Re: New subscriber w/87 5000SQ

["Peter Plangger" <pepe@z.zgs.de>]

$90??? For Vinyl??? Aha. I replaced the shift boot of my Audi '91 90
(manual trans) two months ago. I don't know if the boot of the 5000 is
the same, but mine was made of 4 vinyl pieces which were sewn
together, a plastic frame at the bottom and a plastic knob on top. I
considered the Audi part to be expensive, but hadn't asked. $90,
madness.

I bought some thin black leather (glove leather) from a leather store,
disassembled the plastic parts and opened the seams. Then I gave it to
my mother to sew a new one with the old vinyl parts as a model.

Looks better than the original.

Peter

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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Sdthrl <Sdthrl@aol.com>
An: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Datum: Sonntag, 3. Mai 1998 08:06
Betreff: New subscriber w/87 5000SQ


>I have been reading with great interest the "List" every night since
>subscribing and wish I knew about it a year ago when I bought my
4000KCSQ, 52K
>miles.  I've owned 5 Audis, from a ''80 & 81 5000S to a '875000CST
and now two
>quattros.  Was intimately involved with mechanical repairs with about
all of
>them so perhaps I can help with some questions. (I.E. Changed the
window
>regulator on my 4000CSQ with modified $175 one, works great!)  My one
question
>is regarding the replacing of the shift boot on my '87 5000SQ.
Dealer wants
>$90 for VINYL!  Any suggestions?
>Thanks, Phil (Sdthrl)