hey guys, need some help. I'm in the middle of doing an s4 to s5 conversion to my exterior, and no matter what i do, i can't seem to get the rear bumper to sit right. I'm still using the series 4 reinforcement, should i swap it for the series one?? has anyone encountered this problem before?? any help or advice would be really appreciated, as i really wanna drive my damn car car again!!!

 

nope, mine matched perfectly, i had to remove my tailights to get the bumper on and off. other than that and the trim ( which was a pain in the *** to get off the car ) it went all well for me and the swap

 

what does not line up

 

im presuming he wanted to say was it doesnt line up on the side where the trim is, i broke my bolts when i took the bumper off the donor car and i just screwed the new bumper on the sides to the body ( all the water splashes all the time there and there not covered like the inside ones )

 

well sometimes you have to grab it like a man and put it where it needs to go, it does not always jump right on there and have all the holes line up perfectly, sometimes it takes a little persuasion

 

^ lol

 

haha, cheerz for that!!! holes all line up ok, just got a bit of a gap up the top of the side that I'm not real happy with. not to worry, will keep persevering!! must be a few mm longer too, as i notice my exhaust isn't quite long enough now!! gotta love cars, ay!!

 

yea, my stock exhaust isnt long enough either

 

dont tighten the bolts too much or the bumper will deform, try shaping the metal of the 1/4 a bit then fitting the bumper again