vw has a real fetish for tough plastic clips. Back when i wanted to install a black logo on my golf 6 i had to undo literally like 40 clips to separate two grill pieces (the grill is like 1/3rd that a3). I ended up grinding off most of them and it still clipped back in rock solid.
Thank you for posting this. The vertical screws and the two that are deep inside are seriously hard to find and the video really helped. On a 2018, I can't believe that the wheel well needs so much disassembly. Such a pain compared to other cars I've worked on.
i just had a few questions would this fit the 2017 model and do the parking sensors still work? does the acc sensor work? and does the new grill come with parking sensors to do i have to swap mine from the old one?
The 2017 is the facelift and is a different shape to this car but fitment is similar. Yes all the parking sensors work, my car didn’t have ACC but it is just a hole in the grill so will work fine. You will have to swap the sensors over to the new grill like I did. Hope this helps
Hey man one of lower grills on the passenger side broke off, do i need to take the grill off to install it or can i just click it back on ? Dont want to risk braking or cracking it.
should be ok to carefully push it back on. I suggest you warm up the plastic so it isn't too brittle. and a bit of lube or something thin to guide it in might help. I was told a feeler gauge would help release the tabs.
Very nice install video glad to see you involve your kid as well , can you tell me what brand lip is this and were can I buy it ? Cheers from chicago !!
Hey noticed your in Australia, I'm in Brisbane. I just bout a 2014 s3 and want to do the same but I can't find one that has a space for the parking sensor. Do you have any suggestions. Thanks
Hi there, can you remember how much time it took you approximately to change this. I want to do this Saturday but I only have a few hours. But with 2 persons. Kind regards
Hey thank you so much for video. Just purchased my 8v s3 and this is something I want to do very soon. Your link does not work just takes me to eBay stores can you help me find the one you got? Thanks
They still have them in their shop. Just put RS3 in the search bar. I don’t think there would be much difference between the eBay grills. I just bought the cheapest one on eBay
@@TheEddysGarage great thanks man. My s3 should be down here in the next week or so. Can't wait! Stage 2 IE tune already on it with supporting bolt ons.
Hey i just installed a new grill on my audi a3 8v facelift. Now my airbag light is on. I had to park the car in between and guess it's because of it. Do I have to worry now or can I simply read the error out of the system?
Took me about 3 hours but I had to figure out how to do it. If I did it again I could probably do it in 1.5-2 hours. The video will help a lot. A tip for the grill clips is to slide feeler gauges on either side so they come out easily and just work your way around.
Christopher Ewing link is in the description but here it is again rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183696456856
SOLIEK the lip is from flow designs flowdesignsaustralia.com And the grill was the cheapest one available on eBay at the time like this one rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333269424238
Great instructions. I would suggest de-chroming the rings because they stick out like a sore thumb. I plasti dipped mine black, then used graphite metalizer. It looks sick. You can also do just black, but then the rings are not very visible from a distance.
@@TheEddysGarage Yeah mine is pre facelift so it should fit right. Do you know if the hatch has different headlights to the sedan? or your not sure ? thanks for your help
Did you have any issues with your parking sensors after unplugging and plugging back in? I’ve heard Audi has to recalibrate the parking sensors if they are unplugged… stupid if you asked me. Makes no sense.
Im going to be doing this same project in about a month, great timing! Very useful video
How did you go with it?
vw has a real fetish for tough plastic clips. Back when i wanted to install a black logo on my golf 6 i had to undo literally like 40 clips to separate two grill pieces (the grill is like 1/3rd that a3). I ended up grinding off most of them and it still clipped back in rock solid.
Just bought my s3 at 18. Looking forward to doing this first mod in a month or so
Thank you for posting this. The vertical screws and the two that are deep inside are seriously hard to find and the video really helped. On a 2018, I can't believe that the wheel well needs so much disassembly. Such a pain compared to other cars I've worked on.
Car looks amazing man, thanks for the video 😎🤙🏻
Glad it helped you out
thanks Mate I could not work out where those bolts in the rear were located you saved me from bleeding knuckles
Nice video and thanks for sharing. Will be doing mine this week so was good to see it done to prepare.
Thx guy, finally put my grill on.
Nice.
Great vid man thanks for the little run through. Really didnt enjoy changing it all over baring in mind its been 30degrees in the uk today!
30° is a nice spring day here in Australia 🤣
@@TheEddysGarage haha yeah i can imagine what its like over there man!
4 hours, a couple of bleeding knuckles, and a ton of frustration from the absolute over complication in engineering… it’s finally installed…
Agreed brotha..
Nice looking good👍 I did the same on my s3 salon😊 I just wrapped the park sensors to get them to match the black on the grill 👌
Good idea. I didn’t want to paint them
Amazing video really helpful, used this to change my grille over 👌
Hopefully this helps me with my mk3 TTS. Grille will be here next week and I can’t find a good vid. Nicely done!
I noticed your front bumper has those side vents on each side which most S3’s don’t have. Where’d you get those!
I’m not sure what you mean sorry. Is it something that is on the hatch or euro spec cars that we get in Australia?
@@TheEddysGarage searched it up, only available in the hatch model. Love the car!
RS3 grill looks much better than stock S3!
Thanks with regard to furnishing these kinds of very good information.
Great I video doing same thing to my S3 love your headlights
Looks great
Thanks mate
Hey man just wondering how you got those vents on the side of the front bumper
Comes on the S3
I have a 2020 S3 and I do not have those screws behind the wheel well, and cannot take it off, and I’m unsure how please help
The facelift cars are slightly different sorry
i just had a few questions would this fit the 2017 model and do the parking sensors still work? does the acc sensor work? and does the new grill come with parking sensors to do i have to swap mine from the old one?
The 2017 is the facelift and is a different shape to this car but fitment is similar. Yes all the parking sensors work, my car didn’t have ACC but it is just a hole in the grill so will work fine. You will have to swap the sensors over to the new grill like I did. Hope this helps
Can you install the S3 badge as the original ?
I bought another from a local facebook group that clips on as the original will not fit
Nice rotors, where'd you get them? Do you have a link?
Thomas Chung DBA, they have distributors around the world like Tire Rack in the USA www.dba.com.au
beautiful !!!
Thanks. Did you see my other videos?
Hey man one of lower grills on the passenger side broke off, do i need to take the grill off to install it or can i just click it back on ? Dont want to risk braking or cracking it.
should be ok to carefully push it back on. I suggest you warm up the plastic so it isn't too brittle. and a bit of lube or something thin to guide it in might help. I was told a feeler gauge would help release the tabs.
Good information. Thumbs up.
Very nice install video glad to see you involve your kid as well , can you tell me what brand lip is this and were can I buy it ? Cheers from chicago !!
Paul Sagan cheers mate. It is a Flow design lip. An Australian company and is super tough.
@@TheEddysGarage awsome thank you
Hey noticed your in Australia, I'm in Brisbane. I just bout a 2014 s3 and want to do the same but I can't find one that has a space for the parking sensor. Do you have any suggestions. Thanks
I’m on the Gold Coast. I just bought the cheapest one on eBay
Hi there, can you remember how much time it took you approximately to change this. I want to do this Saturday but I only have a few hours. But with 2 persons. Kind regards
About 3 hours by myself. With 2 people and 2 sets of tools you can get the bumper off much faster
@@TheEddysGarage thank you for your answer, have a great weekend
Good Day! Any chance you can give me the link as where you got your lip? Thank you.
Liezl Sumalinog-Rodas it is a Flow design lip. All the info is in my lip install video ua-cam.com/video/l8MK3e1Ubps/v-deo.html
Hey thank you so much for video. Just purchased my 8v s3 and this is something I want to do very soon. Your link does not work just takes me to eBay stores can you help me find the one you got? Thanks
They still have them in their shop. Just put RS3 in the search bar. I don’t think there would be much difference between the eBay grills. I just bought the cheapest one on eBay
@@TheEddysGarage great thanks man. My s3 should be down here in the next week or so. Can't wait! Stage 2 IE tune already on it with supporting bolt ons.
i like the nuberplate its like the old belgium numberplate
Does the lip come with pre-drilled holes that line up with the holes underneath the car or do u use tape? Just looking for info...thanks👍🏻
DOUG GOUDREAU yes it has pre drilled holes
Great Video, Are you able to separate the chrome outline of the stock Grill and put it onto the rs3 grill?
michaelosully1 nope. You will have to get a grill with the chrome on it
Hello! could you tell me which wrench did you use for the screws?
I think it was 10mm but it is easy to check when you are under there
How did you undo the clips on the original grill? Please let me know if you have any technique or us special tools.
xxjay12xx I used screwdrivers but broke a few tabs. I was later told to use feeler gauges to help slip out the tabs.
The Eddy’s Garage Thank you for the tip. Also from what you remember where and how many total clips do i need to undo?
xxjay12xx not sure how many but they go all the way around
What about the distronic , I have an Audi A3 8V with distronic ? Does that work ?
#BITAmusic you have to get the grill with the hole in it for the radar.
Those headlights, are they stock or did you swap them out? They look way more aggressive than my stocks. Let me know! Thanks!
J Capps stock S3 lights in Australia
Hey
i just installed a new grill on my audi a3 8v facelift. Now my airbag light is on. I had to park the car in between and guess it's because of it. Do I have to worry now or can I simply read the error out of the system?
Sa scha try clearing the code and see if it comes back. You can do it with an OBDeleven
Would have been nice if you pointed out how exactly the grill comes apart
Release all the tabs and it comes apart
Literally just finished doing my grill. Was an absolute bastard! I wont be in a rush to do that again!
@@liampleasant9991 is it is not fun doing those clips
What lip is that and do you have a link?
I have another video on the Flow design Lip install with links on where to get it 👍 ua-cam.com/video/l8MK3e1Ubps/v-deo.html
Would that work for an a3 as well?
Very very similar
How did you do the headlights
I didn’t do anything to the headlights
Hello Eddy, how much was the grill in Ebay?
Thank You!
Was $170 Australian but the seller doesn’t have them anymore unfortunately
How long did the whole process take?
Took me about 3 hours but I had to figure out how to do it. If I did it again I could probably do it in 1.5-2 hours. The video will help a lot. A tip for the grill clips is to slide feeler gauges on either side so they come out easily and just work your way around.
Will this rs3 grill work on the 2017-2020 model a3 ?
Check with the guys selling the grill. You will need one for a facelift model
What year is your Audi from?
2014
What about your parking sensors ?
Major they clip into the holes on the new grill and work fine
GOOD JOB :) THANKS VIDIO
Do the sensors on the front end still work when the new grille is installed?
wailiepop yes they work fine
@@TheEddysGarage does this grille fit A3's?
wailiepop it should brother, it’ll fit the A3 & S3 8V 👍🏻 I’m looking for one myself
Whats the part number? i have A3 8V sedan!
Sorry not sure if it fits the A3 and the link to eBay is in the description
@@TheEddysGarage sorry but link not work((
Василий Конюший link goes to their eBay store. Just search it for the Audi RS3 grill
Hey can you send me the link to the grille you purchased off of eBay? Thank you! Car looks great man!
Christopher Ewing link is in the description but here it is again rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183696456856
Great video. Thank you !! Getting ready to order the same thing! What eBay seller did you use by chance?
Ryan Ford industry_shop but all the cheap eBay listenings look to be the same
The Eddy’s Garage thank you!
Do you happen to have a link to the grill? Thanks
Dax Escoto it’s not listed anymore but search the cheapest RS3 grill and they all look to be the same
Could you link us the ebay link for the 8V RS3 Grill and lip?
SOLIEK the lip is from flow designs flowdesignsaustralia.com
And the grill was the cheapest one available on eBay at the time like this one rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333269424238
How long did it take to install? I'm having a shop install mine and I want to be able to negotiate time/price
hvysouldg I did it with the front lip but a normal autobody shop should be able to do it in 2 hours.
@@TheEddysGarage 👍 cheers!
why no shoes?
Marde Khorasani hot Australian summer day
it’s been a while but do you still have the original grill to sell it to me?
Muhammad Kamran sure mate. where are you? Send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook.
How long did it took you to install the whole thing?
Guillermo Pianetta I did the front lip as well so probably 2.5 hours in total
Does the license plate fit on it well?
It comes with a euro plate holder but is way too big for my standard Aussie plate so I used black cable ties to hold it on.
Great instructions. I would suggest de-chroming the rings because they stick out like a sore thumb. I plasti dipped mine black, then used graphite metalizer. It looks sick. You can also do just black, but then the rings are not very visible from a distance.
What bumper are you using?
That is the stock S3 bumper with a Flow designs lip.
You have like a air duct on the side of your bumper that mine doesn’t have, I have a 2016 s3
is it possible to mount it on a3 8v?
Lorenzo Cella not sure. I only have an S3
Lorenzo Cella yes same car
does anyone know if this grill fits audi s3 sedan 2016?
rick depends on the headlights. Our style is considered Pre facelift.
@@TheEddysGarage Yeah mine is pre facelift so it should fit right. Do you know if the hatch has different headlights to the sedan? or your not sure ?
thanks for your help
where did you get that lip?
jacob kennedy a company called Flow Design
Would this grill work on a a3 also?
craigmcq not sure sorry.
@@TheEddysGarage no problems thanks anyways
craigmcq yes it’ll fit on the A3 , the A3/S3 have the exact same grill sizes so if it fits the S3 it’ll fit your A3 as well 👍🏻
Just did my RS grille, probably the worst job I’ve ever done on a car. Total nightmare
MONKEY yep but looks so much better
The Eddy’s Garage definitely
What lip is that
A company called Flow Designs
Did you have any issues with your parking sensors after unplugging and plugging back in? I’ve heard Audi has to recalibrate the parking sensors if they are unplugged… stupid if you asked me. Makes no sense.
No issues at all
paint sensors black
gsrsilver they are now black 👍🏼
Show us how it looks with the cable ties 🤣🤣
Looks like 4 small black lines. If you have a better solution then let me know 👍
If you don't know how to take wheels off lol