awsome work as always. love the new wheel
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Hello guys and Merry Christmas to you all.
here's some news on the small daily project
First some photos of the work that was involved on making the TTS (8S) steering wheel work on my car like it should
Custom made, and is being sold from the guys that made mine work
instrument cluster white led retrofit
All yellow and green indicatios would turn white as in the videos above
Then, early december, it was time to install my winter wheels, and go out for some fun in the snow
Brought out my guns
Studs fit perfectly in there
Custom painted caps fitted with no issues
All done
Then some TLC was needed for the summer wheels prior to storing them
Foam Lance comes handy
Came out great
Sealed them with Swissvax Autobahn for protection
Gave them an extra something
Stored them in place
No touching of those lips, dont worry
Stay tuned....got some snow footage on the way
Cheers
Mike
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So, for quite some time now I've been lurking over ebay, to come acros a rear -line bumper in Misano Red , in a decent shape.
Seems like I scored
In great overall condition, just some minor cratches, mostly in this area, but i was gonna paint this part gloss black in the future anyway, so no biggy
Last shot with stock bumper on
Cleaned everything while we were there
Removal required some pretty sneaky deep sockets which i didnt have at the time with me but had to get
Trunk tray also needs to be removed
Some customization as always
Some better shots after a proper clean
All in all, i am very very pleased with how it came out. It gave exactly the rear width i was hoping for and made the wheels blend in even better.
Cheers, more to come
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Hello and thank you, for your feedback, and for the fact that this is your first post here
Yes, the pipes would look interesting in ceramic coated black. I have been thinking about it in the past, not sure if i will go through with it. I think first thing will be the trim painted in black at the back.
Cheers,
Mike
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Originally posted by mgpdoc View PostYes, the pipes would look interesting in ceramic coated black. I have been thinking about it in the past, not sure if i will go through with it. I think first thing will be the trim painted in black at the back.
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I may have missed some changes i made so let me get back to those.
It might be some small things, but they all add to the whole result i guess.
So, bought these
Before
And after
Gotta find a black washer fluid reservoir cap as well-if anyone knows where, let me know
Then I also, started collecting another set of parts
This buzzer
And these o-rings
This unit
This oem wiring
And these OEM sensors in Misano Red
So yes, we are getting ready for a parking sensor retrofit and i think i pretty much have everything i need. For now i am doing some maintenace modifications on my front suspension which i am also going to show you
Cheers
More to come
Mike, @mgpdoc over at instagram for even faster updates
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So after about 40.000km, the car seemed to have gotten somewhat lower, to rub more easily, and to make some weird rolling sounds that it didnt in the past. After closer inspection, it seemed that some components needed further attention. And when i say, further attention, i usuallycmean replace everything with new parts, on both driver and passenger side.
Let's see
I dont know how some of these parts are called in english to be honest, so i am just gonna show some photos of them, or describe them even, hehe
The outer ball joints of the steering rack
Then the bearings of the outer part of the front control arms
Also, new top mount bushings and bearings. Next time i might even go for powerflex ones, we shall see
Wrenching time
Uppon further inspection we also replaced this part of the steering rack
It's amazing what some wheels, and spacers can do in such short mileage
Car also received a proper alignment afterwards
Needless to say the car changed significantly after all this maintenance. It sat higher, and it felt lighter, like the tyres were underinflated if you can see what i mean. One side was worse but i chose to go for both.
Next time i need to do it again i might go for some powerflex components but i dont wanna compromise the ride quality by much (much more anyway) as this is my current daily. What is more, there is no comparison between the A1 floor and the golf, and i mean in quality. It's like everything is weak in comparison, but oh well it is a smaller car. It also uses many golf mk4 platform components for what it's worth.
Cheers
More to come,
Mike
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On an early spring night, prior to Easter Time in Greece, I had some work done, that led to this
Dont get me wrong, there is a plan here that it starting to evolve
Inspiration came from this
Rear seatbelts removed as well
Then had another roadtrip
Then, coming back there was a track day, in a track i had not ever before driven in, so decided i might as well go in with the AUD1ESEL, just to see the circuit, and so, naturally removed some unnecessary weight.
Then, i had some more ideas on RECAROS. Yeap, cant lie, i love RECAROS.
and what do you know . . . . .
Scored these that came out of and Audi R8 whose owner moved to a Ferrari and then a Lambo and these were looking for a new home
They are in amazing condition
Then I went on cleaning them and enhancing them with some protection
They were in great condition like i said, no need for much work
Bought some decals to customize the look
Super excited to say the least
Specific Audi A1 mounts from Recaro on the way, pretty soon.
More things have happened, stay tuned for updates, Cheers
Mike
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just read though the whole build ! this is a very cool little a1, the interior is so nice and i love the chassis set up
NICE WORKLIL HIGH x LIL LOW
My stage 3 Focus ST MK2 build:
http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...CON-1-Focus-ST
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