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Guys I’m very new to this. My first ever German car. I recently bought it from a local car mart here in Jamaica. The car was imported from Japan but during shipping it had some scratches that I need to fix and my spray shop has no clue what the color is. I’ll attach below the car color and the paint code sticker that I found in the boot and the manual

Hello everyone. Would anyone be able to tell me the colour code for this please? The sticker in the boot had completely had it so i have no way of finding out. I'd be so greatful if someone can help. Thank you

Hi all! Just joined and this is my first post! Recently purchased my Audi A5 cabriolet 2012 1.8 TFSI! Upon purchasing and doing a few washes by hand myself I noticed marking all over the paintwork. Odd scratch here and there but nothing to cause worry. But some of these marks on the paint just don't seem to come out!! Any know what these are? And how to correct it? Is.it just bad wax ? Or actual damage and requires detailing or new top coat? AS VID_20190513_122717.mp4

Hi All, so just on a month in ownership of a Mk1 Q7 Sline 3.0TDI. bought it for about £5.5k 2007 so not new (read 'needs a couple of jobs) - maybe a bit rushed - but odd times and needed to resolve a motor quickly. Issues and routes of action. 1. replaced the rear washer/wiper. Easy job,load of tutorials on you tube etc. This was corroded and seized. Made a lot of noise (so motor was trying to do something - but did nothing seized/rusted solid. new motor from ebay, WD40 to unfreeze a bolt holding the wiper arm on - probably the most awkward bit of the job.. and it was done in about 30 mins. - only guidance I can give, is the plastic spray nozzle was also blocked - managed to get a very fine drill bit down the shafts of this and now it all works perfectly. 2. air blower motor (passenger side dashboard), squeaking. Removed and lubricated with some lithium grease - takes about an hour due to taking time with dash and looms. - bit jiggly but certainly do-able. See how this holds up not convinced it will be a long term fix - but certainly worked - again loads of vids and advice out there - just followed it. (I did managed to get the housing apart - some vids just showed spraying in blindly... 3. P2112 /P2011/P2008. Think this will be the throttle actuators - heard they either become gunked or the plastic cogs thread over time - I have flagged this to the garage i bought the car from - hope they will resolve, if not I'll have a look and feedback. (would rather they try the engine related issue under warranty first) 4. Airbag light has come on. I did manage to get this to go off after jiggling yellow cable under the seat - but its on again.. again not gone too far just flagged this back to the garage will feedback shortly. 5. Im a bit bemused /confused by the air suspension I get a green light with an arrow and its in dynamic - this does not go out - if I move it to comfort it may go out - but the whole thing seem erratoc flagging unavailable modes often. pondering if I have a compressor issue.. again flagged this to garage this weekend. (I have flagged all these issues this weekend, again if there is an issue its likely to cost so flagged them first. - (heard of kits to refresh seals etc..) 6. Bubbles in paintwork, I did ponder doing these myself but metallic and kingfisher blue - so instead opted for the body shop to respray all panals leavign the bonnet and roof alone. - goign in tomorrow - will paste the results! 7. FOB - easy job just replaced the fob casing on key just makes it nice. 😉 8. Left Dash Vent replaced (fins broken) - 5 minute job. Still pondering: a fuel economy or general remap. Grill replacement or redye (all back) LED light conversions - anyone done this any advice, heard fo some as direct replacement - unsure about errors on bus..? MMI uplift I have the lowest one - TBH Bluetooth FM transmitter is working ok vs what would be a major task... just thought Id discuss my journey so far anyone interested please feedback - any advice etc always welcomed. 🙂

Hi all - cry out for help due to impulse buy for a bit of fun - but has left me pondering the paint code? Found it in the boot - but very worn - code Im guessing ti reads as doesn't return any paint 😞 Can anyone help? 2 pics attached. (looks like SK99 but think thats white?) thanks in advance

Hi There I have a few scratches on my 2011 Audi A1 (Black) that I need to cover up. I'm going to be using T-Cut and paint to touch them up, but I'm struggling to find out which black my car is? There seem to be so many blacks that Audi used in 2011, I want to make sure I order the right one! Many thanks, Have a good day!

Hi folks, Anyone successfully specced exclusive paint on a new car in last couple of weeks? I noted that all mention of exclusive paint etc has been removed from the configurator for all models here in the UK. It is still covered for the config for other countries - including Ireland which also uses right-hand-drive cars Anyone know if that signals an end; or, a temporary suspension of the exclusive options in UK? I would ask Audi central customer services, but they never answer questions and simply direct you to a dealer. Cheers

Hi, Was hoping someone who is cleverer than me can give me some advice please. I bought my A6 back last September for £5,000.00. It has 75k miles and 2008 condition was okay despite a few minor scratches on it, so thought I got a good deal. After buying the car I learned that the passenger door doesn't initially open from the outside after un-locking the car, it only opens from the outside after you open it from the inside (if that makes sense). Despite this I was still proud of my car. In December I was trying to park and scraped it against a concrete post lol. The passenger side door has a massive scuff on it. Tried using T cut but no good as it went through the paint. The scuff is pretty bad and embarrassing if I'm honest, and I think it makes it less marketable if I ever were to sell it so I'd like to get this repaired. The best quote I've got to repair this is £250 from chips away. The door lock issue is frustrating but I can live with it but like the other issue it makes it less marketable. The best quote I've received for this £200. A part of me is thinking just get them both repaired, but that's a lot of money. What would you do if you were in my situation? Would you pay for the repairs? Sell the car? Replace the door? Thanks for your help! Vik

Hi guys,Just wanted to share my experience with Dr Colourchip paint kits.I recently had a complete idiot ding my A5's door in a supermarket carpark - Although their was no damage to the body work the paint had been chipped and scuffed. I had heard from a friend of mine at Chipsaway that for anything like that he would use Dr colourchip paint restoration kits. Although sceptical I thought I would try out a Standard repair kit as suggested.Wow. Was it good. I have never done any paint work touching up before, but this was so simple to use! You just have to dab it onto the chips the kind of just smear it in and rub it smooth for a clean finish.I would highly recommend it! You just have to go on their website, select your Audi's make and year - then it will show up EVERY colour code! My friend also has given me his discount code, which is CHIPS15 - this will get you 15% off EVERYTHING online! Go take a look - https://www.drcolourchip.co.uk they deliver to the UK and all over europe too.

My calipers were tired looking,so i revamped them.

Hello all, my first post so hope it's gone to the right arena? I'm looking into respraying a new/used front bumper and doing a couple of deep scratch repairs myself and the more I look into paint types the more confused I'm getting. Does anyone know the standard paint used by Audi for a 2007 A6? The colour is Daytona grey pearl effect (LZ7S). Looks like it will have a clear coat but that's as much as I'm almost sure of Anyone got any experience or pointers? All help welcome. Cheers