Re: Bought a micro-fiche viewer.

[David Weiss <dzweiss@worldnet.att.net>]

Antilles Engineering <antilles@madriver.com> wrote:

> Bought a mico-fiche viewer at a yard sale the other day--$30!  This, in
> anticipation of being about to buy the fabled Bentley on fiche.  Can
> anyone supply same?  We have a stable of two (lovely) 1990 200tq, a 
> sedan and a wagon, both in their "prime."

 A dealer should be able to supply the fiche, don't know the price. 
Blaufergnugen sells the V8 fiche for about $100, _including_ electrical
diagrams; Jim would probably be able to sell others.  The Bentley for
the '89-'91 100/200 incl. quattro sells for $140-$180 in a 3-volume
paperback, as well, from Imparts, Audi dealers, bookstores, etc.

quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne) wrote:

> Hmm.  Beware of the fact that VAG microfiche are an utterly unique size 
> (apart from, allegedly, BMW motorbike fiche).

> They're around 7" by 9" (though one of those numbers has to have 0.5" 
> appended, and I can't remember which).

The service fiche for the 1990-94 V8 is 4x6 nominal, fits fine in my
standard Micro Design (Anacomp) "Micro Copy 10 Com", bought surplus for
$25, including working dry silver copier.  (Yes, Hg, handle w/ care...) 

The parts fiche in the US is much larger than the service fiche, not
sure of exact size, but won't fit my standard reader.  Some folks have
been known to cut them up to fit--PITA.  Talking w/ Steve Cherry
(documentmeister, and a good guy) at VoA/AoA Auburn Hills about two
months back, it sounds like the service manuals for the US are produced
here.  I surmise the parts fiches require little translation, and are
created in Germany.

BTW, he said they're working on a dealer manual now to include all of
the 90's (and I think, 80's), w/ Bentley to follow.  [US model
designations used here; we called earlier 80's "4000's".]

HTH,
--Dave Weiss
  '91 V8 5-spd
  '93 90CS UnQ