After months of preparation the moment for the big swap arrived and "Let there be light" project finally happened!
Time and place agreed and on the hottest day of 2019
@timmus arrived and so it began what I can only described is the most audacious and insane "upgrade" I ever embarked on.
Two days to transfer the immaculate twist interior - dash included - from a 37K miles A2 I recently bought into my silver A2 (the keeper) whilst putting back in the red A2 my equally pristine soul interior.
As if this was not enough Tom even managed to throw in a BOSE upgrade and heated seats. Yes, in two days folks.
I thought to share some photos to commemorate this epic weekend. Epic on many levels....the heat, the ambition, the amount of work , the fun and most of all the epic skills that Tom has demonstrated, leaving no doubt he is possibly the most knowledgeable figure in Europe when it comes to knowing every, and I mean EVERY little part and component on an A2. The fact that he is a wonderful, thoughtful , charming person made this marathon ever more enjoyable!
As we speak I have now the A2 I always dreamt of, chasing that aesthetic and vision first introduced with the Al2 concept, a silver A2 with cream interior.
It has been a long journey, started in 2011, waiting for the right cars to come on the market. Few bits still missing but is all there....
In the end both Tom and I agreed that somehow both cars now look better than before: the red one with black interior feels nicer ans so does the silver with the warm, cream interior.
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Both car ready for the transplant
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Tom nibbling away the interior from the red A2
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Dashboard removal in process
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In the afternoon time to remove the soul interior from the silver A2
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Few hours (and cold drinks) later
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An interior-less A2, a thing of beauty.
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Sunday, putting the twits interior into the silver A2, whilst adding Bose and heated seats.
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Project completed
In the end quick scan with VCDS and both cars without a single error message or fault code!
PS: the 37K miles Amulet red A2 1.4 petrol, will be soon up for sale, so watch this space.