RS4 B8 - help for the newbie

[MGD]

Hi all

A few months ago a took the plunge on an RS4 B8 in Sepang blue and love it.

I have a couple of questions. I was hoping someone knowledgeable on these cars might be able to help with please:

1. The wing mirrors have been sprayed body colour. Whilst I’m fine with that, the finish isn’t great (evidence of old stone chips painted over - not sure why they didn’t sand it down first!?). Therefore, I’m considering reverting back to the matte silver finish. Is this just a paint finish? Does any one know the paint code for this? Or is possible to buy OEM units at a reasonable price?

2. The rear of the car seems to sit lower than the front. Is that normal? The DRC has been checked and seems in order - it just looks a bit odd to have a slightly bigger gap between wheel and arch on front compared to rear.

3. I have a BMW branded ctek 4.3 battery charger - any ideas if it’s ok to use on the Audi?

Thanks in advance for help!

Matt

[MGD]

Hi,

Just a bumping up my post to see if anyone can help?

Cheers

Matt

[woz]

I looked into wing mirrors a year or so ago as I wanted to get rid of the silver and have black instead. At the time replacements from Audi were £190.00 each for primed (probably from a standard A4) or £436.00 each for silver wing mirrors. In the end I got mine wrapped in a glass back 3M vinyl and tbf it looks mint.

[MGD]

Thanks Woz,

Ouch. Think I’d rather spend the money elsewhere and live with them as they are. Was reflecting on it anyway and think I’ll stick with the body colour and fork out of them to be redone. Hopefully a respray wouldn’t cost the earth.

Thinking of getting exhaust tips repainted as well as they’re starting to look a bit tired.