So here is my story.
This is my first car, Audi 80 B4 2.0 66kW (ABT) 1992, bought in April 2010. It was in quite bad condition, lots of parts needed replacement + body damage (hood and left side). Only extras were manual sunroof and OEM rear roller sunblind, it didnt even had central locking. So basically there were no extras.
At the beginning I thought that its just my first car and I definetly wouldnt care so much about it but it went totally different.
Pictures from advertisement:
First to do list was:
After those changes I started to enjoy driving my car and that is the reason why I decided to start working on it. After browsing web for some weeks I made a list of some extras and other things to get as soon as possible. The exact list was:
After I had had it for a year I decided to go on with upgrading and then I found those S4 heated seats with height adjustment:
For installation I had to buy wiring for heating and and b4 passenger seat with height adjustment, to get bottom from it:
Bottom removed from b4 seat:
Bottom from b4 seat installed to c4 S4 seat:
Result:
Then I accidentaly found trunk cover which is very rare:
Some days later I had time to install 4x hand-grab lights:
Then I managed to claim armrest for driver's chair, diff button for middle console and cruise control switch:
For a while I used Kamei front grill with Audi embem:
The next upgrade was S4 steering wheel and trim for dashboard:
Then I tried to fit S4 taillights but it wasn't succesful:
As It was getting darker and darker towards winter I decided to install relays for headlights. So I made wiring harness and put it in place:
After opening doors one by one for two years I finally got fed up with it and I decided to buy electrical central locking system. Installation was quite easy but I had lots of problems with control block and resoldering it was solution for it:
Then I managed to get some white parts for interior. I was able to use only cloth from seats because they were from avant, but mine is sedan. I also had to install rear roller blind into new cover, but it was a pice of cake for me.
I was also lucky to get S2 auxilary gauges:
As there were leftovers from cloth, I decided to do something with armrest:
Some months later I found something very exciting for my ride - dashboard with passenger airbag. I also got front doorcards from that car. Only problem was opened airbag, but I managed to get new one. With that package I also got 3rd roll-out safety belt:
Next package was headlight washers set:
Then I decided to fit trip-computer buttons and headlights washer button inside windshield wiper lever. It was like playing with legos:
Had browsed ebay for RS2 grills and found out that they cost more than 400 euros, I decided to make mine out of original grill. Materials cost a bit more than 40 euros + 10 euros for RS2 emblem:
Something rare from scrapy. Funk button and steering wheel covers for installing S6 C4 steeringwheel:
After installing new dashboard and front doorcards:
Wooden trim for interior:
V6/S2 headlights:
Cruise control. It was quite tricky to install cruise control for a car which is out of compability list (66kW ABT engine). I had to use custom solutions but at the end of a day it worked:
As I failed to fit S4 taillights I decided to give another try and I cut out the middle part of it. So it looks like that:
And this is how the car looks now:
What about future plans?
This is my first car, Audi 80 B4 2.0 66kW (ABT) 1992, bought in April 2010. It was in quite bad condition, lots of parts needed replacement + body damage (hood and left side). Only extras were manual sunroof and OEM rear roller sunblind, it didnt even had central locking. So basically there were no extras.
At the beginning I thought that its just my first car and I definetly wouldnt care so much about it but it went totally different.
Pictures from advertisement:
First to do list was:
- Buy new hood
Buy new left side taillights (corner+trunk)
Buy new back bumper
Buy new right mirror
Buy new front corner lamps
Buy new middle plastic trim for driver's door
Buy missing grill for bumper
Buy engine shield
Buy new wheels and tires
Buy new vent for radiator
Change springs from sport to normal
Change front brake disks and brake pads and re-paint rear drums
After those changes I started to enjoy driving my car and that is the reason why I decided to start working on it. After browsing web for some weeks I made a list of some extras and other things to get as soon as possible. The exact list was:
- Auxilary gauges and sensors for oil temp and pressure
Install lighting inside gear knob
Hella rear spoiler (IMO competition one is ugly)
Electric sunroof
New steering wheel
Outside temperature display with sensor (display is inside instruments cluster)
Electric mirrors
4x Electric windows
New doorcards
8 buttons for console instead of 4
Sun visors with mirror&light
Cigarette lighter for center console
V6 front bumper trim (fog+corner)
Trip computer with minicheck
Wiring for fog lights
Rear seat with head rest
Noise mat for hood
After I had had it for a year I decided to go on with upgrading and then I found those S4 heated seats with height adjustment:
For installation I had to buy wiring for heating and and b4 passenger seat with height adjustment, to get bottom from it:
Bottom removed from b4 seat:
Bottom from b4 seat installed to c4 S4 seat:
Result:
Then I accidentaly found trunk cover which is very rare:
Some days later I had time to install 4x hand-grab lights:
Then I managed to claim armrest for driver's chair, diff button for middle console and cruise control switch:
For a while I used Kamei front grill with Audi embem:
The next upgrade was S4 steering wheel and trim for dashboard:
Then I tried to fit S4 taillights but it wasn't succesful:
As It was getting darker and darker towards winter I decided to install relays for headlights. So I made wiring harness and put it in place:
After opening doors one by one for two years I finally got fed up with it and I decided to buy electrical central locking system. Installation was quite easy but I had lots of problems with control block and resoldering it was solution for it:
Then I managed to get some white parts for interior. I was able to use only cloth from seats because they were from avant, but mine is sedan. I also had to install rear roller blind into new cover, but it was a pice of cake for me.
I was also lucky to get S2 auxilary gauges:
As there were leftovers from cloth, I decided to do something with armrest:
Some months later I found something very exciting for my ride - dashboard with passenger airbag. I also got front doorcards from that car. Only problem was opened airbag, but I managed to get new one. With that package I also got 3rd roll-out safety belt:
Next package was headlight washers set:
Then I decided to fit trip-computer buttons and headlights washer button inside windshield wiper lever. It was like playing with legos:
Had browsed ebay for RS2 grills and found out that they cost more than 400 euros, I decided to make mine out of original grill. Materials cost a bit more than 40 euros + 10 euros for RS2 emblem:
Something rare from scrapy. Funk button and steering wheel covers for installing S6 C4 steeringwheel:
After installing new dashboard and front doorcards:
Wooden trim for interior:
V6/S2 headlights:
Cruise control. It was quite tricky to install cruise control for a car which is out of compability list (66kW ABT engine). I had to use custom solutions but at the end of a day it worked:
As I failed to fit S4 taillights I decided to give another try and I cut out the middle part of it. So it looks like that:
And this is how the car looks now:
What about future plans?
- Rebuild left rear-arc(damaged)
Paint whole car
Find S2 instruments cluster or dial-faces
S2 bumpers (front and back)
Colourline taillights
Trim ceiling and pillars with black leather
V6 exhaust (last part of it)
Heating for rear footwell
Heated windscreen washers
Heated rear seat
Door lock heating (need locks for it)
US middle console (maybe even with cup holders)
AC
1.8T or 1.9Tdi engine
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