Re: door rings on lowly coupe...

["Steve Marinello" <smarinel@neosoft.com>]

FWIW, the first think I did when I got my ur-q was to take the pinstripes 
and rings off.  Hey, the rings are nice, but I still think the car looks
better without them.  Consider that there are my two without them and two of
us can feel free to use them on coupes.

Steve

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>From: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
>To: "'one@humanspeakers.com'" <one@humanspeakers.com>
>Cc: "'qlist'" <quattro@audifans.com>
>Subject: RE: door rings on lowly coupe...
>Date: Wed, Oct 20, 1999, 1:18 PM
>

>> Would this be considered badge engineering?  Having a tough time with
>> this. I decided while looking at the Hawaiiian Urq pictures the other
>> day (vicarious sun) that the rings look good, real good.
>>
>> trouble is, aren't they an UrQ only feature?  Do I want to suffer the
>> ultimate ignominy of ricing my coupe to that extent, trying to imply a
>> doubling of HP and traction with a couple of stickers?
>>
>> Help with this dilemma... please!
>
> I think there was an "Olympic" version of the 5k that came in pearl white
> with rings on the doors.  I've also seen aftermarket rings that can be
> appliedbelow the beltline ... but I still prefer the fade-out effect on the
> ur-q's rings ...
>
> Badge engineering? ... its your car! ... if you think it looks good with the
> rings then put 'em on there and let people say what they will!  Most people
> would have a clue what an ur-quattro was in any event!
>
> Steve Buchholz
> San Jose, CA (USA)
> ... badge engineering my '83 ur-q with black-out taillamps ... (thanks
> Stott!)  I've got the headlamps, now all I need is the Euro-styled bumper.
>