phoneboy6

Good morning, my wife wants to buy me the RS5 mesh grill for my 2013 a5 cabriolet. I have a couple of questions. What is your opinion about what would look better on my car. Black mesh with black surround, black mesh with chrome surround, or chrome mesh with chrome surround? I'm leaning towards one if the first 2. I also want to know... I as told that some cars have a silver metal bar behind the OEM grill on the 2013 a5 that may need to be painted if I switch to a mesh grill but I was told they don't remember if it was the coupe or the cabriolet. I would like to know ahead of time before bringing the car in if mine has that bar. Attached is a pic of my current grill. Thanks all for the invaluable info you always give.

tr3ndsetr

I went thru this challenge last year. I couldnt decide between gumetal/silver mesh with chrome surround, or black mesh with black surround for 14 cab.
I beleive 13 and 14 have same black background, and not silver.

I like the sound or 1 or 3 on your car In my case I went with black mesh, black surround, with black rings to complement gunmetal rims. I think either would look great on your car, maybe leaning towards gunmetal/silver with chrome surround for your car.

here is a pic



Since you are in NYC, Id remove the front plate holder, and def leave out the RS5 Badge that comes with the grille

djnuge

I am in the process for purchasing a 2015 S5. I also want to swap out the front grill with the RS5. How easy or difficult is it? Where is the best website/shop to find this? I am in Los Angeles.

Jhearty99

Just installed a rep RS5 grille on my prefacelift A5. Was really easy. I used 3M black vinyl instead of painting the crash bar behind the grille.

phoneboy6

How long have you had the vinyl on? I had mine painted twice once with bed liner paint and it still all chipped off pretty quickly.

Jhearty99

I only installed the grille about 2 weeks ago. I went with the 3M vinyl because i have heard many people say that the paint chips easily. I picked up a 5'X1' strip on ebay for like $15. Was really easy to do. Just use a hair dryer or heat gun and it goes on very easy.

blackcls63

Where did you buy the replica grill from ? did you have any fitment issues ?

phoneboy6

Thanks

tr3ndsetr

I didnt have any fitment issues at all. Just make sure you buy the one for your year " 2013 Facelift " and u should be fine.
I purchased my grill from ECS Tuning when I bought my car new, for about $750 .... crazy expensive.
Mine has a crack/hole in it after 5yrs and needs to be replaced. This time I am looking to buy a cheap one from ebay, shipped from China at quarter the price

blackcls63

Just bought one from originaleuro.com for 188 shipped. Will post pics once i get it.