My 16 year old daughter was given a 1998 Audi A6 as a gift from a family member. It has 80K and runs great. It has body damage to the passenger side front fender and driver side interior door frame post (not sure if it is called this). These don’t look difficult to replace and I want to give it a try if it's not too much trouble. Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting replacement parts? Also I would like to match the paint if possible. It looks like Audi made this car in two shades of green. Any idea of what this one is?




Thanks in advance!

John

 

There are two good places to get parts that I have used. Shokan.com and Force5 Auto

http://www.shokan.com/
http://www.force5auto.com/

If you want new parts try http://genuineaudiparts.com/

 

Thanks! Any ideas on the color?

 

If you want the right color, buy exterior parts used and let them know. I would call both, tell them what color you have and see what they have on the lot. Get their email addresses and send photos. The interior parts come colored so you can buy them new or used. I would buy used, it will cost about 1/2 of new.

 

New fenders you can find probably even @ a non-"audi" specialized merchandiser like rockauto.com...
well, nevermind...looked it up already:


You need to figure out what paint code you have, though, and find it...
As far as that interior piece, pull it out and find the part number - although you may be able to figure it out on vagcat.com without all that "hassle"...then shop around;
Don't just settle for "used" parts that easily... I got some "quotes" in the past from Shokan and the price as comparative to what I found new was only $ 15-20. And I'm talking about interior/trim pieces...
Force5 is better in that regard, if they have exactly what you need.
(And I apologize to ManyAudis - I don't mean to "take aim" at his very good suggestions...btw.)

 

That shade seems to be metallic and is darker than the other one listed for 1998, so I would say is: Aquarius Green Metallic Clearcoat - LY6X

 

If you let me know your vin number I can answer your paint code question.

 

FYI... Even with a paint code, the new paint will never match old paint on the car. If you want to match it perfectly, then take it to a reputable body shop.

 

look in the spare wheel well (or your maintenance book if you got it), there should be a data sticker with your specific production numbers

Long as that's the original paint, the highlighted area will be your factory exterior paint code (google or just post it in this thread for the answer)


Can also input the 3char codes listed under "options" into the link below to see what else it came equipped with
http://prsearch.planetvag.com/

 

i think your color is cactus green like i have on my s4. for all your body and interior parts i would try Audi4parts.com. they specialize in b5 a/s4's and c5 a/s6's. i just got a door, fender, dash vents, interior c-pillar and mirrors, all in green, from these guys. shokan is a great place but its kinda pricey in comparison.