DIY S4 sideskirt install

[.Mad Hatter.]

What are you guys doing about the door sills on the inside? Does the S4 skirt wrap up and under the door and over the A4 sill, or did you guys use S4 sills?

[biketsai]

What are you guys doing about the door sills on the inside? Does the S4 skirt wrap up and under the door and over the A4 sill, or did you guys use S4 sills?

I leave the A4 ones there, there is enough room so my S4 skirt just sits on top of them, looks OEM still. If you really want to, you can always use the S4 sill, but those are a pain!

[.Mad Hatter.]

that was my concern...however, in the winter any chance of having salt and crap collect under the s4 skirts (for those of us up north)? :)

[biketsai]

Hmm, Im sure there is gonna be crap collecting underneath, but if thats a big issue, Id just remove them after it warms up and just clean it out and stick it back on. Mine are just held on by 2 screws on each end, and velcro along the side.

[.Mad Hatter.]

this is a good point. thanks chris!

[JJ.]

I know, topic kick

But where exactly do I have to cut those tabs of the skirt?

[B5 Quattro]

I got some skirts and they are just a little short. Anyone have that prob ???

[ray4624]

Did you remove the rear stock brackets?


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[biketsai]

Yes. You have to replace the stock rear bracket with the S4 ones. The stock a4 one has the rubber molding I believe.

[ElSabio182]

Since this thread has been brought back from the dead in terms of conversation, I wanted to add to Mad Hatter's question about the stock door sills...

The last time I installed S4 skirts on my previous 2000 B5...I WAS able to lay the skirts on top of the stock door sills. However, on my current car (2001.5), I am NOT able to do this. There isn't enough clearance for the doors to close, the skirts sit too high on top of the sills. Not sure if there was some design tweaks made to the interiors in later B5 models, or if my doors are somehow sitting lower in the frame or something.

My plan is to trim the stock door sills with a blade all the way down the length of the car (I think a line just below the silver A4 logo should do it). Still working on how to ensure a straight cut, and how to cleanly cut in the tight spots under the mid column. I HOPE this will provide enough clearance for the doors.

Any insight or experiences with this might be useful to future readers.

[Articus]

On my 2001 car, the sideskirts don't fit over the door sills. Cutting the sills while still installed on the car isn't very fun but it's what I did. If you could be bothered to take your doors off, cutting them on the car would be very easy with a dremel (on low speed) and cutoff wheel. As for ensuring the straight cut, just take a ruler, measure about 3/8th of an inch from the outside edge of the stainless audi strip. Make a few marks along, then use a ruler and connect the dots. Then cut with whatever tool floats your boat.

[#MrAudi]

Any pictures of where exactly you put the velcro?

[Rmr1499]

So bringing this up again. Anybody have install photos since the original can’t be seen thanks to photo bucket. Picked up a set with brackets for $50 yesterday

[Blazius]

yes it does. Open the image in a new tab and delete whatever is infront of photobucket including the . like it says i6.photobucket, you delete the i6. and it will bring the picture up on the authors album.

[Rmr1499]

All I can do is copy or save image

[Rmr1499]

Ok figured it out but won’t work he is private on photobucket 🙄🙄