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Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:19 am**

Anyone fancy guessing how much MRC want to fit a new rack to the Plus?

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:34 am**

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:50 am**

£1689.81?

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:06 am**

Get a quote from your local Audi specialist - then you'll feel so much better at how cheap MRC are!

Dave

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:22 am**

what's wrong with yours? leaking?

now please do share with us how much is MRC charging you, made me curious

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:31 am**

Oh yes, it's leaking from the end seal on the drivers side where the rubber gaitor is. Looking through the previous owners posts, it looks like it's been suffering for some time.

Well the all in price from MRC (including VAT but not lube) is £2,094 of my finest English pound coins.

I've asked my good friend at TPS to see what sort of magic he can work.
If only it wasn't a Plus I could just by a normal used RS6 rack, refurb it and then fit that.

Does 8 hours of labour sound about right?

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:46 am**

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Steering-Rack-4B ... 2c750a9a09

He has more RS6 C5 material for sale...

http://www.ebay.de/sch/ap_auto-tech/m.h ... pg=&_from=

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:55 am**

what's the difference between a usual RS6 steering and the Plus version? i thought they were the same...

AFAIK amanda had it changed and it was about 9xx for the new steering plus labor...

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:03 pm**

ETKA: 4B7 422 052 C and CX
4B8 422 052 C and CX

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:25 pm**

I take it that the Plus isn't a quick rack?

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 12:58 pm**

mik15 wrote:what's the difference between a usual RS6 steering and the Plus version? i thought they were the same...

AFAIK amanda had it changed and it was about 9xx for the new steering plus labor...

Steering rack a4b8 422 052 cx £958.55+vat@20% .......the killer will be the labor

Afaik they are the same but I could be wrong

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:04 pm**

There are specialists that rebuild racks (no, not plastic surgeons), what would be wrong with using one of those?

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:49 pm**

bam_bam wrote:There are specialists that rebuild racks (no, not plastic surgeons), what would be wrong with using one of those?

Nothing at all. Power Racks, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire rebuilt mine for about £500 inclusive of VAT. Labour was roughly the same IIRC. They do only supply to trade though.

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:59 pm**

Mr Footlong wrote:I take it that the Plus isn't a quick rack?

It just had a reduced radio of 14.3 I think.

Posted: **Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:01 pm**

bam_bam wrote:There are specialists that rebuild racks (no, not plastic surgeons), what would be wrong with using one of those?

Absolutely nothing. The only downside is I would be carless for the duration of the refurb as it's my daily driver.
I may just sort the new one out then refurb the old and flog it.

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