S4 with a cleaner look
12-14-2006, 04:59 AM
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Rick: Nice video... Got more pictures of the process? Though I'm not a big fan of the gills and mirror-less look, the rest of the body you came up with is indeed very smooth looking. Is the rain gutter "simply" cut and welded in place?
Chris: I figured I might buy a set of mirrors with the lights integrated, then see if i can shape them to fit on the original mounting. Probably a big task, but fairly cheap to try out ($240). I am not sure I understand what you mean about a gap on the door if I take off the plastic strip? Anyway, it needs to be removed for painting, so no harm done in testing.
Still undecided on the lower plastic panels - To me it's primarily a question of having as few tag-ons as possible, leaving less creases for dirt to collect. In the end, it'll depend on cost of having them removed, so I need to talk to a body shop...
Chris: I figured I might buy a set of mirrors with the lights integrated, then see if i can shape them to fit on the original mounting. Probably a big task, but fairly cheap to try out ($240). I am not sure I understand what you mean about a gap on the door if I take off the plastic strip? Anyway, it needs to be removed for painting, so no harm done in testing.
Still undecided on the lower plastic panels - To me it's primarily a question of having as few tag-ons as possible, leaving less creases for dirt to collect. In the end, it'll depend on cost of having them removed, so I need to talk to a body shop...
12-14-2006, 10:19 AM
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You can see that the rain gutter was filled with steel... to go over the door would have been pricy....
The next picture is with the lower left plastic removed - about 1/4 to 1/3 inch recess and fugly... Metal needed to be added and built up - no putty... as seen in the last picture...
Hope that helps...
The next picture is with the lower left plastic removed - about 1/4 to 1/3 inch recess and fugly... Metal needed to be added and built up - no putty... as seen in the last picture...
Hope that helps...
12-14-2006, 10:29 AM
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Thanks, that's exactly the kind of pictures I was looking for 
I can't tell from the picture if the white line on the door is a recess or just a bit of glue left over from the trim piece?
Would it have been much more difficult to extend the panel down below the lift point? I'm thinking 2, maybe 3 cm?
I can't tell from the picture if the white line on the door is a recess or just a bit of glue left over from the trim piece?
Would it have been much more difficult to extend the panel down below the lift point? I'm thinking 2, maybe 3 cm?
12-14-2006, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Niels Jørgensen
Thanks, that's exactly the kind of pictures I was looking for
I can't tell from the picture if the white line on the door is a recess or just a bit of glue left over from the trim piece?
Would it have been much more difficult to extend the panel down below the lift point? I'm thinking 2, maybe 3 cm?
I can't tell from the picture if the white line on the door is a recess or just a bit of glue left over from the trim piece?
Would it have been much more difficult to extend the panel down below the lift point? I'm thinking 2, maybe 3 cm?
Niels - that's what I was talking about on the doors, a picture is worth a thousand words. You can see that with the panel removed from the door, the door is recessed from the surrounding panels. Not a problem if you remove all the panels, just if you were doing the door like in your later pic.
12-14-2006, 01:44 PM
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He wanted the 86.5 look! 
Originally Posted by Niels Jørgensen
Would it have been much more difficult to extend the panel down below the lift point?
12-14-2006, 01:49 PM
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Hm.... Ok, thanks guys - got a lot of great input... Next step will be to find a body shop and get an estimate - that'll ultimately decide how much, if anything, will be done. If I get too close to 996 money, I'll back out as I know I'll never get the money back when/if I eventually sell the car...