Removing front RS6 badge (grille)

Post by **MikeFish** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:33 am

Yes that's the one. Hmm might exain why it's so hard to release.

Post by **DaveBee** » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:09 am

Hi Mike,

Did you ever get the badge off? If so, what's the trick?

Thanks,

Post by **MikeFish** » Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:11 pm

No not yet. But I need to take the grille off at some time so will probably leave it until then.
However, I know what the back of the badge looks like so it should come off but I just can't seem to release it.

Post by **DaveBee** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:45 am

Finally took some time in the zero degrees this morning to figure out why this badge wouldn't budge. Finally did and finally got it off. The following pics should explain all...

Basically the badge is clipped into the holding bracket behind the grille. The tabs need to be squeezed together (towards the badge centre) to release. All very well providing some bright spark hasn't also coated them in rock hard glue.

In my case I was able to chip away enough glue on one tab to get it to release but try as might I could get the second one to release hence the damage as I ended up just twisting it out. I wanted it out anyway, so will buy a new one for when (if) I sell the car.

Anyway, hope that helps.

Post by **MikeFish** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:10 pm

Nice one Dave. That looks like mine except I don't have a any glue on mine. I managed to poke my phone down between the grille and radiator to take some photos. It looks like yours but without the glue. But it didn't help me remove it still.

Post by **RS6chris!** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:16 pm

Mike

I’m sure pre facelift and facelift badges are slightly different clip wise?

I have a carbon badge on my pre FL car and it wouldn’t fit on my FL!

Why I don’t know!!

Post by **MikeFish** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:18 pm

Yes Chris that's right. I have a spare badge from a pre facelift grille and the back is held on with those little metal clips.

Post by **MikeFish** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:22 pm

Pre facelift:

Post by **DaveBee** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:06 pm

Interesting as my car is pre-facelift. No metal clips anywhere. Perhaps they just had different fixings from different suppliers and used them as they were supplied?

Post by **Iain** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:01 pm

Definitely different types of fitting as I wanted mine off and Cardiff Audi said £££ to take off as it was a different fitting than pre FL - I didnt bother....

Post by **MikeFish** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:55 pm

Inspired by this fresh talk of badge removal I attacked my badge last night with a big screwdriver. I used it to push the tab back on the left hand side through the honeycomb whilst pulling the badge forward and it popped it. Did similar on the other side and out it came. Even managed to retrieve the back bracket from inside the grille.

Post by **MikeFish** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:57 pm

Post by **uplandsway** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:26 pm

MikeFish wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:57 pm
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Pitty them bloody blades weren't as easy Mike eh !!

Post by **MikeFish** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:14 pm

uplandsway wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:26 pm

MikeFish wrote: ↑
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Pitty them bloody blades weren't as easy Mike eh !!

The flaps were easy enough when I took it to a garage.

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