Had my front bumper off my 99.5 Avant to replace the AC condenser and now the driver's side of the bumper won't stay latched. Whenever I drive it and get out and notice it I have to pop the side of the bumper back on the clips because it pops off. I think I either don't have some other attachment attached over there, or some attachment piece is broken. Beyond the main clip(s) that you pop the bumper over, what else holds her on on the side that I need to take a look at? I don't have a service manual yet to look at any diagrams, so if you have a diagram of this, that would be sweet.

Thanks in advance!

 

It seems that repeated removal/install wears or bends the clips, many b5s have this problem as mileage increase. Still, audi's gap tolerances have always been ridiculously huge. Maybe this could help...

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext46.shtml

 

You really got to pound on it to get it to snap in there. Mine kept coming loose, and finally I put a folded towel over the side of the bumper and gave it a few good whacks with my fist, and one time it finally held.
Pull it off a little so its loose, and then pound it in. IDK, worked for me.

 

^^^kinda what the guy in the DIY article did, only he removed the bumper first.