Greg_S S2 Coupe 20+ years going strong

[david1980]

Lol I left a headlining for a coupe at his about 12+ years ago, wonder if its still there? Last I saw him was at a funeral for my friends mum.

[JayCab]

A small update this time around. I head the headlining replaced this week as it was just starting to sag a bit and the sunroof fabric had dropped. I took it over to A and R pound in Baldock. I had to wait 2 months to book it in, but it wasn't a job i thought id do well without making more work for myself.

Unfortunately they didn't manage to get the door cards done with the new audi fabric that [mention]Colesy [/mention] helped supply jn the recent tradition group buy so i'll take those in over the winter.

So far this year I've covered under 500 miles and im considering selling the S2 next year so that someone else can get the use of it and perhaps focus my time on getting my Dads UR quattro out instead as I don't have time or space for both.

I've no idea what the market is like for S2 coupes now, but its fair to say mine has alot of history and improvements made through my ownership.

At this stage I'm putting it out there and I won't rush into selling but think its getting time after 25 years of ownership.

I would consider doing your door cards for you gratis/materials only basis if you can get them to me over Christmas and/or fund delivery and return of them…

I’ve recent practice in this exact job as part of my interior restoration project…

I’d be quite interested in working with the AT fabrics as all my work has been leather so far…

Lessons learned on mine would be applied to yours. I’d go 6mm scrim foam and not 3mm. I’d be confident in better than OE at this stage on this job, taking adhesive choice into account…

I’m aiming to complete my interior between the 15th and 5th and could work on this as well…

Kind Regards,

Jay

[Greg_S]

Lol I left a headlining for a coupe at his about 12+ years ago, wonder if its still there? Last I saw him was at a funeral for my friends mum.

Yeah they take their time. Friends have had to wait months to get stuff back as they're not the most organised. Friend had to try several times to get his bike seat finished.

Thanks for the offer Jay


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[JayCab]

For headlining on a coupe my first thought was “well I’d need the vehicle upside down, minus the doors, on my desk”

It’s a very different job on a cab.

On a coupe I guess I’d take the seats out, mask the entire interior minus the headlining with all the trim removed and get busy upside down with the glue solvent. Sounds like an evil job…
…which is why I assume it is so often terribly bodged…

[newsh]

For headlining on a coupe my first thought was “well I'd need the vehicle upside down, minus the doors, on my desk”

It's a very different job on a cab.

On a coupe I guess I'd take the seats out, mask the entire interior minus the headlining with all the trim removed and get busy upside down with the glue solvent. Sounds like an evil job…
…which is why I assume it is so often terribly bodged…

If you take the sun visors, grab handles and some trim out the headlining drops out and comes out through the tailgate. Then you can take it indoors and put it upside down on the kitchen table I've done it a few times, changing sunroof cassettes etc..

[Tractor Dave]

Hi Greg
It's not a good time to be selling. The market is very depressed. I discovered when letting the Rs2 go. I would hang on for a bit if you can?

[david1980]

Yeah they take their time. Friends have had to wait months to get stuff back as they're not the most organised. Friend had to try several times to get his bike seat finished.

Thanks for the offer Jay


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He did the recaro interior for my old quattro, took quite a while but was good value for money. After that lot I visited him to get the headlining done and went in quite a few times afterwards yet never saw any progress on it so just forgot about it. I'll have to see if my friend from school still works for him, I believe he quit ages ago. He did used to get some interesting vehicles in to work on, its just a shame that everyone used to smoke when you went in so the place smelled.

[Ian_C]

A small update this time around. I head the headlining replaced this week as it was just starting to sag a bit and the sunroof fabric had dropped. I took it over to A and R pound in Baldock. I had to wait 2 months to book it in, but it wasn't a job i thought id do well without making more work for myself.

Unfortunately they didn't manage to get the door cards done with the new audi fabric that [mention]Colesy [/mention] helped supply jn the recent tradition group buy so i'll take those in over the winter.

So far this year I've covered under 500 miles and im considering selling the S2 next year so that someone else can get the use of it and perhaps focus my time on getting my Dads UR quattro out instead as I don't have time or space for both.

I've no idea what the market is like for S2 coupes now, but its fair to say mine has alot of history and improvements made through my ownership.

At this stage I'm putting it out there and I won't rush into selling but think its getting time after 25 years of ownership.

Just read this! Shocked! Hopefully get to chat next week.

[anthonys2]

Greg shocked to hear you might be considering selling your S2 after 25 years ownership. Mine is currently getting the underneath sorted it was a lot worse than I first thought but it’s in good hands. I sorted the headlining out on mine about 4-5 years ago and they did a super job it’s a tad lighter than original but that’s ok. Market value guessing yours is a 1993 car I’d say 16-18k which is crazy. Mines valued at 24k and I would only ever consider selling mine if someone came along and offered silly money! Sounds like you’ve got a couple of toys so just enjoy the S2 when the sun shines. I still get a huge smile and huge enjoyment when driving mine when you start to lose that then maybe it’s time. I also got an RS5 one of the very last v8s it’s a monster and love it despite being expensive. So I’d say keep the S2 as values will go up more and don’t give it away as you will regret! Sorry about long message.

[Greg_S]

Thanks for the support anthonys2 , it’s not something I’m going to rush into given how much I’ve put into the s2 over the years. It’s going to be really difficult to value. It’s well sorted mechanically and I have a big stack of parts and history. I’m going to wait until spring before making any decisions on a sale.

[sal_s2]

25 years wow

Didnt you have to rebuild the engine early on?

[Greg_S]

I know I can't quite believe its been 25 years. Engine has been rebuilt twice in my ownership, first when I first purchased and again a few years ago after having the oil cooler let go.

[Greg_S]

I’ve been taking a look at the front seats with Joshua to replace the seat runner rubbers and try to fix the release for tilt forward of the seats. I’m not sure the cable is routed correctly?

advice needed on how to proceed. The inside clamp isn’t releasing the seat back either due to cable stretch or mis routing. See attached pictures

[Greg_S]

I also tried to replace the plastic bushings for the seat latch But I can’t get the screw to undo to replace even with an impact screwdriver. I don’t think they are reverse thread either

[Greg_S]

Anyone have the part numbers for these two retaining rubbers for the seat runners?