Front bumper trashed, thoughts on options?
Spatially challenged, negligent "family" member, who frankly shouldn't be out on the roads, hit the S5 in a very problematic spot while pulling out from a mile away. And I was planning to wash the car today...
Looks like my grille, bumper, and hood are all out of commission. Really hoping that hood edge can be restored, but it is not looking good in this picture. Hoping that there's no damage to parts behind the bumper cover, but not 100% sure since this occurred right before I needed to drop the car off to be tinted. Anyhow, I'm scavenging for replacement parts at the moment. I've been meaning to replace the grille anyway. I'm currently looking at the following bumpers (not planning to slap an RS5 badge with any of the RS5 kits): 1. https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...053642889.html (near exact RS5 conversion) 2. https://www.xenonz.co.uk/store/p1166...ck-5-door.html (xenonz's RS5 conversion) 3. https://audiparts.audiwilmingtonde.c...-8w6807065fgru (OEM S5 bumper cover) I'm not sure if #3 will even work however...when it says W/O PRK SENSOR, does that mean that it doesn't come with the sensors or that the grille isn't for s5 models with sensors in the covers? #2 is overpriced to me, so I think it's really between #1 and #3. Any advice on how I should proceed? https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.aud...9e2a8ae80f.jpg |
None of your links work. They got truncated.
Regardless, what about insurance? Is that "family" member paying for it? That'd piss me off so much if someone else did that considering I never even scraped my tires or my bumper on anything with 15K. Another reason to not let anyone else drive your car. |
Yeah I would have been pissed too.
None of the links work, but I'm aware of the Xenonz UK RS conversion. Now is a good time to do it. Just know that it will not work for people like me who have the front facing camera. |
Oof, my bad guys. Updated links:
#1 : Chinese RS Grille #3 : OEM S5 Grille
Originally Posted by luder888
(Post 25341879)
None of your links work. They got truncated.
Regardless, what about insurance? Is that "family" member paying for it? That'd piss me off so much if someone else did that considering I never even scraped my tires or my bumper on anything with 15K. Another reason to not let anyone else drive your car. Sorry, still seething whenever I see the picture.
Originally Posted by BreedsAs
(Post 25341881)
Yeah I would have been pissed too.
None of the links work, but I'm aware of the Xenonz UK RS conversion. Now is a good time to do it. Just know that it will not work for people like me who have the front facing camera. |
Personally if I own a S5, I'd stick with a S5 bumper because otherwise nothing else will match the front bumper and it'd look ridiculous. Unless you also plan on upgrading your rear bumper and side skirts to RS5, I'd stick with the OEM. Also the fit and reliability of these Chinese RS-style bumpers are questionable.
Another option is to have said "family" member also rip off your rear bumper and side skirts so you can upgrade them! |
Originally Posted by luder888
(Post 25341885)
Personally if I own a S5, I'd stick with a S5 bumper because otherwise nothing else will match the front bumper and it'd look ridiculous. Unless you also plan on upgrading your rear bumper and side skirts to RS5, I'd stick with the OEM. Also the fit and reliability of these Chinese RS-style bumpers are questionable.
Another option is to have said "family" member also rip off your rear bumper and side skirts so you can upgrade them! Know anyone personally that has purchased JC Sportsline products? There was a thread regarding their splitters and diffusers which seemed to be of decent quality. I'm still hesitant on taking this risk though. Any idea on how I can verify that 8W6-807-065-F-GRU is a model number compatible with my vehicle besides contacting the dealership? Don't have access to any shop manuals unfortunately. And if I sent her on some side quests to rip out the rest of my stock components, I'd come back to a heap of flaming rubble :D |
Can't tell if this guy's is an RS5 (side skirts blend in if they're there) or an S5 with a grille conversion, but doesn't look too bad on a coupe imo. https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud.../#post25334155
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Originally Posted by 00I00
(Post 25341889)
Can't tell if this guy's is an RS5 (side skirts blend in if they're there) or an S5 with a grille conversion, but doesn't look too bad on a coupe imo. https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud.../#post25334155
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I think that hood is still salvageable. Bang out the bend, fill the imperfections and repaint. Tricky part might be making it blend into the front quarters, but when I had similar work done after a deer strike they were able to match it perfectly without having to blend.
Bumper is probably easier to replace than repair and they aren't all that expensive, and it sounds like you were looking for a new grill anyway. So probably not a huge deal monetarily speaking but I certainly understand your level of frustration (anger) with having someone else cause such a major disruption that you now get to deal with. If it were me I would probably put a restraining order on that family member that kept them 100 yards away from my car at all times. Also - make them pay for it - otherwise they won't think twice about being more careful the next time. |
Originally Posted by njspeedfreak
(Post 25341998)
I think that hood is still salvageable. Bang out the bend, fill the imperfections and repaint. Tricky part might be making it blend into the front quarters, but when I had similar work done after a deer strike they were able to match it perfectly without having to blend.
Bumper is probably easier to replace than repair and they aren't all that expensive, and it sounds like you were looking for a new grill anyway. So probably not a huge deal monetarily speaking but I certainly understand your level of frustration (anger) with having someone else cause such a major disruption that you now get to deal with. If it were me I would probably put a restraining order on that family member that kept them 100 yards away from my car at all times. Also - make them pay for it - otherwise they won't think twice about being more careful the next time. — John |
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