old speaker and use that frame as a mount for the 5" speaker. I'll probably be receiving it in about a week, so I will update with my findings. Depending on how it sounds and how much air the replacement woofer pushes, I may have to also mod the stock box with a passive radiator such at this:

http://www.parts-express.com/peerles...ator--264-1060


I can take pics, if others are interested.

[Rickashae13]

I don't suppose there's a DIY for removing the rear fender flare is there? Discovered some hit and and run damage on the passenger rear but luckily was only on the largest piece of the flare.



. Probably going to order the replacement part tomorrow.


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[pwdrskr]

I know I'll get a bit flamed for this, but I am embarking on a project to upgrade the stock subwoofer. The speaker is a 2Ohm ~6" woofer that weights about 8oz. After hours of searching a possible replacement I found one of these (because a 6" 2ohm subwoofer is nearly impossible to find with a ~2.5" mounting depth):

http://www.parts-express.com/5-conca...2-ohm--299-289

There is only one left on Amazon (after I bought one), and it's a very hard to find part. The new speaker has a 16oz magnet, so there has to be a performance increase right there.

I will have to fashion mounting ring, but I think I'll just cannibalize the old speaker and use that frame as a mount for the 5" speaker. I'll probably be receiving it in about a week, so I will update with my findings. Depending on how it sounds and how much air the replacement woofer pushes, I may have to also mod the stock box with a passive radiator such at this:

http://www.parts-express.com/peerles...ator--264-1060


I can take pics, if others are interested.

I'll be interested in hire things go. I've been wondering about upgrades to the B&O system

[pwdrskr]

My allroad currently.





Current spec.

2011 B8 2.0 TDI 170
2013 S line interior
TT mk2 S line flat bottom steering wheel
Facelift style headlights
Facelift led rear lights
RS4 rear spoiler
Plastic resprayed in satin black
Full led interior lights
Colour coded roof box
ST coilovers
Stasis 21 X 10 et30 with 255/30/21 tyres
JL subwoofer in hidden enclosure behind left boot side trim

Will be going slightly lower and got a couple more ideas.

Great looking allroad! You have me thinking about going back to dark rims. I'm curious about a couple of your mods:

First, how did you go about painting the grey trim in satin black? I've been thinking about doing something similar for a while but that is as far as I've gotten.

Do you have a write up somewhere that I missed on the sub woofer upgrade? Another mod I've been thinking about...

[zcspec]

So I took the plunge and bought a set of Yakima Whisperbar "knock-offs" from a seller on eBay. No photos yet as I just test fitted one of the bars on. My initial impression, I just saved myself close to $250 for a set of bars that look good and *should* function pretty well! I'll report back once they are both installed and have been driven around for a bit.

[dropshadow]

So I took the plunge and bought a set of Yakima Whisperbar "knock-offs" from a seller on eBay. No photos yet as I just test fitted one of the bars on. My initial impression, I just saved myself close to $250 for a set of bars that look good and *should* function pretty well! I'll report back once they are both installed and have been driven around for a bit.

Got a link handy?