badtoyz build thread.

so its been an eventful day for badtoyz. I took my car to the dealership today to get my drc recharge and the new line put on anf the alignment. after sitting for 2 hours while they worked on my car the service lady came up and told me they couldn’t get the line on my car and it wouldn’t be finished today. instant mushroom clouds in my eyes and I offered to go out and show her techs how to put the line on as nicely as I could. she then went out and asked what was really going on because saying that to me clearly wasn’t going to fly. she brought me out on the floor and it turned out the actual floor supervisor was the one working on my car and the leak is coming from the threads where the hard line screws into the flex line, no big deal I asked him if he could tighten it more he said no, I said why don’t u throw some Teflon tape or thread compound on there and be done with it and he said he wasn’t comfortable with that because the system sees 25 bar. I said ok well im comfortable with it so just do it. he could clearly see I was super agitated and he took the time to calm me down and explain that he wouldn’t charge me anymore money than the original quote but he would feel better if they replaced fitting for me before I drove away but they would have to keep my car until Monday and shuttle me home. so I said ok that’s fine, thanked him and left.

I then got a call from fedex saying that they still cant clear my supercharger from customs and I almost lost my shit again. she was trying to explain to me how I had to create an account and all this other bullshit I completely tuned out, I asked her if I just drove to Toronto and talked to them there personally could I pick up my package shes said yes no problem so off to Toronto I go.

get to fedex and ask for my package they take the tracking number and look at me like I have 2 heads, I start explaining the story of all the crap ive been going through all week and shes like ya I see all your notes here and everything you’ve been told is wrong. fucking great. shes not sure I can even have my package today. so she called 100 ppl pushed everything through to customs but I had to wait one more hour for customs to give the final ok.

look what I got ;D ;D ;D ;D


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fuck ya motherfucker now im happy.

and im also very impressed with how both the dealership and fedex handled me. I can a bit of a handful when im irate.

ill take pics of all the other components tomorrow but its beer thirty and im thirsty.

Sounds like you need at least two more beers after all that.

I’ve been waiting for you to post pictures of your ride since page one lol Man I do love murdered look on these beasts. Coming along really nice and not bad of a job on the mirrors for a DIY!
These are some nasty bad ass upgrades! Maybe I missed it, which one did you go with 5R?

yup 5R with lwfw and the trio. im actually worried about getting the shifter right ive heard they an be difficult. I love the murdered look too. im pretty excited to get started, go figure I finally get the parts and now I don’t have my car.


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I couldn’t wait! the ac lines are a thing of beauty.

so all this stuff fits under the hood of an rs4 lol.

That’s amazing man, impressive to see another customer doing his own install with this kit.

Are you doing the clutch/lwfw install yourself as well?

Dude not sure why you got the runaround from FedEx. That’s sucks.

But glad the story has a happy ending!

When you think about all the parts you get and all the things that get upgraded with the jhm kit it’s amazing how well the kit is priced. Lookin good.

Awesome!

it wasn’t fedex it was Canada customs, apparently all the rules have changed now over a certain dollar amount cuz no one was paying the duties. I wont be placing a large order ever again.

yup im doin it all. I cant stand when I have to go to a mechanic, other ppl touching my car stresses me the fuck out lol.

I bought the jhm cable to so im even gonna do the software myself. the second my car is home the front bumpers comin off and im getting started.

im not gonna lie all the parts is a little overwhelming but if I take my time and focus I should be fine. ill be triple checking every bolt.

and the 1250 in core and rebate they give u back is also killer. I have to be very careful with the old lines they don’t want them if theyre boken.

I was also having a look at the oil cooler lines the other day, theres gonna be some cursing there for sure.

Always glad to hear doing your own wrenching. When I was a young whippersnapper, I couldn’t wait to get home and work on my car. Not so much anymore. Sigh!!

I like doing this kind of stuff, the wife has needed shocks for 2 years now and I have no interest lol.

I gave up on wives after two.

lmao. im only doin it once. id never do it again.

That is crazy man. I would definitely opt for the drive down, make a trip out of it and return with the stuff next time. Or do you technically still need to pay if you bring parts back in a box?

Very nice, best of luck with the install. Bummer about all the frustration though

One quick question, as I just haven’t been following. What exactly is the 5R vs the stg 4 clutch. I know it’s a completely new pressure plate vs rs4 pressure plate, but I didn’t know if it was still a single disc or if it was a multiple plate clutch. Just curious.

technically u still need to pay. ya that’s what I was thinking make a vacation out of it. plan if for when jhm has an event or something. or like fly to cabo and drive up or something like that.

its a single disc 6 puck sprung clutch. heres some pics of the clutch, pp and that gorgeous flywheel. im not 100 percent on the differences between the 4 and 5 because I never researched the 4 at all. I drove mistros car and other than the firmer pedal the engagement and everything feels the same so why go 4 when u can go 5.

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