Audi parts for an old car

[Steve Sears]

Cody,
Most Type 44 parts are still available, but Type 43 parts are NLA for a few 
years now, and I believe that Audi is in the process of dropping urQs off 
the list.  I got a plastic hood release lever assembly for the V8 hood on my 
car for less than 10 bucks from the dealer (maybe I should buy a spare?). 
Owning a Type 43, and DKWs, I know all too well how we'll eventually be 
getting parts for our cars...I just hope we don't end up with a "parts 
hoarder".
Cheers!
Steve Sears
1987 Audi 5kTQ - basking in the luxury of parts availability....for now
1980 Audi 5k - would kill for a radiator surround
1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes - busy making parts from Fiats 
and Minis fit
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> From: "John Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>
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> I have found something interesting. Is it possible that you guys who are
> looking for dealer Type$$ parts are getting "lazy" parts guys who just 
> dont
> want to look stuff up? In the past 2 weeks I've been pricing some pretty
> odd-ball items for my boss' 200 20vTQ, his sons 5ktq, and my 5ktq and I 
> have
> yet to hear NLA. For the 5ktq's I priced the crome strips for above and
> below the grille, the rubber gasket below the grill, diff-lock
> solenoid/actuator, speedo-sensor and I can't recall what else but at least
> half a dozen other things. Granted all of the above was friggin expensive
> even at my cost, but all was availible. IIRC the chrome bits were $60ea, 
> the
> rubber gasket was $30ish and the diff lock actuator was $150ish, the
> speedo-sensor was $88.
>
>
> P.S. somebody out there wanted to do a quad headlight conversion a bit 
> ago.
> I found an '84 5kT Autobox that I can buy for $100. If anybody out there
> needs parts let me know and I'll buy the sucker if its cost effective.
>
> P.P.S.- The part# is different between the speedo-sensor in the above 
> early
> 5kt from my '86 5kTQ, but does anybody know if they are compatible?
>
> -Cody Forbes
> http://www.5000tq.com
> '86 5k noT noQ
> '86 5k noT noQ - Parting Out
> '87 5ktq
> '87 5ktq - Fast. Really Fast.