[s-cars] In need of one Avus center cap

[Tom Green]

I have to say I really don't know, Tony, but I suspect that it is not  
the same part.  My experience says Audi has a part made and puts a  
part number on it;  all
wheels that use that cap identify it by the same part #.  I don't know  
of any identical parts that Audi identifies with different part  
numbers.  ETKA may be telling
you it fits the wheel, but it probably does not match the original caps.

I have found that the cap is substantially cheaper at www.genuinevwaudiparts.com 
  if you have a way to handle the shipping.  I come back to this  
because most of
the available used caps are going to be 12 to 14 years old;  so the  
plastic clips are going to be getting brittle and almost all will have  
cosmetic issues as well.  They
should be cheaper, but in the end, will probably cost as much as a new  
cap.

Tom

On Nov 23, 2009, at 8:30 PM, Tony Curran wrote:

> I used the part number 895 601 165 cause I’m missing one so have  
> three and that’s the number stamped on the inside one of the three I  
> have.
>
> I also checked with EKTA cause there’s a 8D0 601 165 on Ebay and it  
> concurred. Though it does beg the question, is 8D0 601 165 compatible?
>
> Tony
> 96 S6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net]
> Sent: November 23, 2009 4:32 PM
> To: Douglas Landaeta
> Cc: Scarlist; Tony Curran
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] In need of one Avus center cap
>
> The wheel  and cap section appears less definitive than other  
> sections.  You have to look carefully at all the information
> available, especially if the cap fits several wheels, but this is  
> not common.  Your number fits a 16X8 wheel, and the early
> model numbers suggest the Fuch wheel.  And since I took my number  
> from one of the caps on the avus wheel, I had a
> lot of confidence in using it with the painted silver suffix.
>
> Tom
>
> On Nov 23, 2009, at 10:54 AM, Douglas Landaeta wrote:
>
>
> These parts always confused me. Isn't 4A0 601 165 7ZC the correct  
> number for the 16" stock Avus wheel center cap?
>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>  
> wrote:
> I have a brand new spare, Tony.  It was $26.19 at the stealer.  Make
> me a good offer.
> It is part # 895 601 165 Z17.  Many of these parts won't show up
> unless you include
> the color code information;  even if there is only one.
>
> Tom
>
> > On Sunday November 22 2009, Tony Curran" <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
> > asked:
> >
> >
> > Installed the winter tires today which are on the Avus rims and
> > reminded I
> > lost a center cap last spring.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone have one spare 895 601 165 center cap laying around they
> > want to
> > unload?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > 96 S6
>
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