[s-cars] Ski bag installation / replacement?

[Brent Henry]

Brian,

Thanks for the tip... I will definitely take your advice... like you said,
so I don't break anything else!

Brent.

----- Original Message -----
From: "brian bilotti" <vinnieb2 at yahoo.com>
To: "Brent Henry" <thehenrys at sympatico.ca>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:09 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Ski bag installation / replacement?


> Ok Guys,
> I went through the exact same issue, including
> breaking one of the f'ing hinges and still couldn't
> get it in so I gave up before breaking anything else.
> First, the epoxy works but let it cure and don't do
> anything else until you pull the back seat upright,
> yes, believe me, this made it simple. You gotta pull
> the headrests, then the plastic sleeves. These
> actually hold the top edge of the seat in place, then
> take the screws out at the bottom of the seat back,
> oh, I forgot to mention that the seat bottom needs to
> come out first. Do all the above then lift the seat
> back straight up and voila', you now have the entire
> seatback in your hands. Now install the skibag! don't
> ask me how it works but it does, trust me.
> HTH
> Brian Bilotti '93 S4 "Edwin-with a newly installed
> FMIC and many more ponies"
> --- Brent Henry <thehenrys at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > Dave,
> >
> > I guess you might be right about the klutz thing...
> > mine was sheer
> > frustration... I had been working on that ski-bag
> > for 2 hours last night and
> > then another 2 hours this morning!  I couldn't
> > believe it was so difficult
> > to get it back in... or rather is still so difficult
> > to get it back in... as
> > mine is still not in!
> >
> > I have taken your advice on the epoxy for the broken
> > hinge... which seems to
> > be holding for the time being!  I will let it dry
> > over night before I give
> > it another try!
> >
> > Any words of wisdom before I set out into the
> > unknown world of ski-bag
> > installation???
> >
> > Literally the last one that I put in my '95 A6Q took
> > me all of 2 minutes?
> > I'm thinking that the metal rim must be bent or out
> > of shape somehow?  But
> > it looks good?
> >
> > Thanks for the tip on the epoxy... I tried a couple
> > of different types of
> > glue that did not hold... but the epoxy is looking
> > good so far!
> > Brent.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at direct.ca>
> > To: <thehenrys at sympatico.ca>; "s-cars"
> > <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 2:08 PM
> > Subject: [s-cars] Ski bag installation /
> > replacement?
> >
> >
> > > Brent: Either we (you and I) are both klutzes OR
> > there is a design
> > > problem with the ski sack.  I had exactly the same
> > problem and broke off
> > > one of the hinges trying to get the sack back in.
> >  I got the ski sack
> > > back in (eventually) but still have the "lid" here
> > in my office - I was
> > > going to epoxy the hinge back on (now, where did I
> > put that spring???).
> > >
> > > Dave F.
> > >
> > >
> >
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