[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 127, Issue 12

[Paul Heneghan]

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> Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 12:58:21 -0400
> From: "Tom Rodriguez" <trodri69 at gmail.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Front upper strut mounts - right v. left?
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> I am doing some suspension work on my 1995 S6 and as part of this I am
> replacing my front upper strut mounts.  The suspension R&R DIY on
> Quattroworld specifies part #4A0412377C.  I ordered this from
> genuineaudiparts.com and they sent me part #8E0412377C.  The two parts
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> very different on Google Images.  Did they send me the correct part?
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> With respect to the part they sent me, genuineaudiparts.com differentiates
> this part for the right and left side of the car, although the part numbers
> for right and left are identical.  The parts arrived unlabeled and I can't
> tell which is right and which is left.  Anyone know how to tell the
> difference?
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On my 1996 S6, the part looked like the 4A0412377C I see in Google images.
Both sides were the same. I don't recognise 8E0412377C, but I'm pretty sure
8E is a B6/B7 A4, so they probably sent you the wrong part.

Paul