stupid s4 bumper question

**jojoampt** · 06-24-2008 12:56 PM

ok, so my ex girlfriend (who im still friends with) also drives an 02 A4, she called me yesterday and said she got in a fender bender which fucked up her bumper.i told her i would help her out as she really doesnt know much bout this stuff. i was thinking of just getting the body shop to buy an S4 bumper and put that on there instead (insurance so why not right?) i know itll just bolt right up, but is there anything else i should know before having them do it? or is it just that simple? TIA

**dougyfresh** · 06-24-2008 12:59 PM

Front or rear?

Both use the A4 rebar.

The front requires new lower grilles and fog lights and headlight washer covers (but I retrofitted my washer covers). The rear requires a new trim piece (that chrome strip).

The sedan and avant front is the same thing (same p/n). The rear is specific for either a sedan or Avant (there's two p/ns).

**Maverick** · 06-24-2008 01:01 PM

Yeah Doug!!!! x2

**jojoampt** · 06-24-2008 01:10 PM

thanks dougy, btw, i actually just tried to send you a pm, but not sure if it went through, my computer is working very slowly today..

oh, and its the front bumper.

**dougyfresh** · 06-24-2008 01:18 PM

Got the PM and replied. Understand your situation. No worries!

Front bumper p/ns (taken from: http://audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102671):
8E0-807-103-T-GRU cover
8E0-807-240-B-GRU cover
8E0-807-787-A frame
8E0-807-788-A frame
8E0-898-193-A mount kit
8E0-807-682-B-01C grill
8E0-807-681-B-01C grill
8E0-807-647-B-3SR grill
8E0-941-699-A fog lamp
8E0-941-700-A fog lamp
8E0-955-275-B-GRU cap
8E0-955-276-B-GRU cap

I think the headlight washer covers are in there. You really don't need all of those parts. I've got a list at home of the bare minimum needed to do the conversion.

**Tgr_Clw** · 06-24-2008 01:24 PM

make sure you get some piitb action for your help.

**pondside36** · 06-24-2008 02:10 PM

Doug, How did you mod you headlight washer covers to work, since I just bought this bumper?

**Maverick** · 06-24-2008 02:16 PM

pondside36
it's easy and I can answer that for you. you cut some of cover support off to make it flush. you never saw a picture of the S4 front on my car?
btw, i didn't have time to send you the part number last night. I got home after 10 last night.

**dougyfresh** · 06-24-2008 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by pondside36

Doug, How did you mod you headlight washer covers to work, since I just bought this bumper?

If you look at your stock covers there are two tabs that protrude into the bumper when the covers are in the closed state. Kind of like alignment tabs or some thing. The S4 bumper only has a hole for only one of those tabs. I just drilled a second hole in the bumper.

The fitment is not 100% but to the untrained eye you can not tell the covers are not for the S4 bumper.

I did this out of necessity. I was taking my parts to my painter and realized at the 11th hour the A4 covers don't fit 100%.

If that made no sense let me know and I'll go snap some photos. My bumper is sitting wrapped in a blanket in my garage since my car is in pieces right now.

**pondside36** · 06-24-2008 02:29 PM

No that makes sense, and Maverick, its all good man, when ever you get a chance, I looked but couldn't find it on the site you gave me... I did however find the fogs and what not so I'll be ordering them soon...

**pondside36** · 06-25-2008 02:16 PM

I have one more question about this bumper.. aren't the foglights relocated to the center as appose to our lights being on the outside? Or am I just crazy, if they are in the middle is there an issue with FMIC piping not fitting with the fogs?

**Maverick** · 06-25-2008 02:26 PM

well what size is your IC piping?
you dont have to run the fog lights on the car.

**dougyfresh** · 06-25-2008 02:30 PM

S4 fog lights are still on the outside. Same location as the A4. The way they interface (mount) into the bumper is different. Hence the requirement for S4 fog lights when swapping over the bumper. They are the same housing which

Everything fits with my FMIC. Had to trim the driver side fog light grille but it was just on the backside. You can't see anything from within 2ft of the car.

**pondside36** · 06-25-2008 02:36 PM

Ok.. I just went back and looked at some more picks to comfirm... not sure on the pipe size still waiting for it.. but it is the AWE, so I don't think it'll be larger than what Doug is running... thanks for the comfirmation and info on the fog lights and grills, now I can order.. :)

**visabroke** · 09-03-2016 02:21 PM

Been searching to double check whats required to swap my stock bumper over to a s4 bumper.

So far I have:

b6 s4 bumper
s4 fogs/grills

Good comment above about the washer covers I wasn't sure about these.

does the tow eye cover just swap over?

Only other thing I have not got is the center lower grill. After that I should be good to go?