How to plan & restore audi tt subframe and underside on a budget
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2022
- Learn the differences between the subframes, How to save money on garage bills and more
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i love seeing conversations about rust from different parts of the world. if mine looked like that when I pulled them, I would've stuffed them right back in with a smile on my face.
Just over a year and a half ago I was looking for TT stuff and it was so limited on yt. Now I find you and all your videos 🥳 Great stuff AND bloody helpful. Thank you.
Thanks buddy, I try and make videos to cover all aspects of tt related ownership 😂
Very helpful vid Dom, I had my underside refurbed at my local garage who were more than happy to do it, always worth asking. Well worth doing if you intend to keep a TT on the road for any length of time.
Tack!
Thank you so much! Legend!
Really helpful Dom, thanks for this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hey my pleasure
Nice tips, as usual. Already did the front arms bushings. One of this days, I plan to work on the front sub frame, and the rear arms.
I found a very good rust converter : Ferose.
2001, 225 BAM coupé.
Thanx for your TT enthousiasm 👍
Thank you, most TT owners have it on their mind, I thought I would just share some tips to make it easier as I’m sure quite a few have been putting it off because it is a pain to do
Awesome, very helpful thanks 👍 looking good in the bunker 😁👍
Thanks buddy, had so many similar questions recently and thought if I make a video I’ve got somewhere to direct people for help haha. Yeah bunkers is good
Nice one mate and I'm sure alot of people will be doing this over winter i might do mine aswell while I'm sorting rust 👍🏻
While you have it off the road and its sorn may as well, then its one less thing to worry about going forward mate
great video from new home. I am a Mk2 TTS owner and bought a complete rear sub frame from a breaker for the reasons you outlines. I also used a fine ceramic sander on a multi tool to remove all rust quickly before smearing all surfaces with a thick layer of lanolin. This I bought in 1 kg tubs off ebay. Providing A cheap thick layer which takes loads of projectiles.
Thats brilliant mate, yeah this applies to must cars not just mk1 tt's, its great stuff and really does future proof it 😎
Great video
Thank you
Perfect timing.
Love it when someone says that, makes me glad I picked that topic
Nice one Dom 👍🏻 will have to check mine over next year when the 🌞 comes back 😂😂 Happy New garage 🚗 would love something like that n probably live in it ⚙️🔧🛠️🧰😂😂👍🏻
I feel like i am going to be spending quite some time in here 😁
Nice video Dom bang on point thanks mate 👍🏿
Thanks buddy appreciate that, if it helps others would be wicked
Nice one Dom. 👍
Can confirm bad trailing arm bushes = loose rear end 🤣
I thought you would like that one 😂
Great vid, I got my underside treated but will need to check under the arch liners tho 👌
Its worth pulling the liners off as mud builds up quite badly against the side skirts :)
Did mine on axel stands two months ago. Wire brushed, rust treat and then brushed on POR15.
Awesome! Por15 is a favourite of mine, just have to learn how watery it is otherwise you end up covered in it 😂
Great, now I want to re-do my running gear - thanks for that 😆 Excellent guide though, thanks!
Thanks buddy, it’s a question I see often where garages dont want to take on a refurb they just want to fit parts.
The issue with doing it your self is once you’ve disabled the car on your drive or wherever then it just sits till you’ve got everything sorted, so could be off the road months 😂
Belle vidéo 👌 😉
Merci sir
@@TheParrottBros 👍 😉
Lanoguard is a good one makes it like new underneath and its just a case off spraying it on
I'm really looking forward to using it in the future
Thanks for the video Dom. One thing I am unhappy with is my suspension (I have bought Gaz coilovers about half a year ago) and I may be blaming coils when it could be caused by suframe and bushes. I may start with the back myself or give Bryn a call (I'm also in the middlands).
Hey buddy, what seems to be the issue? Gaz are extremely good suspension, a little on the hard side but they are built for performance
@@TheParrottBros I found it much harder than your usual coilovers but a very solid build. Unfortunately, car doesn't seem to have a good grip but don't have other tt to compare the driving feel to :P
Mainly my problem lies in feeling every little imperfection on the road, and slight wobbliness when at higher speeds
Live in Oz and currently breaking a roadster. Subframes are near new (no salt on roads). Storing parts in roof as they will become sort after in the future.
100% keep hold of them! even in the uk now the roadster subframe is far more expensive than the coupe ones already
Im not gloating, but that salt smeg must eat at everything 24-7..!!
Here in Australia, they just changed the classic road registration from 30 to 25 years.
My 2001/1/1 is close to a classic.!
LOLs the Mk1 TT has all the early groundbreaking technologies to make it an ultimate classic.
Sure it took deaths on the AutoBahn, but they collaborated to make all cars safer.
Thats amazing!! its 40 years old here in the uk to be a classic so we have some time to go yet haha, yeah salt is a car killer here for sure, although im sure the sun you have destroys paint work / clearcoat with its rays
Damn Dom, those clean pics at the start of the video look really nice!!! Also somewhat familiar 😂😂😂 TT Spares in Crewe just completed that for me.
Its an almost new looking example amazing isnt it haha, thanks for the pics mate, ill add them to the list of places to get it done :)
TT Spares in Crewe will do it. Did mine; amazing job. Also VW Mad in Southend, Essex
Great first video in your new home and perfect timing, my TT is now garaged over winter to have this exact work done.
Do you have a video on how to remove the side skirts?
That’s well timed! Haha I think quite a few are taking a similar route to you this year, makes sense as it preserves it for many years to come.
I don’t but there is quite a good video online already, I will be doing another video in the coming weeks just waiting for a car to get to my unit 😂
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Great video and good timing, this is my winter project to drop the rear subframe, blast and rust treat it, replace the bushes etc. I was just going to hammerite or chassis paint the frame once the rust was removed and treated but considering getting the powder coating done now, does it really offer a better level of protection than paints ? Thanks!
The right powder coating should be tougher than most paints as its heat treated on, its likely what was on most parts from the factory it just deteriorates over time, you can use a good quality rust treatment then just use POR15, that is my go to paint if your not going to powdercoat :)
@@TheParrottBros Thanks! I have several bilt hamber products for rust treatment and a spot blaster. Will have a good look at it once I have it off and make a decision.
@@pjmccracken ooo awesome! Feel free to
Email me some pics of your progress or if you post your on socials tag me. Enjoy following these restorations
Anyone know what size spline bit is used for the haldex carrier and rear plate
I have a mk1 225 recently had a noise coming from the front on drive.. Looked today and oil from left hand front inner drive shaft.. Nose getting louder coukd this be the bearings?
Great video, I've just bought an Audi TT 3.2 roadster.I love it so far but the MOT came up with an advisory. 'subframe corroded but not seriously weakened' I'm a bit worried about how to tackle it as I dont have the practical skills or knowledge. I don't even know what the advisory means. Help me please lol
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Hey Beth! firstly congratulations on TT ownership, So basically the subframe corroded means that its rusty but not enough that its dangerous, However left untreated will rust and a hole will appear which will then be a fail, Depending on how bad it is you have 2 options, get your one treated and some rust prevention paint /coating applied or if its past that over the next year you may need to get a new one fitted.
Hi Dom, don’t suppose you do a one off annual patron rather than a Monthly one do you? Interesting vid btw👍 cheers
Hey Dave, I don’t as such as it’s all very new to me, if anyone would like to make a one off contribution to the channel they are welcome to of course. My PayPal link is on every video In the description, no fee’s are applied which is also cool 😊. Appreciate that thought it might help some who’s car maybe isn’t too bad and just needs protecting before it gets too bad
Dunno about all this powder coat malarchy, wire wheel + kurust + hammerite = Tasty 😎
Haha easy mate 👌🏻
I'm looking to do my front and rear subframes for my 3.2 V6. Where is the best place to get both frames? Cheers Dean
Hey dean, TT spares have newly powder coated recon ones on the shelf i believe, a fraction of the cost of new ones unless you want to source used off ebay and get them refurbed yourself :)
Wondering if you could help. I am searching for a front subframe for a 3.2 V6. I have come across a few on eBay, which claim that they came from a 225 and they will fit the 3.2V6 will they fit? Thanks Dean
The 1.8t & 3.2 subframes are different, only slightly but none the less not compatible if you want to have an undertray!
On the 3.2 subframe it has 2 raised blocks with threads in them to hold up the Metal undertray, the 225 one does not have this as it has a plastic undertray thats a different shape
Ive just put on adjustable top and bottom rear link arms, so I have four arms with no rust here in the driest state on the driest continent on Earth. Are they worth sending to the UK?
So you have the opposite issue to what we have haha. Does that mean bushes and bearings wear out quicker due to the dry heat?
Could I ask where you got all the replacement bolts from please?
Yes of course mate, all my genuine parts come from Coverdale car parts, decent lads and well priced
how hard would it be to convert a v6 undertray to fit a 1.8 you think?
Not easy as it had multiple large bolt fixings that a 225 just doesn’t have the threads for. Plus isn’t really benefitting as it doesn’t protect the underside much more than the 225 one, still has an open slot at lowest point
“We have salt on the roads 8 months a year”! Jeeeeez what county do you live in?
We’re lucky as we barely get the roads salted at all here when it ices up! Im in Wiltshire! 😄
Haha! Near london mate so it’s all hustle and bustle here
@@TheParrottBros oh I know London, I moved here from a lifetime there. I dont remember 8mths of Salt! 😂
Nice video Dom keep them coming. Have you thought about the Buy me a coffee site for those who can only give a bit now and then.
Thanks buddy, I do have a paypal donations link in all videos should anyone want to give a one off contribution, that way there is no fee's for me or the other party should they want to :)
Where’s that Dom, can’t see it?
@@davewestrup2420 apologies I had taken it out, i have added it back in now thanks for pointing that out dave 👌🏻
Cheers Dom 👍
Thanks Dom, done the Patron after all, glad to support this really useful channel, cheers mate
Dom, how accessible are the subframes to treat and paint, when doing it on axle stands?
You’ll never get to 100% of it but you can get to all the bits that will get salty if you know what I mean
I done my truck this way, basically what I can advise is get it on some stands, and go to B&Q and get a cheap (£2 ish) decorators overalls, get under there with scrapers and wire brushes etc. and if you take the time you can get to most of it with a bit of time and patience 👍
@@davewestrup2420 100% get overalls, ear defenders and eye protection 😂. And if you have a beard cover that too
😂 Agree Dom, but no beards here 😂
@@davewestrup2420 hahaha keep your mouth closed then, nothing worse than a mouthful of rust dirt 😆
Do the non Quattro TTs have a different front subframe ? Are the front trailing arms different?
Front subframe will be the same as it’s shared with mk4 platform. Not sure wether they will have cast arms or not though, I’m sure all tt’s had cast arms. The golfs / Leon’s have pressed arms
@@TheParrottBros Thanks for the reply, I think it depends on the hubs with relation to the cast or pressed arms, had this issue on a mk1 Octavia it has the 312mm discs but the TT cast arms wouldn't fit the hubs.
Completely different question to the video. But is it worth upgrading the coil pack to the 2.0 version? What benefits will it give me?
Upgrading your coil packs to the latest revision is the best option, there is not much difference between the 2 L and the revised 1.8 ones. They offer a more consistent Spark is all
@@TheParrottBros Thanks mate. I would really like for you to work on my car
@@michaelperkins4316 Glad to be of help, I dont work on others cars im afraid but im more than happy to help anyone where i can with how to guides etc. Bryn @bwstt is your man for tt work
Quite depressing to see how big the TT community it over seas. Everything in the states is massively more expensive and hard to find.
Unfortunately it’s a Europe based car for the most part, I’m sure others feel the same here who love big v8 fords / chevys 😎. I’ve seen a few posts recently where there is multiple tt’s in a meet in America. I know America is a little bigger than the uk so could well be miles and miles away 😂
@@TheParrottBros haha yeah, haven't seen any other channels besides like one guy I follow that's in the states.
Once I get the car looking how I want I'll prioritize looking for a group. I used to go to a vw/audi meet back in the day so I know they're around
@@jungillestt02 that’s probably best, get car sorted first then can enjoy it. If you can’t find any groups locally can always start one 😎