Sunroof part

[Mike Del Tergo]

Robert said,
 >Hey, all.  I have a couple broken sunroof parts on my 86 5kTQw.
They are the plastic parts that screw to the sunroof panel itseld, each
one is about 10" long by 1" wide by maybe 1/4" thick, with a couple of
long slots cut in them.Are these the unobtanium parts I've heard about 
before? (I don't have apart number reference yet..)

Robert,
while these parts are obtainable, you would think they were made of platinum 
when you price them from a dealer.

>Has anyone considered making some of these out of aluminum? THe design
>seems very prone to breakage, especially using plastic..

Yes, as a matter of fact Audi has.  If yours are original, they are probably 
made out of a cast aluminum compound (that in my experience doesn't take a 
weld), not plastic.  You would do better to give Chris Semple a call and get 
some used ones.
Mike




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