[s-cars] S6 front control arms

[Robert Rossato]

After my previous reply I checked out Pelican to see what they had.  I was surprised to see that the Karlyns are only $45.  

I have never heard of them and obvioulsy don't know anything about their quality, so this is completely subjective and speculative but, if they're around half the price of the Meyles that seem to be junk,  how good could they be?  

When I see prices this low compared to other well known brands like TRW and Febi my Martian antennae start rising and I get suspicious of quality.  TRWs can be had for less than $100.

Bob


---- Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote: 
> 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
>