Daytona Grey Goodness

[Youngben]

So the last couple of weeks consisted of fitting a new track rod end before my MOT there for needing 4 wheel alignment



well impressed with the hunter system!

Finally fixed my HID ballast problem and warning light after 3 ballasts and a member on here (Silverfox42) sent me one he had spare to try without deposit! So nice to know we still have trusting people in the world even though people are sent to test us! Much appreciated buddy!

Booking in for MOT this week which will be fine now and then this time next week i will be over the pond passing though Paris i should imagine!



Sticker pack arrived for my car.

And also fitted a new steering wheel badge as mine was shocking



Yesterday i stuck on the GoPro to test out the new external Mic that i had in the cabin! Here is the video! It has some interference that i need to sort as it didnt pick this up when its off the car

http://youtu.be/0tPArnZvhP4

[Timster]

Looking good Ben.

Out of interest, what was the external mic you used and where was it mounted ?

[sar]

ben you are going to love your euro road trip, the rs4 eats roads like that for breakfast!.. awesome i wish i was coming .
you could do with sticking the mic on your back bumper somewhere between your exhausts, that would sound epic!!!.

[Youngben]

Looking good Ben.

Out of interest, what was the external mic you used and where was it mounted ?

Thank you

I used this mic and it was mounted on the sun visor close to the interior light

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330651746768

[Youngben]

ben you are going to love your euro road trip, the rs4 eats roads like that for breakfast!.. awesome i wish i was coming .
you could do with sticking the mic on your back bumper somewhere between your exhausts, that would sound epic!!!.

Sure I will once I'm on my way I will be less stressed! But at the moment I'm so nervous! Couldn't think of a much better car for the money to do the trip in if I'm honest in comfort and have the power when I need it!

I'm thinking of putting the mic in the engine bay along with the air box! I don't think it will quite reach the rear bumper without repositioning the camera but I will have a play with places to mount it!

Just put the stickers on but broke them up a bit as it looked to out of place just all stuck together

[Gavla]

Sounds like a lot of fun Ben! Have a great time

(BTW like the video @5mins )

[matthew.lewis2]

Yesterday i stuck on the GoPro to test out the new external Mic that i had in the cabin! Here is the video! It has some interference that i need to sort as it didnt pick this up when its off the car

http://youtu.be/0tPArnZvhP4

Hi Ben, a nice little video of the a roads between M5 J6 and J7 Fernhill Heath was the village I grew up in.

I remember many a happy blast up the A4440 heading from Warndon towards Whittington.

But those days when I was still in the UK I wasn't in the RS4, back then it was my Saxo VTS (in 2001) and later in EP3 Civic Type R (2003 - 2005) and then a remapped company car Golf GT Tdi 189 bhp (2006).

[Youngben]

Sounds like a lot of fun Ben! Have a great time

(BTW like the video @5mins )

it was awesome mate here is the write up as you may of seen! recommend it to anyone

http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 24#p606524

Hi Ben, a nice little video of the a roads between M5 J6 and J7 Fernhill Heath was the village I grew up in.

I remember many a happy blast up the A4440 heading from Warndon towards Whittington.

But those days when I was still in the UK I wasn't in the RS4, back then it was my Saxo VTS (in 2001) and later in EP3 Civic Type R (2003 - 2005) and then a remapped company car Golf GT Tdi 189 bhp (2006).

thats the one mate good spot close to home that im 2 mins from Fernhill Heath. I would of been rolling around in the Focus RS in 2006 i didnt start driving until 2004 lol

[Youngben]

well not much to update since my trip in all honesty i have just been cleaning and enjoying the car! Had to purchase a new MAF sensor after it gave up during my trip but the car still performed 1500miles faultless with the problem which i still cant believe it was the MAF as the car dint miss a beat to get me home.




these are a couple of pictures taken from when i was on the road trip





and a couple from the Dub Fiction show i attended a couple of weeks back


Gave the car a good clean and a fresh coat of Dodo Juice Supernatural Hybrid


And purchases pressed plates to give the car more German subtle styling complete with there tax and region stickers to make them more authentic

Car goes away tomorrow it is going to Forge Motorsport for development of a alternative Oil Cooler kit and hopefully a much better made and cheaper alternative to Audis expensive attempt at a corroding cock up. I will update the thread with pics and info and will make a thread to gather comments/interest and criticism for the product but hopefully with forge making the investment it will be a better item to consider in the future.

[MartayMcFly]

Car is looking fantastic, Ben. Maybe a bit random, but where did you get the wheel badge from? I need one to replace the S-Line badge from my new wheel, and might get one to stick on the old one for the next owner too.

Martin

[Youngben]

Car is looking fantastic, Ben. Maybe a bit random, but where did you get the wheel badge from? I need one to replace the S-Line badge from my new wheel, and might get one to stick on the old one for the next owner too.

Martin

cheers Martin.

Got the badge from here...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160441437136? ... 1438.l2649

not cheap but they are spot on quality and fitment wise

[sonny]

Looking good Ben

[Youngben]

thankyou Sonny! after seeing the pic of yours just before you sold it i have decided to have the side optics done black aswell. Awaiting a quote on front and rear bumper resprays a couple of stone chips getting lost another wheel refurb and a colour change on the calipers for over the winter along with a new windscreen new lenses for headlights and a good detail it should be looking as good as it left the assembly line if not better

[sonny]

Nice one mate, are you going for the proper OEM black optics or the cheapo spray/wrap option?

[Youngben]

going to get them sprayed at the same time but will be taken off and done properly in oem black