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Old 03-03-2008, 05:47 PM
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I came across this the other day. You could probably get the parts cheaper than this, but this kit comes from Audi. It does state sedan would be cheaper as you'd need fewer parts.

http://oempl.us/index.php?main_page=...roducts_id=511

It may help as far as parts go.
 
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Old 03-03-2008, 09:32 PM
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here's a cheaper conversion:
http://shop.achtuning.com/index.asp?...amp;ProdID=416
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:36 AM
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so basically what you guys are telling me is that outside of paying an obscene amount of money on my DD ( i want more go than show mind you ) to do the full RS4 look from the site listed above, i can either 1. buy an oem rs4 front and carve it up neatly and try to make it fit 2. buy a not so convincing ( atleast not to me) replica from reiger or other aftermarket rs4 front bumper with those phukn slits on the side ( can you tell i dont like them? )3. or i can buy an OEM S4 front bumper and carve that one up to look like the RS4...

How hard was this decision for any of you that did make the change? I mean, really, how much thought did you put into this?
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 01:02 AM
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didnt the real B5 Rs4's have the slits in the side of the front bumper?

I am just about 100% posative that the side vents on the reiger are identical to the rs4 vents....

just buy a reiger front bumper, they look amazing...

if you bought an OEM rs4 front bumper you'd prolly pay at least a grand, and then you woud ahve to cut the **** out of it and fiberglass the edges to make it flow with the A4 lines, or a shop would have to do it for you for another ~$500...

go for reiger, they look nice, and compared to oem/modification they are inexpensive....

well, gl!
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 01:11 AM
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you know what, your right, the oem rs4 does have the slits, but i still dont really like them for some reason. whats your experience with fitment and build quality of the reiger kit?
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 01:32 AM
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reiger is a bit expensive, but rthey are awesome quality/fitment and they look fu<kin amazing, especially when they are stuffed with a big a$$ FMIC

 
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Old 03-04-2008, 11:46 AM
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the seidle RS4 front bumper is the closest replica to the OEM RS4
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 02:13 PM
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i honestly didnt even want the RS4 rep. bumper that i have but i couldnt find a s4 bumper quick enuf. it dosent look bad, and its growing on me, esp when i get stares from people cause i have the FMIC just sitting there. it looks pretty mean, and i cant wait to fit it right. i bought my kit from reiger and its easy to install if you have some free time. im not such a big fan of the side vents either (esp. cause i though i would be able to make them functional as break coolers, but they face the wrong way.) if i were you and i had time to decide what bumper to get, just keep looking around and see which one you like more, dont forget to look at sideskirts or at least painting your lowers, cause both bumper your looking at are lower then stock, and that can totally change the look of the car. my bumper needs side skirts cause i hate the look of a front bumper being lower then the rest of the car.
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 04:12 PM
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yeah im going with s4 sides, and may leave the rear as is, but if you guys think theres a good looking aftermarket rear, or even the s4 rear, LMK
 
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Old 03-04-2008, 08:36 PM
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im pretty sure the rear bumper is alomst the same right? the rear you can easily get away with just painting the lower part.
 


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