Bagging a B6 by bgsapc

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Bringing it back from the dead.





See you again soon B6 section.


Edit: Just in case you forgot about me.



5/3/2012

Updating a little more, Did this a couple months ago. Got my inspiration from a few other people doing this, so I did it too. Brushed steel.







So, I don't want to modify too much of the car itself. I like the B6 just how it came from the factory mostly. So it's all OEM+ type stuff. Unfortunately I won't e able to swap steering wheels out until after SoWo, but it will get done. That awful 4 spoke has got to go.





Got to clean up these brakes some how. I was thinking about a blue caliper since they're just unpainted .:R brakes anyway. Thoughts? I'm not sending it off or doing anything crazy. its got to be one of those off the shelf kits.

5/6/2012

Finally!

They're not wired yet though. No HID's no projectors. Just stock.

5/10/2010

Finally!

They're not wired yet though. No HID's no projectors. Just stock.

5/11/2012

Even closer now.



5/15/2012

One last quick one.



6/29/2012




Tall stack of new (to me) wheels in my garage today. Hmmmmm wonder what could be happening.

7/5/2012


Well it occured to me last night that this thread was going the way more of a pic/teaser thread. Thats not what I wanted. So I'm adding some more pics of what I did with the car this winter. Hope you all enjoy.


Some what ashamed to admit it, but this was my trunk set up for the past year. I'd been so focused on working on everyone elses car, I never had the time/energy/motivation to fix my own. So it was just Hastely thrown in there.



But this year, I finally upgraded to E-level thanks to Andrew@ORT who is literally the best in the biz.




Most of why I wanted E-level was for key fobs.




And because I was tired of banging my leg on the cubby every time I got in the car because thats where my gauges were so it was always left open.

So I pulled everything out of the trunk and started planning.

Kind of liked where it was going so cut it out of MDF and got to work.




Didn't like the placement of everything, so the concept changed a little to fit hardlines better.





So that worked for me, Started to cut things out for flush mount.

I didn't really need gauges in the cabin anymore because of e-level. I just wanted to have them for peace of mind if something were to happen on the highway (broken sensor etc). That way at least I could limp it back home. But then presented a new problem. How the hell do I hook it all up while its in the car?



Solution? Tarp Door.




Manifold bolted down. Gauge lines run. Getting some where!





Test fitting in the car the first time.




The whole plan was to clean up the trunk and teh best way not to have all that rubber DOT airline laying every which way in my trunk was hardlines. This wasn't a choice for maximum flashiness or to gain scene points. I just wanted to clean up my trunk. I used coil copper (wrong thing to use), and started with the $15 bender from lowes (wrong)


Sloppy at first,




But then we got the hang of it.




Finally in the trunk wired up and working.

I probably should have taken pics of how I did e-level, but I didn't. It was tricky because of having 4motion. Pretty much everything you read for any other passat, or MKV, or CC is totally wrong for a 3.6 4motion. So we had to get crafty. Me and my buddy Spears did it all ourselves so if anyone out there reading this wants to know how just send me a PM.


Wanted to freshen up the interior a little, but trying to keep with the OEM+ look, I went with a brushed steel 3m wrap to do it. The OEM parts were just too $$$, compared to wrap that I got for $40. Unique texture. The material actually is grained so it feels like brushed steel. Just wish it was a more dramatic contrast.

One thing thats always bugged me about this car is how strangely optioned it is. 3.6 4mo, no fogs, no steering wheel controls, leatherette interior.

Well with the help of some B6ers one of those things finally got fixed.




Also with the help of my fellow B6ers I found a new votex lip, got it sprayed and fitted for sowo.

New year, fresh set of wheels as always.
The Works painted Pantone Honeysuckle was a love or hate kind of thing. It was fun for a while for me, but I wanted to class my car up again. The goal for this year was to make my car as 'normal' of a car as possible. So I had the centers chromed in black chrome, had the rear lips replaced with 3.5" Work lips, and everything was polished up and ready to go for this year.




Fresh set of Conti DW's for the rear. 235/35/18. Not too much stretch but juuust enough to tuck it in.





And finally, on the car.





Went to sowo, good times were had.

These pics courtesy of my buddy Benny. http://www.flickr.com/photos/advansuper/

But honestly, I wasn't too happy with the way the wheels came out. I think the fit funny, and the car looked broken. It also didn't drive well and thus defeated the car trying to be as normal as possible. So I came home, thought it through, and now the wheels are gone.


Got a set of 6 slots, 18x8 et4(x)?




And a set of Bentleys.





Both of them need refinish. The 6 slots are going to turn into my daily beater wheels with comfy tires. I'm just going to polish the faces. I know they may not appeal to a lot of people, but they're a throw back to my old car. I love the uniqueness of them, and I've been dying to put a set on this car since I got it.





The Bentley's i'm not so sure about. I'm open to suggestion though. It'll be a longer process because I want to have them PC'ed and thus can't do it myself and therefore costing more $$$ than I really want to spend anyway.



But this is how the car sleeps for now.




Hope you enjoy the update. I'm trying to get more involved. I really want to push this car over the top some how, but I just can't put my finger on what its lacking. So I'll be hunting the b6 section a lot more I think.

It may be more info than needed, but hey maybe it'll help inspire or guide some one through their build. I do everything myself to save $$$, so its not a huge over the top shop built car. Its just the best I can do given my ability, tool selection and budget.