a4 lower door strips

[yendall24]

hi all i am looking for some info regarding the lower rubber door strips. i need to replace all 4 do you know the best place to buy them from how much can i expect to pay also whats involved when doing the job many thanks

 

[jcb]

get new ones unless you are very lucky at a scrappy. the metal inside the plastic corrodes and lifts them off the door, the clips that hold them on are also pretty flimsy, you will probably need a few spare as they break when you unclip the strip

 

[Mr K]

i need a set for mine, the front two have inch long tears at the rear of the door.

looking on ebay they are about £100 a set! eek! maybe i will just get two then!

is there a metal strip actually in the rubber then? mine look ok bar the little rips, no sign of them falling off the doors.

 

[Siena]

£85.06 inclusive.

 

[Mr K]

whos that from? do they do the clips too? im very tempted by a set! could i have a price for just the front two aswell?

 

[voteforpedro]

Or get a P reg car, like mine, which doesn't have the lower strips.

 

[Siena]

Yes, they were only fitted from the '97 model year onwards.

 

[ian52]

front are about £20 and rear about £15 each from audi.

 

[Oranoco]

Mines a 96 and has them ?

Got my last replacement from Euro Car Prts for £17 quid, Genuine Audi as well

 

[aragorn]

the lower strips?

ours is a nov '96 car and has the middle ones but not the lower ones.

 

[Siena]

Never heard of a '96 car having the lower, rubber strips.

 

[Oranoco]

Will double check the V5 but I'm sure that's correct. Mind you it also has the middle set of tail lights as opposed to the early early ones.

 

[diesel-a4]

the car i bought for parts is a 96 A4 and she has the lower trims

 

[amimmortal]

I replaced all four of mine about 18 months ago.

Audi actually agreed to only charge me 60% of total price as they agreed that there was an obvious defect in design and manufacture. Worth a bash!

This, on a car that was 3 years outside of the standard warranty...

The fixing screws on the hinge end is a nightmare. I gave up trying to drill mine out and simply ground them down. The strips are very securely fixed despite not being screwed in.

Best of luck!

Cheers,
A.

 

[Oranoco]

I had to drill out my old screw. A dab of copper grease on the new screw should mean it'll come out ok next time