How to Install an RS4 Style Grille on a B8.5 Audi S4

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In this video we show you how to install a grille on a B8.5 Audi S4. This install would be very similar on a B8.5 Audi A4 as well. We chose to install the RS4 style grille as the part used is an affordable and popular choice from many enthusiast in the Audi community.
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@Deutscheautoparts 2 жыл бұрын

- We appreciate your Support and Purchases! - Find all the parts for your VW or Audi! - www.shopdap.com/ OEM B8.5 Audi S4 Black Optics Grille www.shopdap.com/make-model-year/audi/8k0853651afcka-b85-black-optics-grille.html OEM B8.5 S4 Audi Rings Front Grille Logo www.shopdap.com/8t0-853-605.html DAP Magnetic Bolt Tray www.shopdap.com/vw-magnetic-bolt-tray.html Radiator Support Trim Cover Clip www.shopdap.com/4d0-807-300.html Fender Liner Clip www.shopdap.com/4f0-825-429-a.html

@blizteredthumbs7911 3 жыл бұрын

Best bit of this video is the real life struggles. No zoomed in hand movements while talking, no removed struggles, edited out. This is a true follow along with me video, bar the ffwd 👍

@gilbertopalacios570 5 жыл бұрын

You MUST remove the two forward\outer most belly pan screws in order to drop the bumper. Just FYI guys.

@markjohnson2079 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I replaced mine this weekend and kept referring back to this video!

@michaelcernosek4779 Жыл бұрын

Maybe one of the best install guides I’ve followed. Covered everything.

@SteveN-mh4zd 3 жыл бұрын

Watched the video as I was installing the new grille. It took me 2.5 hours. Great video, very thorough. The only thing I would recommend is to sand the crash bar and paint it black.

@eeemuse Жыл бұрын

did you swap it without a ramp? i do have a jack and stands, hopefully no need to ramp it up

@OneIdeaTooMany Жыл бұрын

@@eeemuseyeah stands are fine

@dudleyflorestal9129 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this amazing walkthrough, made the project simple

@cameronkennedy6726 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting mate, helped me all the way through my swap.

@Bytrl 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah honestly I really like the factory s4/5 grill more than the aftermarket rs style grills. Brushed aluminum to match mirrors and window trim would be nicer than chrome plastic though.

@jonathanuriarte3412 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet !! Love these vids

@TheWinterfan 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I'm getting ready to replace a cracked grill in by B8.5 smallroad. Looks like the only major diff is that the allroad's body colored plastic bumper panels on the outsides have a tab that slides into slots in the grey fender flares that locks it all together. This means when putting the bumper cover back on, I'm going to want to slot those tabs into the fender flares first, and then push it back into place.

@ashleyc4500 3 жыл бұрын

18:59 the black grille looks amazing!!!

@sunghiep 5 жыл бұрын

After i watched this i dont wanna install sq5 grille on my q5 anymore!

@dictatte358 5 жыл бұрын

buy a SQ5

@chrisr5364 3 жыл бұрын

@@dictatte358 it was horrible. I did mine, and it's still not right. have to paint the crash bar too. my paint wore off the crash bar, so it looks terrible.

@seandurham4864 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisr5364 what went wrong and what made it so horrible? Did you prep the bumper bar correctly?!

@chrisr5364 3 жыл бұрын

@@seandurham4864 i just redid mine, it looks a lot better.. I even used rustoleum, so I think i needed to prep a little better. The issue is with the grille not matching up properly. I have a sq5 , so its a little different on the bottom. Had to cut and modify the grille to match the bumper. I bought mine from china, so it didn’t fit properly. This is a great video though. Very close to my installation.

@romariosmith422 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you guys started this build. I'm moving from a GTI to an S4 right now. Even though I wanted the S5 V8 of course not quite as affordable at the moment.

@alexgunner1882 6 жыл бұрын

Romario Smith v8 = sound, bad power, shit mpg

@SirSchmittyX 6 жыл бұрын

You'll be happier with the V6. Better for everyday driving and much faster plus a bit better fuel economy. Still sounds great too. Check out AWE for exhaust.

@romariosmith422 6 жыл бұрын

Evan Gonzalez adding a supercharger to s5 along with jhm headers... I doubt the v6 could match me.

@broke4thes451 2 жыл бұрын

The s5 v8 is garbage

@OfficialRoan 4 жыл бұрын

Dawg you made this shit look easy! Thanks for the tutorial finally got mine on.

@briskalliance3219 4 жыл бұрын

This video Helped me a lot as a tech

@shanebanning2453 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, it helped a LOT when installing this grill on my brothers S4. By the time I got around to installing this grill on my S5, it was a breeze. This grill looks SO much better then that garbage ass stock grill too. Once the rings are installed and the bumper bar is painted black, it’ll look even better. My brother had his emblem painted gloss black, it looks good but I left mine chrome, I think the offset looks nice with my cars color (white). Thanks again for the video, well done 👍🏼

@jah_fiel2171 4 жыл бұрын

So it does fit right onto the B8.5 S5 as well?

@topiasr628 2 жыл бұрын

I personally like the Chrome off-set/contrast too. I ordered this as a Christmas gift to myself for my TT and can't wait to get it put on

@TheKingOfLions 5 жыл бұрын

Just posted my front grill and foglight install. Def could use a camera mount to make filming while doing the job alot better. Any feedback would be appreciated thanks again for your great videos. Huge help on any projects ive done and plan to tackle. Thanks DAP!

@pswienton 5 жыл бұрын

Any idea if the chrome surround is replaceable or do I need to get a new grill. Chrome sticker is starting to 'crinkle ' on the chrome surround.

@patobrien4063 3 жыл бұрын

The Australian 2016 model is a little different, but this was still extremely helpful. In fact, I wouldn't have even tried had I not seen this video. Great job and thanks so much for posting it.

@keniavargas7743 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful I wish I could do it myself but I know I’m gonna have to pay

@MrM5exy 6 жыл бұрын

yes! thanks

@dogchainsaw3923 5 жыл бұрын

Hey do you know where to buy a emblem base for the rings mine broke plz thanks.

@thelegendarybigpum5699 6 жыл бұрын

Might look better once the Audi logo is back on. Paul, please change out those mirror covers for black optic ones.

@stavi6340 5 жыл бұрын

What did they end up doing with the parking sensors though?

@tree3po 5 жыл бұрын

this looks ridiculously hard! jesus.

@robertogarcia9413 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Paul... Can you make a video on how to bleed the coolant im the s4 b8.5? Im planning on upgrading the heat exchanger in my car. Thank you very much...

@songoku-jt1kl 5 жыл бұрын

hey Paul... can you do one?

@jiabaohuang 6 жыл бұрын

Do you guys just sell the Bracket with Mountings for Front Audi Logo ? Thanks

@chadwagner174 2 жыл бұрын

I did the same with my 2013 S4. I used that trashy plastic insert to cover up the silver cross bar. It looked great for a while. After a few years it cracked and got brittle. Now it's looking terrible. Guess I gotta take it all apart again just to rip it out. Oh well. Might put the original back on.

@dominicbowers6628 Жыл бұрын

Just did this job last night. It was horrible. But the grill looks good. Took my like two and half hours

@stuartwatson6849 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks-Great video-does your aftermarket gloss black grill source have one for a 2009 A3 8P sportback? I'd be interested in one for my car.

@brendenheughens3783 2 жыл бұрын

Hey my check engine light is on after I did this. What could it be?

@Papaisin 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that black trim piece to cover the aluminum that's behind the grill?

@raysanchez4209 Жыл бұрын

where do we adjust bumper height? i have some gaps on driver side between the bumper and hood in the area that surrounds the grill.

@erickd8049 4 жыл бұрын

So basically it's almost the same process as taking out the B8 A4 bumper looks like. So in theory facelifting my avant should be a breeze I just need fenders, hood, bumper and headlights. Cool.

@courtlandwilliams9044 3 жыл бұрын

Can this grille fit on a 2021 A4?? If so, where all can I order this from?

@danmitchell6325 2 жыл бұрын

Grill looks great man. A few sellers say some grills are not compatible with s line bumpers. Can i fit your grill to my 2012 a4 s line? Cheers

@probey76227 5 жыл бұрын

How about investing in some trim tools, it will save those sliding screwdriver marks.

@ashy9006 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched your video. Have a '15 S4. You link to the grille doesn't work. Can you recommend another place to get the RS4 grille? thanks!

@nickscarpati2966 3 жыл бұрын

The sensor you put on the engine when you took the bumper off, where did you end up putting it?

@jah_fiel2171 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have this for the s5? Is it the same part?

@elliew.1922 4 жыл бұрын

Is the only torx bit used a T27?

@tjroney4452 3 жыл бұрын

What is the Name of this plastic peace you attaching back to the back of the grill ?

@larful 2 жыл бұрын

Besides the flathead which tools are required? do I need a Audi set of tools I just got my 2014 A4, And do not have any audi tools yet is there something I should be buying for tools ? to help me do small jobs

@eleazarcastaneda7295 4 жыл бұрын

Would this grill fit my 2015 S5?

@tomaszdabrowski4378 3 жыл бұрын

nice

@Sleepingsoundsyt 2 жыл бұрын

Hoping u see this . What is the sensor u unplugged at the 8min mark

@TheZane03 6 жыл бұрын

That looks like a headache

@DuBstep115 5 жыл бұрын

It is a stupid desing but once you have done bumper removal on B8 A4/A5 -> it will only take 10mins to take it out. If you have second pair of hands to help you its 5mins

@MrGWAMPO 4 жыл бұрын

Can confirm, WAY faster with 2 people

@vladdemos 4 жыл бұрын

Did mine yesterday and the whole operation took me around 5h.. If I had to do it again, it would be 1:30h max

@Uncbennn 4 жыл бұрын

iLyas Bakouch true, first time alwyas takes the longest

@blizteredthumbs7911 3 жыл бұрын

Are you a Gen Z? Zero patience.

@razvyrvy 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. From where didi you buy it ? And this grill is with PDC ? PARKING DISTANCE CONTROL or without ? . Thanks 🤝

@cameronhansen8796 2 жыл бұрын

is the a4 and s4 the same process?

@metaf4 5 жыл бұрын

Bruh!!! That plastic shield is to hide the foam that goes in FRONT of the bumper bar....seriously?! Now you got the foam showing through the grill in FRONT of the metal bumper bar. LoL! @18:00

@isaiahgarcia3568 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think this will fit on a 2013 Audi A6??

@amyzhangtopautoparts Жыл бұрын

woow,good

@4stroke4wheels4life8 5 жыл бұрын

Not bad but with the audi logo and a quattro lettering would look a lot better

@oscarreyna9457 Жыл бұрын

Can you do this on a regular s4 b8?

@akashminhas 6 жыл бұрын

Can you do rs3 style on s3 8v?

@tradingsgmail 6 жыл бұрын

Heard that these kind of after market grill doesn’t last long. The paint will be faded and the plastic can be weaken.

@michaeljreynolds112 Жыл бұрын

I want you to show me how to replace the 2016 s3 lower clip with the carbon fiber clip and the honeycomb grill

@emilioxrocha 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe a dumb question but would it be basically the same steps to do the same install for my B8.5 S5? I know they're very similar cars but body is smaller and different for S4

@Deutscheautoparts 5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@youridol 4 жыл бұрын

Any videos of this on a b9

@johnschauder 5 жыл бұрын

Remember how easy it was to swap grills on the B5 Audi’s?

@DuBstep115 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah because its 30cm x 10cm in size. This is like 5 times bigger and like 2/4 of the bumper.

@sonydhadwal7121 4 жыл бұрын

@@DuBstep115 2/4 is 1/2 so like half the bumper

@jesusitogodoy 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, I'm a subscriber to your channel. Could you help me and tell me where I can get this article? it would be for Spain. i need the bracket where the audi symbol goes to put on my grill. thanks in advance I hope a response soon. greetings from Spain!

@mikaeelmahomed7154 2 жыл бұрын

Would this grill work an audi a5 8.5

@uzumaki1235 Жыл бұрын

Does this also fit in an A4 B8.5?

@coalieroller5663 3 жыл бұрын

The stock s4 grill does look a lot better that the rs style

@niknakz4339 Жыл бұрын

Man I wanted to do this but the weather is so shit I need a different day

@kingjez2903 3 жыл бұрын

just need to paint glossy youre fog..then looks nice!

@scalways 5 жыл бұрын

Can you give a linm to that grill? The one on you site is different

@elizabethyamin7011 6 жыл бұрын

I don't think its worth the hassle for a grille... Would it be easier to wrap or dip the shiny bits black?

@EuSoumMiTo 4 жыл бұрын

You could, but that grill is totally different from the original, that is the point of it, if it was the same grill but in black, would be better to just plastic dip

@martymcbean3733 6 жыл бұрын

I’m looking at getting a 2011 s4 it’s got the 3.0L v6 anyone wanna give me reason why/why not to buy it?

@wildbill6976 5 жыл бұрын

OEM grille looks better unless you have a black car imo...

@FreddieBexperience 6 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Good to see it without the badge in the front. I did the same install and kept the badge on for my preference, but I will say that I also broke two badge clips and also ended up gluing mine on... Any preference on plasti dipping or painting the badge black?

@1988josip 5 жыл бұрын

Just turn badge into black color...with black paint and so on...if i coukd i woukd show you car im planning to buy soon...

@rz9974 5 жыл бұрын

As I do mine, I found my front collision beam was depressed. I thought I bought an accident car, but then I found that's how it's designed(Like shown in the video)... Can anyone confirm that?

@giggitypigeon9612 3 жыл бұрын

I know it’s a year later, but that is how the bar looks from the factory, it’s like that to be able to fit the grille in place so that it can be set back against the bumper bar

@jc51373 4 жыл бұрын

Paint the crash bar.

@Rajveersingh-ct4er 4 жыл бұрын

Can anyone help in doing this in GTA 🇨🇦 ? I’m having A4.

@91exr 4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion it’s wrong to remove the two nuts holding the bumper bracket on each side. You don’t need to, the side of the bumper will pop out.

@hanswurstusbrachialus5213 Ай бұрын

You swap them to the RS grille... and me as a german wants your grille cause ur plateholder can be removed and keeps the straight lines which is not possible on the eu version where the holder is embedded xD

@TheNick9910 5 жыл бұрын

Is it lame if you did this to just an A4? (Which is modded)

@user-vv6ns5dw4v 5 жыл бұрын

I think it’s fine, as long as there is no RS or S badge on the grille itself. Do what you like to your car, forget what others think!

@davidreyesaguilera2366 5 жыл бұрын

It’s your car, who cares what you do to it 😂

@louiloui4707 4 жыл бұрын

No it’s not lame. Where I live s4 and rs4 are very expensive so everyone mods their a4,a3 and a5

@docsbuying 5 жыл бұрын

Well , I was going to do it myself but now ? Hell no !

@sk81591 4 жыл бұрын

i did it yesterday no problems just take your time

@JonnyGamingYT 3 жыл бұрын

@@sk81591 did you lift your car or did it outside?

@rickydavis6787 4 жыл бұрын

Trust me you can do this without removing the bumper,done it on mine so took half the time.More fiddly but %100 doable👍🏻 Done on my A5 Black Edition Coupé

@mateicociorva3376 4 жыл бұрын

ricky davis How you did it?

@Raudi.a4 2 жыл бұрын

Can you say how ?

@ThanhPham-zv2yp 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone has the part number for the pop tabs at 1:05? My car came with two instead of four.

@Deutscheautoparts 6 жыл бұрын

www.shopdap.com/4d0-807-300.html

@ThanhPham-zv2yp 6 жыл бұрын

link doesn't work

@terrymyers1862 4 жыл бұрын

That’s ok for people with a garage to do the job but not an outside job.

@TheKingOfLions 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video. ill be doing this in a weekend or 2, just waiting for it to arrive in the mail. as well as a plastidip matte black paint job of the crash bar. thanks for the vid, i feel like i got this grille switch with my eyes closed. check my channel any feedback would be great.

@roywhiteo5 3 жыл бұрын

Wow i think i will not be doing this mod anymore

@rustycheeeseburgers 2 жыл бұрын

Will this fit on the b8.5 a4? Yeah right?

@mathewbluto3341 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like it should be able to, I’m currently trying on my b8.5 a4 and I’m having a little trouble getting the grill to fit with top two clips in the top corners, I’ll update if I can get it on might have to return the grill 🥲

@brendenheughens3783 2 жыл бұрын

my b8.5 check engine light was on after this install, do you know why?

@rustycheeeseburgers 2 жыл бұрын

@@brendenheughens3783 no clue, got tired of tearing up my fat fingers working on it so I sold it to some girl who apparently crashed it a month ago 🙃

@mbo1071 4 жыл бұрын

Okay.... I just decided, to wrap my original Grille in black :-D

@crisboss9293 5 жыл бұрын

stupid comments below grill looks amazing once audi logo is on and number plate

@dani6098 5 жыл бұрын

Does it fit on the a3?

@blackflagpirate3444 6 жыл бұрын

Don’t understand why they are so expensive.Its just plastic 🤔

@conversationovercoffee 4 жыл бұрын

Plastic never looked so good

@nonudityorsimilervideosorp8818 3 жыл бұрын

Want take off cheap black grille and find a pretty CHROME one.

@Warringkoo 5 жыл бұрын

Do you absolutely need to have that Styrofoam piece? What is the point of painting the crash bar black? (I've seen some do this)

@justinou274 5 жыл бұрын

You can see the crash bar through the mesh grille

@scalways 5 жыл бұрын

I simply plasti dipped mineworked great and no the foam is gone!

@davidmirdav2563 4 жыл бұрын

Can you sell me the original grill? Please

@xSleeper. 6 жыл бұрын

looks like a unlisenzed car in a Movie

@ThomasPH123 5 жыл бұрын

I almost bought the same grille and was looking for a DIY video to see if it's worth the hassle. After watching and seeing the new grille installed, I think I'll just get some gloss black plastic paint and try my luck that way, too much work for such a minor improvement.

@stephenEs3532 6 жыл бұрын

you forgot your rings

@silvervortex2441 6 жыл бұрын

please do vw polo mods

@Deutscheautoparts 6 жыл бұрын

We don't have the polo in the us

@silvervortex2441 6 жыл бұрын

damn

@nyballer9090 6 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that think the OEM grill is better looking?

@esoteric_chaos 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about doing this until I saw this video. Too much time and hassle for me

@S54VR6 6 жыл бұрын

Stock grill looks so much better

@dictatte358 5 жыл бұрын

the best grill made actually. better than the new B9. But guys continue to buy RS style grill for put it on A4 or A5 lol

@hanswurstusbrachialus5213 5 жыл бұрын

Could u send me ur old s4 grille?

@gottmituns3225 4 жыл бұрын

I could send you my old one from my S6 if you still need a front grille with S6 and QUATTRO logo ,i do not use it any longer since i've made "her" look as Milenium Falcon!?!