Finally got my hood open.... B4 hood swap info inside:

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Oct 9, 2004 | 11:13 AM

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Finally got my hood open.... B4 hood swap info inside:

Just needed some minor adjustments here and there. Big thanks to Repeater for some good tips.

So, to do a B4 hood swap on a B3, you really just need the B4 hood, grille and the latching/mounting pieces from your B3 hood (this is the setup I'm using). The hood overlaps the headlights just a bit, but it looks fine to me.
But to make it perfect, you might as well get the rad supports, b4 headlights and the b4 mounting/latching parts.

Cost me $116 in all to do it, by just getting the hood/grille. I got them from Certifit.

It looks great. Next, I'm in the process of finding a RS2 bumper for the front, and then I'm having the body damage fixed and having the car painted.
I'm estimating that it will be January before I get everything complete. It's going to look great when it's done, and should really be worth my time.

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/53797/dsc03481.jpg">
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Oct 9, 2004 | 11:43 AM

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Just like mine

Before
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37371/dsc00015.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37371/dsc00014.jpg">
After
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37371/dsc00005.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37371/dsc00007.jpg">

Damaged Bumper which is hanging on both sides of the fender. It even broke and was stitched to gether.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/37371/dsc00070_edited.jpg">

I am also looking for a new bumper. I have my heart sent on S2 bumper but it is too much $. with the money i can get a Reiger Rs front & rear. Pluss a little more cash will get side skirts side skirts

Oct 9, 2004 | 12:09 PM

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Re: Just like mine

Your car looks great. I'm working on getting a set of the Rs2 headlights too.
The paint is coming off my front bumper in various places(I think its been repainted) and its way out of allignment.

I'd like to have a Rs2 bumper, but they are very expensive, so I'm most likely going with a Dietrich RS4 replica bumper for the front, for $499 it looks just as good as the Rs2 bumper.

Oct 9, 2004 | 12:27 PM

Bubuski

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have you seen this

The Reiger Rs bumper which is basically an rs2 replica bumper for $599 @ rpi. There are other companies too selling them for roughly this price. But they are not ABS plastic like the original, but fiberglass.
squidix was also going to get us some Rs2 replicas for under $450 if i recall, but he diappeared.:=D<ul><li><a href="http://www.rpi-equipped.com/2/product.html">http://www.rpi-equipped.com/2/product.html</a</li></ul>

Oct 9, 2004 | 01:04 PM

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Re: have you seen this

Haven't seen that one. Looks good, $599 isn't bad either.

I was really hoping squidix was going to go through with the group buy, but like you said- he disappeared. I was going to buy one too!

Have a look here, if you haven't, most of their body pieces are under Audi 80, but there are some under Audi 90 too.<ul><li><a href="http://www.estrictlyforeign.com/asp/products.asp?lc=">http://www.estrictlyforeign.com/asp/products.asp?lc=</a</li></ul>