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Old 27th May 2024, 08:38 AM
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It's also worth checking out the following thread which has a lot of associated PDFs for the D4:

https://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8379
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Has anyone fitted the clips on the front grille? Looking at mine I think it's going to be impossible to get behind there to install the clips...


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Has anyone fitted the clips on the front grille? Looking at mine I think it's going to be impossible to get behind there to install the clips...
Didn't realise there was a mesh behind the main grille. The instructions don't mention it, but I would think that they could be fitted from the front, so long as you don't drop them.
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I'm not so sure, looks like I need to get behind there. I wonder how easy it is to get the grill off....
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I'm not so sure, looks like I need to get behind there. I wonder how easy it is to get the grill off....
Page 267 of the above mentioned PDF has an exploded diagram of how it was put together and how to remove it. I don't see any mention of the mesh though.

Even by Audi standards, I don't think they require a full disassembly to fit a badge.
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Update 29/7/24
I bought the W12 front badge It does look suspiciously easy to fit on page 336 of the Exterior Parts Service Manual but it is impossible to access from the front. As you said Steamship, Page 267 of that manual shows a simplistic exploded diagram of how the grille is attached but I had a lot of head-scratching over the weekend so it's still not fitted yet.

Worth noting is that the badge looks very different to that displayed on page 336 - the one I have has 2 long "legs" which go through the grille, at least an inch long.
It's this item here; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266129152...mis&media=COPY

I'll see what happens over the next few days, if I can I'll take photos. But I'm the worlds most impatient person when it comes to this and I tend to prefer giving the job to a garage
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