Audi A3 Sportback – The Phantom Menace
Well I’ve owned the Audi for just over six months so its time for an update on what’s been done to it.
Read More »Ultimate Dubs 2011
Ultimate Dubs has kicked off the 2011 show season and both Mark and myself had our cars inside. Mark’s Passat was sporting a complete face lift front and rear from last year, along with a complete trim by MJ Interiors and some rather sick Bentley Continental GT seats (I’ll get Mark to put up his build thread). My Audi had changed a lot from the standard car I picked up last year. It’s now murdered out sitting on 19″ Audi S6 rims using all oem parts (I’ll do a build post to). I also had a new interior done by MJ including Audi S5 bucket seats.
The show was a great opener to the season again lots of great new cars again a credit to the organisers.
Anyway here are my Ultimate Dubs 2011 pictures.
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Getting ready for next years show season
Well with winter setting in we are both getting our cars ready for next years shows.
Read More »Edition 38X Review and Photo’s
Well this year being the tenth anniversary of the Edition 38 show we decided to do the full weekend! We arrived in Northampton at around 5pm on the Friday and got onto the site very quickly. We were initially surprised at the price of £30 a person for the whole weekend but within a couple of hours we could see that security had been tightened and the fact that the whole area had been fenced off made you feel better about leaving the cars.
Regular security patrols of the campsite kept any incidence that we saw to a minimum. In fact the only issue we had was a bunch of max power Muppet’s parking in the quiet camping area and proceeding to play euro pop at full volume. I might be 37 but i like a bit of dance and drum and base but what these guys were playing made me cringe lol.
Friday night was a nice chilled night of beer mellow tunes and catching up with some friends. Saturday morning saw the start of the show and shine. Edition charged £5 to enter the show and shine which was a first for both Mark and myself but seeing the number of people who wanted to go on the field I can see what they were trying to do. I think we will see more charging to enter show and shine to keep the quality of the cars entering at a premium.
Mark took the Passat on stage during the day which was cool chatting about what he had done to the car and our other projects including my Sportback and our MK1 Polo. They announced Edition’s ten of the best around 5.30pm with two of our friends Ryan with his immaculate red VW Lupo and Nathan with his individual A3 Sportback on air ride walking away with prises!
Saturday night saw the surprise of Head Kandi DJing the main tent and they rocked it big style. We all managed a decent nights sleep that night. Sunday morning saw the main day of Edition 38 start with earnest. There was a queue to get in the show and shine at around 7am and by 9.55am they announced that no more cars could enter as the field was full. We chilled out during the day walking round the field chatting to people about their cars and taking loads of photo’s. Prises were again announced around the 5.30pm mark.
Although the cost to enter the show was expencive the overall vibe was very chilled and a credit to the guys that run it. I think they hit the nail on the head with the security and the overall quality of the services the toilets remained clean in the main and it was great to be able to grab a hot shower first thing in the mornings.
Edition 38 crew the show was a credit to you guy!!!
I’ve taken plenty of photo’s so enjoy!
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Detailed Show 2010 Photo’s
Well the Detailed crew pulled off a great show at Awesome GTI Manchester, hundreds of cool cars turned up including Chris Peacock’s MK5 GTI.
There was a great turn out for the show and shine with Nathan’s bagged A3 Sportback picking up Best Stance and Mark’s Passat getting runner up Best in Show!
Over all a great day was had out by all and I managed to pick up some of the DoDo Wax i was after.
Next show is this weekend at Leeds if the weather is kind.
Read More »Detailed the Audi A3 Sportback
Spent last Saturday giving the Audi a good mop and detailing. The paintwork was swirly and had a lot of fine scratches. But a going over with the mop and the 3M finesse soon sorted that out. Then it was a all round with the pre-wax followed by a coat of Mark’s new wax which name has left me for a moment but its good stuff as you can see from the pictures.
Mark also fitted my S3 pedals and the rear wiper deletion bead. I’ve also fitted my RS4 gear knob which I’ve polished due to the scratches from the previous owner and my Audi TT Mark 2 air vents. The A3′s slowly getting there but it is going to be a long term project as I intend on keeping it for a good few years.
Still to fit is the RS6 steering wheel which I’m working on, and the R32 brakes which I need to get pads for. Still on the shopping list is Audi sat nav, arm rest, cruise control, air ride and some RS4 front seats which will need retrimming black and red to match the rest of the interior.
Oh and were off to the Detailed Show this weekend 1st August so if anyone reading this is there say hello!
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GTI International 2010
Went to GTI International for the first time this weekend and was amazed at how big a show it was! The weather and the atmosphere were both fantastic.
There must have been over 200 cars in the show and shine and some top cars amongst them including Luke (Plush Automotive) MK5 GTI and Matt’s white S3 with RS6 grill.
Big thanks to Nath for showing me round his Audi A3 Sportback and all his new mods, the car was stunning! And also Matt for giving me a rundown of what’s involved with the RS6 Grill mod.
Really enjoyed watching some of the cars do the 1/4 mile and 0-60 on the strip. To be honist I was to busy talking to people about their cars and mods i’m looking to do to mine, and failed to take enough photo’s but heres the few i did take enjoy!
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New project on route! A3 Sportback Quattro
Well I’ve been wanting an A3 for quite a while. But promised I’d hold onto the Golf for five years. Five years are up and the Golf is up for sale.
I’m seeing the A3 Sportback I’ve put a deposit on at Stafford Audi tomorrow which i cant wait for. I’ve been collecting parts ready for this over the last 12 months so there’s a pile of stuff to go on it as soon as I’ve got it. Full spec is Phantom Black Metallic Pearl, 18″ split rims, black red Audi exclusive leather interior, xenon’s, Bose and a few other bits.
Roll on a week on Saturday when I’ll be picking it up.
Picture to come.
Read More »GTI Spring Festival 2010
Mark and myself decided a trip to GTI Spring Festival was in order. We polished the Passat to within an inch of it’s life as it was it’s first scene show.
There were some stunning cars there and I caught up with some names off the Audi forum as well as some old faces from the MK5 Golf GTI forum. We were a bit disappointed the show and shine wasn’t in categories which meant we were up against every car in the show and shine well over 100 but all in all it was a great day out.
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Snow snow go away
Ok it was great to have a white Christmas and some time with the family but it does mean the Polo is on hold at the moment. All were able to do is continue to source parts and plan what we want to do.
We have managed to find a welder so we just need him to come and look at the Polo and give us a cost for the work needed. I’ve also got a source in Germany who’s supplying us with new widow rubbers all round with the chrome inserts and a front and rear chrome bumper.
On another note I’m also trying to make time to recondition the MK5 Golf R32 brakes I’ve acquired I’m going to take them back to the metal then I’m going to decide if I want to keep the silver which will be difficult to keep clean. Or spray them with textured black paint I’ve brought from Frost.
The Polo’s alloys and a set of Carlssons we’ve brought are now with Dav at PureKLAS so really looking forward to how they come back. When they do come back Dav’s taking my 19″ Audi A6 BBS split rims of for a refurb as well.
So all I want now is the snow to melt and the weather to warm up a bit!
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