[s-cars] source for avant hatch struts?

[Tom Green]

Lee,

Try <www.autohausaz.com> and search by the specific part #.
They have a very competetive price for the Stabilus OEM shocks
and the cheaper aftermarket as well.

Tom



----Original message----
> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:24:32 -0800 (PST)
> From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] source for avant hatch struts?
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com, quattro at audifans.org
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> I ordered two sets of hatch struts for my C4 wagons from
> autopartswarehouse.com. I specifically requested the reduced
> height struts but got 4 full height struts. The part numbers were
> correct, so it may be a persistent problem with them.
>
> So anyway, I'm looking for another source of C4 avant hatch
> struts, specifically the reduced flap opening struts, part number
> 4A9 827 552C. The "C" denotes the reduced opening.
>
> Anybody have a good supplier of hatch struts, other than the
> dealer?
>
> BTW, my son's '97 is going under the knife this week for the TT
> xenon upgrade. My car is going under the knife next week for an
> ecode allroad xenon upgrade, and my wife's '96 will also get the
> TT xenon upgrade. Both C4s will have ecode lamps, TT projectors
> and A6 electrics. Now if I could get my hands on ecode TT
> projectors...hmmm....
>
> Let there be light! :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee
> '99 A6 quattro avant
> '97 A6 quattro avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant