B7 front bumper & V-Grill for the B5

Post by **BlackShadow** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 2:13 pm

Pimp my ride! Make it the mutha of all S4s!

UK Translation: Chav it up a bit!

Post by **ZeroK66** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:59 pm

Focus guys...

My post clearly says - a CLEAN install using a standard colour, no stickers, whooshy dumpy things or anything. Simply an install of the front bumper - done classy - I think it really could update the look of the A4.

Lets all face it... from here we have nothing to go to. The RS4 (new) is well out of our price range and the S4 is just too slow. THe B5 has everything going for it but its dated appearance! Its still gorgeous dont get me wrong, compare it to E36 beemers etc - it has aged VERY well... but it is ageing none the less!

Post by **SimonS4MTM** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:01 pm

I thought you learnt your lesson a few months ago by asking about how to fit a whooshey thing

Post by **jb7_uk** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:34 pm

I gotta agree with ZeroK66 (hullo there BTW mate, what on earth happened to ... the other site?!)

done correctly, and with out all the Top-Gear Carbage nonsense wooshy things, garish stickers and other cr@p this would look wucking foursome!

Post by **andy1234** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:49 pm

but its still a con. Doin that is no better then grafting an e46 beemer on to the front of an e36, and Nearly as sad as those MR2 ferrari reps that you see. Theres no need to try and update the car like that, just keep it clean and a couple of subtle bits here and there and itll look sorted. I saw a mint condition all original e30 M3 in red a bit ago and it looked amazing. All it had were a set of deep highly polished BBS split rims on it (not the standard ones) been waxed to death, and although you could argue it looked dated, it still had loadsa of presence and was just nice to look at.

my 2ps

Post by **SimonS4MTM** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:56 pm

Post by **s4woody** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:20 pm

B5 S4 looks like an A4 but goes like a dirty whore..B5-7 bumper mod looks like a bad case of the uk,s version of pimp my ride..done badly by tim westwood..

Post by **maxxximus** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:04 pm

Although the B5/B7 golden dog turd jobbie is a case of how customisation can go badly wrong ,the B5 does need serious help to keep it trim - the lines are beginning to show.

One of my first posts on here over ayear ago was getting opinions on an auptic kit. Never heard of them before or since but still think the front end is a vast improvement http://www.mediactiv.ch/auptic/galerie.html . Theres deffo an underlying unease with a few B5ers (including me) that theres room for improvement.

Post by **s4woody** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:06 am

i cant help but think if ya goin to put on a diff bumper kit then get the B5 RS4 to fit cos most things try to copy it and get it so wrong..

Post by **ZeroK66** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:01 am

I must agree the RS4 front stil has huge sex appeal - but the problem of course is that it is not a direct fit. I have not really heard any good reviews on reps that are flying around out there.

Post by **BaSen** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:23 pm

Rieger RS4 rep is a superb rep. Just check the link to my car in my Sig to see it.

Post by **andy1234** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:32 pm

whats the fit of the rieger item like?is it a straight bolt on or is there hours of fiddling to be had?

Post by **BaSen** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:18 pm

Had it switched at a local dealer on my insurance, but he said the fit was straight bolt on. And very easy to work with. It was pretty cheap too.

Post by **MarkB** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:23 pm

Do we in the UK have to have the headlamp wash working for MOT with Xenons? If for some reason it wasn't fitted... would the car pass and MOT?

Post by **andy1234** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:35 pm

for MOT the headlamp washers need to work IIRC. Mine were checked anyhow...

RS246.com Forum :: The World's #1 Audi R, S and RS Enthusiast Community

B7 front bumper & V-Grill for the B5

Who is online