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B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:42 pm
by RSW1CKY
Hi was wondering if anyone has had the surrounds on there windows wrapped as Audi want nearly £1500 to replace?
Also anyone selling black optic front grill? Cheers.

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:10 pm
by Rick_RS4
yeah i wrapped mine myself, took the bumper off to do the front grill, as long as you take your time its pretty easy

cost abour 40 quid in vinyl :D

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Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:21 am
by sonny
Does look good that Rick.

OP, If you are doing the black optics wrap, make sure the front grill is gloss and the rest is matt wrapped.

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:47 am
by RSW1CKY
Rick_RS4 wrote:yeah i wrapped mine myself, took the bumper off to do the front grill, as long as you take your time its pretty easy

cost abour 40 quid in vinyl :D

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Looks sweet as. Do u do it by trade? If so would u do mine?

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:27 am
by ShaneyB
Does look nice Rick.

Did you do the mirrors also?

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:29 pm
by Jules
As mentioned that does look great Rick :thumbs:


@ the OP,another issue to factor in is you dont know how well it would remove in the future if you changed your mind.

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:44 pm
by ShaneyB
Ask N11LS.

Admittedly he did the whole car but said it was a PITA.

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:57 pm
by Rick_RS4
thanks all, no im not in the trade lol sorry, i did mine all gloss, mirrors are paint

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:43 am
by N11LS_J
:thumbs: That does look brilliant Rick, to the OP, as Jules mentioned, I would be quite wary of how the residue would effect the Alu trim, as mine was a real ball ache to remove off of the paintwork, and I used a heat gun to warm the wrap a fair bit before it started to come away, not sure how this would work against the Alu trim, as i know alot of cars suffer from 'clouding' and water marks even.

My advice if your still thinking of going ahead is to ensure the trim is well prepared, in terms of sealant or wax, and remove and re-apply every 12-18 odd months, just to be on the safe side.

Other than that, good luck and keep us posted on how you get on

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:00 am
by klauster
When i removed the wrap off my boot trim it knackered it....

Re: B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:02 am
by adsgreen
TBH the trim seems to badly wear anyway so if you are going to wrap it then assume it's going to be permenant.