[s-cars] S6 front control arms

[Tom Green]

Well, that appears unanimous for what not to buy.  That is Meyle that
has recently entered the market with the low priced (and low quality for
the most part) audi parts.  The need in Europe is obvious with all those
C4 body cars going east and the parts supply dwindling.  There is also
a Mahle parts supplier in Germany that has supplied many OEM and
quality aftermarket parts for Audis for many years.

This is one set of emails that Keith M can read at work and even show
to his boss.  :-)

Some of the lines between parts brands are blurring as there are more
consolidations in the industry worldwide, so sometimes it is  
difficult to
identify the source of some parts.  I think Girling was one of the  
original
OEM suppliers for control arms when the cars were in production.  So,
now TRW is supplying Audi with replacement parts.

Since Pelican Parts is such a well known supplier of quality Porsche
parts, and this list was of no assistance in assessing the worth of the
Karlyn parts, (that is what I originally asked, remember? :-)), I  
will look at
them first hand and decide for myself.  There may be some value in a
part selling for 1/4 the cost of a TRW arm, or maybe it's just pissing
upwind.  :-)  The price will only be a restocking fee.

Thanks to all for the comments.  I have had a set of Lemforder arms on
the sedan since February 2001, and they seem as tight as new after 50K.

Tom  '95 S6
           '95.5 S6 avant

On Oct 22, 2006, at 5:59 PM, s-car-list-request at audifans.com wrote:
(and I see little reason to repeat the individual comments, see archives
if you are a little slow on this thread)
>
>    1. Re:  S6 front control arms (Ron Wainwright)
>    2. Re:  S6 front control arms (Igor Kessel)
>    3. Re:  S6 front control arms (Robert Rossato)
>    4. Re:  S6 front control arms (Fred Munro)
>    5. Re:  S6 front control arms (brian bilotti)
>    6. Re:  S6 front control arms (James Murray (QB/EMC))