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    Mech Some recent projects...

    For those of you that know, i had a minor fender bender(actually just a scuff) a month ago when a lady decided to slam on her brakes as we were taking off from a light in a left turn lane. While the car was in the shop, i took the liberty of changing a few things...

    Took off the front 4 intercooler hoses, and while cleaning them, noticed a lot of old oil blow-by. Cleaned them inside and out...

    Replaced my stock leaky intercoolers with a set of stock non-leaky intercoolers that i sealed. Replaced stock hoses and upgraded with t-bolt clamps. Inspected rear hoses coming off the turbos, and they looked fine...

    Replaced my upper control arms. Left side ended up being a PITA due to the pinch bolt being seized on the upright. Had to cut/drill out the bolt and get another bolt. Aside from that, smooth sailing. Three suggestions for anyone attempting this: Before you do anything, make sure you can loosen and remove BOTH pinch bolts on the upright. And when you install the new front upper control arm, do yourself a favor and but the bolt in from the rear, so you dont HAVE to lower the upper mount ever again. And Make sure when you tighten the inner bolts, that the control arms are in the correct position. As in, you should have about 3-4 inches between the bushing and the underside of the fender...
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    Got my headlights from the shop one day and took them apart. Well, took one apart with ease, with the other i was not so lucky. Used a dremel and a thin cutting wheel to separate the headlight at the seam. If i had tried to do the new one first, i might not have attempted this. However, since i had done the easy one first, i was already past the point of no return. Still came out really nice. I originally bought some led turn signal bulbs, but then realized that a) they were actually red and b) they caused quick blink. So i bought some regular amber turn signal bulbs and sprayed a coat of vht on them, also came out looking really nice. Just got her cleaned up today from all the body shop dust. Here are some pics of the result:

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    And after:
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    Avus RS 6, RNS-E/BT/RVC, Eurocharged/MTM, SuperSports, PSS9/Hotchkis, SS Lines/EBC Reds, FMU/BMC, Sportec vents, 007's, 9500ci, Black Optics/Headlights/Trim/Rims, CC; coming soon: stage 3 snow meth

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    She looks great Josh, headlights came out sweet, I like the blacked out grill.
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    Thanks Stephen, The guy at the shop did it for me to match the one that was on the car already, but was damaged in the fender bender.
    Avus RS 6, RNS-E/BT/RVC, Eurocharged/MTM, SuperSports, PSS9/Hotchkis, SS Lines/EBC Reds, FMU/BMC, Sportec vents, 007's, 9500ci, Black Optics/Headlights/Trim/Rims, CC; coming soon: stage 3 snow meth

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    looking good!
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    looking nice because its AUDI ..........................= 4 rings 4 ever
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    Nice job and pics Josh!
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    Oh, also, my xm unit from genuine came in saturday. i put it in monday, WITHOUT having to remove anything. removing the trays will give you more room, but its not necessary.
    Avus RS 6, RNS-E/BT/RVC, Eurocharged/MTM, SuperSports, PSS9/Hotchkis, SS Lines/EBC Reds, FMU/BMC, Sportec vents, 007's, 9500ci, Black Optics/Headlights/Trim/Rims, CC; coming soon: stage 3 snow meth

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    Looking sweet JSRS6. Gonna do the Clear Corner Mod as soon get the balls to pull of my bumper. Thinking about blacking out the grille also. Like my Brushed Mirrors though, won't touch those. All in all a very nice looking car...............
    03 RS6, VIPER ECU, MTM TCU, Milltek Full Catless Non Res setup from Turbos to the boxes(ROAR'S), H&R Coilovers, Hotchkiss ARB's, 19x10's with 275-30-19 PSS's at each corner, Kenwood 9960 Head unit, V1 Radar Locator. 517 Trans Rebuild, ScrollProducts Turbo Rebuild.

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