I bought the car used in 2008 with 29k miles on it from Audi Chandler after I had totaled my Acura TSX in an unfortunate collision with a Lincoln Navigator (he won). I instantly fell in love with it, and have been slowly modifying it since, with the goal of keeping the clean, striking design from the factory while enhancing it with some OEM and aftermarket parts to make it perform and look a little better than stock. Check out my mod list below for more information on what I’ve done to modify my car, as well as the options that came with it. Many of the mods have links to individual posts in this blog reviewing the product or supplying more pictures of the mod.
My Mod List:
Stock:
- 2.0T Engine
- Full S-line Package (wheels & suspension now sold)
- Bose Symphony II Stereo
- Convenience Package
- Light Silver Metallic Paint
- Audi CPO Extended Warranty
Suspension & Braking:
- 19×8.5 BBS CH Black Edition Wheels in ET35 with carbon center caps
- 19×8.5 BBS CH Wheels (Silver) in ET35 with carbon center caps & red center caps (sold)
- 19×8.5 Rays Engineering Sporttechnic Mono 10 Premium 2 Piece Forged Wheels (sold)
- 235/35/19 Michelin PilotSport PS2 tires
- Koni Coilovers
- 22mm RS4 Rear Sway bar
- 640 mod – removed fuse to improve road feel and reduce power steering assist
- Adam’s Rotors
- Hawk HPS Brake Pads (Front & Rear)
- USP Motorsports Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Performance:
- APR Stage 2 tune with Stock/91/93/100 programs
- APR Stainless Steel Test Pipe
- Billy Boat (B&B) Exhaust with S4 Quad tips
- Carbonio Intake
- 034 Motorsport Silicone Turbo Inlet Pipe
Lighting:
- OEM Bi-Xenon E-Code Headlights & Kufatec Retrofit harness (originally equipped with Halogen)
- S6 DRL LED Retrofit with OEM S6 grills retrofitted to S-line bumper
- LED License Plate Bulbs (42 Draft Designs)
- LED City Lights
- “Chrome Dome” turn signals
Interior (View all posts tagged Interior Mods)
- LED Interior Lighting
- RS4 Pedals & RS6 Dead Pedal
- Agency Power Big Paddle Shifters
- Carbon Fiber Interior trim by oCarbon
- LED Cigarette lighter flashlight
- Platinum S4 Recaro Seats
- CiM Vent Mounted Boost Gauge
- RS4 E-Brake Cover
Aesthetics & Miscellaneous:
- DIY Black-out RS4 Grille
- SpoonFedTuning Carbon Fiber Cupra Lip
- S4 Door Blades
- Audi S4 Rear Valence in Carbon Fiber (removed & destroyed)
- DTH Side Skirts (removed & sold)
- Eurogear carbon fiber hood
- Clear Corner Mod
- Clear Front Sidemarkers & DIY Color Matched Rear Sidemarkers
- 3 Piece Engine Cover Set: Cowl Cover, Battery Cover, and RS4 Drivers Side Cover
- VAG Mods: Window Up/Down by Remote, Doors Auto-lock
- Gunmetal Trunk Rings
- Audizine Black Zinc Metal License Plate Frame
Electronics:
- Hardwired Escort Passport 8500 X50 Radar Detector
- In-Car Motorola Droid Integration & Car Mount
- Panavise Car Mount
- BlitzSafe AUDI/AUX DMX V.1B to add an auxiliary input
- Ross-Tech VAG-COM cable
- Leather Care – Leatherique Pristine Clean (regular cleaning of seats) & Rejuvinator Oil (to restore cracked or dry leather)
- Interior Cleaning – Einszett 1Z Cockpit Preimum
- Quick Detailer – Poorboy’s World Spray & Wipe
- Wheel Cleaner – SONAX Wheel Cleaner Full Effect
- Tire Shine – TUF SHINE Tire Clearcoat
- Microfiber Towels – DI Microfiber All Purpose Towel
Wish List:
- Vorsteiner vented carbon fiber hood
- DTM Rear Bumper
- RNS-E Navigation Unit
- Big Brake Kit
- Firmer coilovers or suspension
- Alcantara flat bottom steering wheel
- Paint Touch Ups
- titanium window trim
- black roof
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great write up on the Passport hardwiring..i have one question…all i can find is this kit:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002BGELQ?tag=niscabl-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B0002BGELQ&adid=16KQVXFHS6RHS10R0FY6&
(fuses up to 10 amps)…is that okay? btw, I have a 2007 A3.
and it says:
* Turns one fuse slot into two while providing protection for both circuits
* Use with ATO fuses up to 10 amps
* Includes 3,5,7.5 and 10 amp fuses
Hi Ed – that will work great for your use. 10 amp should be sufficient, I’ve seen people use 5 or 7.5 amp and get sufficient amperage too. Thanks for checking out my site!
Nice upgrades Nick, very nice. I have a ’06 Quartz gray I plan to start upgrading, very excited. This is my 2nd Audi, had a ’04 Black 225 TT w/mods. I have some questions. Why did u ditch the CF rear valence? I would like to do one maybe but not for a quad. Also have you seen a CF trunk lid spoiler by chance? The size of the normal s-line look. Also just curious why u ditched the s-line door blades. I am interested in doing a RS bumper w/blackout grille. I have many more questions but don’t want to overwhelm you. Anyways, congrats on your car, looks great!
Nice – welcome to the B7 club
The CF rear valence did not age well – after about a year it had turned a little yellow and hazy in finish, and it started to warp a little in shape and didn’t fit flush with the rear bumper anymore. Simply put it didn’t meet my standards anymore and looked like a poorly made aftermarket part, which I didn’t like.
I’ve seen the trunk spoiler but not sure if I like how they look on light silver – a little too much contrast IMO. Also be sure to note that the S-Line and Non S-Line have different rear trunks – the non S-line has a lot more spoiler options whereas the S-Line has a different curvature and those won’t fit.
For the door blades – I guess it was just time for a change. Part of me regrets not holding on to them. Having the flat door blades gives the car a more “clean” look which I like, but the S4 door blades had a nice aggressive look which I miss from time to time.
RS4 Bumper with blackout grille is a great look, I have a featured ride coming up soon that installed a RS4 style bumper on his A4 and it came out awesome. Be sure to stay tuned for that…and thanks for the compliments on my car!
Nick,
Do you plan to do an intercooler upgrade? If so, what solution have you settled upon (if any)?
Thanks!
Lynninter
I would like to, but I’m not sure what to do. I originally planned on the AWE intercooler but the S6 LEDs were in the way of the intercooler piping so it wouldn’t fit. I’ve thought about maybe just upgrading all of the stock intercooler piping as I’ve heard that helps, and 034Motorsport makes a kit to do that. I’ve also seen ER SMIC kits, I’d be worried there wouldn’t be enough airflow back there though. So for now, I’m a little torn :/
I am also torn. I’m leaning toward the 034 SMIC since it can be done without disrupting too much (and bigger HAS to be better, the question is just how much for such a steep price). The piping sounds like an easy/cheap option, but I don’t really see how that is going to help much on a car where the stock hoses are still in good shape. I live in FL, so like you I’m already starting to battle the significant summer heat. Keep us posted on your decision. I for one really appreciate what you are doing here!
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Nice car, any updates on this moment?
RNS-E?
got also a B7 but in avant.
And pushing him into OEM+ style, also those S4/RS4 seats i like very much!
Thanks! I’d love to get an RNS-E and have been shopping around for one, but haven’t managed to buy one yet – it’s still quite a bit of money here in the states (at a minimum $800 when you factor in all of the wiring adapters necessary). Gotta love the B7 Avant, keep me posted on its progress!
where did you get the led fog lights?
Hi Nick – they’re S6 LEDs that I custom retrofitted. You can read how I did it here: http://nickscarblog.com/diy/b7-audi-a4-s6-led-retrofit-diy
Hey Nick, great site. Is there a reason you went with the billy boat exhaust over an apr exhaust since you have the apr test pipe and tuning. better performance/sound? thanks
Thanks! For the B7, I believe Billy Boat (B&B) actually produced the exhaust for APR, so they are the same thing more-or-less. The B&B exhaust is just minus the APR badging, a little cheaper, and since they’re headquartered out of Phoenix I could get a better deal
APR makes great stuff and I’d recommend them 100%
Hi nick,
To inform you about my progress of my car; i started retrofitting xenon, but in meanwhile someone hitted my car at the back…
So to repair this i decided to transform my front, to US S-line with S4 grill and foglight covers wich i can remove.
Yes i’m driving in EU
here a glimps of my interior (i don’t like carbon interior)
http://www.vandeursen.be/images_forum/008.jpg
Sounds nice! The interior is looking good too. Keep up the good work
hey nick, car looks great.I was just curious if u spray painted your wheels? what exactly did you do?
I had them professionally painted, so I’m not sure. For $250-300 you can get someone to either paint or powdercoat them. I didn’t want to try to DIY on a $3,000 set of BBS wheels…
Hey Nick, how do you like those hawk HPS brake pads? anything you would recommend instead of those? i’d be putting them on stock A4 s-line rotors. Also some times when I brake and/or turn i hear a small popping noise, any idea why thatd be happening ?
I like them, but not sure if I’d get them again. They are fine for daily driving but they didn’t fare well at the track – they squeak like crazy now and the compound in the HPS couldn’t take the heat. I’m not sure on the noise.