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Well I certainly do not have any claims on the idea. Just my interpretation. Reason for the blue leds is to stand out and I did not have any red ones available. So come on guys what can you do to make your individual footrests more special.
As for my modification it took about an hour.
 
audifan said:
Well I certainly do not have any claims on the idea. Just my interpretation. Reason for the blue leds is to stand out and I did not have any red ones available. So come on guys what can you do to make your individual footrests more special.
As for my modification it took about an hour.
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Did you wire it in to the centre console so it is dimmed and turned off along with the other lights or is it mains switched? I’d be interested to know where you tagged in the wiring.

Interestingly the blue led is the most technically advanced visible colour so it’s in keeping with the advancement through technology premise of the car - despite not colour matching.


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Interestingly the blue led is the most technically advanced visible colour so it’s in keeping with the advancement through technology premise of the car - despite not colour matching.
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bleh, had blue in the Lupo and didn't like it. The red is much nicer. Might go RGB next, though... if I can get the things to sit correctly.
 
I have also gone for red when I’ve added things that glow in the cabin but each to their own. Thanks for the tip on the power source. I like it.

I have friends and family with the polychromatic led options in newer Audi’s and AMGs but they all seem to find their favourite colour and stick to it. Red or blue. Only one friend has purple and sometimes white and that suits him.

It’s a fun mod but footwell lighting could also be useful on the passenger side I guess for non blinding convenience lights for the passenger.

Good job man!


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Finally found a few spare minutes to take a shot of my Bespoke A2 Footrest which has been fitted into Project OEM along with the complimentary @depronman TT Style Infills. I am completely satisfied with the outcome of this little venture/adventure.

Here are the pictures I took not so long ago.

Rubber mats fitted:
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Twist mats fitted:
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Thank you for everyone who helped me out on this fairly quickly journey.

Kind regards,

Tom
 
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Wow...he has been one spoilt car over the years. Hope he lives up to your expectations David ? :D
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Yes I appreciate the economics don’t stack up upon first impressions - but let’s put it this way:

- I was going to buy a brand new Skoda Fabia Estate, from Carwow this would have cost me £16k

- By buying Merlin instead to do the same job, with all parts, accessories, upgrades and repairs included I have spent a total of half that, £8246.23 actually if we're being exact.

- Merlin is an appreciating asset, not a depreciating one.

That last point is important: The Skoda would be worth what I’ve spent on Merlin in less than 4 years I would think.

Now I accept Merlin is never going to be quite as statistically unlikely to go wrong or need work as a brand new car, but even so, I’ve spent half the amount to get something to do the same job that will cost less in maintenance (as parts will be cheaper and I’ll be more inclined to do more myself from here on, plus fuel costs will be roughly the same) and crucially, he should now rise in value as time goes by, or if I pile the miles on, he should at least not depreciate!
 
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Yes I appreciate the economics don’t stack up upon first impressions - but let’s put it this way:

- I was going to buy a brand new Skoda Fabia Estate, from Carwow this would have cost me £16k

- By buying Merlin instead to do the same job, with all parts, accessories, upgrades and repairs included I have spent a total of almost exactly half that, £8246.23!

- Now I accept Merlin is never going to be quite as statistically unlikely to go wrong or need work as a brand new car, but even so, I’ve spent half the amount to get something to do the same job that will cost less in maintenance (as parts will be cheaper and I’ll be more inclined to do more myself from here on) - and crucially, is now an appreciating asset, not a depreciating one.

That last point is important: The Skoda would be worth what I’ve spent on Merlin in less than 4 years I would think.
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Actually I thing the logic and chance of repair is stacked in favour of the A2 as compared to new cars it’s electrics are very simple
If you look at what puts cars in the scrap yard these days it’s not rust (as it was 30 years ago) or mechanical failure it is actually electrical issues
We are driving computers on wheels with a modern car and very very few people understand how they work and therefore can diagnose issue that arise. This means practically it a main dealer for the first 3 to 5 years after that the value of the car V the cost of the repair puts it out of main dealer scope
This then leaves you with a few specialist who might charge lass than main dealers but still charge high prices, so this is sustainable until the car is say8 years or older. At this point it would cost more to repair a fault than the car is worth hence it ends up in the breakers yard

Now apply this to the A2, much simpler electronics and a number of members who know the electrics of the car inside out and certainly much better than the dealers now do add to this that they are not charging main dealer prices and I think you will see that the odds are indeed stacked in the A2’s favour

The down side is that if the worst was to happen accident wise then the insurance Co will consider it a 20 years old car and offer little for it. Agreed value insurance is your friend here but takes a little up front planning
The other monkey in the room so to speak is the growing number of low emission zones, we could get to a point where our aluminium chariots are removed from the road by stealth due to the emission side of it.
Even though our tdi’s still put out less CO2 now than a lot of new cars 20 years further up the development ladder do - political madness in my eyes. We need to be looking at the total cost to the environment not just the cars emissions ie what effect on the planet does crushing an A2 to make an electric car really have. Ye at here will be less emissions produces when the car is driven but what about the extra emissions to crush the A2 and manufacture the 4 seater milk float. I suspect the payback will take many years of driving by which time the electric milk float will have developed a fault that no one can work out what it is and I’ve been crushed to make electric milk float mk2
And so it goes on....

Rant over honest

Paul


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Ha - Good rant and actually you make a number of good points Paul!

Yes, I was literally about to buy a brand new car, at massive relative cost to the environment, but because of the support network around the A2 and because of it's relatively low purchase value yet good reliability & low running costs (fuel, road tax, parts), it made sense to me to seek out a well-cared for example of a used car instead and take steps to ensure it stays on the road for the 8 year period (and beyond) with minimal repair work instead.

This is what government policy should encourage - and now because of all of these things in this and your post, it is starting to make sense for some folk to do so in certain circumstances, including mine.
 
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I swapped out the Thermostat. Car now reaches temp fine. :) Sounds and goes much better but perhaps that's in my head.
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No it will indeed run better. The sooner it gets to 85+ degrees the sooner the ecu moves to the main map files and stops Injecting extra fuel to compensate for the cold engine

Paul


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