Allroad Door Trim on 98 A6. SUCCESS! (long, pictures included).
02-06-2003, 07:34 AM
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Allroad Door Trim on 98 A6. SUCCESS! (long, pictures included).
If you don't yet have a Dremel Tool, I highly suggest you spend the $50 for a cordless one, invaluable.
I Dremel'ed in total 14, One inch tabs that protrude and would not have allowed the doors to close. Some suggested, just break them off but for a perfect finish I say use a Dremel, you would never know they were ever there this way. There are 2 philips screws per panel for a total of 8, four of which became stripped and two, which were so rusted, the screw heads poped off. I used the Dremel tool to slot the striped bolts and used a flat head screw driver for successful removal of the old trim. All of the Allroad pannels slid into place except for one which was tight and required a flat peice of wood and a hammer....tap tap tap, (these panels can bend easily so use caution). I reused the remaining existing bolts (but ordered a full set of 8 bolts with the 4 little plastic washers for $10 from the dealer. I will grease these and remount this weekend so I can remove the trim in the future, without a Dremel). Home Depot did not have these bolts as the threading is different from a standard machine screw.
I am very pleased with the results. They match the finish to my wheels %100. The trim has a rubber seal along the bottom and my doors are all solid again and close with authority, sounds like a new car when I close the doors now ((THUMP)).
<img src="http://www.carbonLORD.com/Allroad_Trim_1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.carbonLORD.com/Allroad_Trim_2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.carbonLORD.com/Allroad_Trim_3.jpg">
I Dremel'ed in total 14, One inch tabs that protrude and would not have allowed the doors to close. Some suggested, just break them off but for a perfect finish I say use a Dremel, you would never know they were ever there this way. There are 2 philips screws per panel for a total of 8, four of which became stripped and two, which were so rusted, the screw heads poped off. I used the Dremel tool to slot the striped bolts and used a flat head screw driver for successful removal of the old trim. All of the Allroad pannels slid into place except for one which was tight and required a flat peice of wood and a hammer....tap tap tap, (these panels can bend easily so use caution). I reused the remaining existing bolts (but ordered a full set of 8 bolts with the 4 little plastic washers for $10 from the dealer. I will grease these and remount this weekend so I can remove the trim in the future, without a Dremel). Home Depot did not have these bolts as the threading is different from a standard machine screw.
I am very pleased with the results. They match the finish to my wheels %100. The trim has a rubber seal along the bottom and my doors are all solid again and close with authority, sounds like a new car when I close the doors now ((THUMP)).
<img src="http://www.carbonLORD.com/Allroad_Trim_1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.carbonLORD.com/Allroad_Trim_2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.carbonLORD.com/Allroad_Trim_3.jpg">
