Grey or black S3 with silver wing mirrors?

[Flatcap]

Is anyone like me considering getting the S3 wing mirrors resprayed? I have a monsoon grey with black styling package and the wing mirrors now just look odd as there is no chrome or silver to match. I know the silver wing mirrors are an S3 designation but i would have thought the black styling would have 'matted' them down or blacked them out.

 

[thebluefox]

I've thought about it.

I'd get replacement caps though rather than spraying the ally mirrors another colour.

 

[Andyescos]

You could always get the carbon ones.

 

[MA3RC]

Or you could get them wrapped for £50, then take the wrap back off when you sell the car and no one would ever know

 

[Flatcap]

You could always get the carbon ones.

Like that idea. Can you suggest anywhere that does them?

 

[Flatcap]

Or you could get them wrapped for £50, then take the wrap back off when you sell the car and no one would ever know

I like that idea. One thing putting me of getting them sprayed was the cost and then having to replace them when i come to sell it if i need to revert to stock.

 

[Andyescos]

Mine came from Audi, perfect fit.

 

[MA3RC]

I like that idea. One thing putting me of getting them sprayed was the cost and then having to replace them when i come to sell it if i need to revert to stock.

Yeah you'd be paying twice if you sprayed them. You could buy the covers but you'd be looking at £300 from Audi. I've wrapped mine a couple of times in different tones of silver, black and carbon. Just need a hair dryer to remove.

It's something you can do yourself very cheap but it is a bit figity. I'd just pay someone who knows what they're doing to do it

 

[batch]

Mine came from Audi, perfect fit.
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Yeah they are genuine Audi ones, options for the RS models officially. £334 a pair; bizarrely the S3 mirrors are that much each!

 

[MA3RC]

Here's some pics of the attempts I've had:

Gloss black





Carbon Fibre





Brushed Steel

 

[Scott.T]

Wrap in 6D (or higher) Carbon effect wrap. The higher the 'D' the more glossy.
Don't get scared it's dead easy to use with a hairdryer. You could do both for less than the cost of a couple of can's of paint.

Don't worry to much about the Aluminium as I believe this is also just paint.