Finally my own audi 200 20v

[Mario20v]

At present the taxes are depending on the engine displacement and the emission standart.

No Cat = Gasoline = 25,36€ / Diesel = 37,58€
Euro1 = Gasoline = 15,13€ / Diesel = 27,35€
Euro2 = Gasoline = 7,36€ / Diesel = 16,05€

per 100ccm,
and so on.

For cars after 01.07.08 the tax is based on Co² emission...

maybe my car wil never be taxfree, but I hope they will adjust to settlement so older cars have to pay less, but I fear that won't be happening

Im not sure that the the "H" plates willbe cheap and safe in the future.

[The_saint]

@Mario20v are those taxes yearly or monthly?

Yesterday @ work spend half the day washing polishing and waxing the car according the mequiars 5 stepplan! began late in the afternoon around
15.30! ended @ 23.00 and it still wasn't finished so I decided to resume in the morning.... It was a hard work but it sure paid off.... on the photo's you can't really see how it improved, but it's amazing...

first step washing


after that drove the car inside for the remaining 4 steps

next morning



the car have had it's first meeting 2day. (www.mivw.nl).. still completely original without modifications! wheels interior and that sort of stuff... now I will work on some changes the coming weeks

[Mario20v]

Taxes are payed yearly.

I payed with Euro1 for the 3,6l V8 544€
with Euro2 267€.

[The_saint]

Taxes are payed yearly.

I payed with Euro1 for the 3,6l V8 544€
with Euro2 267€.

wow that's not much!

[The_saint]

today I've laid out my bose wiringharness and it all seem to make sence, accept for two connectors. can anybody help me out here?

this big black 6-pin connector, it's too big for ISO on the radio, it's located near a 10pin red connector which does fit in the radio, what is it?


and this 1-pin white connector it's located close to the connectors for the rearspeakers

[The_saint]

does nobody knows were the blackconnector has to go?

[The_saint]

what happened on the english forum? glad it's finally open again

I've mounted some new rims for the winter



but it now looks like an early allroad so for that I'm installing this:



further more I'm busy with an full stainless steel exhaust system, I hoping that it would be installed by the end of this month!

[Mario20v]

Don´t forget to make pictures when teh suspension is in the car.

[The_saint]

Hello all I'm still struggling with the bose installation...

can somebody please help me with wiring the bose system?

I have an original wiringharness...
*iso connector for plugging in the radio
*4 connectors (2x front speakers + 2 rear-speakers)
*a relaisholder (which relais is needed?)
*6-pin connector (no ISO) where does this one go? is it neccessary to connect this connector?

*1-pin connector (white) where does this go?


the iso connector, speakers connectors and ground wires are pretty obvious but what about the relais and the unknown connectors? I have a bentley repair manual but I can't find a wiringdiagram for

[level44]

Hi

is the wiring harness from a 200 or V8 ...

the relay to power the speakers ...

[The_saint]

I'm not sure, is there a difference between them?

ok do you know which relay is used?

[level44]

There is a difference 200 → V8

but I think your is from the 200

how are the colors of the cable connector with 6-way ...

[The_saint]

the colors are:

white/brown/red-blue
yellow/green/purple

[level44]

I think the black 6-way plug and ...

the white one-pin plug ...

not belong to the Bose system ...


they are not in the wiring diagram radio Bose ...

[The_saint]

so what you are saying is that they aren't functional for the system?

do you know which relay is needed for the system?

[level44]

which relay no unfortunately not ...

I can send you the wiring diagram ...

is probably better on the distance ...

Edit: I'm looking times in the part program, the relay

[level44]

Relais 8D0 951 253 A printed Number 373

35Ampere "BOSE"

[The_saint]

ok thank you very much I will get the relay!!

can you send me the wiring diagram fabian_lagerweij@hotmail.com

[level44]

[The_saint]

I've some updates....kw frontstruts and porsche brakes are mounted



last week I've recieved a package from rs-powershop...thnx carsten



I'm also experimenting with the interior, I think it looks good but it's a lot of work!

[Mario20v]

The suspension with the big breakes looks nice,
but in my opinion the red doorboard doesn´t match with the wood panelling.

[The_saint]

I'm happy with the mods, still don't know what do with the rims, and the suspension, probably will lower it for another 2/3 cm

I'm not all happy about the wood too, but I want to wait untill the final result before modding the wood trim...

I've 3 options in my head
* leave it like it is\
* cover the trim in carbonfiber
* cover the trim in Alu-Look-Folie

[Ignas.quattro]

Is it RED , or is it a bit PINK?

[The_saint]

I'm pretty sure it's RED, We're not all good in photography Ignas

it's St. james red

[Mario20v]

Aluminium-Look-Foil or Carbon-look, match better with the red.
If you lower the car more,
keep in mind that speedbumps or other obstacles might scratch the shiny mufflers.
Don´t forget to make sure that you have enough clearance in the wheelhouse or
you will have a other "breakefunction" like i have on my V8.
(10x17 Borbet A Et20 with 255/40 ZR17 but in the front i have to install 15mm spacers because of the UFO,
but i will change anway to the HP2,
at the rear i give the axle a bit more tilt.)

[The_saint]

the clearance in the wheelhouse needs to be lowered by another 3cm because it's much to high, I know about the speedbumps but I used to it

I now roll on 225/45/18 I'm thinking of going to 225/40/18....

but first I need some new wheels I'm thinking about original BBS le mans or RS-gt maybe RS289 if I can find them... I'm also interested in porsche eta beta's

[Mario20v]

Aren´t the mufflers of the BN-Pipes bigger?
But if you roll LeMans then in wider size? (9,5 oder 10x18)

[The_saint]

pipes are bigger, mufflers will be about the same as stock! and with new rubbers and maybe a little adjustment to the mountingpoints I guess it's gonna be fine

these Le mans are replica's 8,5 et35,new rims are gonna be 8,5/9 front and 9,5/10 something like that maybe a higher ET so they fill the wheelhouse better

[The_saint]

nice and clean

[angstbremser]

...only two words: JUST PERFECT!