Pictures - Ibis White with DTM Front Bumper and RS4 Grille!!

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 02:46 AM

Nice sunset in California. It was a Friday so I decided to head out and take couple shots of the car. Hope you find them interesting.

Got the DTM bumper installed for about 2 weeks now and absolutely loving it. the old S-line bumper got hit by a plywood fell off from a truck on the highway

. The insurance company covered some expenses and I paid for the differences to get the upgraded parts. I asked the body shop to customize the DTM bumper so it can fit a longer RS4 grille. they cut the frame that holds the bottom of the grill and the RS4 grille just fits right in!

I like the longer grille much better than the stock Grille. The gap in the DTM bumper below the grille just does not seem right to me.

The Splitter is nice and I am very pleased with the quality even not OEM. Thank god I don't have to pay $600 just for a splitter!

Now the only problem is the fog light alarm. Some times it will show up and it s very annoying. How are the DTM bumper owners here solve this issue? Some ppl suggested to use resistors but I think a housing also need to be made to prevent the heat melting things. and the 55w resistors are kinda hard to find too so I don't prefer that method. Is it true that Vag-Com cant fix this issue?

The only way I can find is to customize the small grilles to fit the fog lights. If you have any ideas or suggestions, I would like to hear them!!

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

**Q-NIC** · 10-10-2010 02:56 AM

I think its possible to fix it with Vag-com...Nice looking car you got too.

**Q-NIC** · 10-10-2010 03:01 AM

Try this out....channel 16

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index...EC/8ED)#Coding

**fly300kts** · 10-10-2010 04:22 AM

Here is another solution too

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...?highlight=DIY

Phil

**SykoraA4** · 10-10-2010 05:37 AM

i'm with phil on this one, just add the fogs back in. I really dig your car by the way. i think it looks awesome, and that grill seems to work out pretty well.

**Murre R** · 10-10-2010 07:52 AM

looks sexy

**rick1.8t** · 10-10-2010 08:11 AM

Hi res Photos available?

**ItalianAudi77** · 10-10-2010 08:17 AM

That looks real sexy. Good work.

**D0lphinGrey** · 10-10-2010 08:31 AM

that actually looks great. first time I've seen a real RS4 grill on a dtm bumper...looks more aggressive than those "modified RS4 mesh in original DTM grilles"...

**fly300kts** · 10-10-2010 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by Q-NIC

Try this out....channel 16

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index...EC/8ED)#Coding

This does not work

Phil

**Q-NIC** · 10-10-2010 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by fly300kts

This does not work

Phil

Thats strange...

**freaksavior** · 10-10-2010 09:29 AM

Wow that looks really nice.

What rims are those?

**Leo14** · 10-10-2010 09:47 AM

Ommmmmggggg, looks so good. I wish I got an Ibis Ti now. Any chances of a higher res version of the second pic

**Q-NIC** · 10-10-2010 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Leo14

Ommmmmggggg, looks so good. I wish I got an Ibis Ti now. Any chances of a higher res version of the second pic

Yea..i almost hate my black car after this...

**fly300kts** · 10-10-2010 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Q-NIC

Thats strange...

You can access but can't recode on this menu

Phil

**Q-NIC** · 10-10-2010 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by fly300kts

You can access but can't recode on this menu

Phil

Ok,i never tried myself becouse i have foglights on my car....isnt there any other way past it then??

**fly300kts** · 10-10-2010 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by Q-NIC

Ok,i never tried myself becouse i have foglights on my car....isnt there any other way past it then??

Well, either you leave the bulbs connected to the harness and you hide them inside the bumper or you follow my DIY

Phil

**Q-NIC** · 10-10-2010 01:26 PM

So the Vag-com is a No Go.

**AofC_RR** · 10-10-2010 01:29 PM

Nice ride. Well done Sir!

**apatchin** · 10-10-2010 02:49 PM

Nice Shots...Ibis Ti FTW.

Hope to see you around the bay.

oh and btw you can add your fogs back like this.....

linky: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ith-DTM-Bumper

**GO-GOTEKNO** · 10-10-2010 02:52 PM

Pure sex!!

**bloodstar57** · 10-10-2010 04:12 PM

Or you can try this

**ryanworth** · 10-10-2010 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Q-NIC

Yea..i almost hate my black car after this...

x2. Haha, looks real good.

But for the fog issue. I would go with Phil's setup. The S6 LEDs don't look good IMO because it doesn't sit flush with the bumper (seems larger). When the fog retrofit looks very OEM.

**beantown** · 10-10-2010 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by YE100

Looks excellent my man...but you're missing the side grilles.

**JEENYUS** · 10-10-2010 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by YE100

The side grilles would be a great place for some type of LED fogs. i guess i have never noticed that little space. anyone ever put anything for a fog light replacement there? also your car looks great. i would like a satin/gloss black on the wheels though to match the rest of the glossy black stuff. maybe some black mirrors?

**JMG** · 10-10-2010 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by YE100

I asked the body shop to customize the DTM bumper so it can fit a longer RS4 grille. they cut the frame that holds the bottom of the grill and the RS4 grille just fits right in!

I like the longer grille much better than the stock Grille. The gap in the DTM bumper below the grille just does not seem right to me.

Interesting solution, although to me it looks like the car has an unnecessary grill blow your grill. The stock DTM grill with a separation from the main and bottom grills creates the necessary space to suggest that they both have different functions, thus necessitating the existence of the two grills independently. With that separation gone it looks frivolous or a design mistake. To me, Fly's custom non-sline grill fitted with the RS4 mesh is a cleaner solution:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...-to-DTM-Bumper

That's just my personal opinion and taste though, and overall your car looks amazing. Just don't forget to get the side grills on there.

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 10:46 PM

Thanks guys!! I have gone a long way to get here. Put lots of hours and money on it. I still remember when I just bought the car and was browsing this forum got excited about all the mods you guys have done and desperate to make my ride unique and stand out on the street. I figured now this is a step-by-step process

. Thanks a lot for the inspirations and information you all shared!!!!

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by fly300kts

Well, either you leave the bulbs connected to the harness and you hide them inside the bumper or you follow my DIY

Phil

Yeah, seems like it. I have spent lots of time on research and could not find any confirmed Vag-com solution that can disable the alarm. If I have to customize sth to add the fog, I will do more search and decide which way to go. I have not make up my mind yet. The RS fog and the LED both look attractive to me.

I just feel it is stupid that Audi designed this DTM version bumper but does not provide a quick solution to disable the fog light alarm. So if I order the bumper from the dealer and ask them to put it on for me, what will they do? They can't give me back my car with an error code....

**Slovak84** · 10-10-2010 11:00 PM

Car looks real clean man Good job! where did u get the headlights from?

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Leo14

Ommmmmggggg, looks so good. I wish I got an Ibis Ti now. Any chances of a higher res version of the second pic

If you ask, you have it.

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by beantown

Looks excellent my man...but you're missing the side grilles.

Haha you noticed!

I intentionally leave them like that. dont you think the little cross on a white body is an interesting sign? haha.

Since I detached the little side grilles, I got lot more ppl looking on my car even tho I am sure they don't know what's a DTM bumper. They might be confused or just curious

. I may fill up the four little holes on the corners to complete the look.

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by JMG

Interesting solution, although to me it looks like the car has an unnecessary grill blow your grill. The stock DTM grill with a separation from the main and bottom grills creates the necessary space to suggest that they both have different functions, thus necessitating the existence of the two grills independently. With that separation gone it looks frivolous or a design mistake. To me, Fly's custom non-sline grill fitted with the RS4 mesh is a cleaner solution:

That's just my personal opinion and taste though, and overall your car looks amazing. Just don't forget to get the side grills on there.

Thanks. I like the grille to be one inch longer make it feel more aggressive. I am thinking about to pain the 2 little standing white sticks into black. They do look out of the picture.

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by freaksavior

Wow that looks really nice.

What rims are those?

They are stock came with the 2008 Special edition. I painted them in black with Plastic Dip.

**YE100** · 10-10-2010 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Slovak84

Car looks real clean man Good job! where did u get the headlights from?

They are stock bi-xenon. I blacked them out when I did the CC mod. Why, do they look different to you?

**Bryson** · 10-11-2010 01:35 AM

wow. nicely done!

**SeasonRider20** · 10-11-2010 03:45 AM

Car looks sick, love the Ibis and black rims setup. Those pictures are amazing too

**jriddle11** · 10-11-2010 05:03 AM

I love the color and the DTM. Personally I like phils set up better with the RS4 grill mod (still want to do it myself) and think the bumper looks likes its missing something without the side grills.

Great photos and great looking car.

**tjsingh** · 10-11-2010 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by YE100

They are stock came with the 2008 Special edition. I painted them in black with Plastic Dip.

And I got 4 of these rims coming off my 2008 b7 this week. If anyone interested PM me haha. If I knew I can do this and they will look this good. I would of never bought new rims.

**apatchin** · 10-11-2010 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by JEENYUS

The side grilles would be a great place for some type of LED fogs. i guess i have never noticed that little space. anyone ever put anything for a fog light replacement there? also your car looks great. i would like a satin/gloss black on the wheels though to match the rest of the glossy black stuff. maybe some black mirrors?

i can hunt down some shots. there was a guy who goes to Matrix Integrated in PDX who did LED fogs in that area. Not sure if i was a fan though.