Dads_RS

I apologize if there's already a thread for this, but I wanted to share these parts for anyone who may be interested in giving the engine bay a "complete" OEM look. All the parts arrived today and I promptly got them installed. The OEM Audi side covers popped right into my RS5 and the ECU cover installs easily, with just 2 torx bolts.

Before:


After:




ECS Tuning ECU Cover: (Listed for B9 S4/S5 but fits the B9 RS5, perfectly.)
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...028798ecs01~a/



OEM Audi Side Covers ($39.90 shipped from cars245.com):
OEM Part # - 8W6805285A9B9 (https://cars245.com/en/item/audi-vol...285A9B9-cover/)
OEM Part # - 8W6805286A9B9 (https://cars245.com/en/item/audi-vol...286A9B9-cover/)

MRA5SB

Nice, mine should be in this week. Apparently you have to remove a tab for it to fit on the RS5, did you have to do that?

JLoft

Thanks Dads. How did you come across the side compartment covers? I think it’s the first time mentioned here. I have them on order.

Amazing the things Audi engineered and produced, but we never see in the US.

DaveSNJ

I installed the side covers on my A5 yesterday too (there are photos on the A5/S5 picture thread on this forum).
Of course I'm now also likely going to order the ECU cover...

filbie70

Any chance there is a carbon fiber version of this? Also, has anyone added the intake carbon fiber S5 covers?

Dads_RS

I was prepared to shave tabs, where needed. But I was happy to discover that no tabs need to be trimmed for these to mount right up to the RS5. I suspect those reporting that tab trimming is needed, simply failed to remove the two small covers circled below.



Those two pieces need to be removed to free up tab connection points for the new covers. Luckily, those two pieces just pop right out.


Someone posted about these on the B9 S4/S5/RS5 Facebook group. They are charging people ~$80 to source them. But then someone posted the OEM part numbers in one of the comments and I found that you can order them directly from cars245.com for less than $40. They arrived in 2.5 weeks.

Yeah, it baffles me that these dcovers don't come on our cars. Especially after Audi (VW) went through the trouble to manufacture them.

I'm sure someone will make a CF version, at some point. And it will inevitably cost $500+.

stanfna

Thank you for posting this. I have had my eye on these but figured they would cost more than I wanted to spend for something i would rarely see, but for around $30 this is a no brainer!!

filbie70

Just to list the RS5 in the fitment starts at $500, CF will be $950.

Kamauxx

I'll have to take a look later but I'm almost certain the side covers came standard on my car. Maybe these were manufactured for B9.5+?

filbie70

I did find an ECU cover in CF...
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...024249ecs01~a/