New car - just got hit?

[lifwanian]

Hey guys, so I just got a new car. A 1999 A4 1.8t, Black on black w/ leather! Apparently the leather in it is special edition as well... They guy told me they only made somewhere around a 100 of them.

Anyways, so few days after I get it, I get rear ended. Nothing major, but the insurance guy cut me a check of $700. I cleaned up the bumper myself, and it doesnt look too bad. Just a few smudges now...

I decided to take the $700 and a bit of my own money, and go ahead with a new front. I dont really like the regular A4 bumper, and plus its kind of falling apart anyways. Plus the hood needs to be redone too...

I looked into a few bumpers, and they all seem to be in the same price range. I really like the RSR bumper, but would it be too low to the ground? I am not getting a rear bumper, and probably no side skirts at first either, so Im not sure how it would look like... Any experience?

The RS4 and S4 bumpers look really great too, but again, how would they look like without side skirts?

Any advice on what bumper I should go with would be greatly appreciated!

Justin

[zrowcool]

dont mean to piss in your cheerios but the 1.8t didnt come with leather. its leatherette and its not exactly rare. As far as the bumper, i would go with an OEM s4 bumper. it looks just fine without the sides and its made of plastic thats flexible. you should be able to get one and have it painted for under 7 bills

[audiness]

S4 is a good choice because it bolts right up.

[lifwanian]

dont mean to piss in your cheerios but the 1.8t didnt come with leather. its leatherette and its not exactly rare.

Damn. :( Yeah I figured... But hey, its still nicer than the regular upholstery! :D

Where can I find a god S4 bumper do you think? Where is the best place to look?

[Blake260]

classifieds

[zrowcool]

yeah classifieds for a used one. a new one at the stealership is like 500 and change. painting it should be about 175 and you could mount it yourself.

[Two A's]

dont mean to piss in your cheerios but the 1.8t didnt come with leather. its leatherette and its not exactly rare. As far as the bumper, i would go with an OEM s4 bumper. it looks just fine without the sides and its made of plastic thats flexible. you should be able to get one and have it painted for under 7 bills

so the leather i have in my 97 1.8t is not really leather? it looks and feels like it? its leatherette? can anyone else chime in on this?

[Poopie]

so the leather i have in my 97 1.8t is not really leather? it looks and feels like it? its leatherette? can anyone else chime in on this?

its fake leather

[TMorris]

so the leather i have in my 97 1.8t is not really leather? it looks and feels like it? its leatherette? can anyone else chime in on this?

1.8T got leatherette
2.8 got leather

[Two A's]

1.8T got leatherette
2.8 got leather

Well thats a kick in the ballz...and all this time....

[burner799]

lol. can you really not feel the difference between pleather and leather? Leatherette seems to hold up better without cracking except for that notorious tip in the drivers seat. Fucking hate that. arghhh

[jzsickaudi]

Do u live in the Eugene Springfield area?! The audi you're talking about sounds exactly like the one I was looking at a month ago! If so I can help you with random stuff on your car if you need it or need any suggestions on stuff.

[A4Quattro > all]

go with the s4 bumper and tuck some sweet exhaust with it.

[slopoke]

Get a Euro s4 BUMPER S0O0O0O HOTT!!!!

[Stampy]

Get something than an S4 bumper.....anything. Everyone has an S4 bumper.

[AudiTechS4]

Get something than an S4 bumper.....anything. Everyone has an S4 bumper.

yeah get something that fits like shit and cost way more ... SHHHHH

people get the s4 bumper because it looks good and the fit is ummm OEM

[getslideways]

s4 bumper is an easy way to go and looks good IMO, since your car is 99 if its not the facelift style i believe all you need are new bumper shocks, but i could be wrong, thats just what i was reading when i was researching mine. I did my swap no prob, but mine is a 2000, the only thing you cant reuse is your OEM A4 fog lights (i believe one member got his OEM a4 ones to work by flipping them and some trimming but then the light pattern was off or something), for me i just swapped in some aftermarket ones that were better light output anyway. The only semi difficult part about the swap is getting all the rivets separated from the bumper cover and the reinforcement bar (since you will be transferring the rebar over to the new S4 bumper) since some of them are in tricky spots, but a little leverage and motivation should fix that!

[Oranoco]

You can get the Dietrich bumper from Germany to give the RS4 look without the RS4 wideness.



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E229 which I think works out at about $300 + shipping etc.