Audi paint warranty (10 yrs)
I hope you're right. I'd be gutted if they botched it.
Eddie, what's your experience of the quality?
Eddie, what's your experience of the quality?
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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darrenswift
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I believe it depends on how much of the paint is affected. Speaking from experience, my rain channels may as well have been a mountain range, such was the extent of the damage. Mine's booked in for 22 May and will be getting a full respray.
Another Daytona.....
Another Daytona.....
Daytona Grey Saloon | H&Rs | Phaeton Brake Ducts | MRC Gearbox Service | Plus Disks | Aluminium Trim | Massive Grin
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese!"
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese!"
They strip it back to the metal and start again from scratch, if they dont then they are not doing it right. The quality of the finish obviously depends on the bodyshop they use in your area but in the case of Poole Audi, their bodyshop (Poole Accident Repair - VAG specialist) has been first rate. You cannot fault the finish. If its a wing / door repair then they will strip the whole panel and then blend the adjacent panels to match. It will come with a 12 month paint warranty from the bodyshop too so you always have a fall back should you need it.
Now Sold!
'03 Daytona Grey RS6 Avant.
Bilstein PSS9's - bloody amazing.
275 Vreds.
MRC custom map with TCU.
Miltek Resonated.
Hi Flow filters.
Piano inserts with natural leather.
19" 'Plus' (Grey) rims.
Pioneer Avic-D3 (to replace RNS-D) inc DVD, Nav, Ipod Movies, Bluetooth and much more.
'03 Daytona Grey RS6 Avant.
Bilstein PSS9's - bloody amazing.
275 Vreds.
MRC custom map with TCU.
Miltek Resonated.
Hi Flow filters.
Piano inserts with natural leather.
19" 'Plus' (Grey) rims.
Pioneer Avic-D3 (to replace RNS-D) inc DVD, Nav, Ipod Movies, Bluetooth and much more.
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darrenswift
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Well chaps. I took my car in this morning and was given a brand spanking 10 plate A4 2.0 TDi S line as a courtesy car. Not quite an RS6, but very good none the less!
Slightly concerned that as the seal along the rear window has slightly perished, it'll probably need replacing, along with the rear window apparently! I certainly hope I'm not going to be charged for this, as it's not my fault I'm having to have the roof resprayed, thus requiring the seal to be removed! I'll let you know how I get on!
Slightly concerned that as the seal along the rear window has slightly perished, it'll probably need replacing, along with the rear window apparently! I certainly hope I'm not going to be charged for this, as it's not my fault I'm having to have the roof resprayed, thus requiring the seal to be removed! I'll let you know how I get on!
Daytona Grey Saloon | H&Rs | Phaeton Brake Ducts | MRC Gearbox Service | Plus Disks | Aluminium Trim | Massive Grin
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese!"
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese!"
The response from Cardiff Audi is typical and the body shop they use is awful as well. The paintwork they did on an S4 was appauling, you could see all the preparation marks under the paint. With regard to paint thickness, yes they can measure it but the fact that the panel shows more paint than the factory applied can be misleading, some cars get damaged in transit and are repainted before sale. In this situation the paint thickness will be greater, I think they should have to prove the panel wasn't repaired before sale to invalidate the claim.
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darrenswift
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A photo of my 'bubbling' paint in the rain channels, just in case it happens to you 
Sorry if this comes out too large! I was in a rush to upload and ran out of time to resize
Car's a bit dusty too!
Sorry if this comes out too large! I was in a rush to upload and ran out of time to resize
Car's a bit dusty too!
Daytona Grey Saloon | H&Rs | Phaeton Brake Ducts | MRC Gearbox Service | Plus Disks | Aluminium Trim | Massive Grin
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese!"
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse always gets the cheese!"
Yeah, I have a tiny bubble (about 2mm*2mm) that looks just like that. I reckon I've still got a few years to get it sorted 
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
darren, completely off-topic, I know, but how have you found the phaeton brake duct upgrade? Worth it or not?
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."