Toms 8V S3 Progress Thread

[tomhamsyo]

Hey there!

I've only just signed up to the forum so thought I'd introduce myself - my name is Tom and I'm located in Portsmouth UK. I've always heavily modified my cars, previously owning a VW Scirocco show car on Air suspension, to a Porsche Cayman for a bit of fun and now onto the S3.

 

The S3 is an ex-demo car so very well equipped, B&O sound system, DSG, Tech package, LED interior lighting, sat nav, cruise control, optional extra LED headlights, pano roof etc. Here are some pics:

 

I'd love to go all out with the S3 as I did with the Scirocco, but house ownership is taking priority and leaving little disposable income to play with! I've currently got some black badges (front and rear) on order.

My plans include a Bilstein suspension set up, and some lightweight alloys (maybe OZ), as well as little touches such as retrofitting a reverse camera. We'll see how it ends up!

 

Tom

[Steve Q]

Welcome to the forum Tom, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Great looking s3 you have there! And I'd love to see pics of your Rocco! :) 

Cheers

Steve

[tomhamsyo]

42 minutes ago, Steve Q said:

Welcome to the forum Tom, you'll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) 

Great looking s3 you have there! And I'd love to see pics of your Rocco! :) 

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve! Here are some pics of how I bought it, and how it ended up:

 

Before:

After:

 

The list of modifications is too long to mention, but in short the car was fully facelifted from a 2009 2.0 tdi model to a 2016 Scirocco R model (complete replacement of front and rear end!).

 

Tom

[Steve Q]

35 minutes ago, tomhamsyo said:

Thanks Steve! Here are some pics of how I bought it, and how it ended up:

 

Before:

After:

 

The list of modifications is too long to mention, but in short the car was fully facelifted from a 2009 2.0 tdi model to a 2016 Scirocco R model (complete replacement of front and rear end!).

 

Tom

Wow it's stunning! :) 

Which magazines has it been featured in? 

[tomhamsyo]

On 4/9/2018 at 2:06 PM, Steve Q said:

Wow it's stunning! :) 

Which magazines has it been featured in? 

Thank you! Unfortunately no magazine features, but I had been invited to a few shows around Europe with it.

 

Slow progress with the S3 so far - home ownership sucks! I had to replace the rear wiper jet as it stopped working, and I got some black badges for the front and rear - including a new S3 badge as the previous owner debadged it!

 

I'm seriously loving the colour - Glacier White. It changes from bright white to a light grey in different lighting, I love it! Now to save for a good fast road suspension set up... likely Bilstein B16's...

Tom

 

[Steve Q]

With home ownership you send up living in your money if you see what I mean. The s3 looks great and you'd be more than welcome to display it with the club at any of the up and coming shows :) 

Cheers

Steve

[tomhamsyo]

On 4/13/2018 at 10:22 PM, Steve Q said:

With home ownership you send up living in your money if you see what I mean. The s3 looks great and you'd be more than welcome to display it with the club at any of the up and coming shows :) 

Cheers

Steve

Thank you Steve!

 

I managed to grab a CSK Resonator delete at a great price, so fitted it to the car yesterday. I am over the moon - it sounds amazing. Comfort/Efficiency mode with valves closed there is no difference to beforehand, but as soon as you put the car in Dynamic/Sport mode, valves open, it's a whole different story. I can't recommend it enough - every 7R/S3 owner needs one of these!

 

Video here: https://vimeo.com/266276972

 

Next on the list is a VWR600 intake. They seem to be a pretty steady price across all websites, so holding out for a discount code to come up before purchasing...

 

Tom

[Steve Q]

6 minutes ago, tomhamsyo said:

Thank you Steve!

 

I managed to grab a CSK Resonator delete at a great price, so fitted it to the car yesterday. I am over the moon - it sounds amazing. Comfort/Efficiency mode with valves closed there is no difference to beforehand, but as soon as you put the car in Dynamic/Sport mode, valves open, it's a whole different story. I can't recommend it enough - every 7R/S3 owner needs one of these!

 

Video here: https://vimeo.com/266276972

 

Next on the list is a VWR600 intake. They seem to be a pretty steady price across all websites, so holding out for a discount code to come up before purchasing...

 

Tom

Nice one Tom! It certainly sounds good! As I say you should come and display your a3 at the up and coming shows :) 

Cheers

Steve

[Adbro]

Hi Tom,

 Thanks for the posts. Chomping at the bit to see the updates 👍. Glacier White is a great colour but I'm finding it a pain to keep clean.

keep the updates rolling please