Re: OEM belt maker

["Bob D'Amato" <Bob.Damato@snetel.com>]

On Thu, 18 Apr 1996, Mitch Loescher wrote:

> They might have switched or something, but at one time, Gates made the belts
> for VW/Audi and Mercedes.  I know that when my car was new, and had the
> original belts, they had the VW/Audi logo and the trademark green stripe of
> Gates' premium Green Stripe line of belts.  They are called Green Stripe
> (and have a green stripe) on the box as well as 3 or 4 green stripes about 1
> inch wide near the markings on the belt itself.  
> 

When I did the belts on the 80Q last year, they were OEM and said 
Pirelli. I prefer Gates however.

Bob



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