zolo

Has anyone changed the front orange reflectors on a new Q5/SQ5?
I'm looking to get these but would like to hear if anyone has done the swap yet. https://tagmotorsports.com/audi-18-s...lector-package

The manufacturer claims that you need to access them by moving the fender liner and basically pry them out from the rear side as they are adhered to the inside of the bumper. Not sure if that's something I can do myself or if I have to bring the car in to have this done.

Note: I do not want to put any stickers on the reflectors, I've tried that on a previous car and they have always fallen off after a couple months.

cornelt

I am also interested in this. Has anyone swapped front reflectors yet?

wdimagineer

It's possible to do it yourself by removing the fender liner. A heat gun or other heat source can help to loosen the adhesive holding the reflector in place to make it easier to remove. You could also remove the bumper entirely, but if your car has the Driver Assistance Package it's recommended to recalibrate ACC after.

2018_SQ5

$183 for that is a little pricey IMO.

Lamin-X has tinted film for these two front reflectors. SQ5 on order but i plan on getting both the tinted ones and the smoke ones from lamin-x to see which matches and looks best.

zolo

Have you tried the lamin-x ones before? I bought a set of similar stick on reflector smoked stickers for my bmw and they fell off after a few car washes. It was really disappointing. I ended up getting painted reflectors for ~$150 and never had an issue. Those were much easier to change out. I’m intimidated trying to diy the sq5 reflectors

RSTED

I started a post on this several months ago. Bought the Tag Motorsports painted reflectors. I (think I) removed all of the T25 screws, but cannot get the liner to budge at all. Is there some sort of trick I'm missing?

cmoore86

Here are the fender liner removal instructions. This should help. Then all you do is heat up the reflector and pull it off from the inside as indicated above.

cornelt

Has anyone successfully removed the fender liner and replaced the front reflectors with painted ones yet?

zolo

Did you tint the front reflectors with Lamin-x? Any pictures? Have you gone through a carwash?

theycallmesike

I have not tried this on the Audi, but I know from my BMW days that you can usually just pry them out from the outside using a flathead.

But even if you need to pull the fender liners that shouldn't be hard. DOn't waste money bringing it in