newfinish

yoou think went all around the car and found nothing but bam!you finnally notice a small fix in the front right corner,the molding under the light sticking out,wonder why???I push it in place and see that the molding doesn't follow the bumper's shape.that pisses me off#$%^&!!
but now the car is bought so I'll have to live with it and get that fixed to.not much of a deal but I like my stuff to be genuine.noticed the ball joints in front are to be changed so the used car dealer made me a deal with an audi dealer to get all the parts and labor for half price. any suggestion what I should have him change or checked and fixed?an audi A8 98Q

kphani

if you have shifting/hunting issues, have them repair/rebuild the torque converter

newfinish

yeah noticed I was driving at around 90km/h and the rpm was going up and down when I released the gas pedal,I was kinda coasting to slow down and the tranny was as if it wasn't sure if it had to grip or let it go kinda feel .it did that once but made me realize it's not normal anyway,do you huunting in that matter?shifting to gears up and down?

kphani

hunting typically occurs when you are at a higher gear and need to find a lower gear for pick-up. Tranny behaves as though it can't find the 4th or 3rd gear. When you manually shift down, you get the needed juice. Many owners are experiencing the same issue and some resolved it by fixing the TC. I am sure the other members will add to this.

escapA8

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/31455/escapa8-ripped-off-bumper.jpg"></center><p>If that is too tight of a fit, you may have to loosen the two big bolts that keeps the front bumper in place. I forget where these bolts are exactly located, but I think you can see them when you lay under the front end of the car. Just loosen those just enough to shift the bumper into place.

GrrrA8

Are you talking about the trim strips beneath the lights or the bumper cover?

escapA8

<center><img src="http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/Body/fer2.JPG"></center><p>"Unbolt the bumper using the 10mm allen head wrench or socket end, do both sides. You can see them if you lay on your back, they are vertically mounted into the bumper."<ul><li><a href="http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/Body/frontendremoval.html">http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/Body/frontendremoval.html</a</li></ul>

newfinish

yes the one just underneath the light ,its about 2 inches by 15 inches and the problem seems as if it's to short the 2 pins that connect to the side just pop's out

GrrrA8

The trim strip secures with a couple of screws (are they missing)?

brittcrowell

with a friction fitting and a screw or two on the grill side. Dealer part is $20 , unpainted of course.