(bitskyline's) - Lake Silver 2006 B7 A4 2.0T FrontTrak Project

[bitskyline]

*UPDATE* July 2011
car as it sits now


Hey there i'm Jeff from Edmonton. I'm on a couple other euro forums and just signed up here.

A bit about myself and the car. i'm currently an installer going on 5 years now, 4 at Certified Radio. bought the A4 July 2009 and have loved it ever since *i'd like it more if it was Quattro*. This is my 12th vehicle and 1st euro and I can honestly say i'll never stray from euro cars every thing else just seems sub par.

so far I only have an APR 91 tune and a Forge DV most of my money goes towards bills so what ever is left over I bank for the audi. right now i'm working on my system when I have spare time at work. all Focal except for the subwoofer.

* I want it put it on some H&R cups but i am lacking the $2,000+ it will cost to get them installed with a skid plate *

Pioneer Z3 head unit
165 V30 all way round
Solid 4
Solid 1
JL Audio 12w3HO

any who enough talk time for some pics.








Debadged yea!


Got backed into in July... dumb bitch


car that backed into me.
*goes in Aug. $980 damage and the honda is paying for it yea!!*

[bblume]

first lower it....and second what's teh honda doing in there? Is that the backer into?

[bitskyline]

pics of the install Still in progress

[ryanworth]

What are your plans to fit the door panel back on with the speaker extending out further now?

[bitskyline]

What are your plans to fit the door panel back on with the speaker extending out further now?

they actauly don't stick out any farther then factory, the rings i made fit snug against the door, not a prob ;) took a couple trys not going to lie. now to wire it, make a false floor, mount the amps and tune it... *sigh* its really not enjoyable doing to to your own car when you do it all day every day as a job.

[makav3li]

Hey can you get a couple good pics of your pioneer z3 head unit installed? I'd love to see how "oem" it looks and a couple diff angles would be awesome to see as well. Otherwise it looks really good man, good job.

[Quattro]

welcome! sweet we have another audiowhore among us! how do you like the sound on those focals? I have heard they are great! I wanted to pick up a set for my mom's car, but she refused to let me spend money on the car.

[bitskyline]

Hey can you get a couple good pics of your pioneer z3 head unit installed? I'd love to see how "oem" it looks and a couple diff angles would be awesome to see as well. Otherwise it looks really good man, good job.

had to make a trim and i was lazy and didn't have much time so it works for now, i'm going to redo it once i get the sysem all installed.

only thing I don't like about it is that i can't change the colour from Blue to Red like the new avic's

[bitskyline]

welcome! sweet we have another audiowhore among us! how do you like the sound on those focals? I have heard they are great! I wanted to pick up a set for my mom's car, but she refused to let me spend money on the car.

to me focal is by far the best quality sounding speaker i've herd. If I had depth in my doors I would have gone 165KRX2, thy are amazing! I have also had just the basic access 6 1/2 as well and they were decent. the beryllium series is EPIC lol but you need to take a loan out to buy them.

[arce909]

Nice!!!

[bitskyline]

haven't had enough time to get some of the major work done, which is all that is left

Got the compartment all opened up... now to make a good looking amp rack.. *sigh*

[bitskyline]

since it is the long weekend and the shop is not open I went in and got the car all wired up


also temporarily hooked the amps up and got the sub in


I am very happy with the outcome, much louder then i was expecting.

I don't work next weekend (so far) so i'll be able to work on my amp rack and get everything finished.

[ryanworth]

Damn guess you won't need your trunk anymore. Haha. That thing is amazing though, love the sound of the JL when it hits.

[event]

You seem mechanically competent, install the kit (suspension) yourself and save a ton of money. How much does that box weigh and can you notice the difference in how the car drives/handles after adding it?

[bitskyline]

yea not quite as quick any more on 3rd gear pulls but just another good excuse to go stage 3

[bitskyline]

now to seal up the vent to keep most of the moisture out, clean up the wiring and start making a trim piece.

[Stewy]

Install looks great man. Very clean.

[bitskyline]

update:
Cruise control shut off switch for my clutch died thanks to the help from you guys figured it out.

bout $50 for a new one (canadian)

also ordered some parts!

APR test pipe
APR cat back
Carbonio intake

then stage 2 upgrade once i install it all :)

plus H&R cup with some 18's just making my final decision on wheels.

[fusionx]

Look sick!


An H & R cup kit installed is not even close to $2k.....I'd say at least $1k

[pw211]

Look sick!


An H & R cup kit installed is not even close to $2k.....I'd say at least $1k

This. What are you paying that its that much? Even with a skidplate, if you bought for instance a used set of GOOD coilovers for $800 (cough cough Sergio aka Checho) and with a $300-400 isntall, and a $250 skidplate, thats still under $2k.. For a cup kit, you can find one for easily $400, bringing the whole cost to under $1k even with a skidplate, which almost no one with a cup kit or even coilovers runs on here

[HamidsVikes]

Bro... your in Edmintoon... if ever any one needed a quattro it be you! lol

congrads though...
once you go German.. you never go back!

How big is that box?... looks almost 2 cbft!
could prob pull it off with a smaller box with that sub...

[bitskyline]

that was becasue the place i was ordering it from orders it from another company and that said company jacks the price up so they can make money on it. so im going to just buy it online, i didn't know that till after i had posted it. so price is much better now close to 1,000 installed. im going to check it out once i have the parts in hand because i might just be able to do it myself. I just never have done suspension work myself so im a little wearry on it. but we'll see once the time comes. thanks for the info though.

as for quattro... I bought a car the year before and it was a lemon took a HUGE loss on trade and the amount I had left over i couldn't afford the extra 7g or so for a quattro it just brought my payents up too much. but Im very happy with it :) just sucks starting off some times on ice but its all good.

and the box

H = 15.25in
W = 32.25in
D1 = 13.5in
D2 = 7.5in

[Sprode]

Good for you, this is a righteous install. Thanks for taking the time to post your in process pics and please continue to do so.

[Stewy]

Cruise control shut off switch for my clutch died thanks to the help from you guys figured it out.

Mine died earlier this summer, got it replaced under warranty. Your setup looks real nice, well done.

[bitskyline]

now you don't need to (but knowing audizine will) tell me how shity and cheap these wheels are and blah blah blah but I don't care. I had enough saved up I could have bought a new set of BBS LM but then I couldn't have got the intake, test pipe, full exhaust and lower it as well. these look great in person and its also going to look great once it's lowered and they are on.

Tires i went with 235/40/18 BFG g-Force t/a kdw


Wheels are Tenzo R Meister matte black with a machined lip 18x8 42 offset.

[p1nk50ck]

now you don't need to (but knowing audizine will) tell me how shity and cheap these wheels are and blah blah blah but I don't care.

at least you went with a quality set of tires. and the wheels look good enough.

i miss having a nice stereo setup. My old toyota 4 runner had a full audiobahn setup (ghetto, i know, but back about 10 years ago it was cool to me). 6.5" components up front, 5.25" components in the rear door, powered by a 500x4 watt amp. 2x15" subs in a custom bandpass box that was powered by a 1500 watt amp, capacitor and optima batteries. silly stuff. i'm pretty sure i did permanent damage to my eardrums driving around in that thing.

In my is300 i had a Kenwood ddx 7015, Alpine type-r components in the cabin, and JL 12w3 in a custom (spare tire delete) sealed box in the trunk.

the stock audi stereo just doesn't cut it for me... i'll need to change that soon. my is300 stereo stuff got jacked except for the 12w3, so i'm hoping to pair that with a nice amp, and drop it in the audi.

[swoardrider]

now you don't need to (but knowing audizine will) tell me how shity and cheap these wheels are and blah blah blah but I don't care. I had enough saved up I could have bought a new set of BBS LM but then I couldn't have got the intake, test pipe, full exhaust and lower it as well. these look great in person and its also going to look great once it's lowered and they are on.

Tires i went with 235/40/18 BFG g-Force t/a kdw


Wheels are Tenzo R Meister matte black with a machined lip 18x8 42 offset.

Don't be ashamed. I've got 19x8.5 Tenzo R Type Mv2's. They are a great wheel for the money, and way lighter than a lot of other, more expensive, cast wheels. Your Tenzos weigh only .9lbs more than an 18x8 BBS LM, and cost a fraction of the price, and they look great!

[bitskyline]

well the test pipe and exhasut are back ordered right now so im guessing a month or so till i get them but they did send the intake


its noisey

*and yes im going out to clean the engine bay now... ive been lasy and havent cleaned it latley.*

[mr shickadance]

cancel your APR test pipe order and go with one from ebay or off of the classifieds and save yourself some dough....a lot of people rag on apr for being overpriced for many of their products however their test pipe takes the cake on ripping people off

[mr shickadance]

nice install and everything tho looks great

[pw211]

I won't say anything about the wheel choice, but a 235 on an 8

[Gil2.0T]

not that major,, im running 235 on 8.5 in the front and 265 on 9.5 out back

[bitskyline]

picked up my wheels today and NO the are not going on till it is lowered.

[Insane_Audi]

I won't say anything about the wheel choice, but a 235 on an 8

i know what you wanna say!

FTWLTBDWICTW agrees!

[bitskyline]

now i just need the exhaust.

its going to suck... its chilly out like 0 (38) all the time now. garage floor is going to be cold. atleast im not doing it in feb. god damn -40

[CrtchRktRcr]

I like you so far. Keep up the good work.

[Baruch]

Any issues closing your deck lid once you blocked out that vent for your amps?

[bitskyline]

Any issues closing your deck lid once you blocked out that vent for your amps?

none at all. im pretty sure there is another vent on the passenger side. I didn't take that side off so it's just a guess.

[bitskyline]

I've got a big box, yes I do! I've got a big box, how 'bout you!



finally i have the full exhaust.
Nov. 10 its going to be put on. God damn it i wish i had a lift. or a bigger garage. room mates jetta just fits.

[Koby]

Looking forward to seeing the pics with it lowered w/wheels. I had my clutch switch die too, kind of sucks that it happened but you gotta love how easy it is to fix.