[urq] "Quattro" & "Audi" Decal Locations

[Patrick Carlier]

Right side top 335mm
Right side bottom 320 m
Left side top 330 mm
Left side bottom 320 mm

Eu spec , 1981 Ur-q .
Measured with a tape measure , so don't expect 0,01mm precision on this 
. -:)

Pat

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <larichard at plguide.com>
To: "'Andrew'" <afinn1 at gmail.com>; <rpastore at animalfeeds.com>
Cc: "'urq'" <urq at audifans.com>; "'Mike Veglia'" <msvphoto at pacbell.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] "Quattro" & "Audi" Decal Locations


> Bob,
>
> The euro trims (855 853 489/490) are shorter because they don't have lamps 
> :
> the ribbed section length look the same. So decal placement should be the
> same for all markets. According to ETKA (8, 53, 82-00, item 26), there is 
> a
> specific trim part (855 853 489A/490A) for North America and Swiss and
> Austria (because they had a US-sized license plate IIRW).
>
> Anyone with an Euro setup on the trunk lid can measure the length of the
> ribbed section ? For the USA/Canada part, the length of that section is 
> 332
> mm top and 321 mm bottom. The lamp boss is 50 mm wide.
>
> Louis-Alain
>
>
> On the Euro cars, the
>> size of the license plate is much longer than the US cars, and thus the
>> black license plate trim panels that the decals seems to centered on are
>> different too -- they are shorter on the Euro cars.   It doesn't seem to
>> make sense that there would be a fixed "correct" position for he decal
>> centered over a trim panel that varied by  the intended market.
>>
>> Bob
>
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