[s-cars] Some questions about Bumper Grills

[Tom Green]

For the little grills that fit into the bumper cover, just use some  
black silicone
sealant. A few dabs should hold it in place but allow removal in case  
you need
to get in there.  To repair broken parts, there have been several  
posts about
bumper repair material that Litek supplies with their bumper mod that  
is a
superior adhesive for bumper covers.

Tom '95 S6
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> Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:19:47 -0400
> From: "Vincent Fregeac" <vfregeac at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [s-cars] RE :  Some questions
> To: "'Ian Duff'" <iduff at comcast.net>, <S-CAR-List at audifans.com>
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> For the pad warning symbol, check the continuity between the plug  
> and the
> warning system. It's probably a bad contact which appeared when you  
> moved
> the wire, not the new pads.
>
> For the tab of the bumper cover, use an flexible epoxy for bumber.  
> I used
> Flex from Car System but I think any epoxy for bumper will do. A  
> piece of
> fiberglass scrim will make the repair even stronger. In this case,  
> apply a
> first layer of expoxy on the cleaned surface, press the fiberglass  
> scrim in
> the epoxy then apply another layer of expoxy. Let cure for 4h at  
> least,
> preferably 24h. I've repaired a large crack in the lower part of my  
> bumper
> cover this way and it didn't move when I parked over a concrete  
> bump which
> almost tear the belly pan apart - no, not the POS or my wife, I've  
> done this
> dumb man?uvre.
>
>
>
> Vincent
>
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> De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Ian Duff
> Envoy? : 19 septembre 2005 13:00
> ? : quattro S List
> Objet : [s-cars] Some questions
>
>
> Maybe dumb questions. I'm certainly good at them.
>
> I recently installed new Mintex Red Box pads on new OEM front  
> rotors. Prior
> to the install, the pad warning symbol was not on. It is now, after  
> new
> pads. I have pulled the connector apart, and doused the joint in  
> Pro-Gold,
> to no avail. I put my DMM on the old and the new pads, and measured  
> the same
> resistance, so I guess both Mintex knows their game, and the new  
> pad wear
> sensors are OK. If this is true, why is the wear sensor lit? And  
> how can I
> convince it it has new pads? Time to slather in a tube of  
> Stabilant-22?
>
> Next dumb question, the driver's side air vent (in front of the
> intercooler), low in the front bumper cover, fell out (in,  
> actually). Turns
> out there is a broken tab on the inside of the bumper cover, where it
> mounts, that holds it in. Everything was sitting happily on the  
> belly pan
> (now I know what it's for), so presumably all I have to do is glue  
> it back
> somehow. It's not visible, so cosmetics are not an issue, but  
> staying in
> place is. What kind of adhesive/glue might I use? Failing a very  
> persuasive
> suggestion for glue, I'm tempted to use gobs of WEST epoxy. Any  
> other ideas?
>
> BTW, I've just been replacing all the coolant hoses. Not a bad idea  
> given
> their age, two of which are showing signs of leaking at an end.  
> Might not be
> a bad idea to check. I changed over to the pink G012, nice side effect
> (other than only having to stock one coolant for both the S6 and the
> Eurovan) is that it leaves a very visible pink crust where it  
> leaks. Makes
> locating leaks a snap.
>
> Thanks, all.
>
> -Ian Duff.