[A4] Re: A4 Digest, Vol 20, Issue 3
David C.Brainard
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Mon Jun 20 17:30:28 EDT 2005
There is a class action suit in progress which will cause Audi to
refund any costs due to timing belt failure. I f failure hasn't
occurred they want the belt and tensioner checked every 40000mi.
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> 1. RE: wireless in my A4 (Rocky Mullin)
> 2. Re: cloth interior? (John Karasaki)
> 3. Re: snow tires, yet again (Rocky Mullin)
> 4. Re: snow tires, yet again (Rocky Mullin)
> 5. Re: snow tires, yet again (Rocky Mullin)
> 6. Re: snow tires, yet again (Rocky Mullin)
> 7. audo-dimming mirrors (Rocky Mullin)
> 8. Re: audo-dimming mirrors (Nick Thompson)
> 9. Re: audo-dimming mirrors (Rocky Mullin)
> 10. Service Action JK--belt tensioner (Go Cubs)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 19:07:58 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: RE: [A4] wireless in my A4
> To: "Jeremy Welsch" <worm611 at ptd.net>, <a4 at audifans.com>
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> thanks for the info, everyone.
>
> At 9:54 PM -0400 6/15/05, Jeremy Welsch wrote:
>> I have a 98 A4 with the same option, yes its for an old analog phone,
>> one of
>> the ancient Panasonic's if I remember correctly, they came as an
>> option, but
>> have seen very few of them, so as far as running something "wireless"
>> with
>> it, not going to happen with out some kind of Analog to Digital
>> converter.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com]On
>> Behalf
>> Of Brian White
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 9:43 PM
>> To: Rocky Mullin; a4 at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [A4] wireless in my A4
>>
>>
>> I don't remember your year, but it's most likely for an older AMPS
>> (analog)
>> phone...barely
>> supported these days and terrible quality at that.
>>
>> For the most part, it's probably useless. Your owner's manual should
>> go
>> into more details about
>> what types are supported.
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original Message -----------
>> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
>> To: a4 at audifans.com
>> Sent: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:39:16 -0700
>> Subject: [A4] wireless in my A4
>>
>>> there's an rj45 jack in the armrest in my A4. what phones
>>> will this work with? anything with verizon? how about the v710?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rocky Mullin
>>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:57:03 -0700
> From: John Karasaki <johkar at teleport.com>
> Subject: Re: [A4] cloth interior?
> To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>, Peter Kirby
> <pkirby90 at yahoo.ca>, Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>,
> a4 at audifans.com
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> If anyone is interested I have a pair of dark gray cloth sports seats
> from
> a '97 A4 for sale. They are non-powered, manual adjustable
> type. Excellent condition. Located in Portland, Oregon. $500 for the
> pair plus packaging/shipping if needed. I would rather NOT ship these
> unless forced to. ;)
>
> John
>
>
> At 11:06 AM 5/31/2005 -0700, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>> --- Peter Kirby <pkirby90 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>> Rocky Mullin wrote:
>>>> At 7:55 AM -0800 5/31/05, Brian White wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Check most European spec E34 BMW M5s and you'll see. Cloth
>>>>> interior
>>>>> isn't about cheapness.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> what's it about, then?
>>>
>>> I'm the original poster and although no one has answered my
>>> question, it
>>>
>>> has been an interesting discussion.
>>
>> Peter, I believe that most Audi models for the US have the same specs
>> for
>> Canada, with few exceptions (DRL's are probably one, but that's a
>> software
>> change. Also, don't believe the Canadian models had the satellite
>> radio
>> prewiring, since I'm not sure whether XM or Sirius are available in
>> Canada). So, I think you could make the assumption (if I remember your
>> orignal question!) that A4's still come with cloth seats as standard
>> - but
>> they are probably hard to find. That would mean no sunroof, Homelink,
>> Driver Info Display or 12-way power driver's seat....
>>
>> Dan D
>> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> Central NJ USA
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:52:37 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: Re: [A4] snow tires, yet again
> To: Audi4orce at aol.com, a4 at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.com
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>
> thanks. yes, it's summer, though it rained all day in SF.
> i have to deal with this now, though, so i can file the claim with
> her insurance company and close the case up for good.
>
> thanks for nothing, though! :)
>
> At 7:43 PM -0400 6/14/05, Audi4orce at aol.com wrote:
>> In a message dated 6/14/05 6:28:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> caliban at sharon.net writes:
>>
>> <<
>> TIA!
>>
>> --
>> Rocky Mullin >>
>> What????
>> Sorry, I refuse to answer/help you out. Its F**ing summer and 90+ deg
>> here.
>> You are using the word <<snow>>???
>> Seriously....stop the panic and post this question around Sep-Oct.
>> No hard feelings
>>
>> DG
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:53:03 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: Re: [A4] snow tires, yet again
> To: Quincy Chiang <b5quattro at shaw.ca>
> Cc: a4 at audifans.com, quattro bang <quattro at audifans.com>
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>
> thanks for the good experience/advice.
>
> At 6:37 PM -0600 6/14/05, Quincy Chiang wrote:
>> I agree with DG, but I'll chip in anyway...
>>
>> I too am a Nokian Hakka guy, been using NRW's on my '90 CQ and Hakka
>> Q's on the A4 then S4. Although I haven't driven on the Pirelli 210
>> or 240, I've ridden in an A4 with 210 and it wasn't as good as the
>> Hakka Q. Also from reports and tests done in Europe, Nokian still
>> makes some of the best winter tires out there, particularly the new
>> RSi (replaced the Q), it' possibly the best non-studded winter tire
>> on the market. Knowing that, why try anything else and be
>> disappointed afterwards?
>>
>> Quincy
>> '01.5 S4
>> '90 CQ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:27 pm
>> Subject: [A4] snow tires, yet again
>>
>>>
>>> so, i'm a nokian fan. i've got studded hakka 1s on steel rims,
>>> nice and narrow. at the end of winter some lady took out the front
>>> end of my car, damaging the stock URQ rim. i've told the insurance
>>> company that they're no longer produced, so i need a new set of rims
>>> as well as tires. i've picked out the rims on tire rack and now i
>>> need to choose a studless winter tire. my URQ rims had hakka Qs on
>>> them.
>>>
>>> even though i live in san francisco, i head to tahoe enough in
>>> the winter that i tend to run my studless snows all winter long, and
>>> occasionally put the studs on the challenge 80 in the sierras during
>>> heavy winter storms. i've been happy with the nokians, big time,
>>> but
>>> it's far less complicated to get snow tires from tire rack, with the
>>> rims, mounted, and with a road hazard plan.
>>>
>>> how do y'all feel about the pirelli winter 210 and 240 tires?
>>> they also have the pirelli winter carving and the blizzak. how do
>>> theystack up? especially when compared to nokians. the hakka q
>>> is still
>>> barely available, though i am looking at the RSI as my choice for
>>> mediumwinter rubber shoes.
>>>
>>> TIA!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rocky Mullin
>>>
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>>> http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:00:57 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: Re: [A4] snow tires, yet again
> To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>, <a4 at audifans.com>, "quattro
> bang" <quattro at audifans.com>
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>
> thanks for the info! i actually DID have a problem on the snow
> thins year - with quattro AND narrow studded hakka 1s. i took a back
> route home during the new years storms in tahoe, from safeway. the
> roads were gridlocked, so the back way seemed good.
>
> well as i headed up a road, a 4 runner came around the corner and
> slid into my lane. and then kept sliding, right at me. slow motion.
> i
> should have known the route was too treacherous. all i could do was
> throw
> it into reverse and back down the gentle incline, no visibility due to
> a foggy window, and managed to go far enough for the 4 runner to miss
> me.
>
> i rounded the corner and saw cars stranded on a brief but steep
> incline. it was a subaru. i tooted, eventually he moved and plowed
> into
> a snowbank. i went to go up the hill and got stuck. much time elapsed
> with people helping, but trying to go up i got more and more sideways.
> then i began to slide, sideways, toward the subaru. i rocked it in
> and out of reverse and first and managed to spin the car around ALMOST
> enough but not quite. my front end bumped the subaru. expecting the
> worst, i emerged to find that the cheap soft plastic hub cap on my
> steel
> rims was pretty much the only point of contact. whew.
>
> i think my problems stem in general from driving a stickshift
> chipped 1.8t. gee, maybe i should have been working 2nd gear instead
> of
> 1st, duh.
>
> At 10:05 AM -0600 6/15/05, Brandon Rogers wrote:
>> Hey Rocky-
>> Sorry no experience with the Pirelli , but- the RSi is a hardcore
>> snow/ice tire according to Gary Bergman, owner of a tire warehouse
>> heavily involved (including development) with Nokian. Gary also
>> owns an '83 urq BTW, Anyway if you plan on doing a lot of dry
>> driving too, I'd recommend the Nokian WR. Sorry no experience since
>> late 1980's with Pirelli snows. I have the Nokian WR on my A4 and
>> they were great this past winter. Frankly they were not quite as
>> good in the snow as the Yoko Guardex 600 - but combined with quattro
>> there were of course no issues. Here in Denver I actually drive in
>> the dry 90% of the time (even in winter) and the dry handling is
>> vastly improved - as is highway handling of course. That's why I
>> went with WR vs RSi.
>>
>> hth
>>
>> Brandon
>> '98 A4
>> '84 urq 20V
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Mullin" <caliban at sharon.net>
>> To: <a4 at audifans.com>; "quattro bang" <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:27 PM
>> Subject: [A4] snow tires, yet again
>>
>>>
>>> so, i'm a nokian fan. i've got studded hakka 1s on steel rims,
>>> nice and narrow. at the end of winter some lady took out the front
>>> end of my car, damaging the stock URQ rim. i've told the insurance
>>> company that they're no longer produced, so i need a new set of rims
>>> as well as tires. i've picked out the rims on tire rack and now i
>>> need to choose a studless winter tire. my URQ rims had hakka Qs on
>>> them.
>>>
>>> even though i live in san francisco, i head to tahoe enough in
>>> the winter that i tend to run my studless snows all winter long, and
>>> occasionally put the studs on the challenge 80 in the sierras during
>>> heavy winter storms. i've been happy with the nokians, big time, but
>>> it's far less complicated to get snow tires from tire rack, with the
>>> rims, mounted, and with a road hazard plan.
>>>
>>> how do y'all feel about the pirelli winter 210 and 240 tires?
>>> they also have the pirelli winter carving and the blizzak. how do
>>> they
>>> stack up? especially when compared to nokians. the hakka q is still
>>> barely available, though i am looking at the RSI as my choice for
>>> medium
>>> winter rubber shoes.
>>>
>>> TIA!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rocky Mullin
>>>
>>> http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/war.008.gif
>>> http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:02:28 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: Re: [A4] snow tires, yet again
> To: "Brandon Rogers" <brogers at terrix.com>, <a4 at audifans.com>, "quattro
> bang" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Message-ID: <p06210275bed817b73520@[192.168.1.102]>
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>
> PS: no need for me to run the WR, as i like a beefier more specialized
> winter tire, and i run super sticky falkens in the other seasons.
>
> --
> Rocky Mullin
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:55:55 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: [A4] audo-dimming mirrors
> To: a4 at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <p06210293bed8f741b3d9@[192.168.1.102]>
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>
> anyone have one of these go south? especially in hot climates.
> the rear-view, not the sides. i shudder to ask what this part costs...
>
> --
> Rocky Mullin
>
> http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/war.008.gif
> http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:14:38 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nick Thompson <sfdaytona at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [A4] audo-dimming mirrors
> To: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>, a4 at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <20050617221438.41639.qmail at web54301.mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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> I had the driver side go bad on my 01 A4. Luckily it
> was under warranty. I think it is a half hour labor to
> install, and costs about $120.00 for the part. You'll
> know it b/c the mirror will get a yellow color around
> the edges when the auto-dim is activated.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
> Nick
>
> --- Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> anyone have one of these go south? especially in
>> hot climates.
>> the rear-view, not the sides. i shudder to ask what
>> this part costs...
>>
>> --
>> Rocky Mullin
>>
>> http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/war.008.gif
>> http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 15:43:36 -0700
> From: Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net>
> Subject: Re: [A4] audo-dimming mirrors
> To: Nick Thompson <sfdaytona at yahoo.com>, a4 at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <p06210294bed9028156c8@[192.168.1.102]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
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>
> that's what happened to the rearview, it's like layers of
> liquid inside have come unmixed.
>
> At 3:14 PM -0700 6/17/05, Nick Thompson wrote:
>> I had the driver side go bad on my 01 A4. Luckily it
>> was under warranty. I think it is a half hour labor to
>> install, and costs about $120.00 for the part. You'll
>> know it b/c the mirror will get a yellow color around
>> the edges when the auto-dim is activated.
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> --- Rocky Mullin <caliban at sharon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> anyone have one of these go south? especially in
>>> hot climates.
>>> the rear-view, not the sides. i shudder to ask what
>>> this part costs...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rocky Mullin
>>>
>>> http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/war.008.gif
>>> http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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> http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 23:05:51 +0000
> From: "Go Cubs" <go_cubs484 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [A4] Service Action JK--belt tensioner
> To: A4 at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <BAY108-F364981125A129F85678F05A7F40 at phx.gbl>
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> Hi,
> I have an 98 Audi A41 Q 1.4T.
> Back in March my ball and socket timing belt tensioner failed (at about
> 60,000 miles) and my mechanic replaced it with the new type of
> tensioner.
> My dealer mentioned that there is a Service Action JK for my car for
> the
> tensioner. Does anyone know about this? Anyone have experience trying
> to get
> $ back for work not done by a dealer for a service action?
> Thanks,
> --MR
>
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