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[siztenboots]

good choice, look nice

[MAXR]

Ok, Audivaux220 it is then. I’ve just bought a TT boot to graft on the boot wedge face. It comes with the lifting spoiler???

[The Batman]

TT220

[MAXR]

TT220

Yeah, that sounds better! That's the first and last compliment you'll get from me, batboy!

[The Batman]

either that or vx-hairdresser

 

[MAXR]

....Quick preview of back so far. It's very Audi looking? I'm hoping the C-HR lower bumper will help mask the TT rump.

 

more photos this evening!

 

[SteveA]

Nice, Looks a bit v8 vantage which is not a bad thing at all 

[MAXR]

Update: Audi TT Rear lights, bumper, boot lip & Third brake light mockup.

 

Well, I’ll be honest, it’s not what I had hoped for. It looks soft and rounded. I guess I should have expected it!

 

Anyway, I will leave it to see if it grows on me. The TT lights and strip 3^rd brake light look nice when on! However now that I have used the TT roadster boot lid lip & top edge above the brake light, it looks like an awkward Audi.

 

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[smiley]

Wasen't expecting you to use such a big chunk of that audi bumper.
Thought it was just for the lights contour.
Previous setup looked better imo.

[MAXR]

I wasn't going to, but using the 'off the shelf Audi parts' made it a very straightforward rear revamp. Utilising the boot lid panel in between the lights and top edge will allow me to form a nice shallow duck tail to blend into. The number plate area and number plate light is utilised as there are a couple of people wanting the new rear setup for a road car, so I don't want to produce two versions. I also like the 3rd brake light strip. Perhaps I should not have promised people moulds!

I'd rather not reconstruct the edges and surfaces surrounding the lights and then blend them into the bumper, wing and hatch surfaces. The lower C-HR lower bumper area was so easy to graft directly onto the Audi bumper, just below the crease line, making the blending a doddle, but too conservative.

The

[The Batman]

I think you need a turbo bootlid with the bigger vents

[MAXR]

I think you need a turbo bootlid with the bigger vents

Well, I may have to vent the area between the lights or divert the air into the lower vents, by removing the boot floor. It seems like I've wasted over 3 hours today on reproducing a lack lustre Audi rear ended VX?

...I'm not a fan of the Tubby lid, I have one here and the grills are not really much bigger? They also stick out.

Perhaps back to the drawing board?

[smiley]

The crh part mated the vx clam perfectly.
That side profile reminded me a bit of the exige v6. It looked good.
All that was missing was to blend in the tt lights in the gaps.

[tommobot]

I'm not a massive fan, it makes the car too long and thin to my eyes, but if you are intending to space the wheels out then maybe it's worthwhile putting a few washers in temporarily to give the finished look... I would have thought with a wider track it would suit the current rear end much more so

[Doctor Ed]

nope

[MAXR]

Ok, I may have to abandon the TT lights and rear and seek inspiration online, looking at possible alternative rears.

1. I want more and better cooling, which means grills or vents
2. A sharper, crisper, edgier look rather than bulbous and rounded
3. Decide on lights then just reconstruct the back using some of the existing VX clam and a suitable new bumper.

...Bugger! This seems like effort now!

[SteveA]

I like it.

[MAXR]

Thanks Steve, but it's not in keeping with the rest of the car. In isolation and for a road car, it looks fine.

 

I have decided to try a variation of what I have already done. I am ditching the TT lights but retaining the Audi/C-HR bumper as is. This may sound like it won't be any different, but I think it will look vastly different and will also be better suited to my track only car.

 

Let me explain. I have literally just moved up the Audi/C-HR bumper, so that the bumper vents will now do their job and vent the hot air from the engine/boot area. Also, my exhaust can now happily vent heat through the large grill area that will be formed between the diffuser and C-HR bumper opening. Both important to me. By losing the rounded TT boot lid between the lights and curved top edge I can create my own boot lip to blend in with the top of the VX clam and rear wings. As for the lights, I can now either reuse the Skoda lights or find alternatives to use. As these lights will now be fitted into the white TT bumper area, it will in effect reduce the height of the TT bumper and also greatly change the overall shape of the TT bumper and make the rear not so big and round

 

I guess I have nothing to lose in trying it before ruling it out.

 

Here's a mockup with the bumper moved up... I like the look!

 

 

 

[hairy]

Nice

[The Batman]

Just so everyone knows, the wing mirrors don’t look as big as in the pictures










They look even bigger in real life