Help - Advise required re potential RS4 purchase

[Contigo]

Right question for you all as this one interests me

1BD = Suspension/shock absorption for special sports design

Does anyone else have this on their option sticker? I am sure mine has Quattro GMBH suspension on it from the plus brochure but want to confirm if this is the code.

Thanks

[neckarsulm]

I've got 1BD but it isn't GmbH suspension, it's the standard RS4 spec
The decoder web site below lists it as what you say
http://igorweb.org/equidec/

[Contigo]

Ok so it's maybe been lowered after the event then. I've decoded them all yes.

[MOR8A]

I can help you decode it as I've been to Bletchley park and got a degree in cybernetics.

Can you work out why my Mrs is such hard work????????????

[Contigo]

That my friend is a case for Mulder and Skully

[rsmonkey918]

Said it before, say it again- hi-tech is miles better than leather, I'd save yourself the trouble of swapping it back and keep it. Full leather would actually put me off- I've had long experience of Audi leather- the centre panels always sag after about 50,000 miles....
Hi-tech looks better, wears better and as it was a no cost option shouldn't affect residuals anyway- its just a preference as already mentioned by a few.
Just my 2 cents......

Regards
Steve
PS Simon- your Mrs is hard work because you'd rather slope about at SRR of a Saturday rather than take her shopping for shiny.......
No Mulder, no Scully, no cybernetics- she's a woman.....

[neckarsulm]

Ok so it's maybe been lowered after the event then. I've decoded them all yes.

Maybe you've got GmbH suspension but it's off another car

[Contigo]

Could be yeah, I'll call Nick up and ask him.

[neckarsulm]

No don't call him, text him

But seriously mate, ETKA says GmbH shocks are red so have a look

[Imax]

Great idea... texting is the way forward

[Contigo]

Where do I look?

[ollys]

No don't call him, text him

But seriously mate, ETKA says GmbH shocks are red so have a look

I have 1BD and my shocks are orangey red or at least they once were looking at the two very corroded fronts in my garage- does this mean they are GMBH?

[ollys]

No don't call him, text him

But seriously mate, ETKA says GmbH shocks are red so have a look

I have 1BD and my shocks are orangey red or at least they once were looking at the two very corroded fronts in my garage- does this mean they are GMBH?

[boxerdogted]

Std RS4 shocks and GmbH ones are the same colour but a different part number. If you have Quattro GmbH your rear anti-roll bar will be 17mm not 15mm and marked Eibach, the springs are marked Eibach RS4 Sport HD.
HTH

Gareth

[neckarsulm]

ETKA says black=stock GmbH =red but it could be wrong, pic below