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Old 11-09-2008, 06:25 PM
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Default Rieger with bolts and nuts that are almost un reachable without the headlights out.

I might be able to get one side free, just enough to let the bumper out to get my arm in.

We shall see.
Old 11-09-2008, 06:42 PM
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Default oh. I've been in the situation before where my latch was stuck, but I had a factory bumper

it was a 40 min R&R job
Old 11-09-2008, 06:54 PM
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yep. would love to have the OEM bumper clips.
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Default no tab casualties, but maybe some were already broken

I know I have some broken from the grill to the outside ring piece. I broke one or 2 when I painted the outside part of the grill years ago, but it doesn't seem to matter since I used some silicon to hold them together in addition to the tabs.

I think the way I did it was I started to pull on one side at the top, put a screwdriver in there to hold it out and then works my way down along the top. It came out rather easily for me. Good luck.
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If you bust your RS4 grille, you can have mine, if someone gives me a stock grille..
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Default I did the same when my hood latch broke. Removed my RS4 grill from the outside.

If you're careful and take it slow you wont snap any of the tabs.
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you can have my stocker
Old 11-10-2008, 03:56 PM
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Default Thank you very much, Kris. I didn't know you had one.

that might be my only route. I'll be trying to reach the thru bolts for the bumper tomorrow. If I can't its grill time.
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Did the EXACT same thing...luckily my hand was thin enough to fit in the gap. Scraped it bad though
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sheesh what gap? you have like 1 inch between the rad and the engine.


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