The car came chipped from the previous owner who didn't know it was chipped, the original owner must have done the modification. So unfortunately I have no idea what company worked on it, there are no markings inside or out.

Thanks for the tip on the fuse, I'll switch it out. I am running stock 55w bulbs right now. With the amount of modifications I've made to the car it makes sense to start carrying a more complete tool kit with me. I've got an 8mm socket and ratchet which is all I need to pull off the knee bolster. I don't anticipate blowing fuses on a regular basis.

No worries.

I did use that as a guide, but it is relatively straight forward. I was lucky in that my bumper already had OEM mounting points for the fogs. This car was in an accident before I owned it and the bumper cover was replaced. It is possible it was replaced with a newer style cover since I was under the impression prefacelift bumpers would need some fabrication.

 

Yea my 01 was in an accident before I bought it and they replaced it with a pre face lift. I wish I knew what to look for before I had bought it.

 

Eh, not having the mounts for fog lights is relatively low on the list of concerns if the rest of the car was in good shape.

Got bored, so I did the one touch up rear window mod. Super simple, works great, I wish I had done it sooner.

 

when I bought it i needed new tires, it had a rear axle leak, took care of the timing belt and water pump, had to replace the valve cover gasket and cam chain tensioner gasket, the LCD Screen is like everyone else's. worthless. i think i have a coolant leak somewhere, i need a new windshield, the driver side rear speaker has never worked. I'm sure there's more. I paid $3100 for it. I may have paid to much. the timing belt and rear axle job would have cost around $2000 if I didn't have a hook up. paid around $1000 for that.

 

Can anyone decipher what I'll be using this switch for? The switch is not placed randomly on the page.

 

The switch above will be for a fuel pump kill switch. Still working out where I'll be mounting it.

Today's haul from the junkyard...



I'm going to start putting together a couple headlight relay kits and see if there is any interest.

 

I updated the wiring for the fog light relay and added a second load reduction relay last night.

Instead of having the fog light relay be activated by the 75x post and receive power from the fog light switch, I reversed the wires and have it functioning like a normal relay now. 75x supplies power, the fog switch activates the relay. The two pins are different and requires replacing the pins.

Here is the old 86 wire removed.



And the new wire with the correct pin.



Old 86 wire removed from the relay and the old 30 wire hanging off the side. That wire did NOT want to come out...good thing that pin gets cut off.



Next up was the new load reduction relay. This relay will power the distribution box that is powering all of my accessories. The relay will get its power from terminal 30 and be activated by 75x.

Relay and in line fuse for the terminal 30 wire.



Wired up.

 

I've just added a table of contents for the thread to the first page. Each modification is listed in the order it was completed (roughly.) I have noted any modifications that have been removed or replaced. If I don't have pictures of the installation, the page listed shows a recent picture.

I hope this makes it easier to find what you're looking for.

Engine

1. 18psi tune (PO installed)
2. Replaced turbo oil feed line
3. Forge 007 (Pictured on Page 26)
4. R8 oil cap (Page 11)
5. Carbonio CF intake (Page 13)
6. New blue silicone vacuum lines (Page 15)
7. Shaved/polished intake manifold (WIP) (Page 1, 4, 5, 6, 22)
Polished throttle body (WIP) (Page 20, 21)
8. Plasti dipped fluid caps (Page 14)
9. Timing belt service including cam chain tensioner, serpentine tensioner, seals, etc. (Page 26, 27)
10. Bead blasted valve cover (Page 25, 27)

Suspension

1. Meyle 12 piece HD control arm kit including TREs & sway bar end links
2. New motor mounts
3. Neuspeed snub mount
4. S4 rear sway bar (Mentioned on Page 11)
5. 034 street density transmission mounts (Page 14)
6. Sport shocks and springs (Page 23)

Interior/Electronics

1. Sony Xplod stereo, 8" sub in trunk (PO installed)
2. Chrome gauge rings (page 1) (Removed with old cluster)
3. Sunglass holder (Page 3)
4. iPhone integration and mount (Page 6)
5. AWE vent boost gauge (Page 8)
6. Osir shift **** (Page 8)
7. Red LED under dash lights (Page 10)
8. Funk switch (for under dash lights) (Page 10)
9. LED interior lights
10. Sport steering wheel(Page 11)
11. Facelift vent housings (Page 11, 14)
11. Hardwired GPS (Page 11)
12. "A4" marked pedal covers (Page 13)
13. eBay short shifter (Page 13)
14. Redline short shift boot (Page 13)
15. LCD cluster swap (Page 18, 20, 21, 23)
16. Updated flip key remote (Page 20)
17. Leather facelift ebrake handle covers
18. Installed headlight relays using OEM equipment (Page 28, 29)

Exterior

1. Clear side markers (Page 1) (Replaced with smoked side markers)
2. Lower chrome grille (Page 4) (Removed)
3. M3 lip spoiler (Page 6)
4. Shaved badges (Page 6)
5. LED license plate lights (Page 6)
6. RS4 grille (Page 10)
7. Plasti dipped 5 spoke wheels, grille trim, and side mirrors (Page 8, 14)
8. Painted brake calipers red (Page 14)
9. Smoke side markers (Page 24)
10. S4 gloss B pillars (Page 16)
11. Facelift tail lights (Page 16)
12. Facelift independent fog lights (Page 17, 24, 29, 31)

Advancing stages of the exterior

1. 4/23/2010 - See below
2. 5/23/2010 - Essentially stock
3. 8/12/2010 - With 16" 5 spoke wheels
4. 10/8/2010 - Added RS4 grille, chrome lower grille, lip spoiler
5. 9/5/2012 - Plasti dipped wheels, mirrors, red calipers
6. 1/8/2013 - Facelift tail lights
7. 1/26/2013 - Dipped grille, snow photos
8. 2/11/2013 - On sport suspension
9. 2/20/2013 - With updated fogs

 

Today I swapped some of the engine bay fasteners out for stainless steel replacements. I swapped the valve cover nuts, coil pack & ground bolts, fuel rail, upper coolant pipe, breather pipe, throttle cable bracket, and the visible throttle body bolt. No more visible green hardware.

Before:











After:

 

You are either a prefectionist or you have too much time on your hands if the green bolts bothered you haha. It does look cleaner though if you where looking at them