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wellll im FINALLY done with my spring install and new rims! take a lookskie!

Old Jun 19, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Car looks great dude! As far as further cosmetic mods go, I would first paint the lowers to match the rest of the car, and then swap grills for an RS4 replica grill with blacked out trim and paint the trim of the RS4 replica grill the same color as your car. For center caps, have you checked out achtuning.com? Check them out here: http://shop.achtuning.com/index.asp?...S&Category=580 They have tons of Audi stuff, including center caps. That's where I bought my rims from, and they included center caps that fit them perfectly. Looking good!
 

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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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^ Totally didn't remember that Hartmann sells those replicas!

http://shop.achtuning.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=265
 
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 02:47 AM
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I'm almost positive you can get center caps for those wheels from achtuning.com
 
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 02:48 AM
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Bastards beat me to it! lol
 
Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:39 PM
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sometimes a little blood loss and injury for hte sake of getting the job done is what the car gods ask for. Hope you heal up o.k. Car looks good
 
Old Jun 21, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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did you paint, or powdercoat those wheels, and did you do it yourself?
 
Old Jun 21, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by flynnr
yeah im nit a fan of black rims either... these pics dont really do it justice ill take some with better light tomorrow or something... they are lighter grey in good light... but thanks!! i am pleased with the outcome
Bah! I think it looks awesome in the pics. Nice job. And nice battle scar.
 
Old Jun 21, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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well the rims had a **** ton of scuffs on them when i got them for cheap... (only about 1 spot per rim was down to the metal though!!!) so i took a dremel to those spots and cleaned them up so they ddnt look curn rashy anymore and then brought it to a place near me to get powder coated and bead blasted... cost me $250 total for that... but i got to choose a different color than they come stock (which were very light silver color which i didnt really like the looks on on a silver car... no contrast!) so i was happy to do that... and as long as i dont hit any curbs i think they will look good for a while since i didnt jst get them painted... powdercoating FTW!
 
Old Jun 21, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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did you put of clearcoat over the powdercoating? it'll help protect the powdercoating from rock chips in case you drive near a roadwork area or hit ice during winter
 
Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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no, should i? i could do it this week i dont work much! i dont know the first thing about painting though... could i just clean these up reallly good and spray a couple of coats on? (cover the tires obv...)
 

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