S4 Avant (B7) Jacktown

[jacktown]

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Wow! Those came out great. Who did the lips for you?

Those look fantastic Nick, I can't wait to see them!

Cheers, Scott.
Hey Eddy, I took the lips to Alberta Wheel Repair. This is my second experience with them and they've been first class all the way.

[CGY_GTI]

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Those look fantastic Nick, I can't wait to see them!

[mrx]

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Wow! Those came out great. Who did the lips for you?

[jacktown]

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Yup looks awesome nick!

Those look gooood. Can't wait to see them on the wagoon!

those wheels look sooooo good!

Thanks guys.
I got the lips back today and couldn't wait to put one of the wheels together. I'm going to take it apart again so I can clean the barrels properly but here is one of the rears.

[skhan91]

Re: S4 Avant (B7) Jacktown

those wheels look sooooo good!

[Danaldson]

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Yup looks awesome nick!


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[funkin]

Re: S4 Avant (B7) Jacktown

Those look gooood. Can't wait to see them on the wagoon!

[jacktown]

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Faces are finished. Here's a glimpse of them with the clear coat. I'm so happy with how they turned out. Thanks to Roberto and Bronco at Compact Tuning Lab for a perfect job.
I'd been unsure on re-using the silver bolts or getting new black ones. I'm really happy with the contrast in the second picture so I'm going to stick with what I've got.

[jacktown]

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I Like where the wheel rebuild is going. Great colour choice.

Thanks! The real credit goes to the unknown person who created the set that inspired me. Kind of neat to be able to use CSG though. Those who know me best can tell you how much I miss my old car :(

Strip the lips and mirror polish them up. Clearcoated lips are nice as they are maintenance free but they just don't have that nice shine like a good polished lip.

You might already know this but keep all mounting surfaces free of paint

Mirror finish is what I'm leaning towards. Comments like this make it an even easier decision cheers, Eddy.

[mrx]

Re: S4 Avant (B7) Jacktown

Strip the lips and mirror polish them up. Clearcoated lips are nice as they are maintenance free but they just don't have that nice shine like a good polished lip.

You might already know this but keep all mounting surfaces free of paint

[firestarter]

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I Like where the wheel rebuild is going. Great colour choice.

[jacktown]

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Got the faces painted today. I wanted to go dark grey as previously mentioned. I had some Carbon Steel Grey paint leftover... so there we have it - a nice tribute to the old car

[jacktown]

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Wheels apart again. This time I'm going to be splitting the lips from the barrels. There's a clear coat over the lips so I'm going to have to strip that off first. Deciding between reapplying a clear coat or just having that mirror finished polished look without the clear, once they're done.

In other news, finally got around to ordering a few bits today. I've been holding off because of a big work career transition I've been going through since the new year so it feels great to get back to normal things like ordering bits and pieces like this: New rotors all around, ceramic pads, RS6 grill for the conversion, Chrome bulbs and clear lenses for the turn signals and a fresh S4 badge for the hatch.

Feeling pretty accomplished after undoing approx. 160 bolts again this evening... (obligatory wheels apart pics)

[jacktown]

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That's great to hear. I had some work done on the bimmer with them last summer and I was really happy with the results. That said, if I had my choice I'd be getting it all done at Compact Tuning Lab (part of it is being covered by the previous owner of the car)

[danno]

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Just got my paint work back from maranello and they did good work.