RE: 3/90 COUPE QUATTRO CHANGES

[Eric Renneisen <renneie@hlthsrc.com>]

Ray Calvo wrote:

>  Regarding changes with the March 1990 Coupe production date, I 
>  believe they are:
       <snip>
>   -    Revised MFI "brain box" (could read trouble codes on old one with a
>        little box with some Radio Shack parts; new one requires expensive
>        diagnostic tool).
>        Don't know if functionally anything changed.

Does anyone have any instructions on building one of these Radio Shack
Frankenstein units?  The archive search seems to be down, but if the
details are there I'll cool my bratwurst and wait.

>     -    Manual says that "all model year 1990 80/90s had airbag".  Don't
>          think this is true; my Coupe is a '90 built in July '89, has no airbag.
>          Do not know when change was made.

Mine has June '89 build date, no airbag either.  The airbags began on cars
that have VIN number ending with 002###.  The cars with airbags have
separate left and right steering column switches.  Mine takes one complete
unit (more $$$) that I just ordered today.


Eric Renneisen
renneie@hlthsrc.com
1990 Coupe Quattro
1986 4000S (Energizer Bunny on wheels)