Audi A1 by mgpdoc ••

[mgpdoc]

Good day to all.

Made some modifications to the exhaust system of the daily. Up till now i have been running a full exhaust system without dpf, downpipe Darkside developments, and the catback section custom made in Greece, with a twin tip muffler for an OEM+ look.

For some time now, although I liked the look, let's say it wasnt as special or as custom as the rest of the car. So i had some thought for some time.
Plan was to do a turn down tip, which was a first for me and was nervous as to if i could pull it off nicely, but i would give it a go.

The turn down goes well with TDi cars to begin with, plus, it will give that tad of custom look i am going for with some pie cuts nicely welded.

Lets see the process.

Washed the car properly

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One last photo of the previous exhaust setup

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Put the car on the ramps

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I masked the area around the exhaust tips, to not scratch the paint while removing it. IKR.

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Up on the lift

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Old muffler removed, and will probably go for sale

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V band connection

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Old mount removed

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And cleaned on my Ultrasound Cleaner. I love this thing.

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The room we had to work with

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Muffler ready

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Mocking up to see the pipe and bends needed

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Ready to be installed

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Up on the car

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I love how it came out

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[mgpdoc]

your attention to detail is second to none. love all of it. keep the mods coming

Thank you very much mate. I have some nice things coming, stay tuned.

Its been a while since I stopped in and always impressed with what you are up to. All the carbon/kevlar goodies look great on there. Whats diesel at over there?

Thank you mate, thanks a lot, it means much to me.

If u mean the price, it is currently at 1.9euros per liter. While it was at 0.8 euros per liter when i bought the car, back in 2015 January.
The petrol, is at almost the same price, from 2,1 to 2,4 euros per liter.

I am glad i have a diesel as a daily/ Let's just say that.

[hinrichs]

Its been a while since I stopped in and always impressed with what you are up to. All the carbon/kevlar goodies look great on there. Whats diesel at over there?

[C2_mad]

your attention to detail is second to none. love all of it. keep the mods coming

[mgpdoc]

Car was used during some heavy snow time here in Athens

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Got super dirty

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Fixed that

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Price of Diesel Fuel is officialy 100% up from when I got the car in 2015.

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LED DRLs were looking a bit tired, so removed the headlights

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Removed the LED ballast things

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And gave them a proper clean with IPA . It had great results

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My front cf emblem was ready, and i couldnt wait to install it

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So before, gloss black emblem

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Let's install the new one, but also, glue it with a super glue for cf composites to secure it in place from potential thieves. Sadly there are these as well.

Secured and protected

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Two days later , ready

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Really love how it came out.

Then, one thing leads to another, and oh well, removed the door handles

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They are getting done as we speak

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Also removed these

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From here

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Which I think will look very special in the interior next to the alcantara.

Cheers

more to come

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Bought some nice cleaning stuff that were almost gone and needed a good refill on them. cause they are amazing and cant change them after years of good results.

1. Meg's Last touch

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2. Koch RRR

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On another note, a first batch of parts was ready from the shop.
Let me show what I mean .

A/ Recaro Seats' Harness trim, in Carbon kevlar

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Installed

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B/ Gauge Cluster Lower Trim

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Installed

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C/ Thule Wingbar side caps

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Before

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And after

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D/ Hazard Switch trim and blank

Before

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During

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Installed

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[mgpdoc]

Gave the car a quick wash and grabbed some photos

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More to come. Stay tuned.

[mgpdoc]

Removed some more parts to be transformed . This time not cf, but carbon kevlar.

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Stay tuned

[mgpdoc]

Received two more ramps for the car to have a set of 4 to lift it all up in the air if need be.

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Bought some stickers for the A4 in different colours , with the quattro logo.

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however also bought some more just to play with

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Couldnt help but try some on the A1 as well

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Yeah it was nice, thing is, that A1 is fwd and not quattro.

Well let's fix that

Cut the U from Quattro and turn it upside down, add an O to it

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And boom

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Ready , LoL

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Cheers guys

Mike

[mgpdoc]

love the updates. the strobe brake light looks awesome

I also did it in the other two running cars, and looks very smart to be honest.

Thanks mate, cheers !!

[C2_mad]

love the updates. the strobe brake light looks awesome

[mgpdoc]

Bought some ramps for safer working in the garage.

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I wanted 4, but only 2 were in stock. We shall see when they have some available again. Had to modify them and chop the stopping points in order to fit under the car.

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Marked to chop here

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And now it fits under the sideskirts

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Test fitting one side

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Installed these, one on each car

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Also, removed some parts that may or may not be turned into cf

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Cluster trim and grille badge

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Thule roofbars side caps

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Center dash switch

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[mgpdoc]

Teaser of a new mod i pulled of, more for safety reasons, but also, i like how it looks.

[mgpdoc]

Not sure of the fenders but the ABT wheels are awesome!

Not my style, but at least they are good quality.

Cheers

[Nuts]

Not sure of the fenders but the ABT wheels are awesome!