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Terry270

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Stay away from eBay! Learned that lesson years ago, when it comes to body parts, OEM or better quality only!

Other than that it looks good but I saw one the other day I like even better, I've been wondering what it is exactly and how much.

This one: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthre...-it-thread&p=95880705&viewfull=1#post95880705

It looks like it has an extra lip added on that I could do without but other than that I think it looks pretty good
 
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So I was going to do this because a Tahoe ended up in my front bumper, denting my hood, leaving hitch receiver imprint in my grille and cracking my grille and fog light.

Insurance gave me a check for almost $3500 to get this fixed... but since I'm selling the car back to Audi eventually I figured I'm pocketing the money. I can drive around with the minor damage for the next year or two :)

 
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PeteZ06

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I ordered the RS3 front end.

Im doing the buyback but not until 2 yrs from now and dont feel like driving a hoopty until then.
 
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Looking forward to pics, ease of install, and fit quality... I was thinking about doing this on my A3.
 
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Looks nice to me, but I think the finishing or the cherry on top if you will, would be to get the audi LED/bi-xenon headlights that certain other models had.

However, I know thats quite a bit more expensive upgrade and a potential headache rather than just getting a set of nice new and clear headlights for your car.

Just my thoughts, but I really like what you did with it!!
 
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WolfsburgGolfTDI said:
Looks nice to me, but I think the finishing or the cherry on top if you will, would be to get the audi LED/bi-xenon headlights that certain other models had.
However, I know thats quite a bit more expensive upgrade and a potential headache rather than just getting a set of nice new and clear headlights for your car.
Just my thoughts, but I really like what you did with it!!
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I couldn't agree with you more. The LED headlights would definitely finish off the look... and something I would do if I was keeping the car longer. But since I'm planning on selling it back to Audi in a few years it just didn't justify to spend around $1000 for those.

I wouldn't even have done the RS3 bumper if I didn't have my front end damaged a few months ago... but since insurance was paying for it and the price was about the same as going with the OEM look, I figured why not :)
 
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Terry270 said:
Looks good man! How was fit and quality?
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Thanks!

Fit.. good
Quality.. I honestly was expecting worse for this most likely being Chinese made. But not bad at all, almost as rigid as the OEM piece.


I also installed some LED fog lights.. I really like how bright they are.

 
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