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Re: Galvanized body panels



Rod Klingsporn writes:
> Just had our '89 200 Quattro in to the dealer body shop  to get an estimate for replacing the rear fender. When  I asked about the replacement part being galvanized, he said the fenders aren't galvanized and he wasn't sure which if any panels were galvani> zed. I've read many times that Audi uses galvanized body panels. Which ones are galvanized?

All genuine Audi replacement sheetmetal body parts for the post-88 cars
should be galvanized.  In fact, Audi supplies special instructions to body
shops such that they paint them properly...

-Ti
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