Charlie D's Build Thread

[MikeFish]

Funnily enough my exhaust sounds more rattly now. 1st time I started I wondered if a hanger was not welded on properly.

[CharlieD]

Charlie, will you be displaying her at AITP this weekend?

Unfortunately not Mike, the car was getting a lambda sensor swapped today and getting traction control looked at (wheel alignment guys managed to break it!)

Do you live anywhere near Lincolnshire? I've a tubi and am considering putting the stock centre section back in to get rid of the drone but I think it might lose a lot of the rawness of it. (Videos never sound as good as real life)

Nah, I'm around the Esher area in Surrey. The drone for me is very minimal with my stock centre section, but the rawness is still very much there when I hammer it

[CharlieD]

Custom grille mod finally done, and just in time for Edition38 Outer surround sprayed in "Piano Black", inner mesh sprayed a satin black to keep the OEM look.

Apologies for the crappy pics, will take some proper ones tomorrow and over the weekend.

Grille fab done. Parking sensor holes were done by filling in the mesh hole, and painstakingly filing down the hole until the sensor itself was fit very snugly:



Parking sensors test. Had to wire in extra loom in order to re-route the wiring which previously went across behind the plate filler:



Crash beam sprayed black:



All done! night shot at a nearby garage:

[rob-s]

I like the grill!!!

[R1RS4]

Great write up and looking good, black rings?

[Rick_RS4]

I like it but don't think I'd do it as I've been pulled by the plod so many times for plates. I know you can mou t it in the same place but that seems pointless

Love the build tho mate

[esp_mm-270]

I'd still do it but I see what you mean. With number plate all your really doing is deleting the plastic either side of the number plate. I went another way.........

[CharlieD]

Thanks guys, I don't think I'll change the rings just yet... maybe give it some time and see how I feel

Added some better quality pics now:

[Covkiller]

Wow, your RS4 looks stunning.
Even the standard wheels look good on your modified car. May the lowered be with you my son.
What happened to the 360's?

[r5ccu]

Saw this at edition today was nice thinking of doing same with grill

[CharlieD]

Wow, your RS4 looks stunning.
Even the standard wheels look good on your modified car. May the lowered be with you my son.
What happened to the 360's?

haha thanks mate
Long story short with the 360s, I found a crack in one of the wheels a few months ago, just sorting out the replacement center for it as we speak (arrived from 360forged a while back but let's just say there were complications), but the wheels should be back on soon hopefully!

Saw this at edition today was nice thinking of doing same with grill

Appreciate it bro, just glad the grille is sorted now finally!

A couple of pics of her at Edition38 (with shiny wheels ):

[Covkiller]

The gold wheels are so wrong but I just can't help loving the look.

[FaisalJ]

Loving the front grille and the ride height!!

[CharlieD]

The gold wheels are so wrong but I just can't help loving the look.

Good way to sum up the responses I've been getting haha

Loving the front grille and the ride height!!

cheers bud

[dolby2thx]

Charlie

What material did you use to fix/ install the parking sensor on the grill?