on my 99 2.8 the trim on the lower part of the door needed to be replaced so i got the trim pieces but cant seem to install them on the front part theres a **** that should go into a hole on the trim piece but it doesnt fit does anyone know how to install it or help me to make it fit???

 

anyone anyone at all please i need help for this and i dont want to look like a complete idiot riding around with no trim on my car

 

Its not hard, I did it on my 98.5

There are little white clips that run down the bottom outside edge of the door. I believe they hang on little rivets. Anyway, you just slide the new trim along these clips. Open the door and feed it down from the edge of the door toward the hinge of the door. The trim is secured by one screw that is screwed in from the inside of the door, up near the door hinge, through the door, and into the trim piece. So once the trim seems to be in about the right place, duck down into the door well and stick your head all the way up by the hinge and you should see where the screw is. Adjust the trim until you can see the threaded insert in the trim and then fasten the trim in place with the screw. Hope this helps.

 

your talking about the lower door moldings right? they say its a common problem on a4s...

anyway heres the tutorial on how to fix it...

http://audi.kris-hansen.com/ldm.htm

this guy has some usefull DIY.

 

i just did this, and had that same exact problem........ i ended up taking a hand saw and cutting that piece(brass bit) off....... the new molding(blade) is so tight that you don't need it

 

um yea thanks for that i feel like such an idiot that i didnt look around for it but once i saw this post i went out side pitch black and took a light and looked but have to wait till tomorrow around 5 to do it ugh my car looks like crap without it on ugh but thanks guys

 

I am trying to get mine off but the screw just keeps spinning and I can't just pull it off. Anyone have any suggestinons?

 

I had to drill the screws out of mine to replace them. What brilliant fella in Ingolstadt thought it would be a good idea to use a steel bolt to screw into a brass fixture???[:@]

 

take a hand saw an cut it off, you are talking about the one near the front, without the white tab right?

 

Yea, the screw that is up in the lower front of the door on the inside. My question about drilling it out would be, won't the drill bit just spin the screw?