[A4] share some pics

[Quincy Chiang]

These are different generations of platform for Audi/VW "B" platform cars (mid-size).

B3 - Audi 80/90/Coupe ('88-'92)
B4 - Audi 80/90/Coupe/Cabriolet ('93-'94/5)
B5 - Audi A4 ('95/6-'00/1) and VW Passat ('97-'01)
B5.5 - VW Passat ('01.5-current)
B6 - Audi A4 ('01/02-'05)
B7 - Audi A4 ('05.5-??)

Note that there is also a chassis classification:
89 - all B3 cars
8D - all B5 cars
8E - B6 and B7 cars

More that you ever wanted to know! ;-)

Quincy

----- Original Message -----
From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2004 8:16 pm
Subject: Re: [A4] share some pics

> 
> 	what is b5/b4?
> 
> At 8:10 PM -0600 10/3/04, Quincy Chiang wrote:
> >Avants are cool, wish we got them (B5 avants) in Canada.  Btw, 
> >Canadian cars have the euro gauge cluster you upgraded to ;-)
> >
> >Quincy
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Brian J White <brian at bjwhite.net>
> >Date: Sunday, October 3, 2004 5:15 pm
> >Subject: Re: [A4] share some pics
> >
> >>  Here are pics of our Audi.
> >>  2000 A4 1.8T....manual, sport package, Xenons, Bose, Conv package.
> >>
> >>  We bought it in December 2002 with 47k on it.  Even though the
> >>  miles were
> >>  high, you almost couldn't tell the car wasn't brand new off the
> >>  lot.   All
> >>  keys, books, records, and window stickers were with the car....all
> >>  work
> >>  done at the dealer it came from in California....and it even still
> >>  smelled
> >>  new.   No signs of use were even in the cockpit.   It was 
> owned by
> >>  a
> >>  salesman who turned it in at lease due.
> >>
> >>  It has 83k on it now.  It will need control arms, tie rods and
> >>  shocks
> >>  soon....otherwise the only maintenence we've done is the 
> timing belt.
> >>  Other than the things I've done below, the only other thing I've
> >>  done is
> >>  modified the fog lamp relay to allow the fogs to stay on with the
> >>  high-beams.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  http://www.bjwhite.net/brian/audi.html
> >>
> >>
> >>  1st pic:  I ditched the terrible 00-01 sport package wheels as
> >>  quickly as I
> >>  could.  Replaced them with these 2002 sedan sport package wheels.
> >>
> >>  2nd pic:  I always hated the '"C-H" for coolant, the Unleaded Fuel
> >>  Only'
> >>  and the Farhenheit oil temp in the gauge cluster.  So I replaced
> >>  those
> >>  three gauges with European spec for Celcius in the coolant
> >>  (replaces the
> >>  C-H) and oil temp and removed the E-F Unleaded Fuel Only for a
> >>  proper 1/1,
> >>  1/2, R fuel gauge.
> >>
> >>  3rd pic:  Another annoyance with the US-Spec Audi is the fact that
> >>  they all
> >>  have red turn signals in the rear lamps.  This is easily 
> solved by
> >>  fitting
> >>  a pair of European spec tail lights that look red when off, but
> >>  blink a
> >>  bright amber when lit.
> >>
> >>  _______________________________________________
> >>  A4 mailing list
> >>  A4 at audifans.com
> >>  http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/a4
> >>
> >
> >_______________________________________________
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> >A4 at audifans.com
> >http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/a4
> 
> 
> -- 
>  Rocky Mullin 
> 
>  http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1312540,00.html
>  http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/FI28Aa02.html
> 
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