[urq] Front fender: too short ?

[Patrick Carlier]

Story goes that a few years back the fender was no longer available .
Ur-q owners massively protested , and audi decided to do a reproduction of
the fender ,
making the part back available .  And doubled !! the price in the mean time
.
But these new fenders are a very bad fit . It's not the first time people
buy
2500$ worth of original bodyparts , and end up with useless junk .
Once again , proof of how audi's concerned about preserving its own legend
...

Pat



----- Original Message -----
From: Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 5:27 PM
Subject: [urq] Front fender: too short ?


> Hi there,
>
> Eric's car is back from the body shop and it is nice looking again. It
> took so long because Eric wanted a new fender and door sill, but the
> fender had to be sourced from Audi Germany (1 month delivery time). The
> sill (new) was found in Nova Scotia, thanks to a lister with a 1986
> needing some extensive bodywork....
>
> However, when it arrived, the fender was clearly 1/2" too short compared
> to the old one ! How come ? There was a production date of 02/2005 on a
> tag, and the proper VAG part number tag. Anyone has an explanation ?
>
> So the bodyman decided to repair the crushed fender, to a level that
> even someone in the know wouldn't be able to say which one was repaired.
> Very nice job. Better still, he asked 400$ (instead of 1200$ for the new
> part) for his metalworking talents.
>
> Now, the last part of the restoration will begin, as the seats have been
> repaired, G60 brakes are waiting for install, and a set of VDO boost/oil
> pressure/air-fuel ratio gauges will find place in the radio slot.
> Radiator and oil cooler shrouding are the last bits to be installed in
> the engine bay.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Louis-Alain
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