FACELIFT AND FULL VINYL WRAP!!! - AUDI A5 3.0 TDI QUATTRO PROJECT - PART 20

A BIG transformation...
We are now onto part 20 of our A5 Vlog and this time its having a major makeover!
A full B8.5 facelift to modernise the car and a vinyl wrap in 3M Smouldering Red which was chosen by you guys on a Facebook poll.
Thanks to Gavin and the guys at Swallow Applications Ltd for the 1 day turn around on the vinyl wrap!
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Full A5 spec list and links to the products we fit throughout the build - drksi.de/AudiA5
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[@POBMTB]

This build has been my favouraite on youtube hands down .... so in depth

[@1r0n_does_Evony]

have you seen project Binky?

[@nbrown2203]

How could anyone criticise an A5? They look the business just parked. Then you made a great car even better! It's stunning! It should be classed as artwork now😁

[@jacobhauenstein]

Kinda slow for how fast they look.

[@marsruben]

@@jacobhauenstein Slow?`Most of the A5s comes with V6s which have 240+ HP. Thats the least and for a "cheap" sports car thats fast

[@bajszosjozsef4850]

@@marsruben And don't forget they have quattro drivetrain which most sports car lack. Either FWD or RWD. Quattropower, baby

[@marsruben]

@@bajszosjozsef4850 Indeed!

[@hypervulcan1239]

@@jacobhauenstein The 45 TFSI Is a 2.0 4cyl with 245 BHP

[@EDM__McFlurry]

I never realized you could just swap the bumper and headlights and call it a day. This is a game changer. My S5 boutta be beautiful

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Parts list in description!

[@zenden6564]

You've aced it. The headlight make-over....the red-black combo oozing sensuality... wow!

[@ronlilwood733]

Love to see people doing a PROPER project. Impressive doesn’t cut it!

[@up2me555]

Car looks amazing love watching all the updates on car 👍

[@yazctr]

Looks epic with the red and black combo!! Good choice lads!! Keep up the great work!

[@hristohristov8787]

That is the result when you do something the right way.The car looks stunning,has the power and all the supporting upgrades of a track car!!!Amazing car....oh one day,one day..😉Great job Darkside boys

[@paulbrown9136]

Looks spot on. Colour looks nice along with the gloss black wheels and trims. Top job 👌

[@steweavy]

Looks great, love the vids. Keep em coming.

[@westietech6275]

Amazing transformation. Love the colour with the gloss black 👍

[@miilllleyyyyyyyyymayo9859]

Big thumbs up, car looks really nice! and video editing was on point, well done lads, keep it up👍👍

[@steveallen7404]

That is looking awesome! Well done.

[@Boatlife1964]

Damn.....I need that car on my drive....stunning transformation by all involved.

[@TheMelina3]

I am doing the same at the moment. I feel you , enjoy it !!!

[@loftrat27]

Great to see the car coming together leave the roof red the colour is awesome sunstrip looks well

[@saabshaun]

looks stunning, makes me want one.

[@bradmarshall8363]

As usual setting KZbin on fire keep it up lads proper tarn build 👌💨👌💨

[@---DW---]

Gavin was my teacher on a 3M course with Spandex. Absolute top guy and knows exactly what he's doing. I was able to wrap my own car because of him 👍

[@ryanp6138]

Did he talk rubbish then too? Haha

[@---DW---]

@@ryanp6138 He was a good laugh. Me and him were the only people from Yorkshire in the room.

[@ryanp6138]

@@---DW--- well you needed to stick together then, I gave him some hammer and he gave it back! Haha

[@FourRingsAuto]

Car is looking great, and a fantastic bit of editing.

[@peterriley2022]

The red and black looks amazing

[@paulvw533]

Car looks awesome.. great work transforming the car and finding solutions to improve performance and reliability.... the workmanship looks excellent and very knowledgeable staff.... the timelapse shows how much effort goes into preparing the car and shows evryones hard work....

[@elvinrashid1327]

Brilliant job guys

[@Bartek30101990]

That Audi is brilliant ! ❤️

[@mrAudisubaru]

What a transformation car looks amazing.

[@seismictuning1881]

Wow, that's Gorgeous !!!

[@aronlantos]

That was amazing. I'll keep my 3.0 tdi as long as I live. One of the best looking coupe of all time! Good job guys!

[@madern7]

Aron Lantos you still have it?

[@CarAndMechanical]

This project has been spot on, my A4 B6 with a 2.5 is sitting on my drive with a snapped cam - needs repairing and either carry on using or getting it gone but love seeing the potential these 3.0's have and makes sense to swap to a car with one.

[@DarksideDevelopments]

the 2.5 is so terrible when it goes wrong!

[@soaringbeyond]

👏👏👏 Quality again boys 👌

[@Archiebold247]

you guys are off planet !! Darkside Developments !!

[@L33ETH]

Ha. Glad you knew what I was picking up on 😉. Keep up the good work. Excellent content 👍🏼

[@UMXEVO]

That looks clean asf, great job man 👏

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Looks like a new car!! Great job and to do the door shuts in wrap is incredibly talented

[@sebaskilz]

Great video, thanks so much for the part list :)

[@TheMindfulMantraYT]

Amazing change!

[@kiiiisu]

this car is just so cool

[@AJBAdventures]

She looks the business! Cracking job 👍

[@3333Singh]

Amazing Work👍

[@thediyandpianoguy8665]

I swear down you guys have built my absolute dream car. I was rattling on about it to my mate the other night over some beers. Saying it's my dream car probably sounds lacking in aspiration, but I love the 3.0tdi, and A5's, and in red with black accents and a tonne of reliable power with a chassis to keep up. One day, one day.

[@ryanp6138]

To be fair, as an all rounder we are struggling to think what we would use otherwise as the next 'project'. This seems to have it all and will be difficult to beat!

[@thediyandpianoguy8665]

@@ryanp6138 An A4 Avant 3.0tdi would also make an epic project, but I don't suppose it's a great lot different than the a5 tuning wise; it just has a big ass boot. I have to admit that I've spent way too long thinking about building either a 3 door A4 Van, or an A8 pick-up. Too many sleepless nights tbh.

[@oldgreggscreamybaileys6618]

Absolutely stunning

[@TechnoReviewsPlay]

Hello, I have a question for you, are the fenders changed to do the facelift? or is it not necessary? Do the originals of that car work?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Yes, it's bumper, lights, bonnet and fenders

[@TechnoReviewsPlay]

@@DarksideDevelopments ok, thank you very much for your quick response! you are a genious! You have my subscription and like!

[@nigelsim18]

Looks great!

[@samyymnsr]

Now it just needs a new facelit steering wheel and gear knob to complete the look Looks killer

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We have a custom made one to go on!

[@samyymnsr]

@@DarksideDevelopments well then i look forward to seeing it I hope it is the facelifted steering wheel with the round airbag👍🏻

[@andrew19682008]

Can you say how much facelift parts are or is this something you are going to provide?

[@samyymnsr]

@@andrew19682008 ir depends on the trim levels and options like for example headlights There are halogen or hid pnes But the xenon led ones are more expensive same thing goes for bumpers/taillights ... cat

[@DarksideDevelopments]

@@andrew19682008 We sourced a lot off eBay as some of the parts are expensive new

[@abadam6649]

A5 B8.5 is one of the sexiest cars out there. I can’t wait to own 1 one day.

[@zenrising3314]

Nice work it looks gorgeous. I'm not entirely sold on the front lights. The original looks a bit simpler and cleaner, but it's stunning either way.

[@TheSilentprayer]

excellent job. I love it.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Watching this 2years later, I never appreciated how good that wrap was at the time, that is perfection! But also everything else in black is such a nice touch, I’m getting ideas 👀

[@DarksideDevelopments]

It still looks good today!

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

@@DarksideDevelopments I bet, every video adds to my list of mods 😂

[@phildafuq]

Looks sick, i own the same car 2008 a5 3.0 tdi manual and i‘m happy to see what i could do to it if it ever gets boring 😎😁

[@lazyturtle7429]

looks so fkn good, nice one

[@Shahrukh_raza]

Professional Creators 😮

[@JohnnyType2]

just stunning! only thing i would change? i do prefer black tips or akrapovic style carbon on car that has been de-chromed

[@lightsout3020]

i love the a5 8.5 facelift , thats why i got myself a 2015 , but overall all a5 are beautiful

[@twitchClipUploads]

Just got a 2011 A5 wish you still had those oem mounting brackets can’t find any decently priced . Awesome job on the car .

[@XChrisLopX]

I just finished my facelift on my 2012 A5 couple days ago also! I was never savvy when it came to cars but i was determined to do it. Had to paint RS5 bumper to match, replace headlights and taillights, carbon fiber hood (looks subtle on black car). Managed to do it all on a Sunday not counting the bumper painting. Completely in love with how it turned out

[@heribertor00]

Did you have to recode the car for the front headlights to work? Awesome stuff btw! :)

[@XChrisLopX]

@@heribertor00 there were error codes after but easily fixed with obdeleven. They have an option specifically for the facelift. No need to get a new ballast, old ballast reused and recoded by the obdeleven with a press of button. Great investment for audi owners, you can turn on hidden features of the car ie. Guage sweep when turning on car, mirror auto dips when reversing to see parking lines, control windows through car key.

[@heribertor00]

ChrisLop any idea if it’ll work on an 09 S5?

[@XChrisLopX]

@@heribertor00 i dont see why it wouldnt. different engine but same electronics for the most part

[@heribertor00]

ChrisLop since you already did the facelift. Did you use HID Xenon headlights or Bi Xenon? Or does it even matter?

[@MushypeasDMc]

looks sweet .

[@clivepeacock8390]

Watching the whole A5 series makes me want to turn my a5 daily driver into a head turner also. Excellent work and videos . If you ever want a rebuilt 2.0TFSI project car let me know 😜

[@shahzadqayum3678]

Sick colour

[@chenscott7430]

Nice car and good music

[@jeromecooke6651]

I want the facelift on my A5!😎😍

[@AdamNajak1]

Car looks epic 😎 you have the full package will be interesting to see how the vinyl fares against the track & drag strip

[@AdamNajak1]

Also if your still struggling with the headlights conversion hit up Audi retrofits on Instagram he's done loads of them

[@DarksideDevelopments]

@@AdamNajak1 Cheers will ask if all goes wrong! Its better than paint apparently so we will see

[@nimamahdavi5592]

Car looks amazing, to be picky, making the windows tinted and the rear lights tinted will make the red and black contrast 👌🏼

[@ryanp6138]

We will Photoshop it and decide!

[@chrisharding5783]

Top class.

[@sabrecruz6721]

Nice! Matt silver wing mirrors would be nice too.

[@jmmj3444]

good job well done

[@rogerpaige169]

Very nice. More. Power

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We are trying!! haha

[@LukaszPelenski]

Sweet 😍

[@NobleDistortion]

You've made my pending decision even harder now. 2010 E350 coupe or 2010 A5 3.0 tdi. Incredible work guys fair play

[@ryanp6138]

We own a lot of cars and the RWDs stay parked when it's raining not snowing!

[@andrew19682008]

One word "quattro ".

[@abadam6649]

Get the A5 just cuz of the looks.

[@jpsr20det]

What a great project, one of the best IF not the best online....amazing, hats of for you , really been enjoying this , when are you gonna take this car to the 1/4 mile? Just for the fun of it....👍🏻 , you can do something with a 335d e90..? 😎 regards

[@jpsr20det]

Next week to,the drag strip ...👌🏻

[@DarksideDevelopments]

@@jpsr20det :)

[@ryanp6138]

We have a 330d with 400hp and a 1 series coupe with 360hp 335d engine!

[@darjanator]

How did you manage to align the front bumper so perfectly afterwards? I had some paint work done on my A5 and it came back with a wonky bumper and the shop said that's the best they can do. Is there something I could fiddle around with in my garage or would it require a lift and removing the whole thing? Awesome car, though. Didn't think an A5 could get so fast around the ring like it did in Mischa's hands.

[@vonmarmotson812]

Looks so good! I've loved following this build and wondering how far I could take my B8 2.0tdi. One quick question - what are you going to do with the honeycomb grille from the original front bumper? Could I have it? 😂😂 I'm only up the A1 in Ripon. Massive thumbs up guys.

[@ryanp6138]

Sold it 3 times over, sorry! Paul the mechanic used to drive from Ripon every day

[@mariyanaracheva1129]

Damnnnn very good work,saying that as BMW fan haha.

[@dijarmekuli7504]

I really love your guy's work i love watching it but i would just recommend adding some driving and testing at the end of your videos / projects so we can see what the car can do and it just makes the vid more fun

[@PokePointon]

Seeing this A5 makes me want to get one now, loving it brothers Do you do wrapping for customers or is it just personal/business cars you do?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We don't but Swallow Applications Ltd did the wrap in our workshop

[@johnkidd4966]

The face lift is an excellent job. Wheels look stunning, wonder what a set of Forgiao wheels would look like. The wrap is good, but would of gone for something in a metallic red wrap. Anyway nice job guys

[@DarksideDevelopments]

The wrap is metallic just satin. Its hard to capture on camera but looks a lot better in person in the sun

[@shaunlewis4016]

Somehow I missed this vid. Only just seen the plate. Nice

[@gafrers]

It looked good but now it looks great. Can we say that looks match performances now? Will the fog light holes be able to flow enough air for the coolers? If not you could "dremel" out the embossed part of the plastic hexagonal grill. Anyway great job, keep it up.

[@DarksideDevelopments]

There are some open grilles available for the S5 bumper, so the honeycomb is not solid

[@Mathewmartialart]

maybe this video and your replies will finally answer my questions. i noticed you removed the holding section for the old headlights and didnt replace it for the new ones. how did they stay in place ? and was there any issues running the different lights

[@neotrading73]

That's cool

[@vuxs13]

dope!! did u have a lot problems with fitting lights and bumper? did u solve headlights? lovely project..thumbs up

[@DarksideDevelopments]

No problems we just needed some parts we were not aware off. Fitting them was easy. We have the lights working but not 100% how they should be, we are having to swap the control module and coding.

[@harveycool2]

That’s a nice colour for an Audi 😁😁 the back end of that bora looks the same colour as mine can you sort me a remap 😂😂

[@whitennnerdy]

Car looks fantastic, maybe compliment the look with a gloss black roof and dark tints for the rear windows?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We thought about it but we like it as it is. Dark tints would hide the cage too

[@00034780u]

Hi, excelent project!! I have a5 2008, i have a xenon lights, who i will need to fix with bixenon DRL lights? Thanks

[@robertking3763]

So a beautiful job boy's 👍 a question though , I'm thinking about giving my 2005 Audi A6 3.2 Quattro wagon a facelift what's involved with parts , is just guards , bonnet , bumper and headlights ?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Sorry, we're not 100% percent sure on this as we've not done an A6 before. Might be better looking on forums

[@roverroko306]

Hi guys, Can you tell me if the trim which was aluminium colour was also wrapped in gloss black or was it sprayed?

[@3hpleft529]

Very nice vid guys! So what did you find out with the head/taillights? Was it just a harness issue or was there some serious vcds coding needed?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Its still not 100% resolved, basically you need 'virgin' CAN gateways according to most sources or take it to Audi and hope for the best! We will sort it!

[@3hpleft529]

@@DarksideDevelopments So are the problems related to the car being RHD? You talk about about looms about 16:00. And what kinds of problems are you facing? Sorry for all the questions I'm just very interested in solving problems because not enough are talking about the coding/gateway aspect of this conversion. Keep up the good work!

[@Suttybutty]

Rate job lads but deffo wants a black roof 👍

[@ssclop3475]

Great video! Was that a direct swap from the 2012 audi a5 hood and lights to the 2013 a5 headlights and hood?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Read the blog in description!

[@Ssh52]

Sorta miss the old sleeper looks but this does look 110% better than what it did before...

[@ryanp6138]

Most of our builds are sleepers but I do prefer them myself too!

[@javierhuete8923]

Saludos desde cuenca españa 🇪🇸

[@DarksideDevelopments]

👋

[@patricktaylor613]

Amazing build so far and love the colour of the wrap just a shame the rear lights now disappear slightly into the body colour I'd be tempted to tint them just to get them to be seen

[@Eric-de4oe]

Excellent suggestion. I second that idea.

[@AdamNajak1]

A light smoke on the back lights would set it off

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We will give it some thought, don't want to chav it up too much

[@Dj_amazing]

😳 now I can’t say I have the same car as dark side thanks for that lol 😂 need some advice on changing engine mounts on these

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Drop us an email!

[@ronmendez-macfarland5251]

This just sold me.... March 2023...

[@rafaelchuli]

Don't need to change the "software" for the lights? Look so great!!

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Yes they need coding as well as a control module and wiring adaptors

[@899Kl]

If its possible can you change the interior like putting the mmi buttons around the gear? It will make the interior look more complete

[@jasonshirtcliffe9057]

Great video. Car looks awesome. Thinking of wrapping my 430d GC alpine white roof in Black. What wrap would you recommend

[@DarksideDevelopments]

3m!

[@jasonshirtcliffe9057]

@@DarksideDevelopments I’m in Sheffield any recommendations for fitting ?

[@tavellwyatt7757]

Do you have to install a new hood if you just want to do the headlight and grill facelift,and did the light harness plug right into the newer headlights?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

The lights are a different shape so you'll have to replace hood and bumper as well. You'll need adapters for the lights as well

[@zachbrown7699]

can you do the facelift on the 2.0t as well looking to do that on my a5 2.0 but have had several shops say they don't think its posssible

[@Thedogfathersd]

Nice

[@ollied15651]

You mentioned about going to the drag strip, is that going to be at the Das Auto show?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

No, we have a private session Tuesday and Wednesday after the FIA Main Event at Santa Pod

[@JoeWilson-cw1rt]

I contemplated the facelift on my a5, but the only real difference I feel is the headlights only modernise it... is it worth changing so many parts just for headlights? I’m not sure. The rear lights are a simple touch I think everyone should do tho👍🏻 great work tho guys, looks absolutely mint👌🏻👌🏻

[@ryanp6138]

It's quite expensive to do for sure, worth it we think but the old shape is still modern enough to get away with

[@senergy4414]

Im asking myself aint the only thing that changed the front bumper? Because the light upgrade is looking fine