[s-cars] Driver side mirror

[Fred Munro]

Hi Dan;

The rubber lower door cover on the UrS4 has a steel stiffener inside the
rubber. The ends of the rubber strip are not sealed over the steel, just
folded over. Demon water and/or road salt makes it's way inside over a 10
year period and turns the ends of the stiffener into powder. The now unstiff
cover bows outward and flaps in the breeze like a whore's hanky.
Preventative maintenance is to seal the ends of your new cover with Marine
Goop or a suitable facsimile.

Don't know if the UrS6 uses the same lower covers - maybe Audi upgraded the
stiffener to stainless steel in this highly refined version of the UrS4 (
hey, you got chrome gauge trim rings, didn't you?).

HTH

Fred Munro


-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dan Slagle
Sent: June 9, 2003 8:09 PM
To: 'Aaron'; lee at wheelman.com
Cc: 'S-Car-List'
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Driver side mirror


Listeners:  I have been reading the recent posts regarding the
replacement of the lower door trim.  Is this problem characteristic on
all S-Cars?  Are there any tell-tale signs of the problem?  On what part
of the car does the rust occur?  Is it just the brackets for the trim
{My '98 A4 had the same problem, where the brackets rusted-out, but did
not affect the door itself}, or does the sheet metal of the door
rust-out?  Is there any preventative maintenance that can be performed?
My 95.5 S6 has 85k miles and does not show any signs of rusting.  The PO
spent a lot of time in Florida and Colorado as well as some winters here
in Northeast Ohio.  I would appreciate any BTDT.  Thanks,

Dan
95.5 S6

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Aaron
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 2:18 PM
To: lee at wheelman.com
Cc: S-Car-List
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Driver side mirror

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Me to...
Aaron

Lee Levitt wrote:

>Maybe its time for a mirror glass GP. :)
>
>I've got two that need replacing (one on each car), not to mention the
lower
>door trim.
>
>Lee
>'95.5 S6 avant
>'96 A6 quattro avant
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>>[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of mlp qwest
>>Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 10:12 AM
>>To: Jack Gagnon; S-Car-List
>>Subject: RE: [s-cars] Driver side mirror
>>
>>
>>Dealer sells them, @ $60 if memory serves me.  I believe some local
glass
>>shops can also cut a new mirror for less,.... as long as it isn't the
odd
>>ball dual zone type?
>>
>>OTOH, if I recall correctly, didn't some lister(s) source a
>>pretty nice dual
>>pattern driver side with built in wide angle blind spot OEM
replacement?
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>~-----Original Message-----
>>~From: Jack Gagnon
>>~
>>~Hello.
>>~
>>~My mirror is deteriorated such that nearly 1/2 of the reflecting
>>surface is
>>~gone.  Does anyone know if just the mirror can be replaced?  If so,
where
>>~can I get a replacement and what is involved?
>>~
>>~Thanks
>>~
>>~Jack
>>
>>
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