[urq] Chassis tag information (urq)?

[ccohen5]

Hmm, so the original owner lied!  I presume you can decipher this from the
option codes? If the seats were procured in the after market that would be a
first as neither the upholstery colour nor the spec. is recognized by Recaro
as ever having been sold.  I have been trying to buy some replacement
bolster adjustment plastic wheels, and cannot get Recaro to acknowledge that
they even used them in 1984.  This despite Phil Ackley's Ruf 930 having
Recaro Sport Seats with the very same adjustment wheels/knobs.

BTW - the EKTA describes the leather colour as Quartz.  Anyone ever seen
this on another car?  Moreover, this 85 Urq with the codes below has this
colour leather front and rear.  So unless it was a special factory fit, it
must have been a standard colour at that time, or the owner got both front
and back seats from a stripped SQ??  Any other possibilities?


Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
To: "ccohen5" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>; "qlist" <quattro at audifans.com>;
<urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] Chassis tag information (urq)?


>
> > Could anyone who has access to the encryption device, help a fellow
> > Audiphile decode this tag.  the car is in the US, but looks like a nice
Gray
> > Market version to me:
>
> >   Sort# 5647 26-5-4878 212 EP
> >  Chassis# WAUZZZ857FA901331
> >  Type# 857-015
> >  Motor Engine Code; WR 7Z
> >  Paint L90E/L90E TC
> >  Options; FI1 FLO HA2 020 341
> >               573 714 726
>
> Looks like an 85 ur-quattro.  The '7' is confusing - should be a 'Z'.
>
> > The car was fitted with genuine Sport Quattro seats ex factory, ...
>
> No it wasn't.
>
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