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Retrofitting audi RS6 lower grill to a6 4.2

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Old 04-30-2007, 12:15 PM
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Default Retrofitting audi RS6 lower grill to a6 4.2

1.take out your old grill, i just pulled it out
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2. cut out lower grill cental suport.
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3. cut of rs6 grill original mounting clips
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4. make two holes in the grill, one in each side
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5. remove fog light grills
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6. get long zip ties
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7. locate were you going to zip tie grill to the bumper,
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8. put zip ties in the grill, use longer zip ties, these are to short
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9.push in the grill botom first
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10. hook the zip ties to the bumper , that you located in step 7

11. and you are done, there is a little gaps on the each side but its better then cutting your bumper or oem a6 grill
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Old 04-30-2007, 12:35 PM
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Default nice write up, that and clear corners are next on the list, along with

RS6 exhaust
rs6 rear trunk lip
ETC,ETC,ETC
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any additional wind noise?
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no, why? should there be?
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just looking at the addiitonal space on the sides of the lower grille....that's why i asked
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Default Hmm...Maybe when I do mine I'll use some sort of "seal" to close that gap

(it is sorta noticeable) Some exterior door edging might fit in there quite nicely...
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Default Re: Retrofitting audi RS6 lower grill to a6 4.2

hello with the 255/35/19 you not rubbing at all, how do you did the auto-folding mirrors? oh by the way how low did you drop the car? and what is the offset of your wheels i'm thinking about the tsw vortex wheels in 19".

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Thanks.....very helpful.
Any solution to retrofit/trim RS6 side grills?
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