Re: 81 Ur-q points and questions

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

In message <002701be6373$e199e260$ac02883e@default> "Jim Haseltine" writes:

> It has a wastegate support bracket - bracket? this is one _big_ piece of
> metal.

Found one on Galvin's old car.  # 035 145 976 as expected (one hole each
end) and an unexpected # 035 145 880 - the big one.  Neither is used on
the MB engine.

> The rear screen doesn't have 'quattro' in the heater elements, was this
> something that came later?

Started at 85-C-900 001, I think.

> I keep reading that the 'quattro' script on side windows is etched into the
> glass, on this car they are some sort of plastic bonded to the glass.

Part # 857 853 737 A if it's 'Diamond Silver'.  More complicated if it's
'Chestnut Brown'.

> The 'hidden' VIN isn't there - the mounting holes for the plate are on the
> opposite side of the car to where they are on a rhd model (this is lhd) but
> there's no plate and theres no sign of one ever having been fitted.

Check for the sticker in the boot under the parcal shelf on the right.

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