A4:Lowering/GALA/pillar noise

[cjw@sas.upenn.edu (pup.)]

hello everyone,

hope you don't mind if i ask several questions in this post. firstly, i 
am interested in
dropping my A4Q. it handles well as is, but i guess there's always room for
improvement, plus i think it'll look kinda neat. i know eibach sells a 
pro-kit for the
A4, which includes springs (lowers car 35mm) and an anti-sway bar. my 
questions
are: will keeping the stock rims+wheels be o.k.? i'm not at the point 
where i want to
upgrade to larger rims/wider,lower profile tires. so, will the stock 
wheels rub? in
general, how much does lowering adversely affect ride quality. as one who 
does
much city driving, this is an issue; i'd like to keep some sort of 
balance between
performance and comfort.

second question: i know there has been much talk about the stereo (GALA) 
in this
group. i'd just like to ask that if anyone has any info, please post it! 
i'm very
comfused about the GALA feature.

last question: i've also read numerous posts in the QUATTRO LIST about pillar
noise. my car seems to rattle near the front seat belt fasteners. the 
noise comes and
goes, and it annoying. has anyone had similar rattles, and has anyone 
actually had
anything done about it?

thanks for any info.

ps. if my post looks odd, sorry, i had some cut&paste problems
-- 
chris