Newbie to Audi seeks advice: 86 Coupe GT

[Ti Kan]

Christopher,

I'll answer some of your questions.

> Second, will the spare set of (new) rear wheel bearings that I have from my
> former 92 Jetta fit on this car?  I've seen some info that suggests that
> they might, which would be nice, as the ones on the car are a bit growly
> (typical for VW - Audi, too?).

Yes, the Coupe (drum brakes) uses the same part number as the A2 VWs
for the rear wheel bearings.

> I've heard that the rear brakes are also
> interchangeable with A2 parts - true?

No, the Audi type 81/85 rear drums are bigger than the VW A2 cars.

> Third, the only thing I really don't like about the car is the goofy digital
> dash.  Would a set of analog gauges out of a 4000 plug and play?  Any
> problems between 4 and 5 cyl cars?

The tachometer from a 4 cylinder car won't read correctly on a 5 cylinder
car.  Also, there are differences in the wiring between the analog dash
and digi dash cars.

-Ti
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