Detailer's Domain's - 2001 Audi S4 Restoration and Build

Many of the original members know I have been around for some time now.

I've had 2 00 S4's one in Nogaro - stolen and another one to replace it shortly after.

my much beloved Nogaro



Audiworld post on it being stolen.

Here is the light silver one



This is one car that I really missed for years now. Fast forward to about fall of 2012, I had the opportunity to pick up this 01 S4 Nogaro/Nogaro.

Picked up the car from a customer and forum member.

Everything looked good maintenance was all there, interior was in great shape, best of all it has never been modded less wheels - BBS CH's , dimming rearview camera with compass, and eibach springs and konis.

Here are the pics of the pick up.












I figured the maintenance was all done with receipts and all records, the exterior however needed some work. I figured front and rear bumpers needed to be resprayed, and dents would be removed from the dent wizard.

Boy was I wrong! Subscribe and check out the updates!

 

Looking forward to this Phil. Have been contemplating an early A4 as well since selling my Passat. How do I subscribe to the thread?

 

^ just above post #1, there are 5 links to click...

Link Back...Thread Tools...Search Thread...etc...

Click Thread Tools and 3rd option is subscribe...then choose which notification option you want.

 

Phil and his Audi's...this is going to be a good thread! =)

 

you should automatically be subscribed once you post in a thread. then you will get email notifications each time someone posts in said thread

 

Subscribed! I can't wait to see how this goes, congrats on the purchase Phil!

 

This will be epic!

Phil - I tried to click on the link where you describe your previous S4 being stolen, but the pics did not show up. Mind posting them again on here?

 

I'm in can't wait to see the transformation.

 

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I had a 2001 S4, Brilliant Black with black interior. Loved that car when there wasn't something going wrong with it. I mostly had little things go wrong regularly. Other than that, I vowed never to own another black car again, since they only stay clean for the 15 minutes after you've washed it.

I also remember being on Audiworld back during then. For a while, there was something about New Jersey and stolen S4s that wasn't uncommon. I guess you were one of the unlucky ones.

Now you've got me looking for a nice silver or white one...

 

Looking forward to this one!

 

updates

some photos of the car in the body shop.

 

BBS CH's will go out for refinishing

 

So I'm considering when I get the car back to get these on the car and do a test fitment.

19x8.5 et 38.



Close up

 

so most of you know I have this problem..... OCD

I'm going to start posting some of the parts needed to for the body shop. get ready.


ECS Tuning

Order:
description quantity each total
ES#2222302 Front Bumper Plate Filler - Primed ES#2222302
Filler used on the S4 to fill in the European cutout on US & Canadian cars
8D0807977GRU 1 $109.94 $109.94
ES#435 RS4 Grille ES#435
Great OEM style upgrade & simple installation
8D0853651T1L1 1 $194.95 $194.95
Sub Total: $304.89
Shipping - (UPS - Ground): $11.34
Total: $316.23

more to come just uploading.

 

more receipts

a few more invoices. thanks to the crew at Town Motors Audi for collecting the parts - extremely helpful

 

the body shop doing the full exterior restoration is Final Touch Collision in West NY, NJ - Ask for Robert Tusell, owner.

here are more shots of the car at the body shop ready to get prepped for paint.

 

more prep work from Final Touch Collision

 

even more prep work photos

 

in the paint booth ready for paint.

 

Looks like a lot of work. But the end results will be worth it !!