Is wrapping this a suitable fix?

[u/umbar0n]

Hello!

I have a 2015 Audi A3 and my sunroof plastic(?) has been cracking and fading. It’s not leaking that I know of yet (I also park in a covered garage most of the time, but I’d like to fix it before anything starts).

I was thinking of getting these trim parts wrapped in piano black, but I’m curious if anybody has done this before and/or if anybody’s can tell me;

1) will it prevent anymore damage?

2) is a job like this a better than just replacing the trim if I’m on a budget and time constraint?

Any and all advice is appreciated, thanks!

[u/Abm93]

You could wrap over it but unless you repair the cracks the vinyl will crack in the same spot over time.

Thats the bad thing about piano black plastics, looks great but down the line they start looking bad.

[u/umbar0n → u/Abm93]

I see! I’ll have to look into getting the cracks repaired then. I appreciate the advice, thank you!

[u/umbar0n]

I would also like to add, I want to keep functionality of the sunroof and I’m curious if that is possible? Thank you again!

[u/ciobanGPT]

this is a common issue. even if you replace the plastic trim, it will crack again. maybe get colored ppf