yusuke280

Not sure why everyone in youtube (except for one person) says you need to take out the actual mirrors in order to remove the mirror caps.
It's literary a 2-3 minute job using a trim removal tool and sliding it towards out of the car.

Again- there is NO need to remove the side mirrors and there are absolutely NO screws whatsoever on the mirror caps. FYI- removing/replacing the side indicator OR the side wing housing requires the removal of screws. For those looking to replace the mirror caps for the S4 style (silver or black) it is literary a 2-3 minute job.

Hope this helps!

JayBeeSki

Make a video and post it here on the DIY😁

macb00kemdanno

yusuke280

this is exactly it

JayBeeSki

Do you know if you change the turn signals with this method or does the mirror need to be removed?

andrejbadin

I believe original poster provides this info
Except... I saw several videos folks breaking those mirrors (lol). This approach could possibly make it easier to remove screws - remove caps first, have easier access to screws, maybe.

I plan swapping OEM side indicators for dynamic ones, will see in hope not so distant future.

macb00kemdanno

This method won't work if you have the side assist lamps AFAICT. I just got some faux carbon fiber caps in and there is no way to remove the caps in the above-stated manner without causing some serious damage to the lamps.

Jimrok123

Agreed on this - I just changed out my original mirror covers (A5 B9) with Blind Spot assist and auto dimming for silver S5 style covers. There are two screws inside the housing that holds the covers in place - you will break them if you use the method shown above to try to remove the caps. I’m making a quick DIY - it’s an easy mod. Link to follow.

Link to my mod page... https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...fit-a5-3014287

Du3ce

You need to carefully pop off the mirror then unscrew all of the screws inside

Bobby Kinstle

Here all this time I thought the proper way to pop the caps off was to back into my garage door frame.