daf999999

I'm looking to move from my 2013 allroad with full paint to a 2016 B8 or a B9 but I am having a tough time finding one with full paint. Anybody ever paint their cladding? How does it look compared to factory Full Paint? What color is your allroad? How is the durability of the paint? How much did it cost? When I asked the local Audi-authorized body shop if they would paint the cladding, they said they had never done it, were very hesitant to do it, and that they would not guarantee it against peeling for any amount of time. And they would not give me a price estimate.

Thanks -- Note that I am cross-posting this in the B8 allroad subforum - I believe the claddings are identical to B9.

soonerfan

I don't think the cladding on the B8 matches the B9 for starters. If I recall, there have been B8 owners that have had their cladding painted to match.....and cost was a minimum of $1000.00 depending on the color.
Try a search in that particular forum........

jsl123

Hi daf999999,
I just answered a similar thread in the B8 section.
If you're interested, I have a 2014 B8.5 in Dakota Grey with chestnut and full painted cladding. Check it out here...
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a4-...2891452/page2/
Being replaced shortly with a B9 allroad Prestige in manhattan grey/nougat and every box ticked in the options list. My well-loved allroad is for sale.
Cheers,
jsl123