Where to buy Q5 S-line Grill?

[rattmobbins]

Hi there, so the chrome grill surround on my '10 Q5 S-line is peeling in a couple of places thanks to rock chips, and I want to get a new one. Local Audi stealership quoted me over $800 installed, which as Mike Tyson would say is "ludicrouth!". Anyone know a good place to order a new one online and I'll just replace it myself?

[ThunderDent]

http://www.europrice.us/4r.html

Contact Alex. He'll take care of you.

$420

[rattmobbins]

Wow, perfect. Thanks!!!

[PJQ5S]

Originally Posted by rattmobbins

Hi there, so the chrome grill surround on my '10 Q5 S-line is peeling in a couple of places thanks to rock chips, and I want to get a new one. Local Audi stealership quoted me over $800 installed, which as Mike Tyson would say is "ludicrouth!".

Anyone know a good place to order a new one online and I'll just replace it myself?

Mine ('09 S-Line) was peeling too! My dealer sourced and replaced it under warranty - I told them it was defective and they agreed. I would try another "stealership" and see if they will claim your grill as well. My parts guy at the dealer did have a tough time sourcing the part tho...told me it was "last one in the country he could find". Don't know if that's true, but they got the job done anyway...you shouldn't have to pay to replace yours. Do you have pics of the damage??

[Jusforfun]

Part number 09 USA/Canada S-Line is 8R0 853 651 B T94 (for body without parking sensors) or 8R0 853 651 C T94 (for body with parking sensors)

[MonzaAvant]

IMO Europrice is WAY overpriced. Take a look at other suppliers such as http://genuineaudiparts.com/partloca...?siteid=214407 or even eBay.

GenuineAudiParts has both with and w/o sensors listed for 386.88.

[spijun]

Originally Posted by Jusforfun

Part number 09 USA/Canada S-Line is 8R0 853 651 B T94 (for body without parking sensors) or 8R0 853 651 C T94 (for body with parking sensors)

True to are catalog numbers for S-grill
Only difference in the last catalog number:
T94-black glossy
1QP-stone grey
VMZ-black

[ThunderDent]

I only buy from the genuine Audi parts suppliers. EuroPrice, ECS Tuning, BKS Tuning, GenuineAudiParts, OEM+. I will NOT buy items for my car off of eBay, unless I was looking for a part from a buyer that was selling a used factory product, or I knew it was not an OEM part prior to purchasing. In my experience, there are a TON of fake products out there on eBay that are represented as real OEM when they are not. And that goes for more than cars. Obviously this rule doesn't apply to modification companies (STASIS, LLTEK, OSIR, etc. that sell high quality body kits, accessories, tunes, etc.)

Only thing I have on my car that is an eBay China imitation Audi product (and I knew it wasn't when I purchased it) was a set of Aluminum /S pedals that look great when I installed them, and I love then to this day. But I bought it knowing that it wasn't an OEM product.

Just be careful with eBay IMO.

I had a great experience with EuroPrice, which is the reason I recommended them, but in my case it was worth it because I was buying many multiple items (entire S-Line bumper kits, door skirts, steering wheel, airbag, etc.). You can do it yourself on Genuine Audi parts, but you better have every last single item number of every bolt and connection assembly piece to do it. So for me, it was worth it to order the kit, tell him what I was fitting it on, and have him get all the correct items in one shipment. Alex has been great with his customer service and has taken care of all issues.

If all you need is one item, absolutely go find the best price out there. I'm all for that too. I am doing that for a rear back-up light on my wife's Subaru Impreza. A leaky gasket seal, that I can order for $6.50 on a Subaru OEM parts website that will fix her problem.

There is a little adage that we always talk about at our office ... there are 3 things you can get from a business. You can have Price, Service, & Quality. But, you can only have up to two of them, but you can never have all 3.

*If you get the bottom dollar price and buy top quality OEM product, you probably lose a little bit of customer service.

*If you have great customer service and get top quality OEM product, you'll probably pay a bit more in price.

*In some cases you may only get one (or even none!). If you order Cheap quality China reproduction item on eBay, you'll get a low price, and may or may not get any customer service.

So you can only have up to 2 of the things, never all three.

With a single S-Line bumper, absolutely find the lowest price! Just make sure to get the Plate or plate delete in the style and finish you want to get!

[MonzaAvant]

Originally Posted by ThunderDent

I only buy from the genuine Audi parts suppliers. EuroPrice, ECS Tuning, BKS Tuning, GenuineAudiParts, OEM+. I will NOT buy items for my car off of eBay, unless I was looking for a part from a buyer that was selling a used factory product, or I knew it was not an OEM part prior to purchasing. In my experience, there are a TON of fake products out there on eBay that are represented as real OEM when they are not. And that goes for more than cars. Obviously this rule doesn't apply to modification companies (STASIS, LLTEK, OSIR, etc. that sell high quality body kits, accessories, tunes, etc.)

Only thing I have on my car that is an eBay China imitation Audi product (and I knew it wasn't when I purchased it) was a set of Aluminum /S pedals that look great when I installed them, and I love then to this day. But I bought it knowing that it wasn't an OEM product.

Just be careful with eBay IMO.

I had a great experience with EuroPrice, which is the reason I recommended them, but in my case it was worth it because I was buying many multiple items (entire S-Line bumper kits, door skirts, steering wheel, airbag, etc.). You can do it yourself on Genuine Audi parts, but you better have every last single item number of every bolt and connection assembly piece to do it. So for me, it was worth it to order the kit, tell him what I was fitting it on, and have him get all the correct items in one shipment. Alex has been great with his customer service and has taken care of all issues.

If all you need is one item, absolutely go find the best price out there. I'm all for that too. I am doing that for a rear back-up light on my wife's Subaru Impreza. A leaky gasket seal, that I can order for $6.50 on a Subaru OEM parts website that will fix her problem.

There is a little adage that we always talk about at our office ... there are 3 things you can get from a business. You can have Price, Service, & Quality. But, you can only have up to two of them, but you can never have all 3.

*If you get the bottom dollar price and buy top quality OEM product, you probably lose a little bit of customer service.

*If you have great customer service and get top quality OEM product, you'll probably pay a bit more in price.

*In some cases you may only get one (or even none!). If you order Cheap quality China reproduction item on eBay, you'll get a low price, and may or may not get any customer service.

So you can only have up to 2 of the things, never all three.

With a single S-Line bumper, absolutely find the lowest price! Just make sure to get the Plate or plate delete in the style and finish you want to get!

Wow that was drastically long and unnecessary.
If the part sold on eBay is listed as OEM and it isn't then you can return it for full refund according to eBay policy.

AudiGenuineParts (Miramar Audi in San Diego) has great customer service as I have ordered from them multiple times. Just tell them what you need and they'll put together the part numbers for you.

Europrice refused to give me the part number on a shifter because they knew I could get a better price. I was able to source one from Germany shipped for $80 cheaper than was quoted by Europrice. Customer Service is one thing but price gouging is another. I can't even imagine how much you were overcharged on a multiple item order.

That's just my opinion. Take it for what it's worth.

P.S. I love the sline badges on your NON-sline Q5.
(Note sarcasm)

[ThunderDent]

Not saying the place you used has bad customer service at all. I don't know if they do or don't, I was just adding a little adage that holds true through most of life. That's all.

If you have used them and had good experiences then that's good. I haven't had a bad one with Europrice, so I was suggesting them too. I know I have had next to zero customer service with BKS Tuning (they don't even return customer e-mails).
Some companies are good, some are not so good.

I'm not defending any one company over another at all though.

Hopefully no hard feelings man, not trying to be confrontational with the reply.

I thought I had fair pricing with my order (definitely not dealer pricing that's for sure ... haha)

As for the pic, it's old (taken when I first got the car) and I need to take it down. That was prior to me knowing what the nuances of the S-Line, /S and /RS differences were on Audi's. This is my first Audi and I was learning the ropes and thought that some China bought S-Line badges on eBay would look cool, so I bought them thinking they were OEM, and put them on when I very first got the car. (They are not correct pieces by the way: wrong silver and red color/wrong size & contour too!) Anyway, I have been learning much more about the Audi brand and it's history and that is what prompted me to upgrade the car to the full S-Line sports package that I have now. I need to take down that old pic and get a new one up for sure ... (pics will come once all parts are installed and car is detailed out)

Hope there are no hard feelings man ...