Audi S5 full fat version
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89forever said:
so far the other half hasn't noticed I've changed the car... she did comment it sounds different, I said the exhaust was broken...
I found this hilarious when I first read this thread!As per another person on page two, I've just ordered some Dr Leather wipes on the back of this thread in order to have a go at the driver's seat of my dad's S4. It's got [carmine?] red leather but the driver's seat looks more black/red.
TTOBES said:
I found this hilarious when I first read this thread!
She commented a day or two ago that the colour looks different in the sunlight, I said i'd cleaned the car....TTOBES said:
As per another person on page two, I've just ordered some Dr Leather wipes on the back of this thread in order to have a go at the driver's seat of my dad's S4. It's got [carmine?] red leather but the driver's seat looks more black/red.
Good stuff... follow the instructions on the tub and you can't go wrong... On the steering wheels they really get the grime out and turn them back into that original matt finish.Really rub the wipes in, I would say it'll look like you're tossing off a horse * but I wouldn't know what that feels like (but you get the idea), then rub it hard again (i'm not helping the imagery am I...!!!) with a microfibre towel to dry it, it will feel sticky till it dries (sooorrrrrrrry) do not touch it till it's dried, repeat as necessary
- no actual horses were harmed (or pleasured) in the testing of this product
Instead of the grill today I turned my attention to things of a more mechanical nature....
I seem to have invented the magical flying S5 version...
today was all about the brake lines but like most things it evolved into other stuff (whilst in there). So the rear discs are being binned as they are past their best, the brake shields have been removed to go to the powdercoaters on Monday, thankfully the calipers just need a bloody good clean, the black finish on them is acceptable.
but as the wheels are off and she can't move anywhere and I am going to the powdercoaters it would be rude to not take these
as they definitely are not in the condition I want them to be in...
I seem to have invented the magical flying S5 version...
today was all about the brake lines but like most things it evolved into other stuff (whilst in there). So the rear discs are being binned as they are past their best, the brake shields have been removed to go to the powdercoaters on Monday, thankfully the calipers just need a bloody good clean, the black finish on them is acceptable.
but as the wheels are off and she can't move anywhere and I am going to the powdercoaters it would be rude to not take these
as they definitely are not in the condition I want them to be in...
Apologies for spamming your thread, but it might be of interest to you if your air con packs up!
I replaced the air con rad on mine over the weekend, managed to get a stone through it at some point. Not a bad job really, only one rounded bolt but luckily I had a spare. Bought new air con O rings in preparation too so replaced those at the same time.
First time an easy-out has ever worked as it should for me!
Old vs New
All back together
That'll be the issue!
I replaced the air con rad on mine over the weekend, managed to get a stone through it at some point. Not a bad job really, only one rounded bolt but luckily I had a spare. Bought new air con O rings in preparation too so replaced those at the same time.
First time an easy-out has ever worked as it should for me!
Old vs New
All back together
That'll be the issue!
parts are slowly landing.... I blame my bike for my Titanium fixation..... when presented with this...
rusty, crusty nipples....
yup.... 4 ordered in lovely Ti64
much better
the condition of the black finish on the calipers (certainly the face you see) was deemed acceptable after a clean.... I'll wait till I get my hands on a set of RS5 calipers before stripping and refinishing them....
However in the meantime, the plates just wouldn't clean up on the front calipers
what should I do?
yup.....
much better
whilst I am waiting to collect my wheels I've been repainting the brake disc bells, the front discs where fairly new, so they are done...
Hopefully the postman brings my new rears tomorrow, then they can be painted to match....
No pressure, only supposed to be going on holiday in the S5 Saturday...… what could go wrong!!!! lol
rusty, crusty nipples....
yup.... 4 ordered in lovely Ti64
much better
the condition of the black finish on the calipers (certainly the face you see) was deemed acceptable after a clean.... I'll wait till I get my hands on a set of RS5 calipers before stripping and refinishing them....
However in the meantime, the plates just wouldn't clean up on the front calipers
what should I do?
yup.....
much better
whilst I am waiting to collect my wheels I've been repainting the brake disc bells, the front discs where fairly new, so they are done...
Hopefully the postman brings my new rears tomorrow, then they can be painted to match....
No pressure, only supposed to be going on holiday in the S5 Saturday...… what could go wrong!!!! lol
I'm promised the wheels will be back with me tomorrow, so with the freshly powdercoated backing plates in hand it was time to get jiggy with it...!!!
I'm sure I said somewhere that i'm not aiming to go concours with it, but it doesn't hurt to be clean....
Good old Mr Muscle on the ally bits
The hub face was duly attacked with a grinder mounted wire brush to descale to ensure as flat a surface as possible, I very thin film of assembly paste on the mating surface should resist corrosion for a time and done....
repeated another 3 times and all 4 corners were done.....
The new Hel lines fitted as expected, and then it was on to the flushing and bleeding...
I always flush through with a cheap DOT 4 to fill the lines and do a pre bleed, then it's on to the good stuff.
the only thing left to do was reset the EPB with the aid of VCDS and job is more done than a done thing...!!!
Stay tuned for the wheely good reveal tomorrow night...
I'm sure I said somewhere that i'm not aiming to go concours with it, but it doesn't hurt to be clean....
Good old Mr Muscle on the ally bits
The hub face was duly attacked with a grinder mounted wire brush to descale to ensure as flat a surface as possible, I very thin film of assembly paste on the mating surface should resist corrosion for a time and done....
repeated another 3 times and all 4 corners were done.....
The new Hel lines fitted as expected, and then it was on to the flushing and bleeding...
I always flush through with a cheap DOT 4 to fill the lines and do a pre bleed, then it's on to the good stuff.
the only thing left to do was reset the EPB with the aid of VCDS and job is more done than a done thing...!!!
Stay tuned for the wheely good reveal tomorrow night...
is that too much of a tease...????
oh ok then.....
and then the money shot....
The wheels have been waxed and sealed with Gtechniq C2v3 Liquid Crystal, inside the barrels and front faces, will see how well that lasts....
Now just need the good weather again to paint the grill and the rear diffuser...
bloody boils my you know what when people do a half arsed attempt.... do people not check their work thoroughly???
bloody tyre fitters, collected the wheels late Friday and went to put them on, all good.... drove a couple of miles to ensure all was good, all good.
Reversing back into my drive as normal, had a sound at very slow speed like a metal pea being rattled in an aluminium can.... Wheels up, and rotated all of them, NSF was were the "tinkle" lived..... first thoughts were WTF have I done, what's catching.... nothing came the reply in my head, took the wheel off and rolled it about, yup definite "tinkle".... going away early the next morning meant it had to wait until today.....
Wheel off, into the tyre bay... watching them like a hawk so they didn't damage the newly PPC'd wheel..... tyre off and an old bloody wheel weight was rattling around the inside of the tyre.....
Tyre back on and onto the balancing machine, I questioned how they were going to remove the sticky residue from the "old" balancing weight... "We have just the tool for that sir", off he went and bounced back with a wire brush.....
WTF are you going to use that on came my abrupt question..... As if that even touches my wheel you'd need it surgically removing...…
His face was a picture..... Needless to say a small amount of brake cleaner and a quick rub with tissue was all it needed (I did it myself rather than risk the ""fitter"" doing it) and no wire brushes were harmed in the sorting of my tinkle.....
bloody tyre fitters, collected the wheels late Friday and went to put them on, all good.... drove a couple of miles to ensure all was good, all good.
Reversing back into my drive as normal, had a sound at very slow speed like a metal pea being rattled in an aluminium can.... Wheels up, and rotated all of them, NSF was were the "tinkle" lived..... first thoughts were WTF have I done, what's catching.... nothing came the reply in my head, took the wheel off and rolled it about, yup definite "tinkle".... going away early the next morning meant it had to wait until today.....
Wheel off, into the tyre bay... watching them like a hawk so they didn't damage the newly PPC'd wheel..... tyre off and an old bloody wheel weight was rattling around the inside of the tyre.....
Tyre back on and onto the balancing machine, I questioned how they were going to remove the sticky residue from the "old" balancing weight... "We have just the tool for that sir", off he went and bounced back with a wire brush.....
WTF are you going to use that on came my abrupt question..... As if that even touches my wheel you'd need it surgically removing...…
His face was a picture..... Needless to say a small amount of brake cleaner and a quick rub with tissue was all it needed (I did it myself rather than risk the ""fitter"" doing it) and no wire brushes were harmed in the sorting of my tinkle.....
there are just some things you have to have, they can be like little jewels and your life isn't complete without them.....
For me I have been distracted by the inner door handles as fitted to the RS5 and Cabriolets (I think??)….. cheapest place I found them was again at my local friendly neighbourhood Audi dealership....
They were on back order from Germany, ordered Friday, arrived today...…
Simple case of whip the door cards off and swap over...
before
after
one step closer....
For me I have been distracted by the inner door handles as fitted to the RS5 and Cabriolets (I think??)….. cheapest place I found them was again at my local friendly neighbourhood Audi dealership....
They were on back order from Germany, ordered Friday, arrived today...…
Simple case of whip the door cards off and swap over...
before
after
one step closer....
the neighbours will think you're weird going out at dusk just to lock and unlock your car... they do make a hell of a difference...…
The vibration on accelerating around 70mph is baffling, with the vehicle up in the air (so wheels at full suspension drop) there is absolutely nothing wrong. So I thought today i'd drive on some ramps and have a look underneath with the suspension under load as though it's being driven. Again, all suspension parts are tight, no obvious issues with bushes...
However what I have noticed, the drivers side driveshaft... whilst in the air, so it is extended there is no movement, when on the ground and the suspension is compressed there is significant play that would cause an oscillation when rotating... In all my years of quattro ownership I've never seen a driveshaft like this (I've had bad CV joints before). Passenger side (this being exactly the same as the drivers side driveshaft) shows absolutely zero oscillation.
So, new driveshaft ordered and will see if that eliminates the issue....
In other news, I've ordered a cruise control stalk as I miss that and the S5 needs it.....
and as it was sunny and I felt like washing the thing, I also dragged the bike out to introduce her to the S5
fingers crossed the driveshaft cures the vibration.....
The vibration on accelerating around 70mph is baffling, with the vehicle up in the air (so wheels at full suspension drop) there is absolutely nothing wrong. So I thought today i'd drive on some ramps and have a look underneath with the suspension under load as though it's being driven. Again, all suspension parts are tight, no obvious issues with bushes...
However what I have noticed, the drivers side driveshaft... whilst in the air, so it is extended there is no movement, when on the ground and the suspension is compressed there is significant play that would cause an oscillation when rotating... In all my years of quattro ownership I've never seen a driveshaft like this (I've had bad CV joints before). Passenger side (this being exactly the same as the drivers side driveshaft) shows absolutely zero oscillation.
So, new driveshaft ordered and will see if that eliminates the issue....
In other news, I've ordered a cruise control stalk as I miss that and the S5 needs it.....
and as it was sunny and I felt like washing the thing, I also dragged the bike out to introduce her to the S5
fingers crossed the driveshaft cures the vibration.....
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