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Old 14th March 2020, 06:44 PM
Joe2.0E Joe2.0E is offline
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I have similar to your small blemish on the door on the edge of roof over the windscreen and on the drivers door near the mirror on a 2011 D4.
Similar I have F.A.S.H and went about a claim last year. Audi vaguely offered a 30% contribution which I declined. I would still have had to pay €2500 approx as the bodyshop estimate was crazy money involving complete replacement of the drivers door, painting most of the drivers side and roofskin.
I couldn’t justify having it repaired as my car has high miles and isn’t worth much. I felt such extensive painting may well have a negative effect on resale value anyway.
Thankfully it hasn’t got any worse but it’s annoying and proves that 20 years on, Audi still haven’t got a handle on corrosion/paint defects on aluminium panels.
When I had a D3, I had a successful 100% claim on the passenger door window triangular trims and boot door handle panel. The D3 was probably just as old at the time of the claim.
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