The Greenback -- My Sonoma Green RS5 Sportback

[heymoe]

Rob O: Do you know what the part number is for your rear Euro headrests?

[Rob O]

Rob O: Do you know what the part number is for your rear Euro headrests?

No. Someone else PM'd me with the same question. I pulled one out of the car and do not see a part number visible.

[Rob O]

More updates. Last week the car saw BO trim swapped out front/rear for OE CF trim, along with the rear lip spoiler, Euro headlights and taillights installed, suspension (Abt HAS) and window tint. This week it's getting full paint correction then XPEL PPF and Ceramic Pro Gold.

The CARNAGE! Crazy how much has to be disassembled for trim and lighting. LOL














Here she is yesterday, waiting her turn in the shop between the mechanical work above and paint protection. New wheels are ordered and in production; stockers are going to need some serious spacers for the next month while I wait! #tucked

[chanceparker]

If the coupe came with the flag design, I would likely forego aftermarket wheels.

The Coupe is available with flag wheels, they just don't have the black accents like SB black optics wheels do. It is part of the Matte Aluminum package tho...so kind of spendy.

[Pseudonym]

Fantastic progress Rob!

Gnarly is booked into my local Detailer 15th April for the same. Full correction, Cermaic everything & PPF.
I priced the swap out of the BO for Carbon & I just can justify the costs over the little aesthetic gain. Mind you that was Caron EVERYTHING including side skits & grill.

[chip_]

Rob that green is awesome. I thought I saw one late last year in this color over in Beaverton. Keep us updated with the mods. Car looks sharp!

[Rob O]

Fantastic progress Rob!

Gnarly is booked into my local Detailer 15th April for the same. Full correction, Cermaic everything & PPF.
I priced the swap out of the BO for Carbon & I just can justify the costs over the little aesthetic gain. Mind you that was Caron EVERYTHING including side skits & grill.

Nice!

And yes, the full OE CF retrofit is pricey. I'm replacing everything that would have been CF in the BO+CF package, making mine true to the BO+CF contents (as if it came from the factory that way): front "blades" and trim piece under grille, rear diffuser, side skirt insets, mirror caps and rear lip spoiler. I have everything installed now except those side insets, which are on backorder for the SB.

[Rob O]

Rob that green is awesome. I thought I saw one late last year in this color over in Beaverton. Keep us updated with the mods. Car looks sharp!

Thanks.

There is a Sonoma Green coupe in the Beaverton area. I spotted it once at the Cedar Hills DMV. Mine was the first SG SB in Oregon. :)

[chip_]

Thanks.

There is a Sonoma Green coupe in the Beaverton area. I spotted it once at the Cedar Hills DMV. Mine was the first SG SB in Oregon. :)

Yeah it was the coupe I saw over at Fred Myer off of 158th and Walker. Great looking color for sure. Always nice to see the non std colors.

[SportbackMatt]

Amazing, both the carnage and awesomeness of mods underway. Gorgeous car becoming even more so!


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[ALLROADINGB9]

Nice!

And yes, the full OE CF retrofit is pricey. I'm replacing everything that would have been CF in the BO+CF package, making mine true to the BO+CF contents (as if it came from the factory that way): front "blades" and trim piece under grille, rear diffuser, side skirt insets, mirror caps and rear lip spoiler. I have everything installed now except those side insets, which are on backorder for the SB.

It appears some other carbon fiber options for other VAG vehicles are under high demand as well. At least it’s not isolated to one vehicle :)


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[ALLROADINGB9]

Nice!

And yes, the full OE CF retrofit is pricey. I'm replacing everything that would have been CF in the BO+CF package, making mine true to the BO+CF contents (as if it came from the factory that way): front "blades" and trim piece under grille, rear diffuser, side skirt insets, mirror caps and rear lip spoiler. I have everything installed now except those side insets, which are on backorder for the SB.

It appears some other carbon fiber options for other VAG vehicles are under high demand as well. At least it’s not isolated to one vehicle :)


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[c99]

Yes, Sonoma green is great (I have one too, Coupe ), much better than boring black, grey color.

I have green stitching, which looks great with this color, it was demo car so I couldn't change it even if I wanted, although it looks great I wouldn't pay extra price for it (~3500 USD for Design Paket Audi Exclusive Sonoma Green - YVA))

[ALLROADINGB9]

Yes, Sonoma green is great (I have one too, Coupe ), much better than boring black, grey color.

I have green stitching, which looks great with this color, it was demo car so I couldn't change it even if I wanted, although it looks great I wouldn't pay extra price for it (~3500 USD for Design Paket Audi Exclusive Sonoma Green - YVA))

That’s 100% worth it imo for exclusivity looks beautiful.


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[evanseric21]

Yes, Sonoma green is great (I have one too, Coupe ), much better than boring black, grey color.

I have green stitching, which looks great with this color, it was demo car so I couldn't change it even if I wanted, although it looks great I wouldn't pay extra price for it (~3500 USD for Design Paket Audi Exclusive Sonoma Green - YVA))

The green stitching looks great but no carbon fiber on the interior?

[c99]

The green stitching looks great but no carbon fiber on the interior?

It's not my car, I couldn't take picture where green stitching looks good, although I have black aluminium, see picture.

[Xenny]

It's not my car, I couldn't take picture where green stitching looks good, although I have black aluminium, see picture.

That aluminum looks pretty awesome! It's nice to see something other than carbon fiber everywhere these days :D

[Rob O]

I have green stitching, which looks great with this color, it was demo car so I couldn't change it even if I wanted, although it looks great I wouldn't pay extra price for it (~3500 USD for Design Paket Audi Exclusive Sonoma Green - YVA))

I would have 100% paid extra for the green stitching if I'd ordered mine from scratch. The official show vehicle used by Audi of America to introduce the RS5 Sportback was Sonoma Green with the green stitching, and I've loved that detail since first seeing it last April.

[Rob O]

First round of OEM+ mods complete ... with a whopping 197 miles on the clock:

Abt HAS suspension (did have to dial up the front about 6mm the next morning)
OEM Euro-spec headlights
OEM Euro-spec taillights
OE Carbon Fiber trim retrofit (front "blades", rear diffuser, side skirt insets)
OE Carbon Fiber mirror caps
XPEL Ultimate PPF
Ceramic Pro Gold
Window tint (including windshield)
Spacers for OE wheels (12f/15r)
OE Audi All-weather rubber mats (RS branded front)
Weathertech cargo area rubber mat (Audi's is branded with A5, and do not have S or RS specific versions)

Next up:

Wheels - Vossen Forged (20x10.5 S21-01s), in production and hopefully to me in a couple weeks, with either 285 or 295 Michelin PS4S tires
Exhaust - Milltek Race, also in production and about 4 weeks out as of yesterday
OE black badges/emblems/rings (in the garage, just need to install)

I literally left the shop after picking it up late Wednesday and pulled into a nearby parking lot to admire it. Absolutely love how it's coming along.
Excuse the cheesy music ... that's one of like 7 audio tracks available in Adobe Clip.





Then, late yesterday, I threw on the Vossen Forged S17-01s I was running on the S5 SB, plus 5mm spacers, to see how they looked. I think I like it enough to run these (even without TPMS) until the new Vossens arrive later this month.

[chip_]

Oh man looks bad ass with those rims.

[YianiD]

Oh man looks bad ass with those rims.

I second that....bad ass!! Are you selling the Vossen Forged S17-01s? What are the specs on those?

[Rob O]

I second that....bad ass!! Are you selling the Vossen Forged S17-01s? What are the specs on those?

Thanks.

And yes ... the S17s are available. They are forged monoblock, Gloss Gunmetal finish, 20x10 ET27 made to my spec for the S5 SB (including custom engraving on the back which, in addition of fitment, patents, etc says "engineered for 2018 S5 Sportback"). Retail these are $1800+ each, or around $7500 shipped as mine are spec'd. Would take $4700 + shipping for both the wheels and the 275/30/20 Michelin PS4S mounted to them. Tires have approx 2500 miles on them and are about $1400 on their own (from Discount Tire / Tire Rack). Shipping would be $200-$300 based on past experience.