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89forever said:
deebs said:
Like the light coloured interior
Once cleaned and treated it’ll look a lot better, but it is one of my favourite colours and brightens up a dark coloured car.What mileage is the new car on?
deebs said:
I have the same car with red interior. I quite like it, and it's faired well, when it's clean and treated it looks great.
What mileage is the new car on?
she shows 121,000 which for a 15 year old car averages 8k a year which i don't thinks to bad. She certainly doesn't look high mileage.What mileage is the new car on?
I expect her to be very sparkly by the time i've given her a good going over.
the black rings were bugging me so much that i've taken them off, i don't like the badgeless look either but it's preferred to the black rings lol.
apparently under all the dirt my S5 is black....
both badges had been stuck up with B&Qs finest bathroom sealant and were barely stuck on, so neither put up much resistance to coming off, why do people bodge things???
I'll order a rear badge from Audi, i have a chrome front grill in the parts stash somewhere but the aftermarket grill doesn't have the provision for attaching it.
Curious to know what others have done which doesn't involve black bathroom sealant???
apparently under all the dirt my S5 is black....
both badges had been stuck up with B&Qs finest bathroom sealant and were barely stuck on, so neither put up much resistance to coming off, why do people bodge things???
I'll order a rear badge from Audi, i have a chrome front grill in the parts stash somewhere but the aftermarket grill doesn't have the provision for attaching it.
Curious to know what others have done which doesn't involve black bathroom sealant???
So what have we learned today? the wheels are off balance, no biggie.
It was a nice surprise to see the wheels had been freshly refinished (poorly), the inside of the barrels haven't had any of the old weight glue removed and has just been blown over.... the outer faces look presentable but i'll redo them properly when i fit new (decent) tyres, currently got a mismatched set of ditchfinders....
This made me chuckle as the expert balancing stood out and probably accounts for the wobble, never ever seen double stack weights in over 30 years of vehicle ownership hahaha
the wipers wipe awfully.... this probably explains why? surely this is basic maintenance?
both are the same
and i even washed the S5 and the A4, despite it raining today.... was quite therapeutic washing them in the rain hahaha
i have to admit that 3 Audi's is too greedy, i need help... but in my defence only 2 are quattro...
It was a nice surprise to see the wheels had been freshly refinished (poorly), the inside of the barrels haven't had any of the old weight glue removed and has just been blown over.... the outer faces look presentable but i'll redo them properly when i fit new (decent) tyres, currently got a mismatched set of ditchfinders....
This made me chuckle as the expert balancing stood out and probably accounts for the wobble, never ever seen double stack weights in over 30 years of vehicle ownership hahaha
the wipers wipe awfully.... this probably explains why? surely this is basic maintenance?
both are the same
and i even washed the S5 and the A4, despite it raining today.... was quite therapeutic washing them in the rain hahaha
i have to admit that 3 Audi's is too greedy, i need help... but in my defence only 2 are quattro...
Reading this, it reminds me I really need to spend a bit of time and money on my WRX. It is mechanically sound and kept tip top, but cosmetically, I need to sort a few jobs, a big one being a wheel refurbishment.
I had them done once before, but it wasn't done very well, much like yours, it was a good outer surface finish, but the inner surface wasn't prepped properly. I would have complained, but it was a free fix for a wheel colour change. 10 years or so on, the outer surface is now flaking off and it is clear the original surface wasn't given a decent key. So, next set of new tyres will see the wheels being fully blasted or dipped and getting a powder coat finish.
There is a list of other jobs that need doing as well, maybe I should start a thread to get me going lol!
I had them done once before, but it wasn't done very well, much like yours, it was a good outer surface finish, but the inner surface wasn't prepped properly. I would have complained, but it was a free fix for a wheel colour change. 10 years or so on, the outer surface is now flaking off and it is clear the original surface wasn't given a decent key. So, next set of new tyres will see the wheels being fully blasted or dipped and getting a powder coat finish.
There is a list of other jobs that need doing as well, maybe I should start a thread to get me going lol!
so onto today... the new v5 arrived and immediately transferred the nonsensical private plate off and got rid of.
Insurance updated etc.
Original registration reapplied which could only mean one thing, time to buy some new number plates.
Any new car (new to me) i have bought i have always put brand new plates on, the car isn't mine until i have done this ritual...
It serves a number of functions
1, gets rid of old rubbish dealer plates (i'm doing free advertising for no one lol)
2, allows me to clean the years of laziness and abuse always found under any number plate
3, ensures the plates are fitted straight, how people get them on the wonk is beyond me...!!!
I'm neither bling or a chav and just prefer a standard script, stock background, standard font number plate.
To me it looks far cleaner. My only rebellious streak is i refuse to have the postcode and BS script on the plates... i know, i know i'm going straight to jail.....!!!!
Plates ordered and hopefully arrive in time for the weekend.
Evan had a comment from the OH that it looks far sleeker than the old S5, apparently she prefers them black... (i raised my eyebrows)
Insurance updated etc.
Original registration reapplied which could only mean one thing, time to buy some new number plates.
Any new car (new to me) i have bought i have always put brand new plates on, the car isn't mine until i have done this ritual...
It serves a number of functions
1, gets rid of old rubbish dealer plates (i'm doing free advertising for no one lol)
2, allows me to clean the years of laziness and abuse always found under any number plate
3, ensures the plates are fitted straight, how people get them on the wonk is beyond me...!!!
I'm neither bling or a chav and just prefer a standard script, stock background, standard font number plate.
To me it looks far cleaner. My only rebellious streak is i refuse to have the postcode and BS script on the plates... i know, i know i'm going straight to jail.....!!!!
Plates ordered and hopefully arrive in time for the weekend.
Evan had a comment from the OH that it looks far sleeker than the old S5, apparently she prefers them black... (i raised my eyebrows)
Edited by 89forever on Thursday 23 February 17:57
Monster Mash said:
Keep up the good work 89forever - making a car your own and improving it in the early stages is one of the most exciting parts of getting a new car for me
Thank you and absolutely it's all a part of the fun for me and it's a constant journey of enjoying it as a project. Make a vision of the end goal and work towards it.always a firm believer in singing the praises of good service.
I ordered my new number plates yesterday at just after noon and they arrived today at 0930, order on just a normal Royal Mail 2nd class service.
i have used the site before but they have always taken a couple of days (which is fine).
I got them from https://www.a1showplates.com/ (no affiliation etc). Ordered with the sticky pads and all in less than £30 delivered.
I ordered my new number plates yesterday at just after noon and they arrived today at 0930, order on just a normal Royal Mail 2nd class service.
i have used the site before but they have always taken a couple of days (which is fine).
I got them from https://www.a1showplates.com/ (no affiliation etc). Ordered with the sticky pads and all in less than £30 delivered.
in the grand scheme of things putting a new set of wiper blades on isn't exactly up there with fitting a new exhaust or supercharger (give me time haha) but the fact of putting something new on the S5 gives me a warm fuzzy feeling, which is what this car is all about for me.
old and crusty of the right and a set of new Bosch aeros in their place.
Weather has been bloody awful today, sporadic showers and hail. Thankfully i have a garage, which whilst not big enough to actually fit a car in, is a decent place for a man cave (the garage was perfect for the bike).
I kept looking at the rear lights and kept thinking that it's got to be a spray tint, so whipped one off and saw they were actually genuine Audi lamps, so time to hit them with a mop....
back to how they should be and no ricer tint...!!!
Once the A8 has gone then i can mess about with the S5 in her rightful place in front of the garage and can actually get the new plates on, weather has been too wet today to be crawling on the floor....
old and crusty of the right and a set of new Bosch aeros in their place.
Weather has been bloody awful today, sporadic showers and hail. Thankfully i have a garage, which whilst not big enough to actually fit a car in, is a decent place for a man cave (the garage was perfect for the bike).
I kept looking at the rear lights and kept thinking that it's got to be a spray tint, so whipped one off and saw they were actually genuine Audi lamps, so time to hit them with a mop....
back to how they should be and no ricer tint...!!!
Once the A8 has gone then i can mess about with the S5 in her rightful place in front of the garage and can actually get the new plates on, weather has been too wet today to be crawling on the floor....
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