Buff-Daddy

Do you have pics of your 4.2 wheel with tiptronic buttons for comparison?

Boston Driver

fully disclosed on the packing that it contained an airbag. I sent it via ground, not the fastest, but I think it would be illegal to ship via air freight because of the hazardous nature of the airbag explosives.

Boston Driver

...taken before I changed the dome light and sunroof controls and the carbon fiber trim, etc. etc. This taken just after the alcantara installation.

Sorry, the only pic I have of the wheel...
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/alcantara/DSC02511.jpg">

RLG

UPS considers airbags "hazerdous materials" given that they're explosive devices, and their policy is not to ship them unless you have a contract to ship hazmat. Likewise, just because the shipping method is ground, there's always a chance it can go airborne. There's no way they should have shipped that thing if it was labeled as an airbag. Glad they're not working airport security!!

I guess I'm too worried that by some off chance the thing could explode and hurt someone, or even worse, explode while on a plane. I know the chances are probably one in a million, but I'm too chicken. I'm probably just being paranoid.

Buff-Daddy

Thanks, that is what I was looking for. I wonder why they were not all made like that?

Boston Driver

Very nice feature. I like the buttons, especially with the tiptronic "on-demand" which works just like the RS6 tranny. I never ahve to touch the shift lever to go into tip mode with the steering wheel.

Buff-Daddy

My 01 4.2 doesn't have it. Of course it didn't have the sports pkg either, so maybe that is why?

Boston Driver

..and even then, only the 2.7T, the 4.2, and the S6 Avant, not on the 3.0 (although the B6 A4 had those controls). Audi promptly removed that feature from the A6 lineup away in 2003, but left it in the S6 Avant.

Buff-Daddy

How hard are they to find? Do they come in Melange?

Joseph Imports

Gotta love it..