[s-cars] Are these really 1992 Springs? ***Seller's Input***

[Michael DeBlasio]

Well, I am still unsure due to what I saw in the ETKA, but there is enough doubt for me to pull them from the auction.  I'll do that first thing in the morning.  I don't want to mislead anyone.  If anyone knows what these springs are, could they write me privately to let me know.  Sorry for all the trouble.

Michael

-----Original Message-----
From: bob.rossato at att.net [mailto:bob.rossato at att.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 1:35 PM
To: Michael DeBlasio
Cc: Steve Marinello; Rfeagleye at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Are these really 1992 Springs? ***Seller's
Input***


I did a quick check on elcats.ru since I'm not home at the moment to access
my copy of ETKA.  It seems that the 1 yellow/2 silver front, and 1 green/1
violet rear springs are for an AAN _without_ the sports suspension.  For the
sports suspension it is 1 silver/3 violet for the front, and 1 yellow/3 blue
for the rear.  Keep in mind that this is for European cars and I believe the
US '92 S4 had 1 yellow/3 blue for the front as well, though I don't know what
the difference is between the two fronts.

So, while you do indeed have a set of S4 springs, they are not the sport
suspension that the '92s came with in the US.  The previous owner must have
ordered the wrong springs when he replaced the Abt springs.

Here are the links to the front and rear suspension.

front
http://www.elcats.ru/audivw/vag5.asp?subm=%CF%EE%E8%F1%EA&btsnr=407-10&cid=119
rear
http://www.elcats.ru/audivw/vag5.asp?subm=%CF%EE%E8%F1%EA&btsnr=505-30&cid=119

Can someone with the US version of ETKA check this to make sure?  I don't
want to screw up somebodies auction with wrong information.

Bob

> Hey everybody,
>
> I am the person listing the 92 springs on eBay.  I received some emails
> concerning the verification of the '92 springs, and this is what I came up with.
> I double checked the ETKA and came up with this.  For the A10Q (Audi 100
> Quattro), year 1992, illustration 407-10, it lists the springs for the AAN
> engine code (20v turbo), as having 1 yellow and 2 silver paint marks.  This is
> what I used to confirm the origin of the springs.  The previous owner of the car
> told me that he bought it with ABT Springs in it, and swapped them out with a
> set of 92 Springs.  When the springs were in the car, the car rode a bit firmer
> and a bit firmer, and a bit lower that the stock cars in my area.
>
> My intention here is not to rip anyone off, or deceive anyone, so if someone
> could double check the info above, or has information regarding the inaccuracy
> of the ETKA, please let me know ASAP so that I can remove the springs from eBay
> before the auction closes.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Steve Marinello
> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:30 AM
> To: Bob Rossato; Rfeagleye at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Are these really 1992 Springs?
>
>
> The other obvious thing is that he bought the '92 from someone who had
> replaced the springs with something else...but are those really the soft '97
> variant, or something else?
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Rossato" <bob.rossato at att.net>
> To: <Rfeagleye at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Are these really 1992 Springs?
>
>
> > Good catch, Rob.  Yes, the '92 springs have different paint codes than
> those
> > shown on the auction.  As I recall they are one yellow and 3 blue on all 4
> > springs.  So, either he took a picture of the wrong springs or he's
> > auctioning off the wrong springs.  If any of you guys are bidding on these
> I
> > would definitely e-mail the seller to get clarification.  He may not be
> > aware that he's got the wrong springs shown.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Rfeagleye at aol.com
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 6:13 AM
> > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Are these really 1992 Springs?
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > I was just reading an article on Charlie's site about Igor's
> > > suspension and
> > > stumbled on to the part on the paint code on the 1997 S6 springs.
> > > I had been
> > > watching the attached auction, and realized the paint codes on
> > > these springs
> > > match Igor's, which he states are the softest in a UrS:
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=
> > 33582&item=2437521095
> >
> > Are the springs in the auction 1992 springs?
> >
> > Rob Eagleye
> > 1992 S4
> > 1993 S4