2006 Audi A8 4.2 TDI - Project Thread

[Oli18]

Originally Posted by Norretal

Out of interest, what price were the replacements, I was quoted £34 for a pair from a stealer?

Hi Norretal - think i paid about £40 including next day delivery.

Originally Posted by H-M3

one of my left side screw is shaxxed too. Any tips oli? wanted to do this my self. What are the replacement screw size etc?
cheers

May the force be with you H-M3 ... i ended up stripping the bootlid from the inside and unbolting the entire boot handle to take it off. Even then it was still a mare of a job to drill out the remaining screw. As Snapdragon mentioned, i think they're M3x12

Originally Posted by snapdragon

My original screws had seized too, so I bought replacement marine stainless ones from ebay and after a year, these seized even worse! Apparently stainless doesn't go well with aluminium. I replaced the part on the boot which holds the lights when I fitted the reversing camera, replaced both lamps and used nylon screws from ebay with some silicone grease on them. These are the best. I think they were M3x12 and cut to length with a Stanley knife.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181918020853

Thanks for the tip and i've ordered a set

Oli