After some serious consideration Corsa, Punto, Polo and other boring little shoe boxes my 17 year old daughter decided her first car was going to be a 1999 Audi 80 Cabriolet 1.8 in Java Green.

When buying it she knew it would need some love to keep it in good condition and running well.

It's been to a local garage and received pads and discs on the front along with a repair to the exhaust. The mechanic noted the car is in great condition but does need some bits and pieces done. I have been finding it difficult to find these parts (listed below) and would like to hear from anyone who might be able to help

 

Interior heater blower

Heater resistor

Steering stabilizer bracket

Any trusted local Audi or classic car specialists in or near Ayrshire recommendations would be gratefully appreciated.

 

Thanks

I doubt you will find new parts anywhere, so your best bet is secondhand. Try Ebay and breakers yards, many of which are online nowadays.

Good on her! She clearly is a petrol head. 

I agree with cliff it needs to be eBay including international sellers. 

Thanks for the advice, I'll widen my search . . .

4 hours ago, aulddad said:

Thanks for the advice, I'll widen my search . . .

Stunning colour! Shes got taste! Dare I ask what the insurance is? 

The Audi is about half the insurance cost of a Civic/Polo 1.4 and twice the fun 

Excellent stuff! 

great to see the younger generation having an interest in keeping these great cars on the road ,she has good taste! the best of luck to her

Autodoc are fairly good for keeping parts - I've had some success on the German (.de) site and then just overlay translate to English.

Breakers and Ebay as mentioned, but it's a gamble as to how much life is left in any secondhand part.

If you have the space, might be worth looking for a near complete car at a salvage yard / breakers and just buy it for parts. Once they start to deteriorate you can quickly become lost in chasing problems one after another.

Great to see another one of these in the hands of a new driver - my eldest has his eyes on my 2.6 but the insurance quote was ridiculous...

Thanks for the information, I'll give it a go.

 

The V6 is more to insure but my daughters wee 4 pot is only £600 fully comp with her as owner and main driver.