Removing and installing radiator grille - Audi RS 5: Audi A5
Step-by-step removing and installing radiator grille - Audi RS 5 for the Audi A5: 12 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016)
📋 Procedure
- Remove bumper cover .
- Remove impact absorber .
- If fitted, unplug electrical connectors (1) and (4).
- Move clear electrical wiring harness (2) for parking aid senders on radiator grille by cutting cable tie.
- Detach electrical connector (3) from bracket.
- To do so, press catch in direction of (arrow A) and pull electrical connector (1) out of bracket (2) in direction of (arrow B).
- Remove bolts (2).
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Detach mountings (1) and (4) for parking aid senders.
- Detach radiator grille (3) from bumper cover towards rear.
- Install impact absorber .
- Install bumper cover .
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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
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