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Will a 4.2 lower chrome grill fit on a 2.7T?

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Old 04-23-2002, 11:08 AM
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Will a 4.2 lower chrome grill fit on a 2.7T?
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no. 4.2 a nd 2.7t front end is totally different...
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Default Small chance it will for 2002, but I need someone with a 2002 to visit me to test the fit.

BTW, the upper grille won't fit either, at least for 2001 and before.
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Default All '02s already have a lower chrome grille - or am I missing something...

I assume you're talking about the chrome surround for the lower center air inlet below the bumper. All '02 A6s come with this insert, even 3.0 & 2.7T.
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You're right, but I was thinking of the S6 grilles. They might fit '02 3.0 and 2.7T
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Re: I was referring to a 2001 A6 4.2 lower grill to a 2001 A6 2.7T? Are the bumpers different?
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No [won't fit, bumpers ARE different], as several messages have said.
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How are they not different? The 01 4.2 has a different front end than an 01 2.7t.
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Sorry, I was answering the original question "will it fit". They are different, won't fit.
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Man! I thought I was going loopey for a second! I was like "Oh ****, how come I never modded?"


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