tr3ndsetr

Black gloss painted rear diffuser with new exhaust and tail pipes.

wxsgt

On the front the bottom lip, is it all one piece like a non sline bumper or do the verticals screw in like the do on an S-line bumper??

tr3ndsetr

its all 1 piece

wxsgt

Alright thanks. I was looking at taking out the center vertical to do a show n go type plate holder that way didnt need it exposed all the time. guess I will have to cut it out when i do it.

tr3ndsetr

Yes I looked into that and was about to do that, just never got back to doing it again. You can easily cut one of the center pieces, and fold the plate under. Def doable.

ironman9

Finally I found someone who done a caractere conversion! Do bear that I have quite a few questions for you!

Okay firstly, is your a5 a standard non s line? Because I have a non s line coupe and I am wondering if the caractere front and rear body kit will fit.

Does the exhaust have any change in sound when you changed to caractere exhaust tip? And does it come with a whole different rear bumper?

Does the front bumper have any parking sensor? Because mine has front parking sensor and I would like to keep it on after I convert too.

Thank you. Really like the new caractere look!

PAB

What's the pricing on the whole kit?

tr3ndsetr

Sorry for delay, Im travelling thru Asia right now, and connection is weak.
Pls bare with. I will scan the literature which include all the peices included in the kit when i return home, but wont be for another 3 weeks or so.

1. Yes my car Non-S. The kit has a front bumper which will fit both S-line and Non, but i think the S-Line version was more expensive.

2. Barely noticeable change in tune, there is something, but not much. Thats def not their selling point.

3. I did not purchase the side skirts, instead I went Audi competition door blades, which I liked better.

4. The Rear. First of, it not a bumper, just a black ABS diffuser with cutouts to accommodate the tail pipes. The exhaust is by Magnaflow, and square tail pipes are attached on. At the time I really liked the rear look, but in my opinion a little overpriced.

5. There are various cut outs to accommodate parking sensors on front bumper, Front bumper also comes with set of fog lamps.

I added a 2" coil over with RS4 rims, and the finished package looks great.

I think the entire kit came to $3K+ with delivery. I believe it was shipped from Belgium to a distributor in LA who then forwarded the kit to me. They charged about $500 for shipping. I paid $800 for paint and installation to my local bodyshop here in NJ.

Let me know if u have any other questions.

tr3ndsetr

Rear kit 2099-2399 depending if s-line
Front 1699
shipping $500

Delivery took approx 4 weeks

Contact Hambik Bandari

Claus Ettensberger Corporation
10349 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310.203.3900 x103 | Fax: 310.203.3909

ironman9

Thank you so much for your reply. really really appreciate it. I came across Europrice.us and I found the Audi A5 S Line Competition plus front and rear bumper. Personally, I would prefer that over the Caractere bodykit but given that you said the price is around $3k above, the Caractere is way cheaper.

I am from South East Asia, so I am pretty sure the shipping is going to cost a bomb for me either way.