LQ-plus and bumper
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LQ-plus and bumper
FYI, I recently picked up my car after Audi courteously paid for a new bumper cover and engine cover. The bumper cover is now directly through-bolted to the engine cover. [Seems like the LQ brackets were discarded.] The dropdowns before the front wheels seem a little shorter than they used to be, and there isn't the black plastic extension that the 02+ have. The seams with the fenders are now beautiful. I even field tested the setup by scraping over a parking block - no damage aside from the scrape. The only gripe I have is that the paint is a little bluer and less metallic than the rest of the car [silver].
The tech told me he got in trouble for ordering a new engine cover for everyone, so he can't do that anymore.
So this was fairly pleasant and I encourage you all to get your new front bumper cover.
The tech told me he got in trouble for ordering a new engine cover for everyone, so he can't do that anymore.
So this was fairly pleasant and I encourage you all to get your new front bumper cover.
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They are going to give you a bumper cover only if your current one is damaged.
Otherwise, they are going to make the mod with your existing bumper cover in place. I presume you had damage to your original?
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Mine was dislodged but not damaged, unless you consider the
stripping of the holes for the screws from the wheel wells to be damage. The cover was only pulled a little off the fenders and was never entirely off the car. And the engine cover certainly wasn't damaged beyond wear and tear.
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very lucky... I had LQ service and had damage to the underside of the bumper as well as...
stripping of the holes for screws from wheel well-
didn't replace the bumper, just put it back a little bit better than it was put back before (but still doesn't look like new...)
since I was hearing that people with damage to the underside of the front spoiler were getting replacements, I thought i might be a canidate but i guess they were able to do the LQ work in spite of that damage- I have yet to check for the fit on the underside... we'll see
didn't replace the bumper, just put it back a little bit better than it was put back before (but still doesn't look like new...)
since I was hearing that people with damage to the underside of the front spoiler were getting replacements, I thought i might be a canidate but i guess they were able to do the LQ work in spite of that damage- I have yet to check for the fit on the underside... we'll see
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This is beyond just the LQ work.
In the notice they tell you that will consider claims for reimbursement for damage, and it was under this that I went to the dealer and said, here's my damage, so reimburse me.
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