Price going down on OEM parts : was Fuba Betina...

[Louis-Alain Richard]

I don't want to start a war but I have a few comments.

The hood cable handle I got with the cable is still metal, and the 65 mm
exhaust donut that is on our OEM exhaust was not available from any source I
know (Walker, Bosal, Maremont-Ansa). 60 mm is what we can easily find after
market, not 65 mm (857253137).

As for the strut mounts, the ones I have here in my basement are blue,
unless I am color blind. But you may be right that the quality of these new
"blue" is the same as the cheaper "greens" we can find everywhere. We'll see
in a couple years, if they last longer than the "24-months at the most"
greens.

On another side, how far are you with your SQ project ?

Louis-Alain



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Louis,

Yes, the prices were higher, however you have to be careful because on
some of the NLA items some dealers (not all) will go aftermarket.

Hood cables are $7 aftermarket and ANSA donuts are $10 each.  Quality is
not the same.  Hood cable handles are now plastic and donuts are that
cheap soft material that falls apart rather quickly.
The blue mounts are NLA and the dealer will sell you the green stuff
that's $15 aftermarket.

Just my $0.02

Cheers
Martin



> Could it be that Audi heard us years ago when we complained about the high
> prices for regular wear items ? Since a year or so, I am often surprised
> that some parts are actually very competitively priced : upper strut
> mounts
> (44$), cowl water separator (36$), hood cable (14$), exhaust gasket-donut
> (18$). In 2001-2002, I am sure, these parts were much pricier, the strut
> mounts were 125$ each and the exhaust donut was 75$.
>
> Maybe after all they are listening to this list, and think the
> preservation
> of older Audis is a worthwhile task?
>
> Louis-Alain
>