Re: Grillsss...

[mike tipton <mtipton@netten.net>]

All this talk about grills. Grills with lights, grills with stuff far 
more interesting than the US version Audi's has to offer.

The D&W "wishbook"....AAAHHH... all those lovely's in one place!

Oh yah, alot of nice auto parts too!  Well, alot of those grills
are designed to fit the Euro-version Audi's.  Which many are different
to our US versions.  Exactly what, they cant tell ya, and seems no one
over here can either.  Mainly, for there's not many Euro-spec Audi's
in the states; hence lack of experience in this arena.

I once purchased a set of Euro lights from a salvage yard in Germany.
"Direct bolt on" for my US versions, I was told!  Not Quite.  A 
substancial amount of modifying was involved, plus electrical, and
getting bulbs was another story.

I also pickud up a front air dam in Germany, their bumpers are different
from ours! Air dam no fit! Out alot of money!

All the while I was assured it would fit.

JT Motorsport in CA, has guite an array of Euro grills and such, but
make sure you ask him if it will fit a US spec, with "no mods required"!


                                       M

P.S I wonder how much airflow, those grill lights block, from getting to 
the engine?