Audi parts for an old car

[Steve Sears]

Jim,
You bought a part for a Type 43 at the dealer?  wow.  I was told a few years 
ago (shortly after the 1980 5k became a "recreational driver" with classic 
insurance) by the parts guy at the local dealer that Type 43 parts were 
being wiped from their parts system.  The coil went south and they located 
one in Arizona (apparently it's the same as the one in an Alfa GTV6) and 
shipped it up for me - arrived a couple of days later.
The support for the vintage models is waning - although I heard nary a peep 
on here about the dropping of T43 parts, you should hear all the screaming 
going on in the urQ groups now that they're dropping them off the list of 
supported cars.  In their case, Audi is still using the urQ rally image to 
sell cars but allowing the enthusiast fleet to languish (/and eventually 
turn to cannibalism - as I have already....there's a 1983 5k shell in my 
back yard with a date with the plasma cutter).  BMW can build a 2002 out of 
available parts in their warehouse, you can send your Gullwing to Mercedes 
and they'll restore it (at a price), but Audi sets up Audi Club 
International and then they have a quiet yard sale to sell off all sorts of 
parts for the urQ/SQ (....and they'll probably end up on eBay).  It appears 
that Audi is very proud of the vehicles they made in the past - but if you 
want to see a nice one, stay away from the car shows....the only place to go 
is their Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt.
Speaking of eBay - there is an apparently (usual disclaimers apply, blah 
blah) legit source for vintage parts:
http://tinyurl.com/nsd4n
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ
1980 Audi 5k
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Jordan" <j8k3sp00n at gmail.com>
> Subject: Audi parts for an old car
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> Hi,
>
> I just bought the guide and buffer for the left front seat for the nth 
> time.
> The local stealer charges >$5 each for these $.50 parts and they're nasty
> about it as if I wanted another wheel for my shopping cart.
>
> Are there any parts houses _that_you_know_of_ that would stock or sell
> these?  The car is a type 43;  I know.