re. [urq] ACNA support for urq owners--PLEASE READ

[Ben Swann]

Bill,

Here is a description of a part I tried to obtain from the dealer:

Exhuast downpipe support for '83 Quattro - 65mm? Exhaust clamp used to support the Downpipe hanging from the transmission.  The clamp was apparently only available if you brought the entire downpipe assembly for around $700.  Since the downpipe is still good, I ended up having to fabricate a provisional solution and am still looking for a correct clamp.  This part should be available separately and cost no more than $20 for a super high quality part and much less really.  i may have been able to fab. somthing from galvinized strap, but I think this is one part that should be made available.

No part number is available, and I tried using a 62mm clamp from a '87 5000 turbo quattro, but it couldn't be made to work.

Thanks for you efforts on this, as I'm sure the collaborative effort will be very positive indeed.  I support the Quattro Club as I find the benefits of  discounts from my local dealer are much greater than the annual dues.

Ben

[From: William Bremer [mailto:wbremer at maine.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:46 AM
To: Urquattro List
Subject: [urq] ACNA support for urq owners--PLEASE READ

<snip>
Political considerations aside, the ACNA is planning to make the plight
of the urq owners in the US (in getting "fairly priced" parts, and
making available NLA parts) a topic of discussion with Audi AG in an
upcoming meeting.  This commitment is genuine and serious.  For the ACNA
to help us, however, I need to forward to them, the parts numbers of the
parts that we are finding NLA or that cost several times what more or
less equivalent parts cost for later Audis.  <snip>

AudiAG may have an ear to help owners of Audi first modern performance car.
So please let me hear from you.  I don't have time to do the research on
all the parts prices, so if you want the ACNA to try to help us all (and
let the club show it is willing to go to bat for us, if we ask), please
send me prices of some Audi dealer prices for selected parts,
aftermarket supplier prices, and part names and number for parts that
are either NLA (and desperately needed) or dealer-only and outrageously
expensive. <snip>Bill (Bremer)
Urquattro Registry]