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

[@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!

[@DesertStorm58]

Can you tell me if i can change the model audi 2008 3,0 tdi 240ps what should bi change with lights and bumper

[@---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

[@ronlilwood733]

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

[@zenden6564]

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

[@TheNorthernmunky]

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

[@up2me555]

Car looks amazing love watching all the updates on car 👍

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@TheMelina3]

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

[@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

[@peterriley2022]

The red and black looks amazing

[@Justablokeonaboat]

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

[@yazctr]

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

[@loftrat27]

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

[@paulbrown9136]

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

[@abadam6649]

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

[@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 😂

[@FourRingsAuto]

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

[@westietech6275]

Amazing transformation. Love the colour with the gloss black 👍

[@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 .

[@AJBAdventures]

She looks the business! Cracking job 👍

[@Zenrising_YTCM_President]

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.

[@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!

[@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....

[@JohnnyType2]

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

[@steveallen7404]

That is looking awesome! Well done.

[@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 😜

[@bradmarshall8363]

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

[@Archiebold247]

you guys are off planet !! Darkside Developments !!

[@saabshaun]

looks stunning, makes me want one.

[@miilllleyyyyyyyyymayo9859]

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

[@elvinrashid1327]

Brilliant job guys

[@steweavy]

Looks great, love the vids. Keep em coming.

[@Bartek30101990]

That Audi is brilliant ! ❤️

[@kiiiisu]

this car is just so cool

[@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.

[@ronmendez-macfarland5251]

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

[@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

[@sabrecruz6721]

Nice! Matt silver wing mirrors would be nice too.

[@mrAudisubaru]

What a transformation car looks amazing.

[@soaringbeyond]

👏👏👏 Quality again boys 👌

[@M4rtix21]

Car looks fresh AF ! But I don't know bout those chrome exhaust tips man... maybe get them painted titanium black ?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

They turn black quick anyway!

[@sebaskilz]

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

[@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

[@seismictuning1881]

Wow, that's Gorgeous !!!

[@shahzadqayum3678]

Sick colour

[@dinxsy8069]

That number plate though, reckon that was a few quid to get that. Proper unique.

[@DarksideDevelopments]

£300 :)

[@dinxsy8069]

@@DarksideDevelopments What a bargain, seen some that make no sense at all for way more.

[@DarksideDevelopments]

@@dinxsy8069 There isn't many TDI specialists with the company initials DSD so it wasn't in high demand :D

[@dinxsy8069]

@@DarksideDevelopments Awesome, certainly is unique to the company.

[@riley881]

How much wud a build like that cost ??

[@airhoo0806]

Still waiting for the answer lol

[@heribertor00]

If you’re only doing the facelift from the front expect it to be around $3500 USD. Headlights cost me $550 a piece, not including modules. Bonnet was hard to find and are around $700 last time I checked (at that price you might as well get carbon fiber which is $1000). Rs5 bumper cover was $700 including grills.

[@oldgreggscreamybaileys6618]

Absolutely stunning

[@L33ETH]

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

[@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

[@strixnumbezzedz7837]

I thought the thumbnail was click bait but holy shit am I impressed

[@javierhuete8923]

Saludos desde cuenca españa 🇪🇸

[@DarksideDevelopments]

👋

[@kanomorojele4956]

Anyone know what's the name of that S-line side skirt? cant find it😅

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Struggling to find the PN's!

[@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

[@Nukesarge]

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

[@jmmj3444]

good job well done

[@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

[@3333Singh]

Amazing Work👍

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@chenscott7430]

Nice car and good music

[@nigelsim18]

Looks great!

[@Shahrukh_raza]

Professional Creators 😮

[@TheMindfulMantraYT]

Amazing change!

[@rogerpaige169]

Very nice. More. Power

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We are trying!! haha

[@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

[@Californiagent]

Nice

[@MushypeasDMc]

looks sweet .

[@RandomGuy-ej9gr]

Hi, whats the cost for the facelift makeover? I've got an s5 prefacelift and would like to update it.

[@DarksideDevelopments]

It depends on if you can drop on parts that are second hand, if you're getting new parts it'll be expensive. Most of ours were second hand

[@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

[@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!

[@zenfold7946]

Whats the song? from 13:20 please. Been looking for ages!

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Yung Logos - Triumph

[@zenfold7946]

@@DarksideDevelopments Respect, thank you so much.

[@UMXEVO]

That looks clean asf, great job man 👏

[@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 ?

[@kiiiisu]

criticism i dont know about chrome exhaust, i might paint them black, could fit better on the colour theme, try to photoshop it maybe?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

It will be black soon enough anyway!

[@mariyanaracheva1129]

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

[@SalvoSolo]

Hello man, how much did you spend for all the pieces?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

£2000 or so?

[@roverroko306]

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

[@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

[@laservader1]

Not normally a fan of matte/satin red, I think they look like those ex-royal mail vans that's been abused and washed with sandpaper, but I really like this finish, I think the front would look a lot better with a gloss black RS style mesh grill

[@ryanp6138]

It does look nice, will weigh up options for grille ect

[@stepangrigoryan4657]

Hello everyone, nice job 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 And I also want to change old to facelift and I have only one question 🙋🏻‍♂️ What about xenon lights? Should I make any changes on car electronics (cables) or software updates when i will place the facelift lights (both xenon)? Thank you 🙏🏻

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Some coding is needed!

[@rentcararmenia7222]

@@DarksideDevelopments If possible, can you tell me what exactly needs to be encoded? I'm just not a master of cars)))

[@ГеоргиГеоргиевМорунов]

Are the headlights and the stoplights fit on plug and play… i mean did you cahnge the clips on the cabels or something?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

You'll need an adapter for the headlights

[@TheSilentprayer]

excellent job. I love it.

[@roverroko306]

Looks really nice I think I am going to do the same thing to my A4 when I get it this summer. Only I want it in ash grey colour gloss or maybe even Matt like this colour. So the trim including side scrts are wrapped or sprayed in gloss black?

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Matt wrap is good. Wrap chrome too.

[@roverroko306]

@@DarksideDevelopments trim is wrapped or sprayed?

[@roverroko306]

Oh ok I just understood chrome is wrapped as well. OK thanks.

[@stevemizzi7484]

Car looks amazing! I have a 2013 S-Line Black Edition 3.0 TDI and I would really appreciate if you could change the gear knob to the S/RS type, as the stock one is ugly and I would like to see how its done so that I do it on my car.

[@AdamNajak1]

🤔

[@DarksideDevelopments]

Its on the list to sort along with wheel :)

[@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

[@lazyturtle7429]

looks so fkn good, nice one

[@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

[@armycece]

I wonder how much to do the facelift on the front and back

[@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.

[@GTDetailingMcr]

Amazing build chaps, the cars looking ace. Where did you get the new exhaust tips from?

[@AdamNajak1]

They make them in house

[@DarksideDevelopments]

We can supply most tips on our custom exhausts

[@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

[@aleksanderemilov7174]

Hello. Do the headlights need any tuning or new bushings or do they work with the old setup

[@DarksideDevelopments]

They need adapters for them to work, other than that they just need bolting on with new bumper bonnet and wings