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Alpine White?

Did you special order that color through the Audi Exclusive option or something? Or did you really mean to say Ibis White. (Alpine White is not a standard color available on the S5.)

You won't be able to fit the Cayenne exhaust tips into the factory rear valance openings. You'll have to install a Rieger rear bumper add-on plus their rear valance. (See attached photo.) And personally, I don't think that Rieger add-on bumper piece looks good because it looks like it was just slapped on (the side piece too) and does not integrate well at all with the rear bumper cover.

For the spacers, you can get them at MadAudi Design or Pure Motorsport.

 

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I think I will just order the Milltek catback special tips. any other suggestions

Yes. Have you taken a look at the B&B catback exhaust?

It looks SO MUCH better than the Milltek tips, at least IMO, and sounds pretty much the same. Forum member Ess5ive even mentioned that the B&B exhaust is almost worth trading in his existing Milltek for.

 

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I don't think you have anything to be concerned about with the slight tilt you see in my photos. I think that can be attributed to the effect of the shadow cast on the tips in conjunction with the fact that I didn't have the camera quite level when I took those side profile shots (e.g., notice how the back of the car is angled slightly lower than the front as a result of the camera not being quite level). In person, you don't notice any tilt. And I've confirmed that with a couple of people who've seen my car in person. When I get a chance, I'll try to retake a side profile shot that's actually perfectly level.

I have no idea what the labor is on the installation of downpipes. For the exhaust, count on about one hour labor charge. My thinking is that your total for everything should be closer to about $,2700. But, that's just a guess since I don't know the average charge for installing downpipes.

As for what to do with the extra $1,000-1,300, it's hard for me to say. It really depends on what your priorities are. You could buy coilovers with the remainder, but you wouldn't have enough left to pay for installation. Get some input from other folks on here about that and see what they think.

Regarding how to order the B&B exhaust, see this post.

 

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Does B&B do two different exhaust, resonated and a non-resonated one like?

Which one do you have Tx?

Yep, B&B make a non-resonated version that has an X-pipe in place of where the resonator goes. I installed the resonated version.

 

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No, I didn't install downpipes on my car. My B&B exhaust took only a few business days to arrive and was shipped via FedEx Ground.

If you're planning to get the H&R Trak+ spacers (DRA series), you will just use the stock wheel bolts. The DRA series spacers bolt to the hub with special wheel bolts (included) and provide new threaded holes for your existing wheel bolts.