rear bumper cover removal

A8CT · 05-03-2012, 03:14 PM

Has anyone done it? I'm stuck at the "rear bumper cover mounting strip". There's some sort of cam gear that you have to turn but I can't get the orientation in the Bentley right to figure out where that is...

OMG, this car is so much harder to work on than the D2. Plus the Bentley doesn't seem to be nearly as clear or just wrong on some things.

Bob

MP4.2+6.0 · 05-03-2012, 09:52 PM

prior reply of mine from the past two months...

http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?p=24259724

happy reading.

A8CT · 05-04-2012, 04:07 AM

I did miss it because..... I didn't actually do a search

Thanks for posting the link. I think I'd rather do the timing belt again. It's just a bumper cover, it should be a lot easier than this.

Now I can see how people who aren't handy and out of warranty, freak out and just dump their cars. I consider myself a pretty advanced shadetree guy but nothing has been easy moving from the D2 to the D3 platform. I can tell that repitition doesn't necessarily get you there either.

Well, I'm going to have to do it. I have a slight gap between the lower bumper and body and I think one parking sensor is bad.

K9COP · 05-04-2012, 07:41 AM

You didn't do a search? You're a brave boy typing that on here!

I'm with you 100% about the platform jump. The D3 is a nightmare by comparison. Mine is coming back from the paint shop tonight after having rear bumper damage repaired (cover replaced actually)... I hope they figured out the mystery of the construction!!!

K9

Quote:

Originally Posted by A8CT

I did miss it because..... I didn't actually do a search

Thanks for posting the link. I think I'd rather do the timing belt again. It's just a bumper cover, it should be a lot easier than this.

Now I can see how people who aren't handy and out of warranty, freak out and just dump their cars. I consider myself a pretty advanced shadetree guy but nothing has been easy moving from the D2 to the D3 platform. I can tell that repitition doesn't necessarily get you there either.

Well, I'm going to have to do it. I have a slight gap between the lower bumper and body and I think one parking sensor is bad.

05-03-2012, 09:52 PM	#2
MP4.2+6.0 Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,963	I guess when you searched you somehow missed this... prior reply of mine from the past two months... http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?p=24259724 happy reading. __________________ Current #1: '06 D3 A8L W12 brilliant black w/ amaretto; 4 seat setup, CPO; modestly VAG COM lowered, H&R 20mm rear and 12mm front DRs with 275/35 on OEM polished + forged 20's; S8 sway bars (see: rear bar and gen'l D3 bar info and front bar); tweaked 385mm front factory brake mod and matching rear brake mod; matching C6 A6 back headrests (better rear view: headrest tweak); owner installed AMI retrofit with part number details here; uprated fogs; other VAG COM tweaking to suit. Current #2: C5 '00 A6 4.2 ming blue w/ beige, new off showroom floor; Lemiwinks + VAG COM tweaks; smoked tails; RS 6 OEM 18's; RNS-D (CD) Navi On order: 2013 Q5 2.0T hybrid; Scuba blue w/ chestnut sport interior; Euro delivery approx. 7/2013 Prior (each modded): '96 C4 A6 2.8Q, still w/ family; '85 C3 5000S 5 sp FWD; '73 C1 100LS helpful cross reference to a C6 post with MMI and other TSB's that also cover D3 A8's. Last edited by MP4.2+6.0; 05-03-2012 at 10:29 PM.

05-04-2012, 04:07 AM	#3
A8CT AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,131	I did miss it because..... I didn't actually do a search Thanks for posting the link. I think I'd rather do the timing belt again. It's just a bumper cover, it should be a lot easier than this. Now I can see how people who aren't handy and out of warranty, freak out and just dump their cars. I consider myself a pretty advanced shadetree guy but nothing has been easy moving from the D2 to the D3 platform. I can tell that repitition doesn't necessarily get you there either. Well, I'm going to have to do it. I have a slight gap between the lower bumper and body and I think one parking sensor is bad. __________________ 2005 Audi A8L 2000 A8, silver/blk, all options

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