Merkin

panels and radio. do touch-up paints for those exist? also some of my switches have the black worn off.

all the wear was present when i bought the car and wondering if there are fixes to these?

kind of strange that Audi reduces the material quality as time goes.

MikTip

Even Audi has its share of oops's. ;O)

lawstudenttony

I just bought my A4 and I noticed identically the same problem. My interior is more or less mint, yet areas of the dash have spots where the outer-most substance has worn off. Mostly, the wear is concentrated on the radio and adjacent areas.

I was thinking of replacing the radio preset buttons to, in part, alleviate the problem.

I second my man's question: Any solutions out there? Thanks...

entryleveluxurysedan

Black Sharpie works for temp. fix if not too big a spot.

Merkin

buying new buttons are a waste, they'll just go bad again

ShadeTreeMechanic

One of us Audiworlders should figure out how to touch-up this material, and sell the kit. My wife's PT Cruiser has similar material, and it's also bubbling up and wearing away (near the radio and dash).

Remember the old commercials for the stuff you could put on your leather, iron it and it would be "good as new"? We need something like that.

Merkin

well it's a soft rubber like based paint

lawstudenttony

First, how much could a new set of buttons be (let me know where to get them, if you know)? Second, if replaced, one would have the unbridled satisfaction of fresh and unmolested buttons for at least a year or two, right?

What do you think?

Merkin

buttons cannot be purchased, you have to buy a radio

lawstudenttony

Aahhhh