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What parts are best to scavenge from a 1997 A8 4.2 wreck?

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Old 04-18-2006, 01:17 PM
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Default What parts are best to scavenge from a 1997 A8 4.2 wreck?

I may have a lead on a 1997 A8 4.2 that was wrecked some time ago. Here is what I know: Front end crash, one of the black engine covers is broken, wheels gone, most of front end body is gone (or bent), glass apparently good, exposed to elements (pulleys & parts have significant rust).

I so WISH it had been a '98+ with Tip so that I could take the shifter, but it was confirmed as non-Tip.

If I can get at it, is there anything in particular that I should try to scavenge?
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I'm on the lookout for a rear bumper cover for a 2000......not sure if they are the same though.

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need the front right passengers side splash gard if it is not broken
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Sorry to confuse... I may or may not go. I'm wondering what is worth scavenging in general.
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That said... IF I go check it out, I would consider picking up shippable parts for others.
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Splash guard? Do you mean something akin to a "mud flap" or ???
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Plastic in wheelwell I would guess. We have just one cover below the engine, and the snap plugs always disappear with bad mechanics hehe
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What color is the car?
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Default several questions before I tell you...

- do you have to pay for the parts?
- how many miles were on the car before the wreck?
- how accessible is the underside? (I knew a guy who always dropped his wrecks upside down in his u-pull lot, made it easier to get at transmissions...)

If you were my dad, you'd gut the thing and stack all the parts in your barn.


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