D_Frost

Nice! I was looking at the GLI for a 2nd car as a daily but that didn't pan out... and too bad the exhaust tips are only on left side vs being dual outlet on both side.

ThunderDent

Thanks Jason.

The GLI was perfect in red. And I got a hell of a deal. Fully loaded.

Also, after minor modding, the Podi fits. Only spot it's shy is the leather fit. One small space due to difference in shape.

I'll post mod pics a bit later.

Simans82

Your ride looks great! Very tastefully done. I've used your wheel/spacer specs to help determine what we're going to do with my wife's Q.

When we were shopping for her car, I had her drive a sedan in addition to the crossovers we were looking for at each dealer. We test drove a GLI in the process. They come really well packaged for the price. Nice choice!

ThunderDent

Thanks! Glad it helped you set up her ride.

I test drove the GLI this morning. The engine is more responsive than the GTI I tested. Not sure why, it's the same engine to the best of my knowledge. Getting the Autobahn edition makes it nice as well. Almost an S3 .... almost ... lol

Had it up to 104 mph on the test drive. It will go. But definitely doesn't feel as stable/planted as my Q. My gf even said so to me prior to me even driving it. Going over 100mph in the Q you don't feel out of control at all. Of course that may be due to my stiffer suspension as well. I'm surprised at how much slop is in those OEM end links especially. Plus my Q wheel base is wider,and the car is about 900 lbs heavier. But the GLI will go fast, pass quick, and is nimble and fun to drive.

Here are a couple more of the car...

ThunderDent

My Podi Boost gauge came today.

Here are the mods I made to get the A4/A5 Podi to fit:

*Added holes so our leather snaps would fit flush.

*trimmed center connecting piece and flared out the back panels. Heated with a torch and shaped.

*Trimmed the tip off the back piece to make it the same length as ours.


Everything on the front snaps and all along back all snap into place perfectly. And the signal column holes match up perfect. Only spot that is off is where our leather snaps into the back edges. The shape of it and the edge are a bit different. Looking at it installed, it's not terribly noticeable honestly. The up close pic shows the gap tho.

I only modded the pod cover, so if I (or someone else wants to swap it back to stock, the OEM cover will just swap out.)

Unboxed:





Stock:

















Added holes:



Trimmed center shim out:



Flared edge:





Installed:

D_Frost

That's fairly close... gotta say, it seemed to take a bit of work to get it to fit...

Would've thought the fit would be fairly close between the B8 A4 and the Q5...

ThunderDent

Not really. It took me about 5 minutes to mod it.

Used an electric handpiece (like a dremel) and a flame torch (the same kind used in the kitchen.)

Pretty easy really.

ThunderDent

Had a nice meet, drive and some pics this evening with a TTRS owner and fellow Audi enthusiast. Thought I'd share a few pics. Have a few more to download, but thought I'd post what I had.

Loved the 2.5-liter Transverse 5-cyl Turbo.



(Going to love it even more when they -hopefully- bring the next gen RS3 Sportback to the US. Because if they do, I'll have one). Anyway, fun little car to drive. We took it, the Q5, and the GLI out and had some fun.

D_Frost

Lookin' good Now for that RS3 to arrive stateside... hehe...

ThunderDent

Some shots after full detailing yesterday...