Audi A1 by mgpdoc ••

[mgpdoc]

Also, the clean got a once over to keep things fresh and tidy. And also easier to work on if need be.

Some befores

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During

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Some afters

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Gave the Pole position seats, some attention. Used these products, which i highly recommend

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Once cleaned, they were enhanced and sealed .

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Then wiped once over for satin finish

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Cheers

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[mgpdoc]

Then another package arrived, this time from the stealership

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Car met its old brothers, given the chance

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This was my excuse for changing the door sill trims, lmao

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So started with this

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You need to pull the door rubber seal in order to gain access

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Removed it, without destroying it

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Cleaned all the glue and dirt beneath it

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New parts incoming

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Went for S1 ones, although not sure i like something written that the car is not.

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Looks smart

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Driver's side next

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Great out of focus picture

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So since front was looking like that

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I matched the rear with something custom like that

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We'll see if i keep them.

Either way, I love this setup

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Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Then I needed a blower for easier drying of the car, and weird spots like the grille, and the wheels, engine etc. Although I do have the air compressor, the blower also supplies hot air, plus, it is very compact and portable. I bought a pet blower and modified it a bit as you will see.

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Expandable hose

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Modify all the things

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Bought some wheels

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Redrilled the holes

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Et voila, portable

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in action

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[mgpdoc]

Sourced some much wanted detailing supplies and tools that I needed for some projects ahead of me.

First is a small compact rotary tool from Proxxon. I love this company, I am sure you can see why from the products if you dont already know them.

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bought some appropriate supplies from Koch

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Gave my vintage Pioneer LP player a go just for fun

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[mgpdoc]

For the A4 and the Golf, I have sourced some Haynes Manuals.

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However for the A1 8X, there is only the e-form of that. Which i dont like.

So I thought I could print all the ELSA myself. Like it is being sold on ebay from some serious stores in Germany.

I then spent a respectable amount of time and patience, printing all the ELSA manual for the A1 8X platfmorm, every single system, in separate books, label them, make custom covers, in Audi original font, and then turn them into books. Something less than 10k pages.

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But i am very happy I now have everything in hand to take it to the garage, rather than my laptop. I guess i am an old school guy (ok boomer).

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Managed to find this product for which i was looking for quite some time to find locally, since this is a US product and noone imports it. The price is 3 times its original price in USA, which is a bummer

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I will try to do my exhaust with it from the underside to make it new again.

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Poor man's dry ice I guess.

Gave the car a proper wash

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And took some templates for trunk badge placement. They will come in handy in the future i hope.

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Bought all the needed stuff for a new trunk setup. Like a gloss black audi ring emblem, gloss black A1 logo, gloss black 40TDI badge, the license plate leds, and also the rear wiper delete blank plug, and a new plate holder. I know. Dont ask.

Some spare canbus and non LEDs for the A4

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Some more stock

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Cheers

Mike

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First mock up

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Two of them were made

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Test fitted

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And then I trimmed them myself with some alcantara. I am no trimmer by any means, but these came out nice at least in my eyes.

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Onto the car

View from up top

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very happy with it

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Cheers

Mike

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Started with this

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Removed the cargo net - an actual Vw golf mkv factory option

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Didnt like the way this was standing out, nor how easy it is for it to damage something (either things in the area, or even fingers)

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Covered with Tesa fabric tape

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Did some modifications to the installation hardware so as not to scratch it on installation

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Installed the net completely

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This hole is left like that, unacceptable for me. Had to do something about it

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So i used some new OEM floormat trim clips that fit perfectly and came out like this

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And then there were these holes

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Look closer

Yes these unacceptable ones.

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If you ask me, the kit should come with those for everything to look factory. I asked some friends with a 3d printer if we could make something work.

Some drawings

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Another thing on the list, was the rear seat delete kit, I had in order for some time. I opted for carbon fiber bar, and black net, with red stitching.
It finally arrived, and it was looking quality.

Here are some pics, prior to installing.

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This car air freshener brought max power mag vibes

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Installation hardware

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Another thing I had been wanting, a small one, but very special to me, is a colour matching carbon fiber part for my car keys so as to easily tell them apart from one another.

Sourced these

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Fitment is perfect, and bought two in red and two in carbon fiber, to have a set with my other 2 carbon kevlar ones (dont mind me, i just want one extra spare from everything lmao)

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Cheers

Mike

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So then I installed my group B style wheels to see how they fit the theme.

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Needless to say i loved them

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Installed some red custom caps this time

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[mgpdoc]

Wow, that looks clean and neat!! Love It!!

Thank you sir, appreciate it.

Cheers

Mike

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Wow, that looks clean and neat!! Love It!!

[mgpdoc]

Starting this I was a bit nervous given that every bolt on part is mostly a not bolt on part, and requires much work from the buyer. Especially on carbon fiber parts, it is kind of normal to be honest, that u need to put in some extra work for thos fine touches, like locks, pin holes, etc. But no, not in this case. They were 90-95ish % perfect. One pin hole for the bumper guide was smaller, and then some work was required for the bumper to fender gap. More on that later.

First of all , these were cleaned thoroughly and then waxed and sealed for storage, they are in perfect condition, and rolled with my fender roller. These are a keeper.

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Let's begin with the reassembly.

Despite having applier a lot of masking tape for protection here and there, i was still nervous about scratching something. I didnt though

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First time I saw it on, and i was stoked on how it looked

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I was excited to say the least

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Adjusted the gaps checked the door opened like it should and all

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Reinstalled the arches and threw on new mounting hardware to keep things fresh and neat

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Now, these fenders, are +20mm like i said. The arches, arent. There is no model in the A1 lineup that has this big arches, so no oem replacement for that, like i installed Rs4 ones in my blue A4 Audis. So, there is a small gap in the up top 12' o clock position, which doesnt in any way let the arch move or be loose it is just that some dirt might get from the road, up top. I will see how that goes, and if needed I might do something about it. Dont think it will be an issue, as I could even run the car with no plastic arches at all. But I'd like to keep them for now.

Onto the fender to bumper gap now, which needed some attention, again due to the fenders being wider.

If I install the parts in the existing holes, the fitment will be like this.

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Which could be an option, but it looks more like an overfender at that point, and not like a car that has flow. And it is a shame to look like that when the fenders are so much of a good work, honestly. So, to keep things clean, I drille some different holes, and installed new pins, and this is the end result i came up with.

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Yes, that is acceptable, I am happy with that

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This is how it looked with the bumper installed back on the car

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Remember the template we made a while back ?

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Time to use them

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Add some new badges

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And boom

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Then it was time to use some of this, for protection

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Very please with that

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Hope you guys like that as well.

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Cheers to all

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