Dad's retirement project - TT flavoured
Discussion
MrBig said:
Finish looks really good on that, what paint are you using if you don't mind asking? I've found a lot of satin blacks on the market are crap.
Nothing exotic, just a UPOL plastic primer and a UPOL satin black, tack coat and then flatted down in between each coat, the final coat went on very wet and not flatted.and then a satin lacquer.It's getting close to letting Dad have use of the TT, all service items are done.... brakes need another bleed because i'm OCD and just like to waste fluid...
Parts inbound are replacement parts for the cowl as clearly some Velociraptor owned the car previous and couldn't get the key in the ignition... I was going to make various sexual references here to finding the hole but that would have been missed as well.....
Parts inbound are replacement parts for the cowl as clearly some Velociraptor owned the car previous and couldn't get the key in the ignition... I was going to make various sexual references here to finding the hole but that would have been missed as well.....
Caddyshack said:
I think the 3.2 diffuser does look better imo...I used the spoiler, diffuser and front bumper...it looks much better to me but each to their own.
And it would be a sad world if we all liked the same.On my old silver 225 TT I did the same black panel in between the exhaust. I was lucky in that I found a genuine V6 spoiler for not a lot of money...
I am hunting for one for this TT also
Well it's Saturday again, so that means Dad's back over and we can finally tick off all the jobs so he can have the TT back and use it until he breaks something else....
Although we do have a list of projects to do over the coming weeks, but for now it's use and abuse and polish it to death....
What have we done today...
we had one of these
Which is always a fun thing to do on axle stands... once the Haldex service was done, run the car up and into gear and all 4 wheels turn lovely... first time in about 40,000 miles the TT is now 4WD...
The brakes were re-bled and now we have a great pedal again.... was still air trapped in the 2 master cylinder nipples... re-bled the whole system to be sure.
The steering cowl was awful, and as said previous had looked like it had been handled by a Velociraptor....
top and bottom panel nicely replaced...
We also did the double brake light mod, having acquired a bulb holder off a mk2 Golf....
We also got some new wheel centre caps....
As the car has been turned around the black centre panel is now more clear in view...
and my favorite pic is of all 3 cars together (just missing the other half's A3 from view)
Watch this space for future updates but for now she's road legal and future proof.... now he just needs to drive it
Although we do have a list of projects to do over the coming weeks, but for now it's use and abuse and polish it to death....
What have we done today...
we had one of these
Which is always a fun thing to do on axle stands... once the Haldex service was done, run the car up and into gear and all 4 wheels turn lovely... first time in about 40,000 miles the TT is now 4WD...
The brakes were re-bled and now we have a great pedal again.... was still air trapped in the 2 master cylinder nipples... re-bled the whole system to be sure.
The steering cowl was awful, and as said previous had looked like it had been handled by a Velociraptor....
top and bottom panel nicely replaced...
We also did the double brake light mod, having acquired a bulb holder off a mk2 Golf....
We also got some new wheel centre caps....
As the car has been turned around the black centre panel is now more clear in view...
and my favorite pic is of all 3 cars together (just missing the other half's A3 from view)
Watch this space for future updates but for now she's road legal and future proof.... now he just needs to drive it
Well after the first full day in Dad's care and is safely tucked up at home with him... MOT is booked for 10am tomorrow morning...
He's been busy detailing all day... must say he's done a stunning job...
He's finally found a use for the detailing kit I bought him as a Christmas present 10 years ago....!!!
He's been busy detailing all day... must say he's done a stunning job...
He's finally found a use for the detailing kit I bought him as a Christmas present 10 years ago....!!!
wsurfa said:
decade & a half old - but looks fantastic. Hope the MOT goes well
Should sail through the MOT, unless a bloody bulb fails in route...Yes, she's not bad for a 2004.... Needs to have the suspension stripped and powdercoated to totally future proof....
That'll be the job for winter when it's off the road
Bit of an update, the poor thing went in for it's MOT, Dad took it.... whilst I have no explanation at this point he explained all was going well
(at this point the brakes had been fixed and sealed for over a week and about 500 miles of use before the "MOT")
Typical monkey doing the test, not paying attention as spent most of the time on his phone Dad observed. He explained the car came down with a "thud" and next thing he sees is brake fluid ****ing out the rear of the car.
Fails the car on the spot... Dad's livid as he's sure the "garage" has caused it but isn't technically minded enough to know what is wrong... The cars booked in at his "trusted" village mechanic tomorrow... update to follow...
I'm 200 miles away and unable to get there...
There's always something to take the edge of having nice things... a bit of care costs nothing.....
Now means the weekends plans of hitting the area behind the bumper with Bilt Hamber Deox Gel will be put back another week....
(at this point the brakes had been fixed and sealed for over a week and about 500 miles of use before the "MOT")
Typical monkey doing the test, not paying attention as spent most of the time on his phone Dad observed. He explained the car came down with a "thud" and next thing he sees is brake fluid ****ing out the rear of the car.
Fails the car on the spot... Dad's livid as he's sure the "garage" has caused it but isn't technically minded enough to know what is wrong... The cars booked in at his "trusted" village mechanic tomorrow... update to follow...
I'm 200 miles away and unable to get there...
There's always something to take the edge of having nice things... a bit of care costs nothing.....
Now means the weekends plans of hitting the area behind the bumper with Bilt Hamber Deox Gel will be put back another week....
Well the TT limped to my Dad's village mechanic yesterday as I've been unable to get across to him, luckily nothing broken... Seems the banjo bolt on the rear line into the caliper was the culprit. No explanation as they were all correctly tightened.... Mechanic rebled the system which Dad reports as not having as good a pedal when we did....
Ordered some more Motul RBF and will bleed it ourselves.
She was re tested on the MOT this morning and......
taaaa-daaaaaaaaaaa
Tyres on the back have about 4mm, will last for summer and when the suspension is done over winter it'll have new tyres at the point of it having it's suspension aligned.
I kept myself busy with the TT's bigger brother
whilst waiting for the news....
Ordered some more Motul RBF and will bleed it ourselves.
She was re tested on the MOT this morning and......
taaaa-daaaaaaaaaaa
Tyres on the back have about 4mm, will last for summer and when the suspension is done over winter it'll have new tyres at the point of it having it's suspension aligned.
I kept myself busy with the TT's bigger brother
whilst waiting for the news....
Well nearly 2 weeks in the new project is doing well, both mother and daughter are all kinds of awesome.... the emissions are a bit off though and frequent and the sleep deprivation is fun... I don't know how my other half does it....
Dad came across today for a bit of Grandad time, so the TT had some love as well....
a short shift kit was ordered, Bilt Hamber rust stuff and some more brake fluid...
good old eBay
comparison of old and new
as it was a nice dry day it was decided to tackle the surface rust previously discovered behind the exhaust valance, car was lifted up in the air (also gave an excuse to rebleed the brakes from the MOT issue), lights out and bumper removed
We bought the Deox Gel from Bilt Hamber https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-protection-an...
and followed the instructions
this was after attacking the loose crap with a wire knotted thingy on an angle grinder, covered and left for a couple of hours. The whole area was then scrubbed with TFR and rinsed.
am very impressed with the results. The surrounding area was then washed with methylated spirits and washed again the bits needing covering up were then masked up and a good coat of Bilt Hamber's Electrox zinc rich primer sprayed on, once dry a high build primer was then sprayed on.
annoyingly in all our excitement of the rust treatment working, the primers going on well we both forgot to take any pics of the top coat and lacquer, but here's a shot of the bumper back on and we can sleep safe in the knowledge this panel is protected for a good few years again...
and a view from underneath....
Dad came across today for a bit of Grandad time, so the TT had some love as well....
a short shift kit was ordered, Bilt Hamber rust stuff and some more brake fluid...
good old eBay
comparison of old and new
as it was a nice dry day it was decided to tackle the surface rust previously discovered behind the exhaust valance, car was lifted up in the air (also gave an excuse to rebleed the brakes from the MOT issue), lights out and bumper removed
We bought the Deox Gel from Bilt Hamber https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-protection-an...
and followed the instructions
this was after attacking the loose crap with a wire knotted thingy on an angle grinder, covered and left for a couple of hours. The whole area was then scrubbed with TFR and rinsed.
am very impressed with the results. The surrounding area was then washed with methylated spirits and washed again the bits needing covering up were then masked up and a good coat of Bilt Hamber's Electrox zinc rich primer sprayed on, once dry a high build primer was then sprayed on.
annoyingly in all our excitement of the rust treatment working, the primers going on well we both forgot to take any pics of the top coat and lacquer, but here's a shot of the bumper back on and we can sleep safe in the knowledge this panel is protected for a good few years again...
and a view from underneath....
89forever said:
miniman said:
Did you get any room for haggle? Ben wouldn’t negotiate with me and wouldn’t allow a test drive without buying the car. Beautifully presented but couldn’t understand not allowing someone to drive the car before deciding whether they wanted to buy it.
Whilst I am not going to discuss what we paid, we got it at a traders value as we bought it sold as seen, no warranty, no MOT and no other work done than Ben had already done to present the car for sale prior to us arriving to view.His approach was very professional and understood our requirements, he accepted various issues without argument and we agreed on a very satisfactory price which left him enough to make a profit and ourselves enough of a buffer to sort the niggles out...
carphotographer said:
You could have had my Audi TT convertible , 2 owners from new, silver, leather, heated seats, 6 speed, 85,000 miles from new ......
Bit of a strange response... was it advertised at the time we were looking? and we weren't looking for a roadster but thanks for the offerGassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff