BH's Sepang Blue B8.5 Audi S4 BE Saloon

[Bristle Hound]

Ordered my S4 saloon on March 18th this year. To date its at Emden waiting for a ship to transport it to the Uk

Official Audi status is, Status 38 - Port Exit Released

Hijacked a Dealer order so came straight in at BW20 which was moved foreword to BW19 when it was locked

Spec wise I haven't gone for a lot of extra's. I never do TBH. & really for me the S4 BE has enough kit on it

My Spec.-

Audi S4 Saloon Black Edition 3.0 V6 TFSI quattro
S-tronic
Pearl effect sepang blue
Black styling pack
Black leather / alcantara trim
Black headlining
Piano black inlays
19" 5 arm rotor titanium wheels
Audi drive select
Damper control
Parking system plus
Cruise control
Storage pack
Interior lighting pack
Hill hold assist
B & O sound system
Audi Music Interface
Leather door armrests from & rear

I've had three previous new A4's in the last 13 years, so it looks like I was destined for another one albeit a S4 this time

Getting very excited!

[duggy72]

I lose track which bloody forum I'm on. I know that you have a big thread about this on another popular forum.

Look forward to seeing the pics when you get it.

[Bristle Hound]

The S4 is to replace my previous A4
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=272166

I collected the S4 on the 30th May, 17 days early than I really wanted it, BUT I got got the right 'incentives' of the supplying Dealer to take it

I requested the Dealer to only remove the white transit film, which covered virtually the whole top half of the car and leave the rest of the car 'as is'. I also asked for the car not to be washed at all & the number plates to be stuck on rather than screwed on

So this is how I collected it (with plenty of film adhesive left on) -



Interior (dash even had the film over the clocks)



I have a few mods in mind to do, but not much

[Bristle Hound]

First mod was to replace the confusing V6T front wing badges

Confusing? Confusing as the engine is Supercharged!

So inline with the S4 models in the US, I've added genuine Audi Supercharged badges on the front wings to replace the V6T one's

From this -



To this -



Badges and templates -

[Bristle Hound]

This is my most thorough Detail to date, so here goes -

I asked the supplying Dealer the following requests when I knew the car had been delivered to the Uk

1. When the car is delivered to the Dealership can the white transit plastic film be removed (which I believe it has to be as part of the PDI), but otherwise do not touch it at all. No washing or any prep work of any sort
2. Can the car be supplied with 'normal' number plates. NOT the one's with the light blue EU flash at the ends
3. Can the number plates be stuck on with sticky pads and NOT screwed on
4. NO Dealer stickers in the rear window.
The Salesperson was great & followed all my requests. At collection, the car was in the 'no public access' part with signs in all the windows for the Dealership valeters not to touch the car
This is how I collected my new S4 -




The only mark I have found, to date, is a small scratch on the rear bumper which was easy enough to correct

Below is the process I went through –

Removed all the remaining transport film/cardboard from the exterior and interior

Snow foamed twice with CarChem super snow foam
2 bucket wash with lambswool mitt & a strong mix G3 Detox shampoo
Wheel arches cleaned with APC
Paintwork de-tarred with AF ObliTARarte
Paintwork decontaminated with CP Iron-X
All the wheels decontaminated with ObliTARate and Iron-X
Clayed all panels and glass using BH auto clay soft
Coat of AF Rejuvenate applied with a MF pad as a pre-wax cleanser
Coat of Prima Amigo applied a MF pad
2 x coats Obsession Wax Hybrid 86 applied with a damp Meguairs foam applicator
Exterior window rubbers and door mirrors treated with Werkstat acrylic glos
2 x coats of Planet Polish wheel seal and shine applied to the wheels
Tyres dressed with Meguairs endurance tyre gel
Exhaust tips cleaned and sealed with Britemax twins
Door & boot shuts treated with AF Tripple
Under bonnet cleaned with APC then all the plastics treated with Gtechniq C2V3 and the painted surfaces treated with AF Tripple
Interior surfaces cleaned with a mild APC then treated with a coat of Werkstat satin prot
Interior glass cleaned with CP Eraser
Interior mats treated with Gtechniq I1
Exterior glass cleaned with AG glass polish, then CP Eraser then 2 x coats of Angelwax H2GO rain repellent applied to windscreen & rear window & 1 coat to the remaining exterior glass

As usual for my Details, no ‘in progress’ photo’s, just the ‘completed’ ones













































Total time spent doing this Detail – approx. 16 hours

[Bristle Hound]

Sepang blue in direct sunlight :argie:



Added some xenon match front fog light bulbs yesterday to get rid of the yellow OEM 1's