Front end part$

[Bernie Benz]

On Apr 9, 2007, at 5:58 PM, Peter Schulz wrote:

> Bernie...
> some big assumptions on your part...
> the market is becoming saturated with cheaper, much lower quality  
> replacement parts, which are not made to the same standards as the  
> oem Audi parts...

So, don't downgrade!

Bernie
>
>
> -Peter
>
>
> At 04:11 PM 4/9/2007 -0700, Bernie Benz wrote:
>
>> On Apr 9, 2007, at 3:24 PM, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>>
>> > Looking for new track control arm kits (arms, bushings, fasteners),
>> > I'm told by a dealer source they're basically about to become NLA
>> > products for our cars.  They want $333 for each.  Their prices for
>> > all the front end bushings and rubber mountings runs to just under
>> > a grand.  And that's supposed to be a discounted cost.
>>
>> Why would one replace the lower control arms, unless:
>> 1. The bullet proof ball joint were bad. You do relube these whenever
>> you pull them from their bearing housings, don't you? And replace the
>> boot after your wrench destroys it?
>> 2. The bullet proof inner rubber bushing were bad. These can fail
>> only if the arm is torqued to the sub-frame when not at SRH.
>> 3. Fat wallet.
>>
>> The sway bar bushings in the CAs can be tightened by grinding a few
>> mm off their center spacers.
>> BTDT.
>> The SB to SF bushings can be tightened by adding a strip of rubber
>> between the bushing and the SF.
>> These bushing straps can be slotted for caster adjustment.
>>
>> What else to fail? DF what AB!  A good DIY alignment fixes all!
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>> >
>> >   Of course, they want $93 for a multifunction temperature sender,
>> > which is more than three times what Autohausaz gets.  Can there be
>> > a difference in these senders?
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