has anyone painted their brushed aluminum trim/mirrors?
02-01-2008, 08:29 PM
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has anyone painted their brushed aluminum trim/mirrors?
I powder coated my OEM wheels anthracite. Looks great with daytona grey. I already have black optics grill. I'm thinking of darkening my trim to match the anthracite. Has anyone tried painting their trim? I heard this doesn't work well.
The other alternative is to order black optics trim. Has anyone tried this? How difficult is it to remove/reinstall the trim?
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The other alternative is to order black optics trim. Has anyone tried this? How difficult is it to remove/reinstall the trim?
Thanks.
02-02-2008, 03:17 AM
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I actually replaced all my trim and only painted on the plastic...
like the mirrors and trim piece below the trunk. I got the vin number from an a4 with the black optic trim and got all the pieces from it and had it installed. I also had the yellow and orange side reflectors smoked out by a local autobody shop.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/rs4b7/msgs/31736.phtml">link</a></li></ul>
02-02-2008, 02:30 PM
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i think youll be happy if you do it, although my body shop said it was a pain to remove the trim..
and lately ive discovered that rock chips revealed the old silver trim underneath...which i guess is inevitable over time
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