Hello everyone,

I have searched high and low but cannot seem to find a straight answer. I recently bought a 1999.5 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro which was involved in a light collision that resulted in the driver's fender being clipped in the corner, the left corner of the hood and left side of front bumper breaking. The bumper, aside, from cracking the cover, was not bent or anything and the frame and engine of the car looks intact.

I'm looking for a replacement bumper cover which nobody seems to have, they all want to sell me the complete assembly. The problem is with the fender, everyone seems to have the earlier 99 fenders and tell me it will fit, while I don't doubt them, I want to keep the facelift look to the car. So the question is, should I be looking at '99.5 - '01 driver fenders or only '99.5 will fit my car? I'm assuming it shouldn't matter if the donor car is a 1.8T or a 2.8?

Also, there is a bar that screws into the left and right fender that is visible as soon as you open the hood. It is made of black fiberglass and the headlights and radiator fit below it. Can you confirm if this is a radiator support (lock carrier)? The left side of this "bar" was broken but is fixable with some fiberglass. I would rather buy this piece but I'm being told it's a one piece radiator support, although from the top, it looks like it's just a "bar". Also, when I buy this piece, would it matter if it came from a '96-'01 model? And again, would it matter if it's a 1.8T or a 2.8?

Thanks everyone for your input.

Regards,
Ricardo Cheing

 

I'm fairly certain that the bumper you want is 99.5-01, it was the same case in 2005.5. The 99 bumper might fit fine, but why bother when you can get the bumper that is actually on your car.

 

Thanks Rejoice, I agree with your post.

 

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