Avants no longer have scrawny exhaust tips

[MoroB7Sline]

I was at the dealership yesterday and I noticed that they had some of their new deliveries in the showroom. There were 2 Avants that had caught my eye, one was had the sport package while the other did not. I noticed that they both had much larger exhaust tips than the B8 Avants that had previously been displayed in the showroom.

I went outside to their lot to take a look at my Avant which had just been delivered and it too had the larger exhaust tips. I compared it to a couple of other Avants and have come to the conclusion that B8 Avants, regardless of trim level, with later build dates in 2008 and have much larger diameter tips than the ones rolling off the production line earlier in 2008.

Thank goodness... because the scrawny ones looked a little weak. Can't comment on the B8 sedan though...

Finally... Is it bad form to post pics of other board members rides as an example? (there are tonnes of examples) . I didn't get a chance to take any side by side pictures of my own.

[Monizzle]

no, post!

[MoroB7Sline]

no, post!

Well since you're so persuasive...

Small Tips:




Large Tips




Tell me that I'm not just seeing things. I swear that it's really obvious in person when they were parked side by side.

[Monizzle]

no i see it, there is a definite difference. i'm glad they made that change...but when did this happen? Only 09's are out...

[MoroB7Sline]

It's not exactly a 4 inch tip or anything but at least it's something. As far as when the cut over occured, I have no idea. All I know is that half the inventory at my dealership had the smaller tips and half had the larger variety.

I would imagine that once the remaining inventory is cleared, all new deliveries would have this change.

Wow... could it be that Audi actually listens and responds that quickly?

[Monizzle]

yeah something is definitely up, they see that they're starting to pull ahead and they don't want to fuck it up. hell we weren't even supposed to get quattro+6spd B8 A4's or S4 Avants, but we got the q6pds, and the s4 avants are more than likely going to come too.

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They still look like peashooters

[TCHUN003]

I asked if it looked any bigger and she said it still looks way too small

[PESAPC]

My Millteks will reportedly be 100 mm / 4" - install in early FEB

[piotrowr]

My Avant- Prestige s-sline wheel package, delivered in Nov 08, has the larger tips, bigger then the sedan and is why I'm happy with the stock tips and will not ruin them with fancy smancy chrome ones. Look is aggressive and I love it! Will post some pics this weekend...

[piotrowr]

I asked if it looked any bigger and she said it still looks way too small

Too bad for you

[4-tified]

yeah something is definitely up, they see that they're starting to pull ahead and they don't want to fuck it up. hell we weren't even supposed to get quattro+6spd B8 A4's or S4 Avants, but we got the q6pds, and the s4 avants are more than likely going to come too.

Actually, Audi always did say that the US market would get manual quattro's with the 2.0T. They said that the V6 wouldnt' get a manual.
Also, I think the Avants weren't getting manuals either, so you're right on that one, if I remember correctly.

[MoroB7Sline]

I believe that all the Sline Avants came with the larger diameter tips regardless of build date. Now we're seeing all other trim levels having the larger diameter tips phased in as well.

Again, I'm not 100% sure that they are EXACTLY the same diameter as the Slines but they definitely made a change.

[KiloByte]

Wow so the tiny ultra thin pipes with no chrome got upgraded to slightly larger - ultra thin pipes with no chrome. Whoopie!

/me hugs my B7

[piotrowr]

Wow so the tiny ultra thin pipes with no chrome got upgraded to slightly larger - ultra thin pipes with no chrome. Whoopie!

/me hugs my B7

Chrome tips are only $100 from dealer, whoopie if you have them!

[KiloByte]

Chrome tips are only $100 from dealer, whoopie if you have them!

So why can't they be included stock? Another chinsy move by Audi.

[piotrowr]

So why can't they be included stock? Another chinsy move by Audi.

Not everyone wants them, I don't for example. I like the way it looks w/o all the chrome...

[BMWBig6]

Not everyone wants them, I don't for example. I like the way it looks w/o all the chrome...

+1, no chrome.

[MoroB7Sline]

+2

I've had a B7 Sline for the past 4 years and I can honestly say I prefer the chromeless look... and I believe that the ones on my new Avant are larger in diameter than the ones on my B7.

I could never keep the chrome soot free so they looked like ass anyways.

[quattro.it]

I like the chrome tips myself.