re: Audi airbag recall (early models)

[Lee Levitt <wheelman@shore.net>]

>
>"If your Audi has equipment
>installed by sales or service facilities other than an authorized Audi
>dealer (such as alarm system, cellular phone, or disc player) which
>needs to be removed to provide access to the sensor module, please
>inform your dealer...so that additional repair time can be scheduled.
>The cost of removal and reinstallation of such equipment...cannot be
>borne by Audi."
>
>
>Well I have a non-OEM alarm and disc changer. So I wondered what this
>would cost me. The Service Manager had two interesting pieces of info:
>(1) there would be no charge for those "extra" items, and (2) the time
>required--they just had finished another 200q--was running 5 or 6
>hours!!!!! A far cry from the "approximately 2 hours" stated by Audi's
>Recall Campaign KF notice. So it seems to be a
>leave-the-car-for-a-full-day kind of deal. 
>

Sure was. Had mine done today. Aftermarket phone, alarm system and CB under
dash didn't seem to phase them either. They had my car all day
too...indicated that it would take at least 3-4 hours.

>
>And then keep fingers crossed that all the pieces get put back together
>properly. Anyone have the recall work done yet on the older models?

Looks like everything works as before, except my glove box light, but I
don't know whether it was working prior to visit...

Lee
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