Last weekend I had to drive from Colorado to Arizona on short notice, so I didn't have time to prep the car. Before driving back across the desert, I had Jim Mabry of Quantum Mechanics in Tucson change my oil.

When I went to pick the car up he informed me that the belly pan was only shoved into place and not secured! I then went to Audi of Tucson, who quoted me about $370 to replace the pan, and fit all new fasteners.

Since they didn't have the pan, and I was leaving for Colorado in a few hours, I just stuck the old piece into the trunk, where it now resides.

I am now shopping for the parts and I'm getting conflicting numbers on the fasteners that I'll need. The Audi store said I'd need 6 / 6 / 2 on the speed nuts & two types of dowel pins, but the sets I'm seeing on eBay seem to be 4 / 3 / 3.

Does anyone know the correct numbers of fasteners, and does anyone have an opinion on the OEM versus the Mechanex after-market pans that are available?

I will be leaving the country for a holiday in London, Dublin, and the west of Ireland in a couple of weeks, and I'd love to order the parts just before I go, and have them awaiting me on my return.

By the way, shopping on-line, even for the greater quantities suggested by Audi of Tucson, yields a savings of about 45% . . .

As ever, any in-sights will be greatly appreciated.

 

ECS has that covered pretty well. All the hardware, and two kinds of pans.

OEM / Performance Parts for Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Mini, Porsche & Volkswagen - ECS Tuning

 

Any opinions on the OEM versus after-market pan?

Thank you . . .

 

No idea, but if you have high miles on your car, how bad could the aftermarket one be?

 

Very true . . .

 

If you wanna spend that much, might as well get a Diesel Geek one.

Are you lowered?

 

. . . but it is fitted with the factory sport suspension.

I am guessing the pan I've got is the original, so a stock replacement in lieu of the aluminium one should suffice . . .

 

Hey I just got mine replaced with ECS Tuning's aftermarket Belly Pan. It was $99 including shipping. I got OEM fasteners from ECS as well it was about $20-$25. They just threw it in the box.

Check out my photos! I just completed refurbishing the car. Bought it at 120K miles, year 2000 Quattro 1.8T

https://picasaweb.google.com/1168762...eat=directlink

 

And it looks like ECS is the way to go . . .

 

That's a damn nice car! I like a well done stock, and that's done well.

On one picture you said your retouched your back bumper. What/how did you do it? I need to do some bumper work too.