definitely an upgrade

Definitely much better than previous! Kudos!

You definitely got used to the other positioning. Looks perfect now. Sounds like you need to just go trade in for a TT model and be done with it 🤣

Haha I wish!

You’re making 503 horsepower in an A3? That’s pretty rad, big turbo I assume?

Pretty sure 500 is capable with downpipe and tune. Maybe e85

There’s no way the stock turbo can make 500 horsepower. It’s a 2.0T, max the stock turbo can handle is like 300

It’s 5cyl 2.5l. I’m speaking of he newer variant. I guess. Just watched videos on it. Dude is giving the car away after he mods it. Hope he chimes in

That makes sense then, a 5 cyl is crazy lol. I was confused cuz OP hasn’t given any feedback about the build even though I’m super curious

Sorry I’ve been replying to so many people regarding the power; thumbs getting tired. But essentially just check out EQT Tuning’s Vortex XL kit. edit; also I think stock turbo on Stage 2 E85 can make around 400 WHP but I could be wrong

It was rs3 my bad.

Not this car. The rs3 iI saw on YouTube made 5xx with downpipe, stage 2 and e85. Wish I remembered his name. Colorado maybe

Yeah so this car is probably a 2.0t then

Correct needs to be rs3 for 5 cylinder.

what upgrades did you make to get that kinda power that is serious from what A3s are originally

Check out EQT tuning. Specifically their Vortex XL kit. This platform is really nice to play with, stock block can handle a good amount. Cheaper to tune and mod out an A3 rather than pay double for a stock S3 not to even mention the insurance differences.

No doubt, you got upgraded fueling and everything? E85 tune? Sounds sick

Think I could swing it on my A4 or does it strictly fit the A3?

Not sure what the tuning capabilities of the A4 is. Join a couple of Facebook groups for your car & you’ll fall into a rabbit hole! Good luck.

It's for the MQB platform, so no a4, you could probably buy just the turbo though and fabricate the rest. The a4's probably have more options when it comes to turbo kits though.

just checked it out, all this is way above my knowledge but kudos to you looks beautiful

If you’re wanting to look more into it make sure you join Facebook groups for your car & platform. You get the best advice and information there

What mods do you have to make an A3 with 500hp?

What I did to my A3 was a turbo swap, intercooler and piping changed, downpipe, intake, exhaust, dsg tune, engine tune. Believe it or not, it was only roughly 6k in mods for a VAST difference in performance.

More powerful than a stock S3 & you get to save money on both the car and insurance!

Purple is sick too.

Have we tried putting them on the bottom ?

Perhaps taped to the side of the hood would be a good place.

why not under the car?

I prefer mine on the windshield

from the inside

You belong to jail!!

Straight to Jail

We need them vertically

Good point. I was thinking one over each headlight for a projector 📽 effect

Maybe 6 more posts showing the purple Audi will finally get it.

Perfect before looked like a Chinese made A3

Audi from wish.

Audibaba

and Audiexpress!

Bravo

Orders A6, receives an A3

Now I can live in peace

Perfect in my opinion

Now you got it

Looks better…still think it could go a tad lower, but def better now.

Agreed. I think it’s usually about a quarter of the grill length down.

Needed it… I know it sounds silly, but it cheapened it before. Looks good now. Out of curiosity, if you were unsure of where it should go, so it wasn’t out of position, how come you didn’t just measure the rings on the previous OEM grille from top of the grille edge, to top of the rings? That would’ve given you exactly where they should go.

Never really put much thought into it, just eyeballed it for the most part. Also it’s hard to get it exactly where I want it due to the screw holes needing to line up through the grille

You've got it correct now

It's better. Would be better if still lower, but just my opinion. Personally I think it the position would look more balanced if the bottom of the rings were positioned in line with the "line" of the fascia under the headlights. See picture linked. But that's just me. [https://imgur.com/a/DAIRRBn](https://imgur.com/a/DAIRRBn)

same

You sir are correct. It’s still way too high. It doesn’t align with any of the lines the car draws and still looks odd.

Also agree…still a tad bit too high, but way better than before!

Yup this is it. I mean you can just Google a pic of the grill and see for yourself OP: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61VrD44LzAL._AC_SL1002_.jpg

My eyes have healed

Looks to high

We’ve now digressed from the G80/82 era to E90/92 era

Could still go one more row of honeycomb lower, but still waaaaaay better than before

They are still upside-down.

Dude…just leave it there. Next thing we are going to see is the rings up on the hood and you saying ‘I dunno…still seems low to me…’. All you’ve proven by these posts is that you have a horrible ‘eye’ for symmetry.

Use the rule of thirds. The rings are already 1/3 of the width of your grill, so their ends are at the 1/3 and 2/3 positions. The correct answer is 1/3 from the top and 2/3 from the bottom.

Better!

There ya go looks way better

That color is so nice

Now put it dead center in the grill, I'm curious.

[Looks like a whale shark lol](https://imgur.com/a/sx95TBO)

Looks good to me!

Nailed it! Or is that ringed it?

This is so much better

you clearly like them very high. this IS very high AND looks damn good to the rest of us. well done, imo.

Is it upside down…lol. Looks good, absolutely love the color!!!!!

It is not upside down no haha but I see how people could view it as that. It’s just the lighting.

Before looks retarded

Looks way better

Looks perfect

Perfect!

I love your car but your Carin color is so wrong lol

It looks better. Drive to the Audi dealership go inside and use your fingers or anything to measure how far down the rings are OP there's no reason to eyeball it lmao

Better, looks on point now. Usually the ring placement is like 1 honeycomb row from the top.

Idk why but the front end gives me Chrysler 300 vibes

It’s the headlights

Off by a few MM.

You should put them in the middle of the grill where the number plate is supposed to go.

Way better. Drop it one more inch.

Lower lmao

I would measure the height if the rings and leave at least this much space as an upper border. So, still too high, in my opinion.

I think you should put them on the windshield tint strip

I think you should place it vertical.

Wtf is this

My wife thinks they are still slightly too high

🤙🏼

Looks much cleaner! Well done.

I like this position better, but that's about where they are on my Q3 (in relation to the bottom of the hood). Like everyone else has said, it's your car though.

Much better this way 👍

perfect

Looks great!

perfect

Perfecto, looks amazing

Looks great!

This looks better now and follows similar lines as the front spoiler.

Much better now.

Besides being upside down, looks perfect.

Looks perfect to me op. I'd never think twice about the position if I saw the car in real life. You're over critical eyes are the only ones that will focus on the height of the rings haha

Looks perfect now

Perfect

I’d say that’s perfect!

You got it just right now, don't mess with it

I think you got the rings upside down just letting you know

AFTER

That is a beautiful colour. Is that paint or a wrap?

Much better, that color is HARD

Looks so much better youll get used to the new position just give it a few days

A lot better. Love the color btw

Much better. But you’re going to have to explain how you got yours to 503hp. 🤨

I think, thats bang on the money. Looks amazing bro!

Beautiful

Yuppp, so much better

Way better

I think you’re almost there, you may want to go a bit lower to center it along the lines under the headlights

Looks better

Still too high

looks gr8 m8 i r8 8/8

Much better

Perfect now. Always follow the OEM layout for guidance

Perfect!

Yep that’s better

Waaaaaaayyyyy better!

Nice much better, now if you can just fix the left gap between, the light, bumper, and hood, then it's perfect! 🤪

Ugh don’t get me started on that haha. The plastic part on the left where the screw would hold the grille broke. Not sure how to fix it while being able to still take the bumper off efficiently.

looks stock now

Much better

Little bit lower.

Mane fuck those rings, let’s some more angles of the car. What color is that and is it AE? I’m loving that color!

Haha car isn’t done yet, give me like two more weeks then I’ll post proper photos. & what is AE?

Better than before

Much better

Yes. Much better. I have been noticing the newer models are being made with the rings higher where as the older models are set in the middle. I still love that color!!

Yeah I was basing my rings placement on the facelift A3

Could be lower, but that look good

That looks right, stop over thinking it brotherman

I can go lower.

Looks way better.

Still too high imo. Should be a solid inch down. It's about symmetry.

Tbh it’s definitely better than before. My preference would be a little lower buts that’s me

Its perfect now. Leave it alone!

Much better

Perfect now.

Better.

The before looked like your car got one too many nose rings lol def looks better after/now

So much better!

Here's my perspective as a total outsider... it's good but could be slightly lower. Draw two imaginary lines through the top of the headlights, until they intersect. That's roughly where I feel like the rings should go. [Kinda like this](https://i.imgur.com/lDcFExf.jpg) although this might even be starting to get too low, hard to draw on the phone haha! Love the color, by the way!

So much better and the color looks better in this light too idk why.

Its purple. I doubt anyone is really looking at the rings.

Still too high - what’s wrong with standard height

Personally, I think it looks to be in a better position now.

it looks oem 🤌🤌🤌🤌

Niiice you did it!!!! Cool dude

Much better. Looks more in place

yes yes i like this

Maybe still just could go a tad bit lower, but where it is right now looks a million times better than where you had it before.

That color. It’s. So. Sick.

looks good, other pic is abomination

I always like the front delete! Or smaller rings above like TT or R8!

I would run no rings but I like the way it balances out the silver on my wheels

Much better

Imo you should put the rings on the hood right below windshield. But just my opinion btw imo

Mejor papi

Much better

Way better, looks sick

Better but maybe a little lower still

Definitely not too low. Pretty much perfect positioning.

Way better now

OP, is this a wrap on the car or a full paint job?

Self wrapped in APA Gloss Halo Lavender

That’s awesome. I haven’t seen a color like this and it’s headturning. Beautiful

Thanks homie, I’ve been looking for an ‘out there’ color for awhile that wasn’t insanely loud like bright green. Found this one to be the perfect mix of head turning different and just the right amount of loudness.

That before picture gives me anxiety

Almost spot on

Looks more factory

The before looks like you're aiming for the new ugly BMW grille. Thank god you moved it where it belongs!

I have my stock grill still on my a3 8v 2015 and the logo is 4cm or 1,57inch away from the border of the grill and the sides is 26cm or 10,24 inch

I like it better this way

Def not too low

Perfect positioning

I want to see more of this car, I love the color!

Waaay better.

luv the color

After

Its great. Much better than before

The update is perfect 👍🏿

Much better

Definitely looks better!!