[Es2] importing car from canada problems

[David Kase]

You bastard, I admitted stupidity to the couple dozen folks on this 
list!  How can I ever show my face again...

;-P



Jimmy Pribble wrote:

>May Day, May Day!!!!  Coffee just kicked-in.  All S4 had airbags!  OMG WTH
>was I thinking!
> 
>I need a vacation.
> 
>Sorry, everyone carry on.
> 
>Jimmy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Kase [mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com] 
>Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:36 AM
>To: Jimmy Pribble
>Cc: es2 at audifans.com; Elijahallen92 at aol.com
>Subject: Re: [Es2] importing car from canada problems
>
>
>shows how much I know...
>
>Jimmy Pribble wrote: 
>
>The S4...er, S6 didn't get an airbag until 1995.  Like I said, I don't
>follow this kind of stuff too much, but I just know many Canadian S4s have
>made it over here without the sport wheel (airbag) conversion.
>Traditionally, one throws-in a US gauge cluster and away you go.
>
>Jimmy 
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: David Kase [mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com
><mailto:davekase at pdqlocks.com> ] 
>Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:29 AM 
>To: Jimmy Pribble 
>Cc: es2 at audifans.com <mailto:es2 at audifans.com> ; Elijahallen92 at aol.com
><mailto:Elijahallen92 at aol.com>  
>Subject: Re: [Es2] importing car from canada problems 
>
>
>They probably have airbags in them.  I think this problem only shows up 
>during the transitional years 1989-1991(?) 
>
>I only know a little bit of which I speak...  ;-) 
>
>Dave Kase 
>
>
>Jimmy Pribble wrote: 
>
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>
>>>I don't have the build date but its a 91 and when I called Audi with 
>>>      
>>>
>>the  VIN 
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>>>they said it does not comply because of the restraint system so I'm 
>>>      
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>>pretty 
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>>>much screwed. 
>>>      
>>>
>>Don't folks bring in '92-'94 UrS4s all the time?  I don't remember 
>>them having to add airbags.  Are these restrictions new?  Perhaps they 
>>have only brought in UrS6s?  Perhaps I have been asleep.  No matter 
>>what, it's likely that I don't know what I'm talking about. 
>>
>>Jimmy "likes the off-road vehicle idea best" Pribble 
>>
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