[s-cars] Newbie UrS6 owner has some questions....

[Adam Cramer]

I'll take the trim question.......
 I bought my trim from ECS tuning. Each piece is around $35-50, depending on 
the size of the piece.
http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/pagebuild_v2.cgi?make=Audi&engine=20v%20T&model=C4%20S6&submodel=Quattro&category=Exterior
 Blauparts also sells a complete kit, if I remember correctly.
 Adam
95 S6 Avant RS2'ed

 On 9/2/05, Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> ...that have undoubtedly been answered on multiple occasions, but I can't
> seem to get a handle on searching the #@#%&* archives!
> 
> Ahem.
> 
> 1.) Lower door trim. Yup, the rust kills 'em, and they need to be 
> replaced.
> IIRC, it's a 0.5 hour DIY once you have parts in hand.
> 
> a.) Where does one get the trim, and for how much?
> 
> b.) Has any kind soul been brave enough to do a write-up to describe the
> removal and *proper* installation of the new kit?
> 
> 2.) There's a hose barb on the top of the BPV (I think that's what it is.)
> Mine has no hose. I am ASSuming it's a vacuum line connection, but I can't
> find it's mate, nor a disconnected hose. The car runs great, so I'm not 
> too
> worried.
> 
> 3.) I love the way this car drives. Solid and smooth, just like all my 
> other
> Audis have been. Except above 2.7k rpm, then I get the real "go." :) No
> question, just an observation. Oh, yeah - 24mpg at 80mph, through the high
> plateau and over the Rockies. 1200 miles.
> 
> 4.) I was warned that these cars have a slightly higher appetite for
> clutches than the normal Audis (my '90 80q has 200k on the clock with the
> original clutch, so even at 2x wear, I'm happy.) I know what a slipping
> clutch feels like (BTDT with Chevy product) but what about bad bearings -
> throwout and input? How do those things feel when bad? How long can you 
> let
> them go before repairing?
> 
> 5.) Brakes. I know the ones on this car are going to need replacement in
> another year or so. I want to upgrade some, but not the full $2.5k for the
> 993tt kit. Slotted, high-quality rotors, and street pads that are 
> relatively
> aggressive (require bed-in, still work well when cold, but better than the
> soft stock pads). I do not care about noise or dust. Noise tells me they
> work, and dust washes off.
> 
> 6.) Searching the archives. Can someone PLEASE give me some sort of 
> pointers
> about searching - I can do a parametric search with the best of them, but
> these archives really have me scratching my head. I must be doing 
> SOMETHING
> horribly wrong.
> 
> I'm nearly one of you now. Once I complete my trim strip apprenticeship, I
> will have fully joined your dark cult.
> 
> :)
> 
> Eric
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