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Old 04-06-2011, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by patinsd
Toppernh ,do you mind sharing the platic grille intercooler OEM part # ?
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The post right above yours....
Old 04-06-2011, 06:57 PM
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The post right above yours....
Thanks ,I found it .
Here is a pic with the botton grille done .

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That looks great. However, that doesnt' look like the OEM Audi grill on page 10. Is yours a DIY or Audi part?
Old 04-07-2011, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by patinsd
Thanks ,I found it .
Here is a pic with the botton grille done .
That looks really good. I don't think you mentioned it earlier, were you able to do this without having to remove he front bumper/grill ?
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Originally Posted by skiracerblah
That looks great. However, that doesnt' look like the OEM Audi grill on page 10. Is yours a DIY or Audi part?
Not OEM ,I start with the top grill to see how it look like and did the bottom Monday .
For the top I ordered the Diamond XXL in black powder coated
6in X 36 in and you just need to cut on each side

For the botton same Diamond XXL but 12in X 48in

http://www.customcargrills.com/prodd...od=Diamond_XXL

With the leftover from the bottom ,I may do a protection for the left side intercooler (behind the fog light )

I also ordered 5ft of Neoprene Rubber Edge Trim for the top grill so the mesh sit on rubber and does not rub on the plastic.

http://www.customcargrills.com/products.asp?cat=45
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Originally Posted by Tifosi
That looks really good. I don't think you mentioned it earlier, were you able to do this without having to remove he front bumper/grill ?
No bumper removal and done in 2 hours .
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That looks sweet! how did you secure the grill to the bumper?
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That looks VERY good patinsd!
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Originally Posted by skiracerblah
That looks sweet! how did you secure the grill to the bumper?
For the botton grille ,I used 5 of the 9 existing scew .
You do not see those srew until the black plastic protection under the car is removed .
On the picture below you can see the scew with a big head on the right top part of the mesh .
The top mesh is easy because you work from the top .
The bottom is more complicated because you are under the car but if you are a bit handy it's not big deal .

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Originally Posted by patinsd
For the botton grille ,I used 5 of the 9 existing scew .
You do not see those srew until the black plastic protection under the car is removed .
On the picture below you can see the scew with a big head on the right top part of the mesh .
The top mesh is easy because you work from the top .
The bottom is more complicated because you are under the car but if you are a bit handy it's not big deal .
How did you get access from the bottom ? Did you have to put the front end on jack stands and remove the bottom cover ?


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