Audi A1 by mgpdoc ••

[mgpdoc]

I wish so too mate, i will do my best to always keep them alive

Cheers

Mike

[TEASY]

Great work, doc!
Thanks for sharing!

[mgpdoc]

My pleasure guys, as always.

cheers

[mgpdoc]

So some updates to share with all of you guys.

Hope everyone is doing well in these awkward times.

Wanted for some time now some Surf Pads for my wingbars for when the box wasnt on, to be able to put on things and not scratch my bars. So naturally I opted for Thule products once again, and went for their 845000 pads, which are wide for my bars. Luckily enough they were in stock, so I bought two sets just to . . . well you know me by now. Just because.

Here they are in their site.



Arrived at the Dealer

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Installed the first set and kept the other one for the golf maybe, or for it to be in stock

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Fitment was great which was to be expected

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Here's how they look on the car

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I like em.

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I also purchased another Thule product, which is an Led Light for their Thule box than turns on automatically when you open the box, being very handy in the dark (times like now).



And this is how it works

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Hopefully i will install it soon.

The final days before the quaranting started in my country, I tried to find time to switch my tires from winter ones, to the 17 inch summer ones , instead of the 18 ones at this point.

This is how the car was at that point

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So i grabbed my bridgestones, although they are not the oem radius of 215-40-17 but instead 225-45-17 which i opted for because i totally love this tire, which is OEM for a subaru impreza sti and r35 gtr.

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Arrived at the shop, with my previous setup

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Progress

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Meaty

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Some shots i took after the shop, prior to reinstalling center caps and lug nut caps

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Installed caps

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Fitment is on point and no rub

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Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Protecting the family Q3

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While cooking italian pasta for them , hope you are all safe guys

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Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Gave the interior some love during the lockdown

After some hoovering, the pedals were looking nasty

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Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Much better

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Then the door cards, first apc with a brush, then after dried, some Meg's Interior Detailing which is an amazing product leaving the correct amount of bling, not more, not less

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Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Every alcantara surface on the interior was done with this as always. A huge PITA but it is worth it.

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Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Areas under the seats were looking nasty

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Much better now

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Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Leathers were left last, and went to my go-to combo that never lets me down

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Quarantine 2k20 by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Leaving me with this

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I also did the exterior the following days, which i will show you as soon as i upload the pics

Cheers guys

Mike

[C2_mad]

when can i drop mine off so you can do they same to it?lol

[mgpdoc]

When the quarantine is over with I guess, hehe

Be safe mate, cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

So time for an exterior detailing experience

First up was the exhaust back box which was looking tired from everyday use.
Did a quick pass with APC and then some metal polish to enhance the welding spots.

Initially

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Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

After some elbow grease

Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Did the inner part of the tips later with the washing stage

Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exhaust by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Then time for car itself

Hoses were reached

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Wheels left to soak

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Then agitated with brushes

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Tips were cleaned

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Fuel tip

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Thule bars, tyres, and all rubber and unpainted surfaces were sealed with CarPro Perl

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Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Then for extra depth this old school product was added, which i love

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Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Gave it a quick once over

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And here are some final shots for now, because i have more plans for it

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Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Exterior wash by mgpdoc, on Flickr

I like this angle a lot

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Cheers hope you liked it

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Some updates from the last months. Hope everyone is doing great these days.

Been wanting to do some changes to the front end.

Before.

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This is the spot i am talking about

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Removed the headlight and taped

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Cleaned properly

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During

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All done

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More to follow.

Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Gave it a proper wash

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Removed the trunk interior panel covers

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And also the ones from the Golf

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Left them at the trim shop

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Quarantine shopping game strong

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Ordered two of these for the Golf and the blue Audi

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Refilled my extinguishers for this year

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And car was ready for new adventures.

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Cheers, more to come

Mike

[mgpdoc]

So the car was looking sharp.

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Here in front of my father's latest Q3

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But was it really ? Tought times were coming and little did i know, until i filled my diesel tank and someone noticed a leak under the belly of the car.

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Up in the air

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Yeap there was a leak alright

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Catback removed

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Full tank removed

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Talk about uninstalling things . . . .

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VAG group to the rescue

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And here's what almost 700euros look like

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DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Luckily Golf is spacious, God I love this car

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Tapped this area to not scratch it

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Hadn't driven it for almost three weeks until parts arrived

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They met, but hardly talked to each other needless to say

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DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

New v-band clamps for the exhaust

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Did this via vcds

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Cheers

more to come

Mike

[Freddye]

Love this project, A1īs are such cool little cars. Yourīs looking really good.
Have you done anything special to get your Bilsteins so low in the rear? I have removed the threaded sleeve on my B14īs on my Polo but itīs still 20mm to high...

[mgpdoc]

Love this project, A1īs are such cool little cars. Yourīs looking really good.
Have you done anything special to get your Bilsteins so low in the rear? I have removed the threaded sleeve on my B14īs on my Polo but itīs still 20mm to high...

Thank you very much.

Yes i have also done this much, removed the rear cups for adjusting height, and that's about it really. Other than that, as i bought it, on a stock car.
I just had to roll fenders.

[mgpdoc]

Bought some nice bags which are cases for the CTEK chargers but can also be used as very clean storage in the trunk

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Also did some shopping while on the lockdown

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I love my label maker

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[mgpdoc]

Decided to give the engine bay some love. It has been a while now since i last did that due to daily routine.

Here goes

Befores And afters

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DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

After a good cleanup and scrub i used this for protection

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DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

DieseL Tank by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Car got used

Threw the thule on

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Spotted a classic

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WHeel change time

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50:50

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Cant say i didnt think of leaving them like that. Or vice versa. Oh well

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Cheers

Mike