Re: Audi airbag recall (early models)

[Ralph Poplawsky <ralphp@cellport.com>]

I had it done on my '91 200TQ in Boulder.  No problems that I can see.  Of
course, I wonder if I still have an airbag at all???
Ralph Poplawsky

At 05:50 PM 11/20/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Since my '91 200's original "Mom" was kind enough to forward the AoA recall
notice to me, I had some extra motivation to drop by the local Audi dealer
to enquire as to details. In particular, I was concerned with the fact that
Audi's notice contains the following note:
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>"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."
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>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. 
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>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?
>
>Phil
>'91 200q.... Hoping to avoid UI (Unintended Inflation)
>'89 100....  Air bag? We don't need no stinkin' airbag!
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