Does anyone know where i can get a hold of a widebody kit that goes with the rs4 front or at least fender flares ...i would really love for my car to be widebody

----2000 Audi 1.8t (B5)

 

http://www.fourtitude.com/resources/..._b5/index.html

or

http://www.seidl-tuning.de/katalog.htm


















there are others that aren't rs4




yes thats the girl who owns it


2bennet widebody






or you can DIY

http://audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167388
http://audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164466
http://audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85465

 

u can either get the OEM B5 RS4 parts which are expensive but will fit perfectly(rear doors, front fenders), the rear corner panel may need a good body work guy

but most the wide bodies u see on a4s are custom

 

OEM b5 RS4 parts?? did they make that car in germany or something before it was brought here? ive never heard of a b5 RS4. as far as doing a wide body, whos doing the work? you probably cant take something like that to a regular body shop, wide body lines are not the easiest in the world to make it look right. i was thinking about doing it while my car is off the road, im not gunna for two reasons, one, i dont have the skills or wanna risk it, and two, im not building a show car right now id rather spend the money on BT. wide body is something u should think long and hard about, but if you decide to go for it i would love to see how it turns out.

 

Yes, the B5 RS4 was a European car that to my knowledge was not brought to the US. I remember seeing specs on the Avant version as having 380hp from a steroid version of the S4 2.7t motor. And those cars look incredible with the wide fenders.

A couple things to keep in mind if you do go wide and opt for the custom construction route. First off, have it done in sheetmetal, not fiberglass, if you live in a climate with considerable temperature swings. The coefficients of expansion for fiberglass vs metal vary quite a bit and you'll end up with cracked seams. The metal route is much more expensive but worth it if you're going to invest.

Second, remember to budget for wheels and tires to fill out those arches. Getting wheels wide enough to run flush to flared fenders is not cheap. You may be limited to big-dollar multipiece forged wheels like HRE, Fikse, Volk, iForge, etc in order to get wheels wide enough and with the proper offset. Don't forget also, that wheels that big require big tires, and those don't come cheap either. Last, remember that if you're going for speed, you may not want to go wide, as the extra weight of the bodywork and the larger wheels and tires (regardless of if they're forged, if they're 13" wide, they're gonna be heavy with tires) will likely slow you down.

 

yeah the b5 rs4 was avant only and never brought to the US. there's a couple that were imported, 1 of which is in south florida.