Will A6 4.2 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Hi all I'm new here, and fairly new to Audi's. I've owned my 1999 A6 4.2 avant for a year now and doing what I can to keep her up together. Luckily she's had a great history and been very well maintained by most owners, just not the one who butchered the exhaust! I never thought that I would fall in love with a car like I have this one. The only thing I am really struggling with, is getting parts. The audi/vw group has stopped stocking parts for most cars. I would like to keep this car as original as possible. Does anyone know of any good suppliers of parts? I'm struggling with most things like an alternator and front grills etc. Or if you can point me in the right direction of a similar post etc. Thank you Will 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Thanks for joining Will, and welcome. Is it generally service and replacement mechanical parts you are struggling with? Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will A6 4.2 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 At the moment, the garage and I are struggling with an alternator and the anti-roll bars. I have also been struggling with the front grills - now this was a little more difficult to find the right part numbers as this car has the wide body kit similar to the RS. I don't know if this was factory fitted as an extra option or not. It does have many extra options which are very rare, so if Audi had the different body kit as an option, then it would probably have been chosen by the original purchaser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 mine was ok to get parts for my mate works fleet factors helps me out big time all so had loads parts of ebay to kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will A6 4.2 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 I struggled on eBay to ensure I get the correct parts, I went through 4 flasher units before I got the correct one and one that wasn't such chinesium that it worked worse than the original. So worried about getting other stuff that costs a lot more on that site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 go to garage on you eBay username ad car put your reg in it finds it then can get loads parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe4 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 theres also a company called audi tradition in germany,theyre not cheap but supposedly they buy all parts from audi when they are for 15 yr old cars and older,Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will A6 4.2 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Ideal, that is the answer I am looking for! Thank you. I will take a look at them and see how much of my wages I can blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha omega Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) blimey your right gregg not cheap....https://shops.audi.com/en_GB/web/tradition/spare-parts/c-series-audi-100-a6/audi-a6-s6-rs-6-avant-c5-1997-2005/fuel-tanks-pipes-exhaust-system-heating Edited March 13 by alpha omega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe4 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 ha ha,your not wrong stephen ,they certainly know how to charge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audia4b5kev Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 i would never use audi tradition there compleet waste time and then you get shafffted with inport duty i rang them last year not helpfull one little bit if it cost me a tenna for part off them i would rather pay 50 quid on ebay no kidding they are sh ite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe4 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 i agree kev,theyre very overpriced,the only consolation here in eire is theres no import duty.Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hello Will, For mechanical parts, you can always send your registration number to Car Parts in Motion - down your neck of the woods. Always worth a try. Kind regards, Gareth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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