Author Topic: Pete's OEM+ A3 Black Edition (Read 52489 times)

sub39h · « **Reply #30 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:27:59 pm »

OP you have a cracking car mate! Every time I see a facelift it makes me wanna facelift mine! I have a K revision CECM winging it's way to me which may be the start of the slippery slope in that direction!

Quote from: monte on October 21, 2012, 11:17:23 pm

I've got some lovely wheels mate that will fill those arches properly. (18x8.5J ET45)

They'd suit the Audi too.

As new (boxed in garage) and to you....going cheap, (no tyres)

what wheels are those?

rdfcpete · « **Reply #31 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:32:47 pm »

Quote from: scopes on October 24, 2012, 11:27:42 pm

Some great shots there , i need some practise to improve my photo skills

It looks spot on there chum, you want it a bit lower?

Have you thought about a set of spacers, to bring the wheels out abit

Has Carlo (Monte) logged onto your account Neil?!

You've both mentioned the spacers, which while they'd make sense with the BE RS4's, I'll pass on as I'll wait to get some new wheels which will be 18x8 or bigger with a more suitable offset

Quote from: sub39h on October 24, 2012, 11:27:59 pm

OP you have a cracking car mate! Every time I see a facelift it makes me wanna facelift mine! I have a K revision CECM winging it's way to me which may be the start of the slippery slope in that direction!

Quote from: monte on October 21, 2012, 11:17:23 pm
I've got some lovely wheels mate that will fill those arches properly. (18x8.5J ET45)

They'd suit the Audi too.

As new (boxed in garage) and to you....going cheap, (no tyres)

what wheels are those?

Thanks Sub!

The wheels Carlo posted are MTM Bimoto's in silver.

scopes · « **Reply #32 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:43:15 pm »

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Well we do both have great taste in our cars being in the fastest colour of Reflex Silver

Great minds think alike

monte · « **Reply #33 on:** October 25, 2012, 12:02:18 am »

.....Those wheels are 18" MTM Bimoto Reps, (like the earlier RS4's). They look real chunky and fill the arches nicely. Great offset. Awesome Audi Rims

They'd look good on your A3 sub

rdfcpete · « **Reply #34 on:** November 08, 2012, 07:53:33 pm »

Dropped the front a bit more. Still desperate for a detail (next on the list). Instagram to hide my amateur photography and dirt on the car

JoeDarKa · « **Reply #35 on:** November 08, 2012, 08:08:01 pm »

Looks bob on, how are you finding the coilovers on a daily basis?

rdfcpete · « **Reply #36 on:** November 08, 2012, 08:12:27 pm »

^ They're very practical Joe, ride isn't affected around town and it still handles (arguably) better than my GTI which I can still only put down to having a heavier lump up front. It impressed me on the standard springs in truth when pushed a little harder.

B3n · « **Reply #37 on:** November 09, 2012, 04:24:51 pm »

I know I aint been on the forum for a while but blooming heck!!!! You sold the Golf??

Still the A3 looks lovely fella

Looking forward to see what it looks like when youve finished

P.S If you need a home for your Turini's drop me a PM

rdfcpete · « **Reply #38 on:** November 09, 2012, 06:18:27 pm »

Quote from: B3n on November 09, 2012, 04:24:51 pm

I know I aint been on the forum for a while but blooming heck!!!! You sold the Golf??
Still the A3 looks lovely fella Looking forward to see what it looks like when youve finished

P.S If you need a home for your Turini's drop me a PM

Afraid so dude. I miss being on the TFSI hype

But the Audi is equally excellent and I'll get years of motoring out of it.
Thanks. I've had a lot of interest in the Turini's truth be told but I'll bear that in mind

monte · « **Reply #39 on:** November 09, 2012, 07:11:39 pm »

Hard as Nails

Love it Pete

rdfcpete · « **Reply #40 on:** November 11, 2012, 02:14:22 pm »

^

Ta dude.

Nearly had it three months now. Few things I've noticed, none of which are huge issues, just part and parcel I suppose;

1) The car takes what feels like hours to warm up (compared with the GTI). Sometimes I can do 7 miles of NSL A road before it reaches midway on the water temp needle (90 degrees celcs IIRC). This isn't abnormal but just means I have to delay any turbo spooled blasts

2) If you're a lazy driver (like me) and you gear badly through town, you WILL find the turbo lag in second and third. In the Golf I'd get very comfortable and corner at 15mph in 3rd and it wasn't too much of a problem in that. Do it in the TDI A3 and you find yourself chugging or coasting with no boost when you should've changed down. It finds you out more as a bad town driver. I obviously need to improve my driving but just something I noticed

3) You get nowhere near as much courtesy, sympathy or politeness in an Audi

In the Golf, people would go out their way to let me out of junctions or slot into gaps with a flash. In the Audi, you get nothing. Yet more evidence that everyone loves a Golf

adamsin · « **Reply #41 on:** November 18, 2012, 05:59:16 pm »

Pete. I need wheels. Help.

rdfcpete · « **Reply #42 on:** November 18, 2012, 06:58:29 pm »

Quote from: adamsin on November 18, 2012, 05:59:16 pm

Pete. I need wheels. Help.

Text/ring me later dude. May have a solution.

rdfcpete · « **Reply #43 on:** November 25, 2012, 06:08:13 pm »

Couple of new bits, mainly to improve braking anyway and also to cope with the imminent stage 1 map that will be coming very soon.

OEM pads on the TDI Audi's appear to be a fair bit of pedal travel, then very sudden bite about halfway down where you almost get a lot of sharp clamp all of a sudden. I'm hoping the HPS pads will give slightly more progressive braking with the Motul fluid too. I had Hawk pads on the GTI and they were excellent alongside ContiSport 3's too, to be fair.