Part # check....4F0-419-811-D is this the new S4 Tie rod end???
11-25-2008, 05:48 PM
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Those went through several supersessions, I do remember them going to a 4F0 part number but...
I don't recall the exact number. I think they were 8E0-419-811 just before they were replaced by the 4F0 part number.
11-25-2008, 06:01 PM
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Cool thanks.........why ta'hell they keep jugling part #'s around like that?
whats the reason for this? Other manufactures do the same thing.
Sorry, if im asking stupid questions here.
Sorry, if im asking stupid questions here.
11-25-2008, 06:29 PM
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I'm not really sure why they keep changing the numbers
At first I suspected that it had something to do with some sort of accounting for the cost of updating a part. These days I'm not really sure. Maybe the person or persons that select the part numbers are just twisted and as such may derive delight from fvcking with parts people the world over without notice, reason or any sort of externally apparent logic. I've got other suspicions too. I'll never know how it works till I find the wizard behind the curtain and even then... my German is poor so I suppose we'll never know.
11-25-2008, 07:25 PM
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For small changes.
Color of plastic went from clear to black.
We need to update our PNs.
We used a different piece of rubber.
Update PNs.
We went from aluminum to stainless....
etc etc etc.
We need to update our PNs.
We used a different piece of rubber.
Update PNs.
We went from aluminum to stainless....
etc etc etc.
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11-26-2008, 06:15 AM
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Color... at least on a trim or visible item is described generally by a color code like 01C or 5PR both are black... different texture tho. Perhaps as visual indicator to ease differentiation between old/new versions the color of a plastic casting may be changed. Tho Audi has been known to use colored dots on some things like senders to indicate updated particularly during the transitional period between old and new stock.
The suffix change makes more sense for a product revision or an item with alternate applicability due to an inherent design difference.
I'm still not sure why we see cross platform supersessions like these tie rod ends. (4D0-419-811-A (introduced in 1994)
4D0-419-811-B 3/12/98
4B0-419-811-B 1/10/99
4B0-419-811-E 1/5/00
8E0-419-811-B OR 4B0-419-811-F 1/18/02
Why was the supersession spread over three platforms? D2, C5, B6
Or for the tie rod end in question...
4B0-419-811-G
8E0-419-811 1/1/04
4F0-419-811-C 1/4/06
4F0-419-811-D 1/7/07
Here we have the same part lineage spread over three platforms C5, B6, C6... Why? I know there are other concurrent tie rod ends like the ones for armored vehicles 4D0-419-811-E which became 4D0-419-811-L 1/2/00.
The suffix change makes more sense for a product revision or an item with alternate applicability due to an inherent design difference.
I'm still not sure why we see cross platform supersessions like these tie rod ends. (4D0-419-811-A (introduced in 1994)
4D0-419-811-B 3/12/98
4B0-419-811-B 1/10/99
4B0-419-811-E 1/5/00
8E0-419-811-B OR 4B0-419-811-F 1/18/02
Why was the supersession spread over three platforms? D2, C5, B6
Or for the tie rod end in question...
4B0-419-811-G
8E0-419-811 1/1/04
4F0-419-811-C 1/4/06
4F0-419-811-D 1/7/07
Here we have the same part lineage spread over three platforms C5, B6, C6... Why? I know there are other concurrent tie rod ends like the ones for armored vehicles 4D0-419-811-E which became 4D0-419-811-L 1/2/00.