[A4] Service Action JE

[Brandon Rogers]

ahh disregard my last post - answered here....

Brandon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Calvyn" <Calvyn at stny.rr.com>
To: <A4 at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 12:19 PM
Subject: RE: [A4] Service Action JE


> Sure,
>
> On 3/10/04 I had a boat load of work done on my car, by my trusty
> independent mechanic, to rid the front end of its 'clunking' and to get 
> the
> A/C working. $1740.57 later I had a re-sealed upper and lower intake
> manifold and injectors, and replaced all upper links and all lower control
> arms, and replaced a bunch of little hoses that were cracked. Plus an
> evaporator in a box cause I didn't have another $500 to get it installed..
> When I got the Recall notice I snail mailed it to them with a copy of the
> invoice and let them figure out how much they owed me. I got a call from 
> AoA
> a few weeks later which led to them needing MORE information about the
> vehicle and proof of 60K maintenance and a part number for the Lower 
> Control
> Arm Kit. My mechanic said that most people don't even know about the 
> control
> arm KITS and usually buy the part independently, $$$. They don't make the
> kit anymore and we managed to find the part number for it and I actually 
> got
> a copy of the 60k Maintenance Service Order from the dealer that serviced
> the care back when it was owned by the previous owner. I faxed all this 
> info
> back to AoA and circled the $555.00 price tag on the Lower Control Arm 
> kit.
> I was waiting to get another call disputing the dollar amount but I was 
> very
> happy to see the check for close to what the it cost.
> The Recall does not reimburse you if you did the work yourself. Nor
> does it cover labor by independent mechanics. Didn't complain about the
> labor cause my mechanic's labor charge is almost half of what they charge 
> at
> the $tealership.
>
> Hope this Helps,
> -Calvyn-
> '96 Audi A4 2.8 FronTrac (V6-12v)
>
> FYI - Lower Control Arm Kit PN is 3B0-498-798A, price was $555.00
> A little googling on this PN shows that it also fits VW Passats..
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: a4-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:a4-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf 
> Of
> Chris Ip
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 1:28 PM
> To: A4 at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [A4] Service Action JE
>
> Anymore info on HOW you got reimbursed?
> I sent AOA a letter....haven't heard back since..
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Calvyn
> To: a4 at audifans.com; v6-12v at audifans.com
> Subject: [A4] Service Action JE
> Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 13:03:48 -0500
>
> Just an FYI - I just received my $527.36 reimbursement for the Recall
> Reimbursement - 3F03 for the Front Lower Control Arms.
>
> Now to sink that right back in to her to get the A/C working..
>
> -Calvyn-
> '96 Audi A4 2.8 FronTrac (V6-12v)
>
>
>
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