46 and 2's Intro and Build

[chaldowhiteboy]

Good lookin i suppose this is the one you got? http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDI-TRUNK-E...2fed27&vxp=mtr

[Forty-six and 2]

Yep

[Audiguy84]

nice.. looking to get the same grill but with no emblem.

now it looks like you have to paint the lowers to match the new grill.

[Forty-six and 2]

Definitely do. I am pulling the bumper off to work on the headlights next weekend, so I plan to spray them while I'm at it.

[Audiguy84]

pulling the lower grills off is as simple as going out and pulling on them.

[Forty-six and 2]

Underhood led lighting install...

[Audiguy84]

I give you mad props for the layout of it. functional aswell

[Forty-six and 2]

Thanks. Right as I was soldering the last two wires it start to get dark on me...kind of ironic. lol

[Forty-six and 2]

So I pulled the headlights to get rid of the reflectors and hook up some led's. I figured I would do something a little different, so I decided to wrap the housings in carbon. I am not 100% satisfied with how they came out, but it's too late to turn back now.









They are a far too complex shape to pull off a good wrap, atleast with my skills. I wish they would have come out better, but I will have to accept what I got... I would really like to pick up another set of the housing, a see if a pro could pull it off for me. Anyone know of a place to buy new one's, or if that just a classified's kind of item?

[QUA-TT-RO]

Great thread!! looking forward to see your build in and runing

[Forty-six and 2]

Thanks. I am trying to make things happen. I am really wanting to see it lowered, so I can get so wheels. I will probably put the rest of the motor on hold till the winter, so I can save for air ride.

[Audiguy84]

classified/ebay my friend is the really only place you'll find them.

[Forty-six and 2]

I still haven't seen them in the day light, but I have a second st of housings on the way.

I finally got them back together and bumper on. So here are the pics...





Yellow reflectors...



Also painted the lower grills satin black to match the grill better than the old beat plastic. I did notice that the bumper its cracked on both sides as it transitions into the side grill openings. Its not really noticeable unless you really look for it, but now it will probably bug me until something is done about it. I guess a 3.2 bumper is on the list. Its the dealer the only place to find one, other than getting really lucky with a used one?

[peter139]

your headlight idea is great. Maybe you shouldn't use real carbon, but fake carbon such as wrapping.

nice updates

[Forty-six and 2]

I considered that to begin with, but decided on the real stuff. I may give it a shot. Thanks.


Day light pictures of the carbon. Looks a bit better than I thought.





That's the best I have so far.

[PLAYED TT]

That carbon looks cool. Also I like the under hood light. That would be so useful

[Audiguy84]

Thats not bad man! What's next?

[Forty-six and 2]

Thanks fellas.

Due to the spare headlight purchase, I am a little set back with my airride savings. I need to stay focused on that. I keep getting tempted by coilovers, but have to resist. Im want wheels now! I don't have anything on the list quite yet. Im sure I will dream of something to do though.

[Forty-six and 2]

I pulled my spoiler add on off about two weeks ago. I was tired of having to push it back on everytime I walked around the back of my car, due to its terrible fit. I spent about two hours dremeling away at it the first round of fitting it. It was still pretty awful. I was bored and decided to break out the dremel again. After about an hour and a half, it now fits decent...



This was the fit before.



and the material removed






I guess trying to save a buck turns out to be a pita sometimes. Crazy how much they charge for this thing with such poor fitment.

[gregochan]

love the idea of the underhood LED, nice touch!

[Audiguy84]

MUCH better, how comfortable are you on glueing the spoiler on?

[Forty-six and 2]

I would glue it on, but I want to make sure the resin does yellow first, and I want to pull it of when I paint the car down the road

[Chuckmeister87]

I love the hood LEDs. I wouldn't use them much, but they'd come in handy if I wanted to change spark plugs at night



Your headlights..... they look damn good in the carbon fiber. Excellent idea

As for the LEDs: are those your turn signals or do they stay on when you roll your lights on? If they're not your turn signals, where are your new turn signals?
(I had the idea of doing the same thing with the LEDs and then using circle LEDs around the highbeams to blink as turn signals)

[Forty-six and 2]

Thanks

I just have the leds wired to the parking lights for now. I was in a rush to get it all back together, so I didn't have a chance to set them up to blink too. I think a "normal closed" relay may be the answer to getting them to blink. I am not positive that it will work how I am imagining, so I will have to think about it more. I am going to wrap the new light housings that I bought. This time take more time on them, and use different resin. I won't need to spray clear paint on them, so they should turn out better. Once I redo the ones that are pictured, they may go up for sale.

I think I may wrap the rain tray cover next. It should be a nice subtle touch.

[Forty-six and 2]

Got a boost gauge in the mail today. I have some flat panel carbon fiber, so I am gong to try to make my own vent mounting ring. If it doesn't work out I will just buy the mod shack one.



Also got the spare set of headlights in. This time I can take me sweet time wrapping them. I also don't care much for the output of the led's, so I am going to build a reflector housing out of some 1/8" acrylic mirror.



Also got some motivation to get it lowered and find a set of wheels...

[Jayizdaman]

You know as bad as the CF spoiler add-on didn't fit before, you've made it work better. Is it weird that I want it, even though the fitment is ****? haha

[Forty-six and 2]

A little weird that you would choose the headache, maybe you can justify it by saving a few dollars. Since dealing with it, I would probably just choose a prper fitting one if I were to do it again...


I felt like getting something done, so I worked on the vent gauge mounting ring.

Started with...



Took some precise measurements...



Used the dremel to cut along the lines...



Fits nice and snug around the gauge...



Fits nice and snugin the inner vent ring...



With the aluminum rings on it. I like how I can adjust the depth of the gauge within the vent. I think I like it a little futher in, rather than flush.





Iam waiting on a package before I install it in the car. Should add a bit more of a personal touch, plus fit the over all color scheme a little more.

[DeckManDubs]

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[TheBurninator]

I was wondering if you had that paint still.

[Forty-six and 2]

Yeah buddy. I have to see it on something I own. I have decided I will go the cheap route with coilovers for now. I want to get some wheels on it so I can spray it. I am hoping by July or so it will get sprayed.

Curious about opinions on wheel color. Will gold work?

[TheBurninator]

Yeah buddy. I have to see it on something I own. I have decided I will go the cheap route with coilovers for now. I want to get some wheels on it so I can spray it. I am hoping by July or so it will get sprayed.

Curious about opinions on wheel color. Will gold work?

Never been a fan of gold wheels. What did you have in mind for a set of wheels anyways?

[Forty-six and 2]

I have a couple sets in mind, also will cheap out on the first round. I will make up for it later, I promise.

The first choice...



I think they're decent, but the available et is a little weak.

Second set...




Cheap wheels are not really doing it for me, so its hard to find a set to go with. I will definitely save for something high end once the motor is done. That is going to be my winter project, so next tax return will be a jump start to a wheel fund.

[Audiguy84]

I really like that first wheel. looks 3 pcs, whats the ET choises?

[Forty-six and 2]

I do believe that will be what I choose. They only offer them in 18x8 et 30. They do have two different versions. They call one "mass lip", which is pictured. The other had a smaller lip, but the same specs, meant for those who want the staggered look. I would run the bigger lip all around. I think you would need 15mm spacers up front and 20-25 in the rear to fill out the arches. I wish they offered aleast 9" wide versions. They don't cost much, so I can't complain much either.

[TheBurninator]

I do believe that will be what I choose. They only offer them in 18x8 et 30. They do have two different versions. They call one "mass lip", which is pictured. The other had a smaller lip, but the same specs, meant for those who want the staggered look. I would run the bigger lip all around. I think you would need 15mm spacers up front and 20-25 in the rear to fill out the arches. I wish they offered aleast 9" wide versions. They don't cost much, so I can't complain much either.

Pretty mild fitment on both of those wheels.

I like the first one, reminds me alot of SSR supermesh wheels, Probably look decent on a TT but might be a bit dated for it.

Just whatever you do... dont put on a set of rotiforms.