[steve9]

A friend of mine had an Ibis white V8 and traded it for a Suzuka grey V10 gen2. He prefers the Suzuka, it's metallic and a bit richer. Like most colours, it looks great when its clean!

 

[steve9]

The dealer is a Porsche dealer and is unlikely to want to be sourcing this for me.

Snap! I also bought my first R8 from the local Porsche dealer. I rate them higher than the Audi dealer.

 

[steve9]

I purchased a full set of black badges from my local Audi dealer (UK) and prices were reasonable.

Part numbers in this thread :-

Black out badges/emblems

 

[steve9]

Please refer to my previous post for the full list. The part numbers for these should not be country specific. These badges were OEM fitment on the MY19+ performance so are body spare parts for current generation facelift. Hence you may have difficulty finding them by searching on you MY18- VIN number.

 

[steve9]

Thanks for the info Steve9

I need 2017 model year badges. I wonder if the my19+ badges are the same.

I believe they are although I don't recall holding the old and new badges side by side. Still, I think I would have noticed if the sizing was different as I installed them myself and I'm pretty sure I marked out the positions with masking tape - it's almost two years ago now. Couple of pics below.

The only badge that I didnt buy is the one on the front grill. For MY16 and MY17 this was a "quattro" badge, then changed to "Audi Sport" for the MY18 then to a black and red "R8" badge for the MY19.

 

[steve9]

Well done. Looks great. You can see a lot more detail in the wheel design with the polished finished than you can in black.

I only fully appreciated how low the R8 was when one passed me in the opposite direction a few months after I bought mine. It was the white v10 that Trev450 is now driving.

 

[steve9]

I don't believe the sensors are finicky per se; the engine is just sensitive to overfilling - from memory the volume between top and bottom of the scale is less than a quart. If they can remove some oil easily it should not take them too long to get it right; I'd be interested to know from where they drain it if you can ask them when you collect. Yes you have to let the engine run for a while or take a drive before you can see the oil level reading. Hopefully you'll be back on the road in no time.

Going forward always measure the oil out on an oil drain. I fill up with 7 litres which results in the message to add more oil car driveable, then add in 200-300ml increments, driving a short distance to see the oil level meter. The oil change volume should be 8.3L and on the two occasions I changed it was spot on. Never add a full litre / quart in one go if the oil is at the lower end of the range.