New Grill

[TonyRs5]

Hello Guys,

I have just recently washed my car and noticed I have a few cracks on the honeycomb grill. I am looking to replace it but dealer wants over 1K for new grill; is there any aftermarket ones that will work with the RS5? Thanks

[doug97gxe]

Hello Guys,

I have just recently washed my car and noticed I have a few cracks on the honeycomb grill. I am looking to replace it but dealer wants over 1K for new grill; is there any aftermarket ones that will work with the RS5? Thanks

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[TonyRs5]

doug97 can you please point me in the right direction..

[doug97gxe]

http://europrice.us/grille-rs5-post-facelift

[TonyRs5]

and this will fit for the RS5's?

[doug97gxe]

to be sure PM Alex@Europrice and ask him

[bknewtype]

yes that fits

im so glad no one recommended the mr car car grille

[Mops@Nemesis]

I was so expecting a Green Egg :/

Doesn't ECS sell the oem one too?

Alex is very good to work with.

[doug97gxe]

ECS one was 1k so i figured not to bother link it since it was the same price as the dealer

[new2s5]

I heard that Mr. Car was a good cheap alternative? I want a RS5 grill for my 2009 S5.

[bknewtype]

I heard that Mr. Car was a good cheap alternative? I want a RS5 grill for my 2009 S5.

it is. go find him on ebay

[TonyRs5]

Thanks guys!

[cellg8]

i got it from this Audi parts manager a year ago:

[email protected]

$778 + $50 shipping.

[cellg8]

^ you can tell him John / Blue RS5 in Seattle sent you.

[AUDIFREAK23]

yes that fits

im so glad no one recommended the mr car car grille

why not? mines holding up great!!

[bknewtype]

why not? mines holding up great!!

because this guy has a legit rs5. to put a china rs5 grille is just...

but imo its fine for an a/s5.

[AUDIFREAK23]

because this guy has a legit rs5. to put a china rs5 grille is just...

but imo its fine for an a/s5.

Ya, thats a good point. didnt see he has an RS5

[Longwolf]

I installed an OEM RS5 grill on my S5, and had this hit my grill 2 weeks later:


I was lucky that it missed the intercooler, and hit the crash bar. I was driving on the highway at ~90mph when the car in front of me kicked up the wrench. Scratched up my new grill a little bit, but at least it didn't break it. And I got a 12mm wrench in the process.

[BoostEasy]

OEM Grill is about $700 from the online OEM discount audi parts retailers. I think mine was about $680 when I picked it up for my S5.

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Just so this becomes common knowledge, the grille used to be around $750-800 from most retailers, but those days are going to be gone once supply from pre Jan 1st is sold. The price is through the roof and since people don't tend to trust when vendors post things like this:

http://genuineaudiparts.com/parts/in...&siteid=214407

Genuine usually has some of the best pricing on items. Retail - $1363!

I have one of each grille in inventory that were brought in before Jan 1st when this pricing went up which is why the website lists just under $800. Audi has this priced higher than the pre-facelift RS5 grille out of Europe now too. I just spoke to a supplier that I used occasionally when in a pinch and they've complete shuttered their Audi parts operations because of these increases that keep happening every quarter. Audi has gone nuts with turning up popular parts pricing, it's happening all over the model lines.

I know it seems convenient for a company that sells Audi parts to say this, you know so I can jack up my prices, but it's Audi and as a business owner I hate what they are doing. I want to get parts to buyers at the most reasonable costs and it's getting harder and harder...

Cheers,

[Okan509]

because this guy has a legit rs5. to put a china rs5 grille is just...

but imo its fine for an a/s5.

this. OEM still looks way better on the a/s5 though

[d1amund]

this. OEM still looks way better on the a/s5 though

Agreed. I've seen the Chinese knockoffs. They don't look right. IMO you spent 50-70k on a car, spend the few extra hundred bucks and get the proper part.

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Agreed. I've seen the Chinese knockoffs. They don't look right. IMO you spent 50-70k on a car, spend the few extra hundred bucks and get the proper part.

This is a concept lost on a lot of people. $100k or more car and save a few hundred dollars, hell even on safety equipment. A bit head scratching sometimes...