Would you trust 'Audi' workshops or insist someone of your own choice?
Paint is flaking off quite badly but I get accused on here of moaning too much! It's coming off clean suggesting it isn't bonded to the plastic particularly well.
Glad I'm not alone then but pretty poor for a £40k car - sorry sounds like I'm moaning again but that is hard earned cash and I didn't just buy an engine I bought the whole car.
Dont think its normal John, Its come off in flakes not stone chip sized pieces.
It'll be going in for them to assess as soon as it comes back, Ive only got 3500 on the clock so wouldnt expect it to be that bad even with my driving style...... Lets be honest 90% of its job is a daily commute in slow traffic during the week.
Cracked windscreen may well be thre tiniest of stones that has hit it. It is one of the highest stress points in the pane where you have described as I have had similar with no visible mark to say it was a stone.
I'll have another close look during daylight to see if I can ID a chip. Otherwise, a warranty claim maybe? Why not, Audi can replace it the same time as they do the brake squeal fix, which is any day now...
Anywho, back to paint. I'll have a closer look at mine to see if there is paint peeling in the specified locations. Not too bothered if it is just over black plastic and not metal.
Mud flaps?
Agreed, had them fitted since day 1, despite being ridiculed for them on another Audi forum, they work well and protect the paintwork from just this sort of damage.
regards
Are they standard Audi flaps? Do you have a link?
Inspected mine more closely today and there is no sign of etch primer on the return lip of the rear bumper, only paint, which is why the paint is coming off in flakes (paint does stick to paint).Anywho, back to paint. I'll have a closer look at mine to see if there is paint peeling in the specified locations. Not too bothered if it is just over black plastic and not metal.
Inspected mine more closely today and there is no sign of etch primer on the return lip of the rear bumper, only paint, which is why the paint is coming off in flakes (paint does stick to paint).
Within the stone chips (see post #13) on the outer/visible lip of the wheel arch, however, the 'grey-coloured' etch-primer can clearly be seen.
If I care to rectify mine, it'll be with some 600 grade wet and dry (to give the paint something to bond to) and brush paint it in - otherwise I'll leave it alone.
Could it be an Audi/VW primer cost reduction exercise hoping the customer will not notice? It can't be operator error as others are reporting the same, so most likely a production/procedural oversight/error. I can well understand how itâs happened in the production process. Still not right mind, but as with the brake issue, what chance?I am more worried where the primer starts as one of mine already seems to have disappeared underneath.............seems a bit poor to prime (hopefully) part of the part but stop short on the ends.
And me reminding me of a dental appointment tomorrow at 10.30Had a phone call.........................