Re: 90CSQ Impressions (and a question)

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

Mark Granoff wrote:
> 
> At 06:40 PM 8/5/97 -0400, Elliott Potter wrote:
> >Well I guess I'm stumped.  The only thing I can think of is the little
> >rubber things missing.  If the fingers missed their spots, the panel
> >would be sticking *way* out so that's probably not it.
> 
> I looked again at all four doors last night when I got home. The front
> doors are ok and the left rear door seems ok too; pretty firmly secured at
> the bottom. I guess its just the right rear door whose inside door panel is
> loose at the bottom.  I'll look more closely at it to see if the rubber
> thingys are there or not. (Any suggestions for what to use to replace them
> if necessary?)

It's not uncommon for the little rubber things to have fallen in the
door, and they're hard to find unless you feel around for them.  If
they're missing, you might look in the bottom of the door.
I broke one when I was putting Dynamat (sound dampening material) in the
doors, and little pieces of that work pretty well.  (Dynamat is a brand
name, they're sometimes called Q-pads)  It's a kind of rubbery asphault
pad.  Anyway, I had a few scraps left over and they worked pretty well
to replace the rubber thing.  You need to use a hair dryer to heat them
up or they won't stick very well, but they work pretty well.

Good luck!

Elliott
 
> >Did you get service records for the car?  Was some body work done, or
> >window switches replaced, or something like that?  If there was work
> >done by a non-Audi garage, the mechanic would most likely not find
> >something like that very important.
> 
> I have the service records from the Audi dealer according to their computer
> based on the VIN. Nothing affecting the rear doors is listed, but then, its
> not what I'd call a complete list. And I have no idea if any work was done
> outside of an Audi dealer.
> 
> Thanks!
> -Mark
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