[s-cars] Looking at suspension parts,

Sean Douglas s_douglas at telus.net
Thu Jul 31 20:11:25 PDT 2008 

I second the advice and knowledge of Scott. You may pay a little more, but
his customer service is top notch.

Scott is a great guy.

Sean 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Peter Schulz
> Sent: July 31, 2008 12:33 PM
> To: Young, Steve
> Cc: Tom Green; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking at suspension parts,
> 
> 
> Guys:
> 
> Just watch out for the "Made in China" sticker on a box that 
> otherwise would appear to be made in Germany...
> BTDT...
> 
> BTW, based on some of the low prices I'm seeing on Febi parts 
> online, I would start suspecting that they are being sourced 
> from China also...
> 
> Scott Mockry has been very helpful in this regard..
> His prices are typically in the middle of the pack, but his 
> Audi knowledge is worth the difference, by far.
> that and UPS ground shipping are free for orders over $50.
> 
> I went to Scott to  obtain a non-chinese-made heater core
> - Scott couldn't identify where the available part was made 
> from his catalog, so he ordered it.
> And his response to me at the time was "I wouldn't put it in 
> my car...recommend that you order it through an Audi dealer"
> -which I did...
> 
> THAT's worth an endorsement, not to mention how often the 
> diagnostics on his website have helped me out.
> http://www.sjmautotechnik.com
> 
> 
> -Peter
> 
> 
> At 02:22 PM 7/31/2008 -0500, Young, Steve wrote:
> 
> >I try to stay away from Meyle and any brand I don't readily 
> recognize.
> >Even if I don't recognize it, if they can tell me the box 
> says "made in
> >Germany" I would use it in a pinch.  I generally look for TRW, Febi,
> >Lemforder, or Karlyn.
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Steven Young
> >Area Operations Manager - Albany
> >____________________________________TRANE
> >301 Old Niskayuna Rd., Latham, NY  12110
> >Tel: 518.724.1453
> >Fax: 518.785.4359
> >
> >www.trane.com
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: chris chambers [mailto:fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:18 PM
> >To: Young, Steve; Tom Green; s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: RE: [s-cars] Looking at suspension parts,
> >
> >Steve,
> >
> >I sent my list toAnthony and German auto parts for a quote, 
> and he will
> >be including the brand info.
> >
> >Is it your view that any brand but meyle is a good brand?
> >Unfortunately I don't knoiw what brands to avoid.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Chris
> >
> >
> >--- "Young, Steve" <sryoung at trane.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Mark, the owner of GermanAutoParts, is a good guy and is 
> a sponsor of
> > > //SFest.  He has always been fair and has accepted returns with no
> > > issues.  I don't buy Meyle either, so I call and they 
> look at their
> > > stock.  If all they have is Meyle, I go elsewhere, but 
> many times they
> >
> > > have more than one brand in stock.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Steven Young
> > > Area Operations Manager - Albany
> > > ____________________________________TRANE
> > > 301 Old Niskayuna Rd., Latham, NY  12110
> > > Tel: 518.724.1453
> > > Fax: 518.785.4359
> > >
> > > www.trane.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of 
> chris chambers
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:25 PM
> > > To: Tom Green; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Looking at suspension parts,
> > >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > thanks for the input, for some reason I thought Moog and 
> Beck-Arnley
> > > were good brands to trust! LOL
> > >
> > > The parts I'm looking for include:
> > >
> > > Rear subframe bushings
> > > rear wheel bearing 82 mm
> > > shock Boge Turbo Gas 32-115F
> > > rear stabalizer bar link kit
> > > rear stabalizer bar bushing
> > > rear tie rod left
> > > rear tie rod right
> > > rear brake lines
> > > anti lock brakes pressure metering valve front upper 
> strut bearings
> > > front upper strut mounts strut Boge Turbo Gas 32-402F tie 
> rod end left
> >
> > > tie rod end right Lower control arm right Lower control 
> arm left front
> >
> > > lower control arm stabilizer bushings
> > >
> > > Finding all these parts in one place, let alone in reliable brands
> > > hasn't proven to be difficult.
> > >
> > > Germanautoparts.com seems to have Meyle, which I've learned to
> > > distrust, but they do have the best pricing on the boge 
> shocks/struts.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > That sounds like tie rod ends you had the problem with, Chris.
> > > > You will see a lot of original parts rusted in place because the
> > > > plating was inadequate or non-existent. Most suppliers 
> have gotten
> > > > better at that, but you don't know for sure until you 
> open the box.
> > > >
> > > > Ideally, you would like several thousand Germans to test these
> > > > individual> parts for you.  That's where the preference 
> for Febi,
> > > Lemforder,
> > > > Bilstein,
> > > > Eibach, FAG, etc, came from, but traditional manufacturing is
> > > changing
> > >
> > > > in Germany just as it did here.  Plants moved to the 
> former eastern
> > >
> > > > bloc countries and some are now sliding toward China.
> > > >
> > > > If you can buy from a place where you can have them 
> open the box at
> > >
> > > > the counter and they have a solid, no-hassle return 
> policy, you can
> > >
> > > > assess some quality yourself.  The labor installing suspension
> > > parts
> > > > has to be considered in your plan, since that is a sunk 
> cost-maybe
> > > > twice.  :-) Convince the parts place that it is a defective part
> > > you
> > > > installed correctly or you will eat the parts cost as well since
> > > most
> > > > parts will be special order.
> > > >
> > > > Specifically, Moog--always take TRW instead, unless 
> they suddenly
> > > drop
> > >
> > > > the price by 50%.  Spicer is better know for US parts.  I would
> > > doubt
> > > >
> > > > their
> > > > ability to catalog S4/S6 parts properly.  Beck-Arnley is a
> > > value-added
> > >
> > > > supplier, the foreign car JC Whitney.  They repackage parts from
> > > > world-
> > > > wide suppliers with a mark-up in price.  I doubt their 
> catalogs are
> > >
> > > > good enough to identify the URS specific parts.  You can usually
> > > see a
> > >
> > > > red
> > > >
> > > > flag
> > > > on these catalogs that lump A6/S6 parts together.  This 
> is not the
> > > > place to get the part when time is important unless there is no
> > > > question it is correct.
> > > >
> > > > If you use the ETKA and use online suppliers with a 
> good reputation
> > >
> > > > for
> > > > S4/S6 parts, and call or email if in doubt, you will do 
> as well as
> > > > these marginal suppliers that try to cover everything.  
> I like to
> > > > include dealer pricing in the search at the best 
> discount place I
> > > > know, but the online catalog for genuinevwaudiparts.com or Audi
> > > Parts
> > > > Depot (Riverside
> > > > Audi)
> > > > is almost useless unless you check by part #.
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:21:28 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > > From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com>
> > > > > Subject: [s-cars] Looking at suspension parts,    are 
> any of these
> > > > brands
> > > > >   bad? Moog, Beck Arnley, Spicer
> > > > > To: Scar <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > > > Message-ID: <89115.4528.qm at web65414.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>
> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> > > > >
> > > > > Are there any brands I should consider?
> > > > >
> > > > > I've ruled out meyle, although a couple suppliers claim they
> > > haven't
> > >
> > > > > had ANY problem with Meyle, every Meyle part I have bought has
> > > > > rusted/seized fast.
> > > >
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