Amber Side Marker Removal and Painting

[CanuckRS]

Since i'm a cheap guy by nature, i decided to paint my own side markers. Just bought a can of OEM paint colour from paintscratch and then some clearcoat from home depot.

I haven't seen a removal process anywhere, but it's pretty easy actually. Just push the plastic fender under the reflector and get a small screwdriver in there and pop it outwards, voila.



Then a few coats of paint and a few more clear coats. Done. Easiest mod so far.

[Sd76]

I thought about it too. But how do you get exact match of psint? That being said I just ordered from TAG from there Black Friday sale! I was hesitant but pulled the trigger in for pics when done!


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[CanuckRS]

I thought about it too. But how do you get exact match of psint? That being said I just ordered from TAG from there Black Friday sale! I was hesitant but pulled the trigger in for pics when done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't think anyone can match exactly the paint from the manufacturer done that day your car was made.
That said, this should be pretty close and looks it from what i can tell so far.
Will post pics when done. Just doing clear coat now :)
http://www.paintscratch.com/

[arrivalanche]

If you take your gas filler lid to an autobody paint supply shop they use a scanner to get the exact color. They can make you an aerosol can of that color. Works great for small projects.

[VeryBadman]

Thanks for sharing, I will pop them out and ask my dad to do the paint when he comes to visit me next month. He is better than me at that stuff and he will be bored when I'm out to work anyway lol


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[InvigR8]

I did purchase metallic painted side markers (4x) from the now defunct OEMPlus. They had matched my Panther Black paint without ever seeing the car as perfectly as I could expect possible. Not sure how they did such a great job!

[InvigR8]

Oh yeah, and if I were to do it again I would probably keep the red markers in the back, and maybe just go to white front side markers, cause my car is really very dark :)

[CanuckRS]

I wouldn't say it's a perfect match, but close enough that you can't tell.
Certainly much improved over orange!
It's a simple diy for those who are so inclined.

[SunDevil]

I would be happy with clear front and rear side markers. Nice to know they pop out so easily.

[CanuckRS]

Oh yeah, and if I were to do it again I would probably keep the red markers in the back, and maybe just go to white front side markers, cause my car is really very dark :)

Exactly, i like the red ones on the back bumper, for now...

I would be happy with clear front and rear side markers. Nice to know they pop out so easily.

Super easy actually, i was quite surprised. Most of the time my mods take 3 times longer than anticipated. :)

[Sd76]

Has anyone done the body color reflectors from T a G but not shut the lights off I don't have access to Vag com I'm just concerned about the light being on with the body color reflector at night anyone have any thoughts


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[pandi]

I don't think anyone can match exactly the paint from the manufacturer done that day your car was made.
That said, this should be pretty close and looks it from what i can tell so far.
Will post pics when done. Just doing clear coat now :)
http://www.paintscratch.com/

Did you purchase the 12 oz. basecoat spray can for 25.95?

[CanuckRS]

Did you purchase the 12 oz. basecoat spray can for 25.95?

yup

[CanuckRS]

Any reason why you didn't add the clearcoat and chose to get from home depot? Oh, wait, you said you're cheap. It must be cheaper at HD. I may attempt this mod.

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[yvnrg1981]

Looks awesome. Car is so clean. Now just wrap the bottom part of the side view mirrors black and your all set.

[EYE4SPEED]

If you don't want to risk damaging the paint, lock your wheels out to one side and remove the four screws from the fender liner and pop them out from the inside.

I could barely fit my hand behind the rear reflector, but since they were red I left them alone. Anybody know how to get at those for future?

[Sd76]

If you don't want to risk damaging the paint, lock your wheels out to one side and remove the four screws from the fender liner and pop them out from the inside.

I could barely fit my hand behind the rear reflector, but since they were red I left them alone. Anybody know how to get at those for future?

This!

I'm getting mine Thursday soooo they will go in right away.

So front pop out from the outside is that the consensus???? And, sane for rear??? Has someone find this from inside the liner??? Is that better.... Let me know going to do this right away .


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[SpectreGadget]

I wouldn't say it's a perfect match, but close enough that you can't tell.
Certainly much improved over orange!
It's a simple diy for those who are so inclined.

Thanks for your post! I went ahead and did this for my 2012 A7. Since it's black, I used Rustoleum Flexidip and glossifer that was available locally. Not quite the same gloss, but beats the heck out of the stock markers. Might eventually use matching paint and do it again, but for now, this is great. Both front and back markers popped out just as you described for the front.

This is probably the one picture that shows the biggest contrast in gloss between the marker and the body.


It's hard to even see in most pictures.


It seems so natural, I have to go back and look at an older picture to remind me of how jarring the orange markers were.

[Sd76]

The body colored markers make such s huge difference!!! Looks good here's mine after i put mine in... This is stock next pictures will be with new wheeks and suspension. Stay tuned.


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