RE: Used Pressure Accumulator and German Parts vendors

["Binns, Dick" <dick.binns@intel.com>]

I just bought a new accumulator for an 88 5kcstq from The Parts Connection
(TPC)
for $245 including shipping.  They also carry Pentosin at a good price, 
$7.95/liter.  They were responsive and seem to know what they're talking
about. 
Don't have their phone number with me; might be listed on the vendor portion
of 
Dan's homepage:    http://coimbra.ans.net/quattro.html

No affiliation etc.

Dick Binns


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Subject: Re: Used Pressure Accumulator and German Parts vendors
Author:  "Fred Munro" [SMTP:munrof@isys.ca] at MSXGATE
Date:    12/1/98 5:43 PM


-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Scott <donrscot@flash.net>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net> 
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 6:30 PM
Subject: Used Pressure Accumulator and German Parts vendors
          
          
I need a pressure accumulator for my 1989 Audi 100 soon. The part number is 
443-612-061H. Is it safe to get a used one or is it likely to leak like my 
present one? The best price on a new one that I have found so far is $250. 
Anyone have any experience buying Audi parts directly from German Vendors? 
Send me a phone number or E-mail address for any reliable one that you know 
about. Thanks.
Don Scott
          
Don;
          
    Your best bet is to buy a new one. A functional pressure accumulator
(AKA bomb) is critical to the safe operation of your car, especially if you 
have ABS. A used one is likely to be partially or completely discharged - 
you might get lucky the first time, or you might have to go through several 
to find an acceptable one. IMHO, it's worth the extra cost to know the bomb 
is good and the brakes (or ABS) won't let me down when I need it - but then 
the ABS saved my a$$ in a rock cut on black ice while avoiding 9 other bent 
and broken cars which didn't have ABS, so I really appreciate it!
          
HTH
          
Fred Munro
'91 200q  262k km