New to Me 2015 Q7 Exclusive Velvet Purple 3.0T SLine: GRPEAPE

[G60ING]

Excited to have been fortunate enough to purchase this previously loved velvet purple S-Line

I had been casually looking for a tow rig for my prtscar for a while and nothing checked all the boxes, you know:

-one owner
-never wrecked
-low miles
-never in the rust belt
-correct engine
-black interior
-lots of documented regular maintenance

Then my wife threw me a blasphemy text suggesting I look at new Subarus, they can’t tow wtf. I had been mainly searching the places like cars.com or other mainline places on search tempest on and off for 2+ years. So I did my normal search routine for a sq5 and q7. Then after I was finished I did a hail Mary and looked on eBay and found it.

Turned out it was also listed on FB mktplace.

The carfax checked out squeaky clean like we all dream of.

It might be a one of one as it was a special order Audi exclusive color 33-0007 Velvet Purple Pearl Effect

Bought it this weekend in Florida Friday and picked up an oem hitch the next morning from another 2015 in Florida (no rusty hitches).

Drove it home to Maryland yesterday without issue.








Stopped by my buddy Hunter’s shop in Jacksonville He is a rising star and will be like NGP level before you know it.

[jbain2]

Subbed. That color is fantastic! Any mod list plans?


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[bakedziti]

+1 great color and the right body, congratulations!

[G60ING]

Subbed. That color is fantastic! Any mod list plans?


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I’m planning a couple things:
-190mm crank pulley and tune

-JHM intake hose

-RSNav: https://rsnav.com/collections/s3-and...41810177065137

-maybe some 20” wheels

Maybe some diode dynamic yellow driving lights behind the grills

Also maybe a brake upgrade. A friend installed 390mm cayenne brakes on his Hybrid Touareg and now another friend is talking about the 375mm brakes on the 2017+ Q7s

And of coarse a trailer hitch to tow my corrado:

[sebvw]

Nice score, Frank!

I’m jelly!


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[ThewhippetsS5]

No way, you're in Maryland! Hope I get to see this around

[G60ING]

Nice score, Frank!

I’m jelly!


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It was pure dumb luck, the wife punked me into looking when I was minding my own business and doing work by saying how about a Subaru so I started looking yet again for a q7 and found nothing interesting. Then I checked eBay and found it, I rarely look on eBay.

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No way, you're in Maryland! Hope I get to see this around

Oh it will be around

[Zolli]

WHOA

[blackfunk]

New color. Blurple as in black and purple.

[SteelyS6]

Wow, what a beauty! Congrats!

I have been looking for a sport TDI and 2 have popped up in the last 4 weeks, but both sold in literally 48 hrs. Damm Unicorns.



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Some new shoes arrived:

[Bronco2fan]

I'm sorry to say, but I like the stock wheels better. I keep looking for some for my 2015 Q7, but they're hard to find 5x130 around here.

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21” rides a little rougher that I want and besides I’m a fan of 2pcs BBS Wheels

[blackfunk]

Obviously this is your car but I actually prefer the stock wheels as well. Still think its the best color I've seen on a Q7 too.

[bakedziti]

I’m interested in what the wheels look like once mounted but my initial thoughts are similar to others with preference wavering toward the OE wheels.

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I’m interested in what the wheels look like once mounted but my initial thoughts are similar to others with preference wavering toward the OE wheels.

I’m too old to ride on 35 series tires even if they look great. I think they will flow with my idea of the OEM sport look sort of like a mk4 GLI look or maybe like my CC with some Audi BBS RS795 wheels from Europe.

[arjun90]

I almost considered that car. A really good service history when I checked the listing. Congrats

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For those that want to add factory brake cooling to their Q7 using porsche air guides:

Part Number Part Name Price
955-351-117-00 Air Duct $15.89
955-351-118-00 Air Duct $15.89
N-105-475-02 Air Duct Bolt $1.19 x4 $4.76
N-104-048-06 Air Duct Washer $0.25 x4 $1.00
N-102-058-02 Cruise Control Distance Sensor Nut $1.06 x4 $4.24






Next will be bigger brakes

[RAUDIRS6]

I saw you rolling around on 2 South a couple months ago, somewhere between Edgewater and Sunderland, don't remember exactly. I live in Lusby. Looks great.

[RAUDIRS6]

That is assuming you changed your plate to/from GRPEAPE. (or something close to it.)

[G60ING]

I saw you rolling around on 2 South a couple months ago, somewhere between Edgewater and Sunderland, don't remember exactly. I live in Lusby. Looks great.

Sounds like my stomping area

[G60ING]

That is assuming you changed your plate to/from GRPEAPE. (or something close to it.)

[kneel]

For those that want to add factory brake cooling to their Q7 using porsche air guides:

Part Number Part Name Price
955-351-117-00 Air Duct $15.89
955-351-118-00 Air Duct $15.89
N-105-475-02 Air Duct Bolt $1.19 x4 $4.76
N-104-048-06 Air Duct Washer $0.25 x4 $1.00
N-102-058-02 Cruise Control Distance Sensor Nut $1.06 x4 $4.24






Next will be bigger brakes

Details on the Brake upgrade


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Details on the Brake upgrade

I know most say it’s not necessary to upgrade the brakes but my buddy and I are fans of upgrading. He did 390mm and corresponding rears on his Touareg Hybrid. He and I debated options.

The q7 would need new spindles to do 360 or 390 since the calipers are top mount and Q7 is an older platform with side mount calipers (18z/17z). Since I didn’t want to change spindles I focused on the turbo cayenne brake options. 380mm/368mm up front and 358mm rears. The 380mm rotors are $650-$750 each. The 368mm rotors are about $100 each from FCP and this makes for a front brake upgrade that’s equal or less than the 350mm replacement in cost. I stumbled upon a pretty good deal for the 368mm calipers, bought them for less than I can sell my 18Z for. Now to refinish them in my buddy’s powder coat over and install new seals.

Now in for all the people saying a good set of pads and rotors blah blah blah. Yeah my q7 had factory pads and rotors installed before I bought it. I’ve had brake fade after a hard drive and I wasn’t even towing. Hell just the other day I had to do a quick stop and was wishing I had more brake.

So yeah the 368mm upfront and then the 358mm rears will be the path. Unfortunately the 358 rears are a little more pricey than the 330mm parts but oh well FCP only makes you pay once and then any increases.

For the parts necessary to do the 368mm brakes here is a break out on the Touareg group: https://www.clubtouareg.com/threads/...upgrade.42277/

For pads I have been able to track down the part numbers for EBC Red. Here are the part numbers of pad options: https://rennlist.com/forums/cayenne-...l#post18979701

To look up parts from Porsche for the 368mm you either need to look for a 2008 Porsche Cayenne turbo (one year only brake size) or a Porsche Cayenne GTS as they were an option but just look up the turbo to save yourself headaches.

368_358 Brake Parts 1.jpg
368_358 Brake Parts 2.jpg

I'll be rebuilding the calipers and bought new seals and pistons from Bigg Red in the UK, its cheaper to buy from their eBay store due to shipping, I've used them for my Boxsters and a few other seats of oddball seals. Great service: https://www.ebay.com/str/biggredltd

I had to measure the pistons to and message them to get the right kit but super friendly to work with and the seals are OEM quality versus the seals I've used from centric for my Boxster calipers.
https://www.biggred.co.uk/


***ignore the $30 of trailing arm bushings*** those are for my CC