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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Hey guys,
Got an 06 A8. Had a little fender bender recently and decided to upgrade to an S8 Bumper cover and Grille. I bought all the parts from the dealer but a guy from the shop told me that im going to need some sort of "kit" to make it work.. I doubt that its true, just wanna double check with the real pros
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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straight swap as far as I know, you have an 06 not 05 with split grille
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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yeah thats what i thought. i do have an 06 and i know that ill need S8 fog light grilles but thats about it.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 01:47 PM
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yeah thats what i thought. i do have an 06 and i know that ill need S8 fog light grilles but thats about it.
Yes, you will need those grilles and fog lights too. Even if you are not using newer looking rectangular ones you still can't use A8 fog lights. And that's about it.
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I cant find "edit" function.
Just wanted to add - if you are using those rectangular ones then you don't need anything more besides those grilles.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 01:59 PM
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I cant find "edit" function.
Just wanted to add - if you are using those rectangular ones then you don't need anything more besides those grilles.
Oh i see. Thanx for your help.
Where did you get those tail light. Id love to get my hands on them. Dealer is too expensive thou.
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Oh i see. Thanx for your help.
Where did you get those tail light. Id love to get my hands on them. Dealer is too expensive thou.
I've bought mine from dealer. They seemed such a must for me, i just loved the looks. I have seen some aftermarket products for sale (Hofele) but the price is about the same as the dealer offers.
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Sounds like baloney. No difference in fenders, hood, grill size etc so all the attachment points and brackets should be the same.

If you need a DIY there should be one posted here from my grill upgrade or you can find it on audipages as well.
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