Audi mk1 225 quattro project
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Evening,
I picked up a 2003 TT mk1 225 quattro today that needs some TLC. Its got a new clean, no advisories MOT but at 21 years old its clearly seen better days. I’ve tasked myself with a mini project over the winter to make it look better.
It’s missing and requires:
Battery cover. There is a fuse box resting on top of the battery. If anyone has a good image of how it should be stored that would be great!
Engine undertray (one sourced on eBay this evening and will collect locally but need to find the correct fittings)
Tape deck is in safe mode. (I have the code in the manual)
Parcel shelf is there but the fittings have snapped so it’s just in the boot
Lights are foggy.
Wheels need to be refurbished
Tyres are legal but odd mixture so will replace , looking at Michelin Cross Climates.
Engine cover is there , but missing plugs to hold it in place
Cracked and scratched bumper.
A few lines on the LCD dash are missing. Still very useable but will get it sent off to be repaired
It wasn’t the cheapest, nor most expensive and there were better examples out there, I just took a shine to this one after passing it for weeks and feeling sorry for it. It was originally from Audi Tetbury, Gloucestershire and was most recently serviced by Dialynx in Hook, Wiltshire so it’s been a fairly local car for 20 years. Now in North Somerset!
I’ve never had one before and I bought it in an effort to keep some miles off my m4 that has now completed 8k in 6 months…. Audi TT Facebook groups are very helpful and I appear to be able to get all I need off eBay. I can’t wait to give it a good wash and see what else is hiding !! No rust hopefully.
I picked up a 2003 TT mk1 225 quattro today that needs some TLC. Its got a new clean, no advisories MOT but at 21 years old its clearly seen better days. I’ve tasked myself with a mini project over the winter to make it look better.
It’s missing and requires:
Battery cover. There is a fuse box resting on top of the battery. If anyone has a good image of how it should be stored that would be great!
Engine undertray (one sourced on eBay this evening and will collect locally but need to find the correct fittings)
Tape deck is in safe mode. (I have the code in the manual)
Parcel shelf is there but the fittings have snapped so it’s just in the boot
Lights are foggy.
Wheels need to be refurbished
Tyres are legal but odd mixture so will replace , looking at Michelin Cross Climates.
Engine cover is there , but missing plugs to hold it in place
Cracked and scratched bumper.
A few lines on the LCD dash are missing. Still very useable but will get it sent off to be repaired
It wasn’t the cheapest, nor most expensive and there were better examples out there, I just took a shine to this one after passing it for weeks and feeling sorry for it. It was originally from Audi Tetbury, Gloucestershire and was most recently serviced by Dialynx in Hook, Wiltshire so it’s been a fairly local car for 20 years. Now in North Somerset!
I’ve never had one before and I bought it in an effort to keep some miles off my m4 that has now completed 8k in 6 months…. Audi TT Facebook groups are very helpful and I appear to be able to get all I need off eBay. I can’t wait to give it a good wash and see what else is hiding !! No rust hopefully.
Edited by oldaudi on Wednesday 20th November 20:38
Sounds good, I had a project Denim Blue 225 for a bit that turned out to be too tatty to realistically ever catch up with so traded it in for a tidier Mauritius Blue 225 about a year ago. It's a great little car. I can recommend the cross climates, I mostly use mine as a runaround in the winter and they cope with everything up to snow really well without much compromise on dry roads.
The consensus is not to bother with the boot cover, they all rattle whatever you do. The rest of your list seems sensible though.
The consensus is not to bother with the boot cover, they all rattle whatever you do. The rest of your list seems sensible though.
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