AllroadCorbin's High Mileage B8.5- 100k and beyond

[AllroadCorbin]

Somebody has GOT to figure out how to completely disable traction control and other electron nannies in this car. I was merging on a highway this morning and didn't see an 18 wheeler until the last minute in my blind spot and it was too late to not go so I had to floor it. My wheels lost a bit of traction and the Traction control came out and totally cut the power off almost causing me to get rear ended by a semi going 70 mph. Thank god he had room to swerve or I'd be dead. Traction control and esp is so dangerous and I'm ripshit angry I can't turn them off totally. (Btw I drive with the button pressed to turn it "off")


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[poweredbyaudi7]

Somebody has GOT to figure out how to completely disable traction control and other electron nannies in this car. I was merging on a highway this morning and didn't see an 18 wheeler until the last minute in my blind spot and it was too late to not go so I had to floor it. My wheels lost a bit of traction and the Traction control came out and totally cut the power off almost causing me to get rear ended by a semi going 70 mph. Thank god he had room to swerve or I'd be dead. Traction control and esp is so dangerous and I'm ripshit angry I can't turn them off totally. (Btw I drive with the button pressed to turn it "off")


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Even with it in sport mode, I have never had an issue with it activating. I have gotten the car completely sideways on a few occasions.

[AllroadCorbin]

Even with it in sport mode, I have never had an issue with it activating. I have gotten the car completely sideways on a few occasions.

Mine kicks in frequently in rain and snow and cuts power almost totally


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[poweredbyaudi7]

Mine kicks in frequently in rain and snow and cuts power almost totally


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I can say that I have never driven the car on snow/ice (drive my truck), and rarely in the rain. Maybe because of 6MT....if this is a problem for yous guys, the EFR will be a huge problem....

[AllroadCorbin]

I can say that I have never driven the car on snow/ice (drive my truck), and rarely in the rain. Maybe because of 6MT....if this is a problem for yous guys, the EFR will be a huge problem....

Haha yea I'm on a stock turbo. I couldn't even do a K04.


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[jmeenach]

Somebody has GOT to figure out how to completely disable traction control and other electron nannies in this car. I was merging on a highway this morning and didn't see an 18 wheeler until the last minute in my blind spot and it was too late to not go so I had to floor it. My wheels lost a bit of traction and the Traction control came out and totally cut the power off almost causing me to get rear ended by a semi going 70 mph. Thank god he had room to swerve or I'd be dead. Traction control and esp is so dangerous and I'm ripshit angry I can't turn them off totally. (Btw I drive with the button pressed to turn it "off")


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Can you hold the button for 3-5 seconds and completely disable it? I know with previous vehicles that I have owned simply pressing the button didn't really do much.

[Dub_prime]

Somebody has GOT to figure out how to completely disable traction control and other electron nannies in this car. I was merging on a highway this morning and didn't see an 18 wheeler until the last minute in my blind spot and it was too late to not go so I had to floor it. My wheels lost a bit of traction and the Traction control came out and totally cut the power off almost causing me to get rear ended by a semi going 70 mph. Thank god he had room to swerve or I'd be dead. Traction control and esp is so dangerous and I'm ripshit angry I can't turn them off totally. (Btw I drive with the button pressed to turn it "off")


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Oh can't totally deactivate it in the all road... Not sure why, but I'm not aware of any defeat on it yet.

Btw there mount will mellow out some, but with the auto they will be a little more harsh at idle.

[AllroadCorbin]

Btw there mount will mellow out some, but with the auto they will be a little more harsh at idle.[/QUOTE]

Hope it mellows out because right now its downright uncomfortable and embarrassing having passengers in the car. The NVH at idle is absurd

[Dub_prime]

Hope it mellows out because right now its downright uncomfortable and embarrassing having passengers in the car. The NVH at idle is absurd

You should have felt the 65 durometer ones... It was way worse they went to the 50 because of all the complaints mainly from the automatic drivers.

[AllroadCorbin]

Enjoying the new gauge

[poweredbyaudi7]

Enjoying the new gauge

Nice. What was the leake from?

[AllroadCorbin]

1500 miles later. No improvement in NVH. Almost feels worse. Gonna rip these damn things off soon. Good while in motion but God forbid you come to a light or any traffic


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[s4baby]

1500 miles later. No improvement in NVH. Almost feels worse. Gonna rip these damn things off soon. Good while in motion but God forbid you come to a light or any traffic


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It may be fair to contact 034 directly about this issue or least have a video to show what's going on. They make a bunch of quality parts for our cars. I respect the honest opinion either way because I'm considering buying these mounts and they aren't cheap.

[AllroadCorbin]

I've contacted them. They said it's odd because they tested them on an Allroad apparently. A video won't do it justice. I'd love for somebody from 034 to feel it. And yes I agree. 034 makes some great stuff for our cars!


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[AllroadCorbin]

Despite being sick as a dog, I muscled through a mid winter clay bar and zymol in the garage last night. Much needed. Paint is back to silky smooth!




Also changed the oil. Moved from using mobil 1 to Motul 8100 excess. ordered from Europa Auto parts... It showed up at my door 12 hours later. Insanely fast

[AllroadCorbin]

Update on 034 50 durometer mounts. Seem slightly better to be honest.... but I that's because it was over 60 degrees this weekend. Naturally the rubber is much stiffer in the cold...

[AllroadCorbin]

Pulled the trigger. Ordered a brand new set of AG M590 wheels 20x10 Et 25 and some solo werks coils. I ordered the wheels with Conti DWS 06 tires 255/35/20. I wanted a thicker 35 sidewall (most guys seem to go 30) because boston roads suck ass and I want a softer ride. I was afraid 255 would be slightly stretched on a 10 inch wheel but I decided to go for it since 255 is technically 10.04 inches wide and DWS typically runs fat. As you can see from the pic Jason at getyourwheels sent me before shipment, the 255 DWS 06 is perfect with this 20x10 wheel....I'm pumped too because the next size up adds close to $100 a tire! Pics to come!

[bluefox280]

...wheels 20x10 Et 25 and some solo werks coils. I ordered the wheels with Conti DWS 06 tires 255/35/20.

Excited to see the end results - keep us posted.

- Erik

[AllroadCorbin]

Coilovers have arrived!

[Sedan Guy]

Looking forward to the final pics


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[AllroadCorbin]

Installed my DDM 35W HID 3000K fog lights tonight. The first pic has only the HID on the right so you can see the difference. I like the look


Wheels and coils go on tomorrow, as well as the bumper/ fender being touched up

[zcspec]

Let me know if you need any suggestions on installing the coils. They'll take some patience, but in honesty, pretty easy to install. Make sure you torque everything to spec, otherwise you'll get little gremlins that will haunt you.

[AllroadCorbin]

Let me know if you need any suggestions on installing the coils. They'll take some patience, but in honesty, pretty easy to install. Make sure you torque everything to spec, otherwise you'll get little gremlins that will haunt you.

I'd like to pretend I'm doing them myself but I don't really have the time or patience at the moment haha. I'm having my local audi shop/ tuner do them tomorrow morning

[theSaint024]

I'd like to pretend I'm doing them myself but I don't really have the time or patience at the moment haha. I'm having my local audi shop/ tuner do them tomorrow morning

Good choice. Update on my install with the help of earhythmic - it was a bitch, and I don't know how I could have done it myself without his experience (and labor). I was about to tell you that my final advice would be to pay someone to do it. It's not that it's hard per se, it's just frustrating and takes patience and time. There are so many little problems to solve like how to get things into place, how to get things out, how to adjust with no space, etc. I'm estimating it would have taken me 2 or 3 times longer than the 8-10 hours it took the two of us. A full lift would be nice, so would audi specialized spring compressors. That would probably cut the time in half. I had 95% of the tools needed and the last 5% would have seriously cut the time by hours. Anyway, it's done, and I'm in his debt now. I'll post pics eventually when I ever get my wheels. Your set up looks great.

[AllroadCorbin]

So the wheels and coils came out pretty well. I was worried since the SoloWerks shocks are about 50% as wide as stock....whether or not that has anything to do with their strength/quality idk. The car sits much lower but its still an Allroad and on 20s the car itself still isn't that low at all. The ride is slightly stiffer but not horrible. Coils are set to 100% height in the rear and ~80% in the front.

Unfortunately the car shakes like a SOB above 65mph. GetYourWheels.com said they would gladly pay for a roadforce balance so tomorrow I plan to get that done and see if it helps/ see if they're out. Really hoping its tire/wheel related and not suspension.

[treginginco]

In the words of the great philosopher ------- Sometimes it's better to look good than to feel good! :)

It looks really nice.

[AllroadCorbin]

In the words of the great philosopher ------- Sometimes it's better to look good than to feel good! :)

It looks really nice.

Hmm I'd agree except I drive 30k miles a year. Needs to be smooth!

[Sedan Guy]

The M590s look great on your allroad.

[Slimwonder]

Really interested to see how you get on with the coilovers. Some say they are great some hate them. You do some serious miles so that's a good basis for feedback.

Also good luck with that shaking. Keep us posted

[treginginco]

Hmm I'd agree except I drive 30k miles a year. Needs to be smooth!

I totally understand!!!

[zcspec]

Corbin, the AR looks fantastic man. The 20's with your tire choice fills the gap quite well. If the installers did the job correctly, you should have no shaking coming from the suspension so I am hoping it's just a balance issue.

Just some feedback about the coil ride height, I would recommend that you check with Solowerks. I do recall reading that where you have it set, it's out of the recommended compression range.

[AllroadCorbin]

Just took the car to my tire shop for a road force. 3 of the brand new wheels are bent (you can see and feel it as they spin on the balancer, and 3 of the 4 tires are very out of round... you can see them move up and down). Needless to say I'm ripshit angry. The car has only been driven a few miles on these new wheels since mounting and I've avoided even minor holes in the road like they'll kill me. I called getyourwheels.com and left a message since they're closed.

[Sedan Guy]

Just took the car to my tire shop for a road force. 3 of the brand new wheels are bent (you can see and feel it as they spin on the balancer, and 3 of the 4 tires are very out of round... you can see them move up and down). Needless to say I'm ripshit angry. The car has only been driven a few miles on these new wheels since mounting and I've avoided even minor holes in the road like they'll kill me. I called getyourwheels.com and left a message since they're closed.

Damn, sorry to read of the wheel issues. The wait over the weekend would be killing me. Hopefully everything goes well with getting them replaced.

[AllroadCorbin]

Damn, sorry to read of the wheel issues. The wait over the weekend would be killing me. Hopefully everything goes well with getting them replaced.

Yea I'm losing my mind tbh. My car lowered on stock wheels looks so dumb and I'm maxed out all around (it just looks like it has air suspension and is broken haha) I think I'll need some KW height helpers come next winter or just spring for some PSS10s if I have the car still


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[treginginco]

I would be spinning in circles pissed. Good luck.

[AllroadCorbin]

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[All-right2]

dude, no way! they look soo good too
Hopefully they'll make it right for you

[AllroadCorbin]

dude, no way! they look soo good too
Hopefully they'll make it right for you

I think they'll work until they make it right. From what I've heard GetYourWheels.com has a great reputation and they didn't hesitate once when I asked them to cover a re-road force. The wheels are just straight up defective from AG. Not sure how the tires are too but whatever. I'll try a new set because I'm 110% in love with the look!


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[Dub_prime]

Were they shipped in boxes? Any noticeable damage? That's the only thing that makes sense if 3 of 4 wheels and tires are bad too much of a coincidence for them to all be faulty from the manufacturer.

[AllroadCorbin]

Were they shipped in boxes? Any noticeable damage? That's the only thing that makes sense if 3 of 4 wheels and tires are bad too much of a coincidence for them to all be faulty from the manufacturer.

This is how fedex tossed them on my porch... Not shipped in a very protective way but I feel like it would take a lot to dent them not on a car? I also haven't heard of AGs having balance problems. Finish problems I've heard of but not this


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