The body upgrades I chose are all factory parts, ones that I feel Audi should have tried to incorporate into the US lineup (namely the bumpers and lighting, since they did use the hood I chose). The bumper is a factory S2 piece, which incidentally dropped several pounds off the nose. I opted to exclude the headlamp washer system as the nozzles are quite pricey for what they are, and in my opinion detract from the lines of the car. The lighting consists of headlamps from the RS2 (and also the later S2's and European Cabrios), which have ellipsoidal projector beams on the lows, and conventional reflectors on the high beams. This upgrade required converting the US Spec harness to the European harness (in my case, a custom knock-off), but does not utilize the AutoCheck system.
Click here for a more up to date photo (taken in September 2002).
I have since added a black trimmed factory grille, part number 8G0 853 651 J A40, it was used on the Coupe, S2, and 80/80q overseas. Picture finally arrived, click here to view it.
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