So I bought an RS6....

[Scottie2LO]

I had purchased an S6 earlier this month in hopes of making an RS6 wagon and went searching for a donor car. Sadly the donor car I ended up finding for a steal was just too nice to chop up and opted to make it my daily and abandon the RS6 avant project due to having no time.

So Here she is, a 2004 RS6 Black with black interior and solar sunroof option, DRC, 102000 KM.

Day I picked her up


First day in the garage


It had these janky LED tail lights, so I found a pair of early a6 tail lights and smoked them for the time being


after that I had to replace the crusty OEM brakes, which was a reason why I got the car on the cheap. Went all out and upgraded to RS5 flower rotors, I threw on OEM a8 discs in the rear for the time being until I get my rear R8 kit


sitting pretty, need a full respray which Ill try to do before summer


just got these bad boys, going to use them so I can have noise and be quiet around cops with out getting ruined with tickets




Also have two pallets shipping over from europe, Ill keep you posted with whats inside

[8520]

Have fun man. These conversion projects take forever.

Are those the tanksy cutouts? Look like the same ones I ordered.

[julex]

Obviously recaros :)

[landfill]

Nice! I'd feel bad about chopping up
a good rs6 but I've been dreaming of
a c5 rs6 avant with the 4.2tt for a long
time. Also an 01E conversion would be
tits.

[Scottie2LO]

Nice! I'd feel bad about chopping up
a good rs6 but I've been dreaming of
a c5 rs6 avant with the 4.2tt for a long
time. Also an 01E conversion would be
tits.

I have everything besides the spacer, and the time lol

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Have fun man. These conversion projects take forever.

Are those the tanksy cutouts? Look like the same ones I ordered.

indeed tansky, ive ordered a ton no problems yet.

[mr_dave]

Nice purchase! Any details on that rear A8 rotor? Which MY or part#?

Also, the exhaust doesn't get ridiculously loud even with straight pipes because of the turbos and cats - so don't set your expectations too high for the cutouts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhyGKBD1XLI

[Scottie2LO]

Nice purchase! Any details on that rear A8 rotor? Which MY or part#?

Also, the exhaust doesn't get ridiculously loud even with straight pipes because of the turbos and cats - so don't set your expectations too high for the cutouts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhyGKBD1XLI

4E0 615 601L, the offset of the disc is a bit different so you will need to put a washer to space it out, much cheaper then OEM discs which are back ordered in canada and a temporary solution so my calipers dont seize up

[Scottie2LO]

Prime fresh Euro Goods on their way

[jmeenach]

Looks like a fun build! My neighbor had an RS6 very similar to that one when I was in high school and I thought it was the coolest car. Still love them.

[Pelican Parts]

Nice! Looks like a fun project.

[Scottie2LO]

Interior upgrade


RS6 out for a cruise

[8520]

Looking good. Just needs ones of these.

http://myeurostores.com/audi-rs6-ste...k-genuine.html

[Bigglezworth]

I had purchased an S6 earlier this month in hopes of making an RS6 wagon and went searching for a donor car. Sadly the donor car I ended up finding for a steal was just too nice to chop up and opted to make it my daily and abandon the RS6 avant project due to having no time.

So Here she is, a 2004 RS6 Black with black interior and solar sunroof option, DRC, 102000 KM.

Glad to see you refrained from tearing apart one of the 90 '04 RS6's released by Audi of North America just so that you can have a wagon - which you can legally start to import starting at the end of this year.

What's the 411 on your friends Green ride? Not a common color for the RS6. You're better off on the RS6.com forum these models as this site doesn't have as many forum members dedicated to the specific model.

[4rings2turbos]

Don't leave... :(

Lol

The 04 must be leftover stock then? I don't think the US had any MY 04 RS 6s, right? I had a C4 A6 that was MY 98 and was one of 76. But they leftover from 97 and sold as 98s. Not that this kind of stuff really matters in the end but I certainly enjoy the little bit of extra character it gives the car.

[Scottie2LO]

the green is a wrap, its a charcoal grey underneath

04 the RS6 was only available in canada, thus it has a 0-300 KM/h cluster with no MPH

From what I can tell they only sold 90 RS6 in canada from 03-04

[mr_dave]

I don't think the US had any MY 04 RS 6s, right?

The US only had a MY 2003 RS6 and Canada only had MY 2004. The US received approx 900-1200 units and Canada only got 90! (as mentioned above)

http://jalopnik.com/why-the-audi-rs6...ssic-759640980

[14S4GWM]

Heres my buddies RS6 in the US

[R490]

That steering wheel looks excellent!

Actually, scratch that. The entire car looks excellent.

[Scottie2LO]

Open heart surgery, cleaning and refreshing, all belts gaskets fluids etc..


RS4 style valve covers

[MrWalker]

awesome catch. i almost bought a 2003 RS6 black on black a few years back and I'm kicking myself in the butt for not doing it. but everything happens for a reason right. good luck with your build.

[Bigglezworth]

Open heart surgery, cleaning and refreshing, all belts gaskets fluids etc..


RS4 style valve covers

Boy that Quebec weather is certainly stating to take it's toll on this car. Rusty bolts, rusty clamps, and generally dirty. Not well taken care of. Sounds like from your excitement that you are looking to correct that. What does the undercarriage look like? Did you take the extra time and replace the tensioner pads while you had the valve covers off?

[bmoreS4]

nice, in for updates

[Scottie2LO]

Boy that Quebec weather is certainly stating to take it's toll on this car. Rusty bolts, rusty clamps, and generally dirty. Not well taken care of. Sounds like from your excitement that you are looking to correct that. What does the undercarriage look like? Did you take the extra time and replace the tensioner pads while you had the valve covers off?

Yeah car was sitting outside for like 2-3 years but I got a cheap price, and am in the process of bringing it back to its former glory lol.

Tensioner pads were indeed changed while servicing the timing belt, no shortcuts!

[Kruat]

Nice to see you bringing this car back to life, vs cutting it all up. RS6 avants are sexy as shit, but with such few real RS6s left, there getting rarer and rarer by the day.

As mentioned above, is it true by the end of this year it'll be legal to import a real RS6 avant? Is that for Canada only? Does that also apply to a B5 RS4 avant?

[02 A6 2.7T]

Nice to see you bringing this car back to life, vs cutting it all up. RS6 avants are sexy as shit, but with such few real RS6s left, there getting rarer and rarer by the day.

As mentioned above, is it true by the end of this year it'll be legal to import a real RS6 avant? Is that for Canada only? Does that also apply to a B5 RS4 avant?

Canada has a 15 year requirement for importation vs. 25 years in the USA ... so we have to wait another 10 years ...

[Scottie2LO]

Nice to see you bringing this car back to life, vs cutting it all up. RS6 avants are sexy as shit, but with such few real RS6s left, there getting rarer and rarer by the day.

As mentioned above, is it true by the end of this year it'll be legal to import a real RS6 avant? Is that for Canada only? Does that also apply to a B5 RS4 avant?

15 years or more! already a few b5 RS4's running around, maybe ill grab me an RS6 avant lol

[jakeoboy67]

15 years or more! already a few b5 RS4's running around, maybe ill grab me an RS6 avant lol

I've seen an imported B5 RS4 for sale on kijiji , the guy was asking around 60k for it price is down to 53k now

[julex]

I've seen an imported B5 RS4 for sale on kijiji , the guy was asking around 60k for it price is down to 53k now

Well, wait couple of years and it will be a small fraction of that... in the end it will be just an old audi car once enough get imported.

[Scottie2LO]

Hey girls

[Bigglezworth]

Nice to see you bringing this car back to life, vs cutting it all up. RS6 avants are sexy as shit, but with such few real RS6s left, there getting rarer and rarer by the day.

As mentioned above, is it true by the end of this year it'll be legal to import a real RS6 avant? Is that for Canada only? Does that also apply to a B5 RS4 avant?

Canada yes. Applies to any vehicles that are 15years old (from the build date on the door pillar).

[4rings2turbos]

Hey girls

Congrats! That's so exciting.

[Scottie2LO]

period correct euro navi


and euro ecodes installed

[vlangs]

dmn RNS-D eh?

Audiziners have been really stepping up the pedantry game lately, I love it!

[nistah]

and euro ecodes installed

Car looks amazing....and I absolutely love those eurocode lights are they OEM? Please point me in the right direction to find an OEM set of euro codes for my Black on Black 2004 RS6!!! I'm also always looking for a clean set of black set of Euro RS6 specific Recaros with the white piping....anyone have any leads???

[4rings2turbos]

dmn RNS-D eh?

Audiziners have been really stepping up the pedantry game lately, I love it!

Haha, get out of here Vee. Not as cool as BNS anyway...

To be fair, the first gen RNS-E would also be period correct since it was offered on the C5 allroad and the C5 RS 6.

[Scottie2LO]

Haha, get out of here Vee. Not as cool as BNS anyway...

To be fair, the first gen RNS-E would also be period correct since it was offered on the C5 allroad and the C5 RS 6.

RNS-E is hard to find, people sell them way overpriced

[Scottie2LO]

Car looks amazing....and I absolutely love those eurocode lights are they OEM? Please point me in the right direction to find an OEM set of euro codes for my Black on Black 2004 RS6!!! I'm also always looking for a clean set of black set of Euro RS6 specific Recaros with the white piping....anyone have any leads???

yep OEM, Ill keep my eyes out for more stuff.

[Bigglezworth]

Car looks amazing....and I absolutely love those eurocode lights are they OEM? Please point me in the right direction to find an OEM set of euro codes for my Black on Black 2004 RS6!!! I'm also always looking for a clean set of black set of Euro RS6 specific Recaros with the white piping....anyone have any leads???

Just pull the ambers from your CDN issue. It requires removal of the light when you have the front clip in service position, and then put in an oven on low, OR, use a heat gun just long enough to make the perimeter mastic that holds the reflector together with the lens soft and able to split apart (leaving in the sun on a super hot summer day will generate equal results). Removing the amber is a few seconds, and then put the light back together while the mastic is soft. Wrap some surgical tube around the light, or use tape until the mastic hardens, and voila! There's a few write-ups on a DIY on RS6.com.

[Bigglezworth]

Hey girls

Those must be out of an S6 or something like that as they don't have the RS6 badging.

[Ko4S4WI]

RNS-E is hard to find, people sell them way overpriced

I put the RNS-D in my B5 S4... cuz period correct. It looks ok, but really st totally useless. The maps are way out of date, and there is no way to get something more current than 2004. Don't get me wrong it was cool in it's time but the RNS-E is the way to go, and it is kinda out of date. Even with phone and I-pod intergrated.