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MrDoodles 8th March 2012 20:22

Can someone explain to me why you'd want your car to look like an Audi? :shrug:

baggie9 8th March 2012 20:26

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Originally Posted by MrDoodles (Post 945881)
Can someone explain to me why you'd want your car to look like an Audi? :shrug:

The Grill was desighned and fiited to the 75 first.Audi paid Rover after collapse of Rover,to be able to use this desighn.

MrDoodles 9th March 2012 08:20

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Originally Posted by baggie9 (Post 945889)
The Grill was desighned and fiited to the 75 first.Audi paid Rover after collapse of Rover,to be able to use this desighn.

Fantastic, I didn't know that! :shrug:

So all the modern Audi's have a Rover grille on them then! :D

arjan_m 9th March 2012 20:08

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Originally Posted by baggie9 (Post 945889)
The Grill was desighned and fiited to the 75 first.Audi paid Rover after collapse of Rover,to be able to use this desighn.

I don't believe that, there are Audi's of 2003 with a deep grille.... 2005 Rover collapsed...

MrDoodles 9th March 2012 20:40

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Originally Posted by arjan_m (Post 946715)
I don't believe that, there are Audi's of 2003 with a deep grille.... 2005 Rover collapsed...

The 1st Audi to leave the factory with what they call the "Big" Grille, was the 2005 A8 W12, so there may be some truth to that! ;)

baggie9 9th March 2012 20:57

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Originally Posted by MrDoodles (Post 946753)
The 1st Audi to leave the factory with what they call the "Big" Grille, was the 2005 A8 W12, so there may be some truth to that! ;)

I have read about Audi buying the rights to to gril but can't find it.But you are right about the 2005 a8.Copied and pasted
Audi restyled the D3 platform A8 range slightly in 2005, endowing all variants with a tall and wide so-called single-frame grille inspired that of the Nuvolari concept car. The top-of-the-line 12-cylinder W12 version was the first to be equipped with this grille before it was introduced to less potent A8s. Subsequently, all current Audi models down to the Audi A3 have adopted this controversial styling element.
The premium grill was fitted in 2004 to the 75.

trebor 11th March 2012 22:17

A few pictures of the V8 splitter off the car as promised plus a picture and part number of the elusive part that fits on top of the premium bumper which is available from Lakeland Minis

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/DSC_0212.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/DSC_0214.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/DSC_0215.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/DSC_0217.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/DSC_0220.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/DSC_0221.jpg

Departed 32016 12th March 2012 00:08

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Originally Posted by MrDoodles (Post 946753)
The 1st Audi to leave the factory with what they call the "Big" Grille, was the 2005 A8 W12, so there may be some truth to that! ;)

I think you are wrong here- there are numerous 2004 audis with the big grill from a3s to a6s

woolleysox 12th March 2012 08:05

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Originally Posted by kieranswood (Post 948673)
I think you are wrong here- there are numerous 2004 audis with the big grill from a3s to a6s


I'm sure it dosn't matter who had it first.:shrug: If you want one fit it if you don't well!!! leave it. I think it updates the look of the car well if however if you prefere the original be it Rover or ZT no problem they all look good in my opinion:getmecoat:

mccano 12th March 2012 10:56

Very well said,indeed..

Luciano


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