Ur-Q Body Panels

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <27f33836.34a5e8f6@aol.com> ECP4NOW writes:

> I am in need of prices for driver's rocker panel and quarter panel for my '86
> Ur-Q.
> 
> Some one even suggested that used panels may be available from a salvage yard
> in New York.

Our experience with UK dealers exporting parts has been very mixed - mostly 
it's been disappointing.  There aren't many places legitimately breaking ur-
quattros. As far as the Club's information for 1997 is concerned, vehicles 
stolen and not recovered (believed to have been broken for parts) outnumber two-
to-one the number known to have been legitimately scrapped by insurance 
companies.  Thus if you buy a second-hand body part from the UK, the odds are 
quite good that you're benefitting from someone else's distress.

I make an exception to the above generallity for Sanburn of Coventry (who will 
show you the whole wreck and hold the documentation for inspection, but are 
_SODS_ to deal with remotely) and Halls of Nottingham.  Dialynx have access to 
a limited quantity of original parts at reduced prices, and also have some 
aftermarket parts of their own - such as make-believe Sport bonnets and 
fenders.  Audi Only in Manchester (Dean Zaman) _had_ collected quite a few 
bits, but I think Paul Beaurain cleaned them out for his rebuild.

A number of us in the UK Club are very concerned about the trade in dubious 
parts, especially for export.  We are actively considering what measures might 
be appropriate and plan to present our ideas to the Annual General Meeting this 
spring.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club