Audi A4 B7 2.0TQ | Project Déjà-vu

[mgpdoc]

Hello to all.

In times when build threads in fora are dying, and youtube is the way to go, I choose to start a new build thread, regarding the continuation of my most beloved project car so far, my blue Audi A4.

Some of you might know it, it is this car here.

https://stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?42487-Audi-A4-BAT-Quattro-Project-by-Tom-s-Garage

So, long story short, after having done almost nothing in the past 8 years in the blue Audi, I bought yet another one. Same colour, year, month, plate, Audi A4 B7, only this time a 2.0TQ tfsi engine.

Here it is.

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Next to my other daily

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Engine looked like it had never been cleaned which is something I liked

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Started attacking it

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[mgpdoc]

Engine bay cleanup

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Came out nice

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Removed the hood.

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CF Hood installed

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These were masked to try and smarten them up a bit

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Not perfect but somewhat better

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Cleaning the whole car little by little

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Removed the marks in the door sills with metal polish

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And after

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Exhaust tips were a PITA

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Glovebox was broken, which is very typical on these cars

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Next to my alcantara glovebox

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Installed

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OEM trunk removed

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Everything was retrofitted, locks, emergency triangle, interior trim, everything working like factory, and then the Seibon trunk

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[hinrichs]

I was wondering if this was going to be the same older car, or a new one. I am excited to see what you are going to do with it in the end. Crazy to think how long I have been following the other one.

[mgpdoc]

I was wondering if this was going to be the same older car, or a new one. I am excited to see what you are going to do with it in the end. Crazy to think how long I have been following the other one.

Hello mate !! Yes it is a new car, and i still have the other one as well.

Let's post some updates then, shall we. After all, i own it for like 10 days now, things have been happening, lol.

[mgpdoc]

Next on the list, was some door car action. I had the ones i had trimmed in alcantara, and also with some other touches.

Started with this, the OEM leather one

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Removed

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Side by side, and also swapped the harnesses, because the latest one, had more OEM lighting equipment, so kept that which is nice

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Had to open a hole here, to fit the socket

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Very easy to do, since it is factory pre-cut

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I really like how this turned out, and been waiting for years to see it installed

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This was the other option on the GT3-clubsport style doorhandles, but decided to go with blue

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Same procedure on passenger side

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As the other A4 was supposed to be used mostly for racing purposes, I had not trimmed rear door cards. Which something I might have to do in the near future.

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Next on the list was cleaning the interior. I dont particularly love cleaning interiors, and since all my cars were bought new, this is the first time i am cleaning a used car. So it was something i had to do. Be polite, it is not something I am good at, nor a pro.

I mostly used Koch Polstar which is an amazing product to say the least.

I will let the photos do the talking.

Pedals

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Rear ashtray, gum residue

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Removed with Koch Orange (OP)

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Cleaning the leather seats was very rewarding in the end

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I also took some 50:50 shots to show the difference

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Came out really nice

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Put some time into the trunk area, nothing major here

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And also cleaned and prepped the spare tyre

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Also, the rear trim was scratched and tired so installed my older trimmed one with carpet

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Enhanced the engine bay with some parts

Engine covers

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Replaced the OEM plastic caps with billet ones

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Also installed some OSIR billet floormats caps, to smarten the interior

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Before

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50-50

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Cheers

Mike

[hinrichs]

Making some quick work. Glad to see some of the parts transferring over.

[mgpdoc]

Making some quick work. Glad to see some of the parts transferring over.

Yes, and many more to follow . . . .

[mgpdoc]

So, opened some boxes with things i had custom made / ordered for my other blue A4, and that i had never installed, which made me sad.

Turned into the Carbon/Kevlar interior trim pieces' box which were made in the US.

This one is the custom shifter surround with the gauge pod integrated.

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Lost no time and went onto installing them

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While i was there i retrofitted the DRL switch button, and then turned it on via vcds

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Side by side

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Boom installed

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Then did the doors

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Thing is, that because i was planning to only use the front of the previous A4 , i had only done the front one. So in the back I installed some piano black ones i had laying around and it looks likes this currently

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Then the dash trim as well

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I will install the shifter one at a later point, deciding if i will go 2-din or the gauge pod trim. We shall see.

Cheers

[Royshe]

Loving the door cards. Do you have any plans for wheels or leaving as is? Engine bay looks top too!

[mgpdoc]

Yes, certainly, wheels will go. Or let me say, they have already left the car.

Some more updates then.

More updates.

ESP button changed with a new one.

Old tired

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And new one

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Hazard switch and light switch have also been ordered and they are on their way. As well as window switches etc etc. All in time.

Then I thought i would start installing some black headliner/roof parts .
I had trimmed my A-pillars in alcantara so thought I would install those. Sadly, again, only the front Pillars. But all in time.

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Removing the white one

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Side by side

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Installed

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Funny looking for now, I know, but it will get there

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Did the other side as well

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I had also sourced an RS4 dome light in black, with a switch for a sunroof which i dont have - at least currently lol -

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So before

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And after

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One other job i was not looking forward to doing, is swapping the headlights. They were both OEM Bi-xenons, however the old ones had the AFS system (turning when the car was cornering) whereas the latest one didnt.
I thought it was a matter of plug and play. Ofcourse it wasnt.

So I ended up swapping the painted housings to the electrics needed on the latest car. In my car, it also means dropping the bumper. Typical audi fashion.

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After opening the chrome one.

Swapping housings, cleaning, and also repainting while i was there

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What is more, wiring was cracked, and redid the harness with TESA fabric tape for wiring looms

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Done

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Tested prior to fitting the plastic lense

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All worked perfectly. What i will do in the future is source some new lenses cause there are a bit tired from time and road driving in highways.

A different car.

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Cheers

[Royshe]

Awesome update mate, you've really got an eye for detail. Most would leave something like a worn out button. You say you don't have the sunroof yet, does that mean you're getting the angle grinder out?

[mgpdoc]

Awesome update mate, you've really got an eye for detail. Most would leave something like a worn out button. You say you don't have the sunroof yet, does that mean you're getting the angle grinder out?

Hehe, no, not this time, I think i will leave it as is in terms of cutting. Who knows though, lol

[mgpdoc]

Next on my list was to add some more alcantara to the interior.

So dash was next

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Will not bore you with details, in less than an hour, i had removed the dash that was in the car

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Side by side

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Test fitting

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Also took these out of the closet to go into their holes

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Ah feels more like home now

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