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Hi All,

Just my first post here. Greetings from Melbourne where it's the coldest its been in a couple of years :)

I picked up a 2007 AUDI S5 4.2ltr V8 a few months ago and have been enjoying it quite well. There have been the few European car quirks here and there but it hasn't really reduced the love I have for the car any bit. The reason I joined the forum was to find out some DIY tips specially in AUDIO since I plan on upgrading the Stock B&O system which has had its better days over the past 13 years. I've done a few DIYs myself over the time I've had this (Not to mention the projects I did with my previous 2004 - A3 1.6 ltr) and will make up a few posts as I go along.

I'll post a few pics of the S5 below

Cheers....

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Oooh an S5. In my opinion one of the nicest looking cars bar none. (Unless it's the four door version... smh)

Welcome aboard. I'm sure you will be able to get the info you need. There's a lot of helpful people around. 

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On 5/29/2019 at 12:48 PM, Steve85 said:

Oooh an S5. In my opinion one of the nicest looking cars bar none. (Unless it's the four door version... smh)

Welcome aboard. I'm sure you will be able to get the info you need. There's a lot of helpful people around. 

Thank you for the kind words :)  and Yes, this is the 2 door coupe. It does look quite nice and runs pretty good :)

 

I need to do some thorough searching for the info I'm looking for (car audio DIY basics) but Im sure I will find it all soon enough :)

 

Cheers..

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