I just noticed this. Hopefully someone will chime in and call me an idiot. Below are photos of a '98 a4 that I was looking into buying, and the '01 that I ended up buying. Was the location of the trunk emblems one of the changes that went along with the post-'99.5 update?

 

Yes, along with the headlights, side markers, interior and a few other things.

Josh

 

I KNEW IT!!
i was curious about that too lol

 

Headlights, side markers, side badges, tail lights, rear badge location, passenger mirror, rub strips, instrument cluster, center dash, cup-holders... there were a few changes

Here is a handy-dandy guide:
http://ctny.audiworld.com/mark/a4/diff/

 

idiot



lol

you asked for it!.....lol

 

What changed about the side badges?

 

There used to be an 'Audi' oval badge on the side under the side markers. Those were removed for later models

 

ahhh i have that on mine, i never noticed that it was missing on the newer ones though.

 

I think my car is the one that was in the works while they decided they were making the switch of the "facelift"... its a '98.. stamped in December.. it has the facelift tail lights, but the pre facelift trunk badges.. facelift interior (LED's on door for "alarm is armed" and emergency flashers button is the same style button as the rear defrost and fogs), but pre facelift dash cluster.. pre facelift headlights (of course) and pre facelift fenders and side markers.. but no pre facelift side emblem.. when I had my windows tinted.. they had to use stencils from the pre facelift and from the facelift to get it right.. mostly with the rear windshield.. I think they tried to use the pre face lift stencil that their computer program cut out but it was WAY off.. so then they moved to the quarter glass.. tried to use the facelift stencil and it was way off.. so had to use the pre facelift stencil.. WTF! I just wanted to share, I thought it was odd...

 

Weird!!!