Deezys intro and mod thread

[DannyDeez]

Hey guys, some of you may know me as I've been around here since 2004. Started out with a B5 S4 (twice) then a B8.5 S5, sold that and picked up a B7 A4 and a 2015 A3 convertible for the fiancé, and now I recently bought a B8 S4 which will serve as my daily for the next year or two.

The car is a 2012 Prestige, 6 speed manual, NAV, with full ADS and sports diff. Black leather/alcantara as I hate full leather. 52K on the odometer at purchase. Its under the CPO warranty until December 30, 2017. Heres a shot of the window sticker with all the options:





I don't have any real good pictures of the car right now but I felt it was time to at least start the thread. Now that the weather is warming up I'm going to have it fully detailed and take some pics.

In the mean time heres a couple shots as it looked when I bought it:

Sellers photo:


Frozen S4:


Interior:






It came with the RS style grille (from USP) and USP intake.






First mod up was a Viseeo tune2air WMA 3000. The missing bluetooth audio that I had in my B8.5 S5 was a problem for me. This solved that problem and it works very well.



Second on my list was adding the S4 emblem to the front grille. Some people like the plain look, I like seeing the "S4". I just put some tape on it to hold it in place and then used a rubbery type of silicon to attach it from behind.







Third was ordering ecodes. Anyone who knows me here, knows how important it is for me to get rid of that orange piece. It took 4 weeks for them to arrive, so pics later in the timeline.

Next up, spacers. I went with the ECS tuning "flush kit" since they say it was made specifically for stock 19" peelers. I have to say, it helps, but its not really flush. Maybe I need to lower it in order to see the flushness.

Here's a before and after of both sides of the rear. Don't know why but I can't seem to find the front pics in my phone.






I wanted to get rid of the chrome on the fog surrounds. I tried a quick fix with rustoleum paint. I didn't prep it first and the paint bubbled before I could even get it on the car.
Thats ok, a few minutes of sanding and then I used plasti dip the second time around. Im happy with the results. Lets see how well it holds up.

Having a set of trim tools has paid for itself a million times over.













Made it over to my favorite shop for a full checkup on the car. Highly recommended for ANYTHING car related. www.eurotechms.com



Had to say bye bye to the "V6T" on the fender. Ordered some OEM carbon fiber supercharged badges from forum member "dirtyaudi". Awesome price and super fast shipping.





Used a template from europaparts (the typo kills me)











Apparently I reached my picture limit per post. More below...

[DannyDeez]

Continuing on...

Added some LEDs that I picked up on ebay after hearing some good things from other members here. I should probably take some installed pics, but they're a nice white and fade out just like the factory bulbs. If these catch fire I promise I'll order from deAutoLED

You can also see the OEM leather owners manual case under the bulbs. Not necessary, but why not :)





Small novelty for the garage. Its an official Audi accessory if anyone is interested. Part# Z-AUS-002. You can see my B7's summer wheels hanging on the wall as well






Ahh time for the best part! My ecodes finally arrived I was so excited to install that I really didn't take any pictures of them off the car.



















Heres a good comparison pic I made showing the stock cutoff (top) and the ecode cutoff (bottom). Everyone talks about it but I never really noticed it until I took these pics. You can how much light bleed the OEM projector has and then the sharper more projected beam that the ecode has:



I ordered a set of Osram Xenarc 66340 CBI bulbs from one of our forum sponsors HIDconcept.com I haven't installed them yet though. They say cool blue on the box but all of the reviews I've read say they DONT put out any blue light at all. To me thats a good thing.



Forum member Richib is parting out his gorgeous S4 so I was able to pick up his oCarbon cf coin delete and BFI alcantara with red stitching shift boot.









The shift boot is in preparation of the custom steering wheel and arm rest that are currently being made. Stay tuned for pics upon arrival!

I really don't plan on going as crazy with this car as I did with my S5, but there will be more to come.

I have some vinyl samples coming in the mail. Should have been here today, but as always, USPS sucks.

[DannyDeez]

Ill keep this post for my maintenance log. Ill update it as necessary.

2/25/16 - 52,992 miles

Performed 55k mile service:

• Oil change (synthetic)
• Spark plugs
• Cabin filter
• Clean air filter (USP intake)
• Clean and clear plenum drain of leaves
  .
• Also performed full wheel alignment

[DannyDeez]

reserved

[Okan509]

replacing v6t badges with SC - so ghay.

deeez nutz!

hey man, good stuff - welcome back

[AKPS4]

I like it. Wasting no time.

[DannyDeez]

replacing v6t badges with SC - so ghay.

deeez nutz!

hey man, good stuff - welcome back

Hahaha my old chatterbox bud! Thanks Alex. Whats up man, you left Audi? Getting a benz now?

I like it. Wasting no time.

Thanks!

[Pyromatic177]

Awesome thread! I appreciate your eye for the little details! And now I know what to do for my S4 badge on my new grille. 😀

[DannyDeez]

Awesome thread! I appreciate your eye for the little details! And now I know what to do for my S4 badge on my new grille.

Thank you! Yea that's the easiest and quickest way to mount the badge on the grille.

[DannyDeez]

My vinyl samples arrived today from metrorestyling.com




I'm going to be wrapping the left vent piece and nav/mmi screen surround to get rid of the aluminum look.

My shift surround/mmi controls have a piano black trim so I bought these to compare which one matches the factory one the closest.

My door panels/dash trim have the stainless mesh option.
These won't be getting wrapped for two reasons:

1) They're actually a thin stainless steel mesh wrapped over a trim piece so the vinyl would look like crap over them.

2) on the B8.5 when you order the stainless mesh trim(door panel/dash), Audi gives you the shift surround and mmi screen with vent piece in piano black. My S5 was like this and it was a nice touch.

[NPuter]

Didn't know you had the stainless trim Danny! I love that - would have definitely considered it if it were still an option when I ordered

[jokingjimmy]

My vinyl samples arrived today from metrorestyling.com




I'm going to be wrapping the left vent piece and nav/mmi screen surround to get rid of the aluminum look.

My shift surround/mmi controls have a piano black trim so I bought these to compare which one matches the factory one the closest.

My door panels/dash trim have the stainless mesh option.
These won't be getting wrapped for two reasons:

1) They're actually a thin stainless steel mesh wrapped over a trim piece so the vinyl would look like crap over them.

2) on the B8.5 when you order the stainless mesh trim(door panel/dash), Audi gives you the shift surround and mmi screen with vent piece in piano black. My S5 was like this and it was a nice touch.

Please take pics. I am tempted to cover my interior dash shiny as well...

[dizzlesizzle]

the ecodes still don't have a crisp cut off either. thought they might have used a different lens or projector. I think the passenger side needs to be angled up a bit, shouldn't be the same beam height as the drivers.

[DannyDeez]

Didn't know you had the stainless trim Danny! I love that - would have definitely considered it if it were still an option when I ordered

Wow I didn't know they for rid of that as an option Nick. Thats sad, the stainless mesh is my favorite one of them all.

Please take pics. I am tempted to cover my interior dash shiny as well...

Ill definitely have pics! Once I compare the samples then ill order a few ft. of the vinyl. Ill take pics as the wrap process goes along. Similar to when I did my B7.

[DannyDeez]

the ecodes still don't have a crisp cut off either. thought they might have used a different lens or projector. I think the passenger side needs to be angled up a bit, shouldn't be the same beam height as the drivers.

You don't think thats a crisp cutoff? I think its extremely crisp. Either way, I actually have to aim my headlights down. They're completely blinding to other drivers I'm sure. When I'm behind someone it lights up their entire interior, and then some above the car. I have to make the cutoff right around their trunkline.

[dizzlesizzle]

take another picture of it from more of a distance to get a better idea.

[DannyDeez]

take another picture of it from more of a distance to get a better idea.

I'm gonna try and get a night shot of them up against a wall. That's how I'll aim them as well. This way I can see how far they're projecting and where the cutoff is.

[TomPaul10]

i love ecodes but can't justify spending that much money just because of an orange piece, better money to be spent.. but it looks so damn good

[Frinkferta]

i love ecodes but can't justify spending that much money just because of an orange piece, better money to be spent.. but it looks so damn good

J-codes are a good alternative for the money. I did mine for $30.

[DannyDeez]

i love ecodes but can't justify spending that much money just because of an orange piece, better money to be spent.. but it looks so damn good

Yea I hear you. I have an unusual hatred for that orange piece so to me its worth it.

J-codes are a good alternative for the money. I did mine for $30.

Yup thats a good alternative. Ive always just been an "ecode guy".

[DannyDeez]

Got a chance to compare those vinyl samples. I used a LED light aiming in from my sunroof to illuminate the vinyl.
When I had them out in the sun, they all looked the same.

I'll let you guys give me your opinions, but I'm pretty much set on going with the KPMF gloss black. Out of all of them it was the one that held the deepest black color.

[DannyDeez]

More pics

[DannyDeez]

I ordered 5' x 3' of the KPMF gloss black. It shipped today . Hoping it'll be here early next week

[dizzlesizzle]

did u ever get a night time photo of the lights and cut off line?

[CELison]

Ryan and Danek are good people. Ryan did the first turbo swap in my b5 out of his home garage in 08'

[DannyDeez]

did u ever get a night time photo of the lights and cut off line?

No not yet. Its still on my list of things to do along with lowering the beams so I don't keep blinding people.

Ryan and Danek are good people. Ryan did the first turbo swap in my b5 out of his home garage in 08'

Yup great guys and tons of knowledge with these cars. They're the only shop I trust to work on it.

[dizzlesizzle]

yeah i'm curious on the look. even though they're ecodes, i think the lenses still have a bit of cloudiness in them. No where as cloudy as OEM US. Was just reading through this post: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ghts-or-ecodes

[DannyDeez]

yeah i'm curious on the look. even though they're ecodes, i think the lenses still have a bit of cloudiness in them. No where as cloudy as OEM US. Was just reading through this post: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ghts-or-ecodes

Yea I saw that thread. Pretty crazy the difference in lenses. I never knew!

[DannyDeez]

Shift knob came in today.

[DannyDeez]

Got my gloss black vinyl Hopefully I can find time to wrap my trim in the next couple days.

[DannyDeez]

Got the trim wrapped. What a pain in the ass. I've lost all desire to ever wrap anything again. The entire interior trim on my B7 was easier than this.

Couple quick pics. I have no clue why I didn't take a pic of the completed mmi screen surround.

Here's a pic of the trim work:



Area for the hazard button:



Prep for the vent piece:



Vent piece without trim:



Vent piece fully complete:

[shonseb]

Nice work D! Great to see you back in a B8 and looking forward to more of your build!

[DannyDeez]

Nice work D! Great to see you back in a B8 and looking forward to more of your build!

Thanks Shon! Hoping I can come out to one of your meets soon now that its warming up. I just wish they weren't so far

[DannyDeez]

Here's the final result of the trim wrap:









Here's a couple shots comparing it to the factory piano black trim on my shift surround/mmi controls:

[Misterg12]

Deez, fantastic build thread and mod choices especially the ecodes. Looking forward to seeing what's next including your flat-bottom wheel.

[Mops@Nemesis]

Looking good babe!! Where did you get those wheel hangers? I need some for decor purposes.

[cspcrx]

I like the black trim, great job.

[DannyDeez]

Deez, fantastic build thread and mod choices especially the ecodes. Looking forward to seeing what's next including your flat-bottom wheel.

Thanks Matt! Looking forward to your headlights Seller replied to my email this morning. Said he's shipping the wheel tomorrow!!

Looking good babe!! Where did you get those wheel hangers? I need some for decor purposes.

Thanks sexy. Just texted you the link.

I like the black trim, great job.

Thanks man!!

[Lchau1987]

Loving the build man, can't go wrong with black.

[DannyDeez]

Loving the build man, can't go wrong with black.

Thanks! I hate black but I also love it at the same time.