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Originally Posted by HPsauce
Subsequently bought some strip of the correct material/specification/cross-section to redo it; much cheaper and easier than chasing Audi for the part.
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Interesting, I bought a sealing strip that is 10mm deep, which I thought was more than adequate from what I saw of the OEM seal as I scraped it off.
After fitting the new material, from the marks made by the bonnet cutout, it's clear than it needs to be deeper towards the front of the car. 
So I've added a second layer along the front edge and tapered strips at the side - the back (windscreen) edge is nice and tight.
Has anyone still got the Audi version fitted in decent condition to check the depth and if it is uniform all round?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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