Quick update actually. Got a little bit done on the car today. (ANTERA PICS INSTALLED ON LAST PAGE) I cut off a new page by double posting lol.
Think I figured out the charging issue. Got under the car and noticed the power cable to the starter was incredibly loose, like you could see daylight through the electrical connection. Tightened this pesky boi down and put the battery on a charger; back to 14 or so volts indicated and the car isn't breaking up under load anymore.
After that, I got pretty lucky. Was at a shop with my friend who does their IT and they have a ton of old Audi body panels out back. One of the owners said I could pay $50 and take whatever I wanted. Managed to actually find a mint black S6 hood and grille with good paint. Installed it, made a huge difference!!! Previous hood was spray painted, dented, and not even a correct S6 hood. The hood from an A6 will fit and looks the same from the outside but the insulation is too thick and rubs on the timing cover.
Also managed to get the bumper grills back in, although kind of half-assed. Everything they mount to is destroyed so used an elaborate network of zip ties until I can get a new bumper.
Do we like the OEM grille better than the badgeless? I have one of each now.
Was also given a set of really weird smoked rear corner lights -- they cut off abruptly so when you look at the rear of the car from the side it's smoked, but they're red when looking from the rear. Not sure how I feel about them, but I'll definitely keep them around. Installed one just to see how it looked. Really have never seen or heard of these before in my life.
Think I figured out the charging issue. Got under the car and noticed the power cable to the starter was incredibly loose, like you could see daylight through the electrical connection. Tightened this pesky boi down and put the battery on a charger; back to 14 or so volts indicated and the car isn't breaking up under load anymore.
After that, I got pretty lucky. Was at a shop with my friend who does their IT and they have a ton of old Audi body panels out back. One of the owners said I could pay $50 and take whatever I wanted. Managed to actually find a mint black S6 hood and grille with good paint. Installed it, made a huge difference!!! Previous hood was spray painted, dented, and not even a correct S6 hood. The hood from an A6 will fit and looks the same from the outside but the insulation is too thick and rubs on the timing cover.
Also managed to get the bumper grills back in, although kind of half-assed. Everything they mount to is destroyed so used an elaborate network of zip ties until I can get a new bumper.
Do we like the OEM grille better than the badgeless? I have one of each now.
Was also given a set of really weird smoked rear corner lights -- they cut off abruptly so when you look at the rear of the car from the side it's smoked, but they're red when looking from the rear. Not sure how I feel about them, but I'll definitely keep them around. Installed one just to see how it looked. Really have never seen or heard of these before in my life.
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