the evolution of my car, 2003 A4 1.8TQM

[yoogene83]

Ok guys, i saw a thread like this over on E46Fanatics.com and i thought it'd be cool if we had something along the same lines. since we don't have a specific "evolution of my car" forum, the Admins suggested this is the next best place, so here goes!


Bought 12/31/2003
Tinted 1/3/2004



Turbo Timer Jan. 2004


Short Shifter Feb. 2004


Votex Lip Spoiler Late Feb 2004


Neuspeed Sport Springs and Bilstein Sport shocks March 2004



Cleared Corners March 2004



Hardwired 7500S Radar Detector March 2004


Vibrant 1304 Exhaust Tips Late March 2004.


ADR 19x8.5" M-Classics + Falken Azenis ST-115 235/35/19 Late April 2004



JL 500.1 Amp and Alpine 12" Type-R subwoofer Late May 2004


BoostedTechnology Cold Air Intake June 2004


Forge Diverter Vale July 2004


took about a month break from modding to save up cash for a front bumper

[yoogene83]

painted the brake calipers red Late August 2004


Installed an Autometer Boost Gauge Early September 2004


Wrapped the interior in Ultrasuede Early September 2004



Alcantara Shift Boot


Redid the location of my Boostgauge September 2004

[1sicknickel]

Wrapped the interior in Ultrasuede Early September 2004

That is different

[Pureaudi]

that is one sick lookin b6. the thing i look at is that b6's looks like they are HELLA heavy. and the b5's stock are slow. what do you think of the stock b6 preformance?

[yoogene83]

thanks for the compliment.

actually, they are about the same weight to a B5 as i've heard, but i have no info to back that up, so i can't really say much.

however, your statement about them appearing heavy is true. when i first bought the car it felt a lot more nimble than what it looked like when it was stock. As for performance, it's peppy to say the most. It's not very fast or quick, but it gets you there with some fun. It's nothing like driving a WRX or Evo, but the luxury is second to none.

[yoogene83]

Caractere Front Bumper and Painted lowers

[Pureaudi]

thanks nigga!

[creep]

good call with moving the boost gauge....it fits better in the new location.

nice progression.

[Paranoico]

Nice Ride!

[TwinTurbo]

soo.... is your car......seeing anybody?

LOL, looks great man, really

umm, what where your 3 favorite upgrades and why?

[quattro_maniac]

very nice ride...
great idea keeping a timeline like that

[yoogene83]

3 favorites are probably

caractere bumper and painted lowers
suspension
chip :D

[derek2079]

Originally posted by yoogene83
actually, i meant for everybody to make their own threads. that way people can go straight to your own thread and check your ride out. i'd hate to have my ride overshadow the glory of yours when it's starting to look just as good. :D

your car is literally begging for an rs4 grill.

[yoogene83]

sweet, you guys finally took my advice!

[astris]

Hey mods,

wanna take my posts out of this thread so Yoogene can have this as his own? I'm sure he would appreciate it. Thanks.

Lookin clean Yoogene!

[yoogene83]

thanks bro!

[yoogene83]

painted the area surrounding the foglights black

[Anthony]

Originally posted by astris
Hey mods,

wanna take my posts out of this thread so Yoogene can have this as his own? I'm sure he would appreciate it. Thanks.

Lookin clean Yoogene!

OK, will do so now. BTW you should start your own, now that we have this new Forum you have no excuse!

And yes, yoogene, I took your advice. It was a great idea, thanks again!

[shehatezme]

looks good man. I am going to get that bumper... eventually.

[yoogene83]

car went back into winter setup this past week...plastic mat covers, stock wheels with all seasons, extra warm clothes in the trunk along with deer musk spray to keep the stupid rodents away from the ever so luscious oil sensor wires.



i put in the HID foglights from Overboostpsi this week. it would have been nice if i didn't have to pull off the entire bumper just to get at my fogs, but it was worth it.





with low beam xenons on


relocated the placement of my turbo timer to below my armrest. i like it a lot better here as it isn't distracting when i'm driving at night and it still serves its purpose.

[yoogene83]

well, here's an update. :)

I got some S4 Bixenon E-Codes...early feb 05


5400k bulbs to go in those e-codes...early feb 05


OEM Nav+ with Blaupunkt ME-3 DVD/CD/MP3 player



and here is how she stands now...

[Brrman]

Damn, that is one of the finest B6's I have ever layed eyes on. Can't stand the Caractere bumper on the B5, but the B6 one is sweet. Great job, man.

[madrussian]

howd you get that guage to be in the corner of the dash like that?

care to share? and whered you buy your caractere front from?

[yoogene83]

thanks for the compliments Brrman. i've seen the caractere for the B5 and wondered what went wrong...or right to make the b6 ones look better...

I just got some double tape. it's pretty flimsy as you can see in the pictures, i still need to work on that...just been busy with other things.

i got the bumper from bobby@modsport.

[tonbon]

With all that money why not an s4?

[yoogene83]

because i never intended to go this far. most of my mods have been for aesthetic purposes rather than performance. in addition to having to pay more for insurance/gas/payments, i wouldn't be able to do half the things i've been able to do to my a4. besides, no need to go fast if you can look good going slow. :)

[Gzo17]

hahaha!!! very true....car looks pimp man......clean

[yoogene83]

an update!

painted the roof black March 05



Custom Magnaflow exhaust with 14851 mufflers, 3" midpipe, 2.5" to the back, 4" tips. March 05

[yoogene83]

b6 s4 brakes installed, april 05

[immortal_zeus]

Now all you have to do is take off that damn graduation tassel that's hanging from your rearview mirror. Other than that, sweet ride.

[yoogene83]

hah, that thing is over 4 years old. the only reason it's still there is because i have this fear that the cross necklace i have hanging from my rear-view will cut me if i ever get in an accident. it kinda helps it from swinging. if i can figure out something better to hang from there, i'll put it up...i'm open to ideas too.

[alen]

very clean ride. how about an FK grille?

[yoogene83]

actually just ordered a Kamei grill and a couple other goodies, just waiting for them to come in.

oh ya, and i took that graduation tassle off, i finally graduated high school! hooray! haha, even though i'm finally graduating college...ugh

[Jrunr]

Where did you go to college?

[yoogene83]

i'm graduating from the USAFA come June 1st. i'll finally be an adult :)

[yoogene83]

alright! time for an update...

i finally got an aftermarket grill to sorta match my caractere bumper and i got a pretty decent deal on a Kamei that was painted, so i picked that up April 05


then i was on my way to go buy an intercooler and this happened Late April 05:


the fender got pretty tore up, and the tire was in bad shape too. so, $1500 later, the car is finally back May 05


i finally had a chance to pick up a Megan boost gauge from Hyperspeed to better match my interior, and better match it did May 05:


I also picked up a Dension Ice-Link to hardwire my iPod, but i'm still working on the custom install on that one, so that'll be up soon

[a4wd]

how much was that boost gauge?

[yoogene83]

got it from Hyperspeed for i think ~$50. PM him for more details

[B5A4]

That B6 is sick as hell. I love the roof black OMG that looks insane. Just love it.

[B5A4]

So what kind of job do you have?