Choice of Inlay

[chucky1]

Lots of cars being ordered here but its not often anyone mentions their choice of inlay. Our "default" here seems to be fine ash. I think its kind of nice, but there are a no. of great finishes Audi have. My S4 has Carbon Atlas. Love it. Like the look of Piano Black but is it difficult to keep clean? Have not seen the Black Oak/Aluminium in the flesh but that looks very slick. What are your favourites?

 

[razza1]

Carbon every time for me, lifts the interior to help make it feel more special

 

[StuBill]

Piano black is not difficult to keep clean............as long as you don't touch it !
It does tend to show dust well too, but nothing a quick wipe with a microfibre doesn't sort.

 

[jdp1962]

Piano black on way.

 

[TheFiftheElement]

I'd have liked Carbon Atlas, but changing the inlay didn't seem to be an option when I spec'd up my car, an S4 saloon BE Nav.

It appears to be piano black by default ..

 

[Dippy]

Piano black is not difficult to keep clean............as long as you don't touch it !
It does tend to show dust well too, but nothing a quick wipe with a microfibre doesn't sort.

+1

 

[GeoffDunk]

I went for Piano black as I am used to carbon or bamboo in the BMW and fancied a change and I wish I had stuck with carbon, the black piano shows the dust so much it drives me mad. I had the no cost choice of Piano Black, Carbon or Aluminium.

 

[Audi.Quattro]

If you love the look of dust and static attraction of it that you get with shiney black plastic? you will love the piano black, I hated it......

 

[Keef]

On my S4, i wanted the black edition - but didn’t want the piano black trim after having them in my last car.
I wanted Carbon as i felt the S cars should have carbon like my old B6 S4.
It cost me a small fortune but i had the dealer swap the piano black for carbon (stupid that is not an option on the black editions!)
So i now have a brand new full set of piano trim to shift as some point

 

[silentbrown]

My S4 will come with Carbon Atlas. That, (and Daytona Grey) are the only 'cosmetic' options on mine.

 

[RapidAssistant]

I've got the knurled aluminium ones - appears to be the standard fitment on the Technik. My only crib is that they scratch all too easily.

 

[GeoffDunk]

Thats what I thought, I'd seen it in 6 month old cars and it was already scratched. I had the chance of Alu, Carbon and Gloss black, all at no extra cost, i so wish I'd chosen Carbon. Now going to get a quote to retro fit Carbon to the RS.

 

[Keef]

I’m sure the RS part numbers are the same as the S4
Dealer quoted me over £1200 - managed to find 3 of the door trim new on ebay and got a small discount on the other bits, £800 all in.
Changed the doors & dash myself, the hard part is the centre console trim, screwed in from below so whole console has to come out
Didn’t fancy doing that on a brand new car, dealer charged me £100 to do it
Still crazy money but i wanted Carbon on a black edition and couldn’t afford the RS4!

Centre console 8K0863305M 7V7
Front door 8K0867409E7V7
Front door 8K0867410E7V7
Rear door 8K0867419E7V7
Rear door 8K0867420E7V7
Dash board 8K2853189L 7V7

 

[silentbrown]

Still crazy money but i wanted Carbon on a black edition and couldn’t afford the RS4

Almost cheaper to get a non-black edition and add tints, B&O, etc as required!

 

[Keef]

Yep but i wanted rotors, so had to be Black edition...trust me i spent ages looking at all possible confirgurations

 

[TheFiftheElement]

I looked into spec'ing a non BE S4, and adding the bits I wanted in, as it gives you more choice with inlays etc. but by the time you add wheels, MMI, B&O etc. it's much more expensive. You do get a lot of extra's in the BE for a fraction of what they would cost you as an added option.

I'll live with the piano black and at least it's a change from the normal aluminium trim I've had in my last few Audi's.

I do wish you had more choice though, I remember when I designed the interior of my JCW. There were so many options/designs and you could customize it a fair bit. Mind you I suppose a lack of choice is sometimes a good thing, stops you changing your mind 100 times before the build gets locked ha ha !

 

[chucky1]

I must say I really like the Carbon. Its an easy finish to live with and my SS Seats in Black look pretty well balanced next to it. Lot of black but it works. I had a BMW 320D Wagon two cars ago. This was a pretty good estate and it had the brushed aluminium inlays. This was a nice finish set against black in the kinda flat no frills overall feeling of this maker. I feel the Audi cabins are definitely a much nicer place to be in though. A good mate of mine who has a 335 coupe recons Audi add just the right amount of bling to make this space feel special. He's right.

 

[silentbrown]

I looked into spec'ing a non BE S4, and adding the bits I wanted in, as it gives you more choice with inlays etc. but by the time you add wheels, MMI, B&O etc. it's much more expensive. You do get a lot of extra's in the BE for a fraction of what they would cost you as an added option.

I'd initially specced a black edition but decided that too many of the BE extras were things I really didn't want (let alone need), like tints and bigger wheels. So the difference got blown on carbon inlays and the sports diff!

 

[TheFiftheElement]

I wanted the black grill, window surrounds and I love rotors so they would have had to have been added.

Not so fussed about the MMI and tech stuff mind you ..

I spec'd the Sports Diff

 

[Bristle Hound]

Piano black here too

Needed to be different as my old B8 A4 had brushed silver inlays so wanted a different 'feel' to the interior

Not looking foreword to keeping 'em clean mind ...

 

[chucky1]

I have not seen the Piano Black in the flesh. No one seems to have it here. There is a small bit of it between the buttons/controls on the console. I think it must look pretty cool around the cabin.

 

[Bristle Hound]

I have not seen the Piano Black in the flesh. No one seems to have it here. There is a small bit of it between the buttons/controls on the console. I think it must look pretty cool around the cabin.

Pics of piano black inlays on my new S4

 

[chucky1]

I think that looks really slick. Like a few of these finishes they won't ever date.

 

[chucky1]

I can never get that shot right. Through the door to get the interior. Whenever I do it it looks like an odd angle.

 

[jdp1962]

I can never get that shot right. Through the door to get the interior. Whenever I do it it looks like an odd angle.

Watch me attempt and fail when mine arrives, and you'll feel so much better.

 

[Blackwhite]

Pics of piano black inlays on my new S4

Piano Black. ----- Great BH

 

[Bristle Hound]

Watch me attempt and fail when mine arrives, and you'll feel so much better.

@jdp1962 - Now I am REALLY looking foreword to your pics Jeff

Piano Black. ----- Great BH

@Blackwhite - Thanks BW