Sill Covers A6/S6 C4

[Duffelcoat]

Hello,

My car has what I can only presume are sill covers on the sides, they appear to be black plastic covers that are sort of rough finished presumably as protection from stones etc.

Does anyone know if these come off and can be replaced? Are they one section?

On one side mine has a small split in it and am thinking it needs replacing, but don't know if it is a case of taking it off and renewing or if there is more to it than that?!

Cheers
Richard

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Hi Richard, good questionHave never done this so am interested in this myself.Do you have a source to turn to for replacement?

[Duffelcoat]

Hi Richard, good questionHave never done this so am interested in this myself.Do you have a source to turn to for replacement?

Audi UK

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Audi UK

Like getting married with a shot gun held to your head.No choice.

I bought all the door and wing bottom trims for mine from audi,about £175.00 from memory.

Post up the price when you know.Cheers

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Audi UK

The good news it will be perfect and i like perfection so you could say

"Vorsh Sprung Dirch Technik"

[Duffelcoat]

Like getting married with a shot gun held to your head.No choice.

I bought all the door and wing bottom trims for mine from audi,about £175.00 from memory.

Post up the price when you know.Cheers

That sounds like one of their better deals!

If someone knows if the sill cover is one piece removal I will approach Audi

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

That sounds like one of their better deals!

If someone knows if the sill cover is one piece removal I will approach Audi

Put your crash helmet on before you go through the door that Sqeeks,and watch out for them Stuka dive bombers. They will pin you to the floor in a wink of an eye and the storm troopers will relieve you of your wallet

[UrS4boy]

C4 sill plates

Hello, My car has what I can only presume are sill covers on the sides, they appear to be black plastic covers that are sort of rough finished presumably as protection from stones etc. Does anyone know if these come off and can be replaced? Are they one section? On one side mine has a small split in it and am thinking it needs replacing, but don't know if it is a case of taking it off and renewing or if there is more to it than that?! Cheers Richard

Richard: The "sill" is the quasi-horizontal bit of the body that is outside the interior and is covered with the door when the door is shut. On the C4s, these sills are covered with a one piece (per side) black plastic foil that is double-sided taped to the body. Removal is possible using a hairdrier to soften the glue and a plastic scraper (so the paint doesn't get damaged) AND an extreme amount of patience to not go too fast and rip the relatively thin plastic foil.

Under the door, when it is shut, there is a rocker panel. The C4 rocker panels have some kind of textured undercoat/paint which was painted black from the factory. Except for a small piece of plastic just ahead of the rear wheel well, it is all paint, not a replaceable part.

As for the sills, I got this info from Sebastian Funk at Audi Tradition:

From: "Sebastian Funk (N/GP-T)" <sebastian.funk@audi.de>
To: "David Forgie" <forgied@shaw.ca>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 12:52:57 AM
Subject: AW: Question about C4 1991-1997 door sill plates 4A0853491 and 492.

Hello David,

4A0853491/492 01C will be available in mid of January!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Sebastian Funk
Audi Tradition Ersatzteilwesen / Accessoires Neckarsulm

AUDI AG
N/GP-T3
D-74172 Neckarsulm
Mobil (BIK): +49-7132-31-741118
Fax: +49-7132-31-84741118
sebastian.funk@audi.de
www.audi.com

[Duffelcoat]

Richard: The "sill" is the quasi-horizontal bit of the body that is outside the interior and is covered with the door when the door is shut. On the C4s, these sills are covered with a one piece (per side) black plastic foil that is double-sided taped to the body. Removal is possible using a hairdrier to soften the glue and a plastic scraper (so the paint doesn't get damaged) AND an extreme amount of patience to not go too fast and rip the relatively thin plastic foil.

Under the door, when it is shut, there is a rocker panel. The C4 rocker panels have some kind of textured undercoat/paint which was painted black from the factory. Except for a small piece of plastic just ahead of the rear wheel well, it is all paint, not a replaceable part.

As for the sills, I got this info from Sebastian Funk at Audi Tradition:

From: "Sebastian Funk (N/GP-T)" <sebastian.funk@audi.de>
To: "David Forgie" <forgied@shaw.ca>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 12:52:57 AM
Subject: AW: Question about C4 1991-1997 door sill plates 4A0853491 and 492.

Hello David,

4A0853491/492 01C will be available in mid of January!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Sebastian Funk
Audi Tradition Ersatzteilwesen / Accessoires Neckarsulm

AUDI AG
N/GP-T3
D-74172 Neckarsulm
Mobil (BIK): +49-7132-31-741118
Fax: +49-7132-31-84741118
sebastian.funk@audi.de
www.audi.com

Hi

Thanks once again, sounds like the bit I am talking about is the painted section, and the split appears to be ahead of the rear wheel, so it might just be the plastic bit coming away,

I will check with the bodyshop as the car is there currently and see what he says, but sounds to me like the plastic bit might just need sticking down and tyding up!

Which would be good news and keep me out of the Audi 'Show (off) room'!

[UrS4boy]

Hi Thanks once again, sounds like the bit I am talking about is the painted section, and the split appears to be ahead of the rear wheel, so it might just be the plastic bit coming away, I will check with the bodyshop as the car is there currently and see what he says, but sounds to me like the plastic bit might just need sticking down and tyding up!

I think you are talking about the plastic stone guards shown in the diagram below. They are attached to the body by two or three integral plastic "Christmas trees" and one additional loose "Christmas tree". They are attached to the body before that textured rocker panel rubber stuff is applied.

I had the left rear one come loose on my 93 C4 S4 and a I bought a replacement one. However, it was difficult to remove the original one so I just (somehow?) pushed it back into place. I can't remember if I sealed the leading edge to the rubber stuff again or not but that would be a good idea (to keep road salt water out of the area behind the stone guard)