Yeah, I've been meaning to get some black skoda emblems for the wheels,

Black eye'ing the headlights is something else thats gone on 'the list'

I will be selling these headlights soon if anyone is interested, a few other bits will be coming off it too, I'll put up a list of available parts next week....

I may well be Mark... I'll keep an eye on the classifieds

I will be selling these headlights soon if anyone is interested, a few other bits will be coming off it too, I'll put up a list of available parts next week....

So what's the plan mark - are you selling up? I thought you were just about to put some coilovers on it?!

I'm selling this one Rob, been offered another, better spec and power than my vRS for a price I can't refuse, so the project will continue, just on a newer car!

I'm selling this one Rob, been offered another, better spec and power than my vRS for a price I can't refuse, so the project will continue, just on a newer car!

Result!

Thanks Rob!

Well it looks like my current vRS' day's are numbered!!

I had great plans for it, but after another certain k04 vRS came up for sale, I snapped it up and there ends my journey with my '06 vRS!

I rang Michael the second I seen his ad, and over the phone, told him I'd buy it!

Anyway after a spin down to Longford today, I now (for a few days anyway) have a combined vRS bhp total of 583bhp!!

Got a few pictures of my 2 vRS' when I got back this evening, the new one is a total wolf in sheeps clothing, 324bhp and an absolute maniac on the road, was spinning the wheels in 4th gear, I know it was wet, but the car is unbelievable at building up speed, your up at 160kmh (on a private road) :p before you know it.....

Old v New.....

259bhp v 324bhp.....

Quality isn't great on my phone, but you get the idea!

Looking good. Have fun swapping the bits over.

Cool! Looking forward to seeing this develop further.

Is the lower honey-combe grille hard to fit?

Thanks for the comments, the lower grille isn't hard to fit, but the original lower grille is a pig to remove without breaking the clips, well it was for me anyway!!

Oooo now i do like this octy

Those rims look yummy on there fella

this car is munch! very nice motor and numbers you have there.

Thanks a lot lads, delighted with the car now, it's getting better everytime I drive it, and the difference between the k03 and k04 power is mental, the k03 even though it's quite lively with 259bhp from the last dyno run, (before I fitted the torquetronix hpfp, so it's probably closer to 270bhp now)it seems to run out of steam at the top end, whereas the k04 just keeps going, it's addictive, love it!

Here's the dyno printout from the previous owner when he had it k04'd at JKM,

That's a great spec mark! Lovely curve too....

Bit of a geeky update, but make's the interior look so much better imo!!

I picked up a newer FL climate control panel last week,

I also had to order a new dash fascia to fit around the new type climate panel

Here is how I started out, the original climate control

While I was taking it all out, I decided to fit my Kufatec basic plus kit, the car already had the oem bluetooth kit fitted, but it was the old 729A module and doesn't display on the maxidot screen, I might get a newer 729B module at a later stage, but for now I'm back to my kufatec kit, great job! old pictures from when I fitted it to my old vRS

Anyway, back to the climate control!

All removed and kufatec fitted behind where climate control panel fits,

New panel fitted

Here it is with the new surround

Here's the cool part, it displays on the Columbus sat nav screen,

Look's so much better than the old climate panel

The guide I read said that there needs to be a wire changed from one feed to another, but I didn't need to do that, straight swap.

The Columbus had to be upgraded from it's original SW to 2764 as most firmware before that won't display on the screen,

When I had upgraded the maxidot was stuck in the Audio/Navigation menu if I clicked into them, it wouldn't come back out unless I turned off the radio, but after upgrading the 27xx fix, it all works perfectly again.

Got my H&R twintube coilovers fitted today,

It was a really bad day here today, but here's a few bad phone pictures taken in the wind and rain, but when it settles a bit, I'll drop it a bit more, it's my daily and I have the baby with me a lot in the car, so won't be going silly low!!

Really surprised how comfortable the car still is, was expecting it to be a lot more harsh, it's probably the same as my last vRS was on the H&R cup kit with -45/50mm springs, we'll see when I go a bit lower!!

Anyway, that's it for now, will hopefully be fitting a new set of wheels tomorrow that I picked up last week, only if the weather picks up a bit though, not sure whether I'm going to keep the Helios for the summer show's or sell them, there nice on the car and look really well, but there too heavy to get the most out of the car as it is I think, not sure....

Looks great Mark. I love the Helios, but you're probably right it'll go a lot better with lighter rims, and ride better too.

Got a few pictures today of the car with the coilovers in,

Need to get the damage on the wing repaired too

Definitely needs to be lower, I'm going to leave it until next weekend and then I'll drop it another bit.

I picked these wheels up last week, genuine 18'' BBS CH, like new, not a single mark on them.

Here's they are fitted, I wasn't too happy when I put them on at first, but the more I look at it the more I'm liking it, it'll definitely look way better when it's lower on the BBS,

Here's the 2 centre caps I have,

Think the Audi caps look better

Just got a few pictures with them fitted as it was raining

Think I'll keep the Helios and put them back on for Dubshed in April

I like them but don't they look tiny compared to the Helios

Yea I agree, they look tiny, but when it's lower it should look better

The car drives and handles so much better now on the 18's though....

What et are they 45's? They do sit nicely

8x18 ET43, there the same as Nick's wheels, oem Audi BBS. they might need a small, maybe 5/8mm spacer, will see how it looks when lowered

Just read this whole thread and wow. Both cars are gorgeous, hope to see them on the road some day

New un looking good Mark. Think I prefer the Helios' over the CHs which is weird as CHs are some of my favourite wheels. Maybe they'd look better in the same colour as the Helios'? How does that much power feel?