CGT sunvisor clips

[Huw Powell]

> i called my audi dealer and they want like $15 each for CGT sunvisor
> clips

I paid $16 for a pair back in '97, but our local dealer cuts us a break
on parts.  New ones are very nice.

> every 4000 ive seen in the junkyard has perfect sunvisor clips. what
> kind of bizarre self destructing plastic did audi use for the CGT 
> sunvisor clips, and why on earth did they make them different from
> the 4000 ones?

All plastic has a finite lifespan.  Those clips are in a tough location,
high stress, etc.  In that area the 4000 and coupe are completely
different anyway (electric versus manual roof, different windshield
rake, etc.)

> im determined to find some affordable replacements..  some people
> talk about a "retrofit" clip..indicating its from some different make
> or model... anyone know what other clips work?

Why not ask those "some people" what they used?  Or are they just "talking"?

My gut feeling is that virtually any clip from any vehicle could be
"retrofitted" as long as it grabs the visor with the right tension.
You'd just have to make your own screw holes.

Remember the clips also (as I recall...) provide an electrical
connection and passive switching for the vanity mirror lights.

> alternately, like i asked the other day, in my junkyard travels i
> found a '86 4000cs quattro in a junkyard with the
> MFD/computer/digital clock under the tach, and the switch on the
> right of the cluster under the hazard switch.
> 
> just wondering if this is retrofittable into a car with the analog
> clock?

No btdt, but *if* the wiring is already in the car, it should be easy. 
If it's not, it would be a nightmare to get the trip computer working. 
However, since in the 4000 it is also the clock, which should only need 
power and ground, you might be able to put that in, get it working and 
leave it alone.  Personally I like the analog clock; I also like the 
4000 style TC that includes a clock.  I deleted the TC on my 90Q because 
there was nothing on it I wanted to monitor all the time.

As far as whether you can expect the harness to be in there, I think the 
outlook is poor.  I seem to recall someone reporting years ago that the 
TC harness is separate from any other, so it wouldn't be installed by 
default in a car that doesn't have one.

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Huw Powell

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