Can someone look at the nose of their car and tell me...
03-16-2008, 06:06 PM
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I had the same issue after a respray. But most RS4's have too big of a gap here from the factory...
... at least, most of the ones I've seen including my own. Kinda an odd fitment even when within spec.
More corkscrew pics in a more familiar color for ya!
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More corkscrew pics in a more familiar color for ya!
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03-17-2008, 09:29 AM
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Thanks! Yeah, Laguna was my second event and it is a really cool track.
I laugh to myself when I think about all the ALMS cars that haul serious a$$ through there while I scoot through in my sedan...
03-17-2008, 10:06 AM
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2007 and you already resprayed it ? How often do u respray and how much does it run?
And color matching? I mean, its a total respray so its not too much of an issue, but does the color shift too much?
03-17-2008, 10:11 AM
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The repair manual has gap specifications but I could only find A4 & S4. The hood-grill gap on those cars above the headlights is 4mm and hood-grill gap is 2mm. There is a large gap on this car this is normal, but your gap is too big IMO.
When I had my grill off, there were two bumper height adjusters located outboard of the grill. Open up the hood and on each outboard side of the center grill, there is a torx bolt holding the grill. Just ahead of each of those bolts, there are 1/2" access holes. Shine a flashlight straight down into the hole and you'll see the adjuster. Before you start cranking on it though, you'll need to loosen up lots of other bolts first, do the adjustment, then tighten things up again. You cannot just start adjusting without loosening everything first!
When I had my grill off, there were two bumper height adjusters located outboard of the grill. Open up the hood and on each outboard side of the center grill, there is a torx bolt holding the grill. Just ahead of each of those bolts, there are 1/2" access holes. Shine a flashlight straight down into the hole and you'll see the adjuster. Before you start cranking on it though, you'll need to loosen up lots of other bolts first, do the adjustment, then tighten things up again. You cannot just start adjusting without loosening everything first!
03-18-2008, 03:22 AM
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Re: Can someone look at the nose of their car and tell me...
looks like your cradle dropped a bit,headlights bolts to the cradle,wont help just to adjust bumper cover,the gap is between bonnet and headlights.
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