Giving the S2 some love

[AndyP]

That looks great, I already have the old material stripped off my door cards, but was unsure about how to get the edges looking neat, how did you manage that?

[John.]

[Ian Simmonds]

Isn’t yours a standard B2 lining then Chris? They’re almost indestructible.

Been busy again....

I saw the weather forecast last night and decided to annoy the neighbours early and fit the door cards before the rain came.

Made a couple of schoolboy errors like getting half way through fitting the driver card (first one) only to realise the sound deadening foam pad was still in the garage... Also managed to start panicking because the passenger side electric window didn’t work from the drivers side. Took to the wiring schematic only to work out it needs the passenger side switch to also be in circuit, not on the footwell carpet... doh...

I settled down with the brain in gear after that...

Anyway, all fitted. Obviously, the interior is still in pieces awaiting the headliner refit... But that’s another day, rain set in now.

[jogi730]

It’ll cost you....

46-quid and a beer....
That includes material...

That sounds like a bargain, although to be honest my door cards are fine.
The roof lining is another matter though and needs doing, including all the pillar trims

[mdz]

Agree, old foam is messy as hell. Good job done

[Ian Simmonds]

Freshly retrimmed interior with this fabric looks great, but it does fade out over the time. Depnding on the weather its about the year when it turns to violet and then gray. This doesnt affect headliner but this year will be third time I'm retrimming interior because of fading.
Genuine alcantara leather does not fade, but it costs near 100eur per square meter.

To be fair, the old interior was beyond horrendous, sticking to the kids cloths and proving the most unpalatable stain making snot. So whatever else, the orange cr@p has gone . If it fades out, I’ll at least know it’s a job I can deal with given a pandemic... And they apparently are here to stay...

PS - the rest of the interior is also faded out at 50 shades of something, so it’ll probably just patina in...

[mdz]

Freshly retrimmed interior with this fabric looks great, but it does fade out over the time. Depnding on the weather its about the year when it turns to violet and then gray. This doesnt affect headliner but this year will be third time I'm retrimming interior because of fading.
Genuine alcantara leather does not fade, but it costs near 100eur per square meter.

[Ian Simmonds]

Looking good.
Great job, but why am I not surprised?
I might have to bring mine along for you to have a go at

It’ll cost you....

46-quid and a beer....
That includes material...

[Tractor Dave]

Yes, spot on. I’ve taken mine off a few times and repaired some broken tabs. My concern is that the paint shop guys won’t be so careful.


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[Ian Simmonds]

Hey, nice job. I like it.
Are all the tabs intact that hold the door card on? I'm very worried about mine whilst the car is being painted.

To be fair Dave, it’s more about knowing how it comes apart more than anything else. It’s slightly counter intuitive compared to a Ur Quattro which is just screws. The S2 one is a bit like a sliding tile puzzle where door release catches and door cards have to slide before they release. I read the Haynes B3/4 manual several times and it made no sense whatsoever until I read several threads here and then went for it.

[jogi730]

Looking good.
Great job, but why am I not surprised?
I might have to bring mine along for you to have a go at

[Tractor Dave]

Hey, nice job. I like it.
Are all the tabs intact that hold the door card on? I'm very worried about mine whilst the car is being painted.

[Ian Simmonds]

Right, the headliner didn’t happen today, for which I can only apologise....

BUT.

The domestic decision was made to utilise the missus skills, the fine weather and my ability to render any period Audi door trim to its component parts in under 10-minutes was an opportunity not to be missed.

So, to practice our skills ready for the headliner, we tackled the door cards.

As I stripped down each door and card in turn, I removed the cloth and Andrea used them as templates whilst I removed the hideous foam.... A stiff brush shifted the heavy foam, but the residue needed something stronger - petrol is your best friend.

So, door card left glued together and mocked up. Door card right as it fell out of the car.



I didn’t take any ‘how to’ stuff photos as it’s been a voyage of discovery, but here’s the final result...









As my dad would say, a blind man would be glad to see it....

[Ian Simmonds]

There's an idea !! I'll try that next time

I’ll get.the boss and our two daughters up bright and early then....

[John.]

Four person job really to hold the four corners.

There's an idea !! I'll try that next time