TypeS2K5's 2013 A5 Build & Photography Thread

[Okan509]

gorgeous

[Mops@Nemesis]

Love this set! Wow, that is one serious curb

[JimWB]

Your photo skillz rock as do your car.

Like the one with the three figures at the end of the tunnel...looks like your car is sayin' "Don't f*** with me"!
I mean, if cars could talk, that's what it would be sayin'....me thinks.

[VMRWheels]

Love the new shots!

[TypeS2K5]

So I've been doing a terrible job at keeping up with all the happenings on Audizine, but if you follow my Instagram at all, you'll see that I've been plenty busy with my car, trips, and mods. Since my last update, I've gone on another trip up and down California's gorgeous Pacific Coast Highway (my second trip to date) and added AWE's Touring exhaust. I've also been racking up miles about as quickly as I do photos — currently have just over 43,000 miles in 21 months.

Here are just a few of my favorite recent photos along with a clip of the new exhaust (warm start).

[S5_Boy_1109]

Sweet photos and nice car

[Mops@Nemesis]

So I've been doing a terrible job at keeping up with all the happenings on Audizine, but if you follow my Instagram at all, you'll see that I've been plenty busy with my car, trips, and mods. Since my last update, I've gone on another trip up and down California's gorgeous Pacific Coast Highway (my second trip to date) and added AWE's Touring exhaust. I've also been racking up miles about as quickly as I do photos — currently have just over 43,000 miles in 21 months.

Here are just a few of my favorite recent photos along with a clip of the new exhaust (warm start).

Pipes and valence looks great! Love this shot

[LimaSierra]

Nice stuff as always!

--Nate

[fasteddy91]

How are you liking the AWE touring exhaust? Any drone or does it get annoyingly loud on long drives?

Car looks great!

[TypeS2K5]

Thanks guys! Another day, another adventure, another photo! :]

How are you liking the AWE touring exhaust? Any drone or does it get annoyingly loud on long drives?

Car looks great!

@fasteddy91 – love it for it's sexy sound and symmetry! it was really the piece needed to bring the car to completion and i've had eyes for it since before I even got the car haha No droning or unwanted buzzing in the month or so that I've had it on, just a nice growl on start up, a deeper hum while cruising, and a bark at WOT. I'll see if I can get some video of it under load and/or from outside at some point.

[Sweep]

What valence are you using for your dual exhaust? Did you swap for an s-line bumper?

[TypeS2K5]

Nope, I'm using the cabriolet valance. Direct swap with the non S-line bumpers.

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[TypeS2K5]

Yesterday I met up with the great guys at Need 4 Speed Motorsports to throw on a new set of wheels: MRR GF06's in Machined Silver, 20x10.5 et30. I've been wanting to go bigger and wider to fill out the wheel wells, and I'm really loving this new look. After a little shoot with the N4SM guys, I went out for my own little shoot. Had some great lighting and clouds immediately after the rain, and got some good shots to show off the new kicks!












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[Mops@Nemesis]

Damn right! Your best shots yet IMO, and the new wheels look great.

[Sweep]

Amazing photos! I've been meaning to ask, how do you shoot on the road? Is it just a really deserted stretch of road?

[rysl31]

love the new wheels!

Did you do the CF wrap on your fog trim yourself? Looks sick, I wanna do that to mine

[TARDIS]

love the new wheels!

Did you do the CF wrap on your fog trim yourself? Looks sick, I wanna do that to mine

That does look nice. I just happen to have some CF wrap left over from my last project.

[coolwater]

Car looks great.
You should wrap your rear valance in the same CF like your fogs.
Would look really nice.

I feel like the exhaust would look perfect with 4 inch tips.
Sounds great though. You got me thinking about the same setup.

-cW

[TypeS2K5]

Damn right! Your best shots yet IMO, and the new wheels look great.

Thanks Mops—your nod means I'm doing something right! Haha Appreciate the support! :)

Amazing photos! I've been meaning to ask, how do you shoot on the road? Is it just a really deserted stretch of road?

Everything I shoot is on location—sometimes deserted, sometimes extremely busy—but the most important thing is really just timing and composition. It could be the busiest setting in the world, but if you set up your shot well, it'll look like you're there all alone. Admittedly a lot of times I'm stopped dead in the middle of the road, but only if I can see and be seen for a good distance in either direction so others can slow down and pass around.

love the new wheels!

Did you do the CF wrap on your fog trim yourself? Looks sick, I wanna do that to mine

That does look nice. I just happen to have some CF wrap left over from my last project.

Yeaup, it was actually one of the first, and cheapest, mods I've done—and also one of the easiest. You should definitely do it...just pop out the trim with a trim tool or screwdriver, unclip that little part and wrap away! It's a small detail that's goes a long way :)

Car looks great.
You should wrap your rear valance in the same CF like your fogs.
Would look really nice.

I feel like the exhaust would look perfect with 4 inch tips.
Sounds great though. You got me thinking about the same setup.

-cW

You know, I've actually considered that for a long time (both the CF wrap and 4" tips) and kept going back and forth on it and still can't decide Haha perhaps those'll be my next mods—my wallet's been hurting after the exhaust and wheels/tires

And in regards to the exhaust, I think it's definitely a great sound. Can be unassuming, or demanding as you please, and is just enough to turn heads without drawing too much unwanted attention.

[Need4Speed]

The shots look insane !

And that setup every single time I see these wheels on a B8 A5 S5 I drool.

Honestly one of the best bang for your buck wheels IMO.

[jrabakker]

Could be my monitor but it almost looks like it has a very dark green hue over it, very cool :)

[coolwater]

You know, I've actually considered that for a long time (both the CF wrap and 4" tips) and kept going back and forth on it and still can't decide Haha perhaps those'll be my next mods—my wallet's been hurting after the exhaust and wheels/tires

And in regards to the exhaust, I think it's definitely a great sound. Can be unassuming, or demanding as you please, and is just enough to turn heads without drawing too much unwanted attention.

Don't want to clutter your thread. Check here to see what 4 inch tips and CF wrap looks like on a similar setup.
http://image.europeancarweb.com/f/ev...attro-rear.jpg

-cW

[TypeS2K5]

Super excited to say I'm going back to gunmetal. I love the look of the machined silver GF06's, but I just can't get over how good black looks with gunmetal

Just got a set of these gorgeous new VMR V803's and I can't wait to get them on. Stay tuned for a slew of new photography soon!

Untitled by Brusky, on Flickr

Untitled by Brusky, on Flickr

Untitled by Brusky, on Flickr

Untitled by Brusky, on Flickr

[LimaSierra]

Nice! Gonna look great!

Lookin forward.

--Nate

[TypeS2K5]

Finally got these puppies mounted. First of many new photos to come!

[LimaSierra]

Looks great!

--Nate

[Octothorpe]

Sweet!

Shame about the side markers ;-)

[Nate B.]

I really like those silver wheels. The gunmetal looks great too though. Very nice car!

[Wil458A4]

I really like the look of your new setup with the VMR V803's on your car. The wheels and your car definitely play well together! Will stay tuned for more to come.

[TypeS2K5]

Thanks guys. I really love all of the colors and styles I've had so far, but I these are my favorite—I've always been partial to this style design and happy to finally have it. The gunmetal looks more aggressive and I love that about it, but the 20x10.5's also look great....maybe my next set will be a gunmetal in 20x10.5 :D

I just finished a shoot earlier today. Will post after I'm done processing them! :]

[GSS5]

love that pic. car looks good

[GSS5]

Yesterday I met up with the great guys at Need 4 Speed Motorsports to throw on a new set of wheels: MRR GF06's in Machined Silver, 20x10.5 et30. I've been wanting to go bigger and wider to fill out the wheel wells, and I'm really loving this new look. After a little shoot with the N4SM guys, I went out for my own little shoot. Had some great lighting and clouds immediately after the rain, and got some good shots to show off the new kicks!

where did you shoot these pics?

[TypeS2K5]

These were shot on San Gabriel Canyon, HWY 39 in Azusa GSS5. The drive itself is pretty boring but there are a few good spots for photos!

[Mops@Nemesis]

Looks really nice! Once again, black that damn mirror ;)

[GSS5]

These were shot on San Gabriel Canyon, HWY 39 in Azusa GSS5. The drive itself is pretty boring but there are a few good spots for photos!

nice. looking for something new because i'm tired of shooting at angeles crest.

[TypeS2K5]

Looks really nice! Once again, black that damn mirror ;)

Sigh, I know :(

Can I just Photoshop all my photos??

nice. looking for something new because i'm tired of shooting at angeles crest.

Yeah, check it out sometime. There's a little cafe up at the very top too...grab a breakfast burrito or something before making the trip back down.

And agreed with ACH...all the photos there all start to look the same and unoriginal (ironically enough I was just up there driving a bit today )

[TypeS2K5]

I haven't had a chance to get through many of the shots, but here are a few to start!

[Brick Oven]

Cool shots! Wheels look real nice. Bet you could space them back wheels out a tad...

[TypeS2K5]

Agreed for sure! Back's gonna get flushed out as well as a tiny bit more in the front. 👍

[TypeS2K5]

Here's another!