Anyone fitted these S3 side skirts

audismart · May 1, 2016

I've had a really bad day my trolley jack slipped and bent my sill today. :scared2:

So I got to thinking, rather than fixing it, then fit some S3 side skirts.
Genuine OEM are a fortune and not many about 2nd hand for a sportback.
I was hoping for some positive feed back from these.
SIDE SKIRTS AUDI A3 8P SPORTBACK 05-12 5 DOOR SPOILER UNDERDOOR LOOK S3 / S-LINE | eBay

Jake 61 · May 1, 2016

What makes me nervous about these things, is the fact that they always show pictures of S3's and not TDi's with the real product.

audismart · May 2, 2016

Jake 61 said:
What makes me nervous about these things, is the fact that they always show pictures of S3's and not TDi's with the real product.

Yeah my thoughts as well mate, did find a blog with someone that done theirs in white and not overly impressed.

discostu49 · May 2, 2016

Best go oem it's only £115 a side skirt then £20 for the end caps. It's 30 to 40 per door blade you need 4 and you don't actually need the s3 sills straight away as long as you can live with seeing clips every time you open your door the fake ones are shocking

audismart · May 2, 2016

discostu49 said:
Best go oem it's only £115 a side skirt then £20 for the end caps. It's 30 to 40 per door blade you need 4 and you don't actually need the s3 sills straight away as long as you can live with seeing clips every time you open your door the fake ones are shocking

Yeah thats always the way with aftermarket, they say direct oem copy but their not really.
I`m going up to my mates body shop on Tuesday see what he is saying, I might get away with with a dent slide puller on the underside.

Jake 61 · May 2, 2016

discostu49 said:
Best go oem it's only £115 a side skirt then £20 for the end caps. It's 30 to 40 per door blade you need 4 and you don't actually need the s3 sills straight away as long as you can live with seeing clips every time you open your door the fake ones are shocking

I didn't relise they were that reasonable Stu, I would definitely go OEM if that's all they are. There's been threads on here before with horror stories re fitting aftermarket skirts. It's not worth the extra you pay for fitting.

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Anyone fitted these S3 side skirts

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