B7 rs4 aluminium exterior trim wrapped?

[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.

[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

[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.

[RSW1CKY]

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

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

[ShaneyB]

Does look nice Rick.

Did you do the mirrors also?

[Jules]

As mentioned that does look great Rick


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

[ShaneyB]

Ask N11LS.

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

[Rick_RS4]

thanks all, no im not in the trade lol sorry, i did mine all gloss, mirrors are paint

[N11LS_J]

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

[klauster]

When i removed the wrap off my boot trim it knackered it....

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TBH the trim seems to badly wear anyway so if you are going to wrap it then assume it's going to be permenant.