I need a comparison from a Manual PFL

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I hope you can help. You'll see the pictures below. The left nearside lower vent has green paint showing behind the grill whereas the right although a different set up shows no paint colour. If someone would be kind enough to take a picture of the left nearside and right offside grill for comparison to mine before I go to the garage to complain or not. Would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Think you’re missing some plastic behind the grills, see below can’t see any paint.
Excuse the flies lol

Why is the picture quality awful now.
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Also looks like your NS grill has more holes blocked up too?


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@Dannymoto behind the nearside grill, do you have a plastic scoop that diverts air towards the outside inside the bumper? Identical in principal to the offside. I know the plastic outer trims are different.
 
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Yes mate


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Is your car a DSG? I've got a manual. I think the outer grill is different due to this. Found an old pic from when I changed the grill. Inside pic shows an open scoop where now I have a diverted scoop. No colour showing behind the grill.
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@dickys3 @desertstorm is it possible to get the title of my thread changed?
Needs to be ' I need a comparison from a Manual PFL' hope this is possible. Cheers.
 
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Leevr said:
Is your car a DSG? I've got a manual. I think the outer grill is different due to this. Found an old pic from when I changed the grill. Inside pic shows an open scoop where now I have a diverted scoop. No colour showing behind the grill.
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Yes DSG, I will take the grill cover off later and can check for you?


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Leevr said:
Is your car a DSG? I've got a manual. I think the outer grill is different due to this. Found an old pic from when I changed the grill. Inside pic shows an open scoop where now I have a diverted scoop. No colour showing behind the grill.
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Just looked, definitely diverted scoop towards the cooler on both sides.


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I got same issue after having bumper repaired after hitting deer, lower grill got damaged and after getting car returned
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mike170 said:
I got same issue after having bumper repaired after hitting deer, lower grill got damaged and after getting car returned
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Are you running a PFL manual S3?
 
Excuse all the dead flies, but this is a 2014 PFL manual - looks like there's a trim piece missing behind the grill on yours:
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Excuse all the dead flies, but this is a 2014 PFL manual - looks like there's a trim piece missing behind the grill on yours:View attachment 203326View attachment 203327
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Hi Craig, on the nearside grill do you have behind the grill a diverter trunking that goes as you look at the grill from left to right. Is the black trim piece behind the grill separate looking like my picture of the rear of my bumper?
 
Yes, it looks like a separate piece of plastic immediately behind the grill to divert the air. Guessing it's part No. 40 in the image below
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That's great Craig, much appreciated. Looks like the repairer missed putting that bit on the bumper. Goes in Tuesday, see what they say.
 
Leevr said:
That's great Craig, much appreciated. Looks like the repairer missed putting that bit on the bumper. Goes in Tuesday, see what they say.
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Same as me.
Glad you asked cause I was going to post the same question.


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Well it turns out they did fit DSG innards to my bumper. New bits ( right) bits have now been fitted. Even Audi questioned how the bumper would fit with DSG innards on it. Will see if it ok this afternoon when I pick it up. Also asked them to look into the horn. The casing was cracked and they didnt replace it. I noticed that it didnt sound right after I'd initially picked the car up. Replaced now. Couple of other minor issue which they say have been sorted, which I'm sure I'll get from them that its a five year old car and stop being so fussy if I'm not 100% happy. It's that feeling of not being in control and at the mercy of on the clock workers. Dont get me wrong there are some good one out there I'm sure. Watch this guy who I follow on youtube to get an insight into frustration.
 
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