Rebuilding an early Audi TT Convertible: Is it viable?
Discussion
A London-based family member bought a 2001 Audi TT Quattro Convertible
It looks good & has a healthy engine, but there are 2 immediate problems:
1) A gaiter on the steering rack has deteriorated.
2) The rear window has come completely out of the hood.
We are trying to work out what to do:
a) Track down one or more specialists to repair the rack & refit the window.
b) Replace the rack with a reconditioned one (new racks are no longer available)
c) Buy another TT Convertible that is being sold for spares & employ someone to cannibalise it to sort out these problems & some less pressing issues.
I'd welcome any thoughts - or referrals to those who might be able to do such work.
It looks good & has a healthy engine, but there are 2 immediate problems:
1) A gaiter on the steering rack has deteriorated.
2) The rear window has come completely out of the hood.
We are trying to work out what to do:
a) Track down one or more specialists to repair the rack & refit the window.
b) Replace the rack with a reconditioned one (new racks are no longer available)
c) Buy another TT Convertible that is being sold for spares & employ someone to cannibalise it to sort out these problems & some less pressing issues.
I'd welcome any thoughts - or referrals to those who might be able to do such work.
A London-based family member bought a 2001 Audi TT Quattro Convertible
It looks good & has a healthy engine, but there are 2 immediate problems:
1) A gaiter on the steering rack has deteriorated.
2) The rear window has come completely out of the hood.
We are trying to work out what to do:
a) Track down one or more specialists to repair the rack & refit the window.
b) Replace the rack with a reconditioned one (new racks are no longer available)
c) Buy another TT Convertible that is being sold for spares & employ someone to cannibalise it to sort out these problems & some less pressing issues.
I'd welcome any thoughts - or referrals to those who might be able to do such work.
It looks good & has a healthy engine, but there are 2 immediate problems:
1) A gaiter on the steering rack has deteriorated.
2) The rear window has come completely out of the hood.
We are trying to work out what to do:
a) Track down one or more specialists to repair the rack & refit the window.
b) Replace the rack with a reconditioned one (new racks are no longer available)
c) Buy another TT Convertible that is being sold for spares & employ someone to cannibalise it to sort out these problems & some less pressing issues.
I'd welcome any thoughts - or referrals to those who might be able to do such work.
d) buy another Mk1 TT with working steering and a roof with glass in.
If you're not going to do the work yourselves it will cost you a fortune to get a tatty one up to any kind of standard, far more than it will cost to buy a better one. Even if you are, it's probably still marginal. Ask me how I know.
If you're not going to do the work yourselves it will cost you a fortune to get a tatty one up to any kind of standard, far more than it will cost to buy a better one. Even if you are, it's probably still marginal. Ask me how I know.
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