The thing in GR? I'm not sure, but I'm gonna try. There is something in Kalamazoo the weekend after that I'm doing.

 

Never Enough its not so much if its original paint as much as it was the trim itself that was probably causing the rust. when i bought my car all 4 of the trim pieces were falling off and i didnt get new ones until last year. the problem with the original pieces was the tracks on the inside of them that slide onto the pegs was metal, and would rust away quickly. they changed all of that to plastic on the new ones i got but i didnt get to them in time and the old trim pieces began rusting part of my driverside door. i dont know if this will help in your situation just hoping to save you an unnecessary step

 

good to know that the newer ones have plastic tracks now that i have no way to attach them. i'm sticking to the no more trim idea. it will be nice to look at it everyday and know that i did my own body work. sadly though it is supposed to nasty here in michigan for the next couple days so i think i'm gonna have to wait a while before laying any primer/paint so i get best adhesion. i've got the primer, block and 320 grit in garage waiting for the sun to come out.

anybody have any idea how much paint to get for the lowers, bumper lowers, and bottom halves of the doors?

 

sorry i wish i coulda given you that little piece of advice a little earlier man

 

I did the same thing with the lower trim on my A4. I ripped it off, ground off the rivets and had the lowers painted and the doors painted again. Looked awesome afterward.

 

no worries bigtm792. good to know for anyone else looking to get new ones. did you get yours from a dealer or ecs or something?

 

pics?

id like to do this as well, my trim is also falling off. what would be sweet are some S4 lowers

 

check out the album in his profile. looks pretty good.

 

well, i get a better day than expected here in MI so i decided to lay on the primer. looks pretty good so far. here's an update.

school newspaper (about all it's good for) 3M green auto mask and a good directional breeze going through the garage all come together to help me out.


down the side. a couple of wet spots but i couldn't wait to show it off.


so far i've only got the drivers side done. it started getting chilly and I wanted to make sure the primer stuck. hopefully the passenger side can get done tomorrow and i can find a paint shop monday since i have the day off.

more to come.

 

i got them at the dealer. i think it was around $150 or so and i had been gluing my old ones back on every time they fell off so i figured it was time i stopped being cheap