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Picked up my new bumper from the paint shop today , was soooo excited , started stripping my car etc took me ages and i lost my rag a few times , came to fit the new one and guess what !!! its not the right bumper , i think its off a convertable ??? heres the pics .... does anyone no of anyone that wants to buy one in brand new cond , ayoka silver with gloss black diffuser ??? GUTTED !

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yes thats from a convertable can tell straight away from looking at it, you should off paid for that diffuser off my bro and got the top piece off ebay pal, at least you will never make that mistake again lol
 
a3_sline_tdi said:
yes thats from a convertable can tell straight away from looking at it, you should off paid for that diffuser off my bro and got the top piece off ebay pal, at least you will never make that mistake again lol
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Have to agree with him there Ol you an see its not for the 3door hatchback just by looking at it.
I am sorry to hear this fella hope you sell it asap and get the correct one.
Good luck
 
you numpty lol. i take it i'm not meeting you tomorrow to have your sensors off you now...
 
Unlucky but you can clearly tell because of the way the bootlid falls vertical to the 3 door bumper and the was it has a bigger angle on the cabby bootlid area
 
How can you guys tell the difference between the 3dr and convertible bumper?
I'm looking at the two and I am struggling.
What are signs??
 
aythreee said:
How can you guys tell the difference between the 3dr and convertible bumper?
I'm looking at the two and I am struggling.
What are signs??
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it's just a different shape. look at enough and you'll be able to tell.

the major clue is the little holes where the tailgate shuts. the 3dr doesn't have these
 
i made a misstake like that once i bought a full frame bumper for my car wanting to do the 8p2 s-line front conversion and bought one for a 8p3 model was not amused at all but put it back on ebay and got what i paye for it so not all bad
 
sub39h said:
it's just a different shape. look at enough and you'll be able to tell.

the major clue is the little holes where the tailgate shuts. the 3dr doesn't have these
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Did you ever find out if the 3dr and convertible rear bumpers share diffusers??
 
nah. the bumper i was gonna view had been sold before i got a chance. i was gonna physically fit it to the facelift bumper i have be 100% sure

as it stands i'm only 99% sure
 
99% is pretty sure.
Call audi and give them the reg of a facelift 3dr and an s-line and get them to confirm the part on each???
 
aythreee said:
99% is pretty sure.
Call audi and give them the reg of a facelift 3dr and an s-line and get them to confirm the part on each???
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i asked Dave on Stoke Audi a few days ago but he hadn't replied when i last checked. tbh i haven't been on much lately because i've got my job applications due in soon for next year and i've had girl trouble so other things have been taking priority!
 
sub39h said:
i asked Dave on Stoke Audi a few days ago but he hadn't replied when i last checked. tbh i haven't been on much lately because i've got my job applications due in soon for next year and i've had girl trouble so other things have been taking priority!
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Yeah saw u asked him. Just checked and still no reply.
Noticed you ain't been around much lately. Sorry to hear about the girl trouble, welcome to the club!
 
yeah i just checked too. tbh i'm fairly annoyed that bumper had sold. at £80 it was a bargain, i could have thrown away the convertible bumper and kept the valance and it still would have been a good deal.

lol not sure if it's a good or a bad thing if my absence has been noticed. do i really cause that much trouble on here?! and thanks for the welcome, but i've been here a long time. this one was a proper mindf*ck tho.
 
sub39h said:
it's just a different shape. look at enough and you'll be able to tell.

the major clue is the little holes where the tailgate shuts. the 3dr doesn't have these
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Thank god for this thread!!!!!
I think i've got a ****** cabrio bumper too!! It's got the holes you mentioned.
You 100% sure this means its for a cabrio???

Does it mean that the one Sarah had is also for a cabrio??? ---------> http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/new-a3-s3-sportback-8p-chassis/96632-rear-bumper-advice-needed-pls.html
 
she did. she had to swap it out for the right one.

i got the 8P3 sensors for the bumper tho, so i'm semi-happy for her mistake!
 
sub39h said:
she did. she had to swap it out for the right one.

i got the 8P3 sensors for the bumper tho, so i'm semi-happy for her mistake!
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Christ!! I was on the verge of getting it painted up too.

Just called the guy I bought it from and luckily he's got a proper 3dr one available also.
To be fair, he's a decent guy, and was interested to know the difference between the 3dr and cabrio bumpers. I told him aboout the holes and straight away he recognised the difference.
Gonna pop down to him tomorrow and swap it for the correct one. He's got a standard diffuser now also so i'll pick up that too until I get hold of an s-line one off of ebay or somewhere.

This thread has saved me a lot of time, money and pain.
 
aythreee said:
Christ!! I was on the verge of getting it painted up too.

Just called the guy I bought it from and luckily he's got a proper 3dr one available also.
To be fair, he's a decent guy, and was interested to know the difference between the 3dr and cabrio bumpers. I told him aboout the holes and straight away he recognised the difference.
Gonna pop down to him tomorrow and swap it for the correct one. He's got a standard diffuser now also so i'll pick up that too until I get hold of an s-line one off of ebay or somewhere.

This thread has saved me a lot of time, money and pain.
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Good to see he happy to sort out the problem for you fella :)
 
lol plenty people seem to do this, i nearly bought one myself when i was at this lads whos has lots of decent bumpers, i was looking at a cab one then i realised the shape was different, i was shocked and so was he, he was pleased i mentioned it though as he ended up getting more money for it ha ha
 
Yeah when I was buying all I looked out for was the flat edge where it meets the rear lights (i.e. non sportback).
Cabrio's didn't even figure in my mind.
 
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