TypeS2K5's 2013 A5 Build & Photography Thread

[TheDapperDriver]

love the shots

[TypeS2K5]

love the shots

Thanks for the love man...I'm taking my car on her first road trip this weekend and cruising up Pacific Coast Highway from Orange County to San Francisco. Hopefully there'll be some great photo ops

But for now...

[TypeS2K5]

This weekend I had the amazing opportunity to take jA5mine on her first road trip up and down the California coastline. I spent 3 days, 1,117 miles, and 33 hours driving along Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back and absolutely had the time of my life.

Needless to say, being the avid photographer that I am, I had some great opportunities for new photos that I’d never be able to get shooting around LA. That said, here are some of my favorite shots and moments from my trip...

Pismo Beach


Splash Cafe - everyone I know that’s been to Pismo Beach swears by this place


And I must say, this chowder bowl is hands-down one of the best I’ve had!


Pismo Beach Pier


I also had to stop by Morro Bay to see this famous big ass rock...


After Morro Bay, I stopped by a few of the beaches in the Cambria/San Simeon area. Pretty cozy little area and you can see Hearst Castle even from PCH.



Further up PCH, there were some beautiful views of the ocean from the cliffside and by Bixby Bridge




And even further up...

[TypeS2K5]

Day 2 started with a very early morning on Cannery Row in Monterey. Turns out this past weekend was also the Cherry Jubilee event which is a huge annual show for classics. Unfortunately couldn’t stay to check out all the cars, but I saw a few of them that arrived early for parking.




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Snuck in a photo on the old wharf/pier :P



After Monterey, I booked it up to San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and continued along Highway 1 that overlooks Stinson Beach
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I didn’t stay very long because the part of the trip I was most-looking forward to was driving along Panoramic Highway which connects Stinson Beach back to Highway 1, but through the mountains.


This was by far my favorite part of my entire 1,117mi trip...so much so that I went through it 3 times before deciding to finally leave and head back down to Santa Cruz. It was absolutely beautiful up there with the ways the trees seemed to stretch into the heavens and the way the sunlight seeped through the leaves to dance on your car. I also took my favorite photo of the trip on this road.



Day 3 started with a warm-up drive from Santa Cruz to Big Basin Redwoods State Park, then the real fun started from there through Castle Rock State Park. Roads were about as twisty and narrow as it gets, but quite the thrill. Stopped off at a few turnouts just to soak in the beautiful scenery...it was so quiet out there that even while I was taking photos of my car from down the road, I could still hear my music with my windows up.




And finally, after some 750 miles of driving up the coast, in-and-around curvy cliff sides and magnificent mountains, it was finally time to start heading home. Couldn’t miss this chance to get a few shots of beautiful Big Sur...



And last but not least, stopped by the Elephant Seal Vista Point to hang out with these guys for awhile

[Okan509]

omg, can;t see your latest photos. must see sexy beast. please fix asap. haha

[TypeS2K5]

omg, can;t see your latest photos. must see sexy beast. please fix asap. haha

Gah, dunno what happened, but links are fixed @okan509!

[Okan509]

gorgeous! love it all

[TypeS2K5]

Thanks man...wanna come out to Cali so we can shoot?

[oakenfolde]

Were you on the clubrsx.com forums before you got the Audi?

[TypeS2K5]

Yeah, I was pretty active there, but it's been years since. I still have it - 2005 Blaze Orange with CF hood and PowerGetter :)

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[Okan509]

Thanks man...wanna come out to Cali so we can shoot?

hahaha yeah, if you mean, shoot your own car from my rental while I drive yours... sure, anytime hahaha

I'll never do a roadtrip that far though..

[oakenfolde]

I thought your name looked familiar. I was active on there for a while myself. 05 turbo typeS. Wish I still had that thing.

[TypeS2K5]

hahaha yeah, if you mean, shoot your own car from my rental while I drive yours... sure, anytime hahaha

I'll never do a roadtrip that far though..

Haha I don't have a rolling shot of my car yet though...come on by!

I thought your name looked familiar. I was active on there for a while myself. 05 turbo typeS. Wish I still had that thing.

I didn't hang out in the boosted parts much, but I do remember that username. How far we've come!

[UncleTed]

LOVE the pictures, thanks for sharing. Car is beautiful!

[TypeS2K5]

[Okan509]

gorgeous, keep 'em coming.

[Mops@Nemesis]

Love that first shot

[Brian@AudiMV]

Lookin good, Bruce!

[TypeS2K5]

Thanks guys :)

Been awhile since my last update, but I'm finally getting some new shoes!

Teaser of what's to come once I get some rubber :)




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[Mops@Nemesis]

You need 4 for a complete set

[TypeS2K5]

I could only afford 3...thought it was a buy 3 get 1 free :(

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[Mops@Nemesis]

I could only afford 3...thought it was a buy 3 get 1 free :(

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Life is cruel:(. I'd leave the 18 on the passenger rear.


Mops on the move

[Okan509]

grats man! I know you'll have some gorgeous pics when they are mounted :) looking forward

[TypeS2K5]

Life is cruel:(. I'd leave the 18 on the passenger rear.


Mops on the move

I was thinking I'd only put'em on one side and keep the third as a spare :D

grats man! I know you'll have some gorgeous pics when they are mounted :) looking forward

Thanks...can't wait to go out for a shoot--it's been long overdue! No more sucky stockies :D


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[Digglo]

19s or 20s?

[itsabouttime]

Nice mods! Hope to see you driving around oc area!


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[Brick Oven]

How have I not seen this thread since you posted all those pics of my hood?? Great shots; looks like you had a blast. Looking forward to seeing the new wheels

[TypeS2K5]

19s or 20s?

Opted for 19s Joey...I think I'd die rollin' through Vernon/LA on 20s

Nice mods! Hope to see you driving around oc area!


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I'm sure you will! Come out to some of the meets some time

How have I not seen this thread since you posted all those pics of my hood?? Great shots; looks like you had a blast. Looking forward to seeing the new wheels

Trust that I'll be back up there soon...that trip was incredible. Stay tuned...new photoshoot as soon as I find time to get my tires mounted!

[Digglo]

They look real good, I don't know which one looks better. I'm a sucker for spokes though

[bknewtype]

looks like cv2's on one end and the sport package 18's on the other lol

[TypeS2K5]

Couple of more teasers of the unboxing!

VMR FlowForm v810
19x9.5 et40
Gunmetal

[Mops@Nemesis]

Those are going to look really good

[Okan509]

I hope they are sponsoring you in some way. Those pictures are twice as good as their promo pics, and you've made me actually like them, whereas I originally did not.

[TypeS2K5]

I'm usually a spoke wheels kind of guy, but seeing a lot of the builds here has definitely opened my mind to the mesh (looking at you Ben!)

I've got plans to do a titanium/gunmetal tint on my window trim and grill to match and make it a little more aggressive without completely blacking the car out--thoughts?

Alex--haha thanks man. They are, in fact, helping me out a little ;) Hope my future pictures sway you a little more :)

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[Digglo]

Use your Audi center cap

Black out that car so we can be COC twins.

[FuchsB]

Great looking 5 and love the build. Looking forward to seeing those wheels mounted up!
Nice work!


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[Mops@Nemesis]

Use your Audi center cap

+1. Those caps are super shitty. They need to upgrade.

[TypeS2K5]

More goodies in!



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[Digglo]

Did VMR kick you down with tires too? if so that's dope that gave you Toyos, Niche gave me Federal tires :(

But yeah as Mops stated DO NOT use that center cap, it very cheap looking.

[Hamletcin]

Congrats on the new wheels!!! Use an Adams Quick Sealant to protect them ;-)