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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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Default S4 sideskirts on A4. Hardware question

Putting used S4 skirts on my A4, I'm having a hard time finding the hardware that I need to put em on. Can anyone help?\
DIY link attached to show what I'm talking about
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext47.shtml


Also I was thinking about NOT putting the molding back on the lower door. Does anyone have pics of what this would look like?
Going from full stock to everything I want in less than 3 weeks! This is my lil' one month challenge!
 

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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 08:08 AM
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Those little white plastic clips that hold the lower door moldings on are attached to metal studs that are welded to the doors. If you don't put them back on, you're gonna have to shave those studs and have the doors re-sprayed. See this thread
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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Thank you, I've been looking for that! Body work isn't to much of a big deal. just wondered what it looked like. Now I'm currently talking with the place I bought the skirts from and hoping they can get me the hardware off the donor car!
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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about the lower door moldings, exactly what CCA4 said. as for mounting the sideskirts, you need to take off the plastic right under the lower door molding. then you need the front and rear mudflap and the screws associated with them, 3M tape for the middle section of the sideskirt and if you don't cut off the flap that goes to the bottom of the car, you'll need large plastic body clips. i'm doing mine either this month or april w00t, you'll see if you come to the meet
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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I'm hoping to have mine done by then... but the issue I am having is that work has been slow at my father-in-laws shop (co-owned with his brother) and normally I could just go in after hour and my fatherinlaw and myself would just do w.e. work and I would just pay for paint and w.e. I use no labor... Well since they have been slow his brother is being a Dbag and saying if I want it worked on it has to be during shop hours and I have to pay reg. labor rate. Minus 10% family... Bahhhh

Not to mention I have legit bodywork that needs fixed and that quoted in at $1,300... if I have to respray the doors **** I might just end up spraying the whole damn thing...
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Oh wtf, your uncle sucks. I wouldn't bother with the door molding then. Just get the side skrts on. You can do that at home
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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I pulled them off of a silver S4 so hopefully they wont be to bad so I wont have to repaint!
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Damn i want s4 sides sooo bad. If you sort everything out with the hardware and all the parts could you post some kinda diy and pics? And hiwords too?
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:37 PM
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if you don't have all the hardware you could just use really strong velcro or tape. also instead of repainting them you could make them textured black to match the front and rear valences and it would look good with the black lower moldings..
 
Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by blackwat5r
Damn i want s4 sides sooo bad. If you sort everything out with the hardware and all the parts could you post some kinda diy and pics? And hiwords too?
Their is already a ton of em around!

Originally Posted by aledelic42
if you don't have all the hardware you could just use really strong velcro or tape. also instead of repainting them you could make them textured black to match the front and rear valences and it would look good with the black lower moldings..
I need some kind of hardware I can't do all 3M tape! I wish tho. cuz they said they wouldn't pull the brackets off the donor car so hmmm now what! My local Audi said they wont order the bracket... Any websites?!
 

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