Anyone replaced the door blades on an S3 ?

[quattrokid]

Noggy chariot has bad blistering running along the edge to the door blade trim and forcing it away from the door
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Anyone replaced these blade things and if so how much where they please?

( got a replacement door lined up but it hasn't got the door blade or interior trim / fittings

 

[s3mad_dude]

The blade costs about £140 odd from the dealer. I have a late 2002 noggy and it needed to be painted because it was totally a different colour. The earlier S3s don't seem to have a problem with colour matching but be prepared to fork out another £100 for some spraying if needed. I had the existing rear blade also painted so that there were no issues with colour differences. I dropped both blades off at a local bodywork specialist and picked them up freshly painted a few days later. A second hand blade would be a good idea if you can find one in good enough condition from a local scrappy.

 

[quattrokid]

Didn't realise the blades where painted !! just assumed they're grey because... well they're plastic ?

got a replacement door but its the bare door with no interior facia nor outside trim ... at least its noggy blue... ish, sort of, I hope

 

[s3mad_dude]

Yeah me too - the originals are not painted I agree, but the colour difference was a joke when it arrived - dark shiney grey original versus a pale pastel greyish colour, so I had to get them done. I had them painted in a matt colour and they look great. The original was a b*tch to get off because a screw was de-threaded so needed to drill it out.

Errr.....well you never know when a spare door might come in handy