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    Slight hood gap normal?

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    Hey y'all, I recently purchased a 2018 S5 sportback and I noticed some hood gap. It's more obvious above the grill, headlights and towards the side badges. It almost overhangs off the side. Is this normal?

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    Won't be able to tell without pics.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yogi95 View Post
    Hey y'all, I recently purchased a 2018 S5 sportback and I noticed some hood gap. It's more obvious above the grill, headlights and towards the side badges. It almost overhangs off the side. Is this normal?
    My 2019 RS5 SB also seems to have the same hood overlap (overbite) on both sides, which appears to be a "design feature".

    Normally hoods tend to drop into a space flush with a small gap, but not on the B9 SB.

    You can see the B9 hood edge effect here:



    and here:

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    Gone (not forgotten): 2019 RS5 Sportback

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    Completely normal and same on mine. Its a styling feature. Looks great from side profile.

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    I did the same double take like you the first time too. But it’s like that on the Rs5 also.


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    Where did you purchase they black honeycomb Grille? I have a 2018 S5 Sportback, I’m looking to do the same thing to it?


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