Brembo 18z Brakes on B6/B7 Audi A4/S4/RS4

02 August 2018 How to get Brembo 18z brake calipers (from the Audi Q7, VW Touareg and Porsche Cayenne) onto your Audi A4 (B6/B7) [ This post is mostly complete - just some additional images to follow ] Most of this information will…

Removing B6/B7 Audi A4 Front Brakes

07 June 2018 I'm going to assume you are replacing the old brakes with new ones, so there's a couple of tips for that process included here but if you just want your brakes off completely and have brake line plugs or are…

Chris Harris: Saviour of new Top Gear!

13 June 2016 If you saw Top Gear last night, some of you will have been introduced to Chris Harris for the first time and you may have liked his piece on the new Ferrari TDF (I did too! #sideways!!! #power!!!). I really…

Audi A4 Alcantara Dash (part 3)

16 June 2015 This was finished AGES ago but I've been super busy and not had much time for the blog. I've also bought Andy's red A4 and the 1.8T is currently SORN but as these were a series I thought I'd better…

A wet but still packed AITP6

13 August 2014 Incomplete, unfinished interior, old knackered wheels, car park war scars and rain so hard you couldn't see the road, but still made it to this years Audis in the Park. Despite planning months in advance, the A4 still wasn't ready…

Gumball 3000 Ibiza Edit 2014

21 June 2014 It's finished!! Every evening since we got back, and even scarified a whole lovely sunny Saturday editing, but it's finally done. The Gumball 3000 Ibiza edit is here! http://youtu.be/xOQQbNnOa3s // Matt

Back from our Gumball 3000 Ibiza trip

18 June 2014 The Gumball 3000 finish line show was amazing. Well worth the trip over to Ibiza, which even without Gumball would have been awesome on its own. An amazing little island with a lot more to offer than just clubs and…

Fine British tailoring

02 June 2014 The rare occasion that Andy and I got adjacent parking spaces made for a nice photo opportunity. His freshly washed and mine typically filthy! I think it's great that despite being the same car they look so different. Definitely tailored…

Audi A4 de-chrome (black optics)

20 April 2014 As far as I'm concerned chrome isn't cool. Batman is cooler than the Silver Surfer, Vader is cooler than C-3PO and this is largely down to their outfit choices; black is cooler than chrome. Audi recently figured this out and…

Carrying bikes around on the A4

17 April 2014 After weighing up the options I decided roof bars and cycle carriers were the way I wanted to go in terms of transporting bikes around on the A4. I think they look cooler than the rear mounted racks and probably…

Back from the bodyshop and detailed

10 April 2014 The A4 came back from round two at the bodyshop, this time for black roof, window trims, section of the rear bumper and I also had a couple of scratches fixed. So I've got myself a B6 A4 with black…

RS4 pedal retrofit

11 March 2014 I picked up a set of RS4 pedals to go into the A4. Just the brake, accelerator and clutch (no footrest) and had a go at fitting them on Sunday afternoon. They are essentially a prettier set of covers that…