A6 c5 1.9 2005 subframe help

[Allans]

Hi I have a 2005 1.9 c5 and have a problem I love the car to bits but I can’t find a front subframe the one I have is rotten and won’t pass an mot and need to change to make safe. Could anyone please help is there another one I can fit to this car. Thanks for any information you can give 

[Magnet]

Many thanks for being in touch with the forum Alan.

Guess you have tried eBay under a search for ‘A6 breaking’. 
You can also register your ‘want’ on one or two of the on-line breaker link sites into which link to all associated breaker yards in the country. A breaker yard will contact you directly if they have one. Partsfinder ( or something like that) is one. 
Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[Allans]

Thanks Iv tried them and eBay the ones I found that had one wouldn’t sell them as they still have engine in them.   I really don’t want to scrap car as I really like driving it and apart from subframe it’s fine 

[Magnet]

Thanks Allan,

Always good to post where you have already tried, to avoid unnecessary repeat advice. You obviously need one to save a car, so I guess cost becomes less relevant. 
Scrapyard which has one with engine attached - how much would you be prepared to pay to induce them to remove the engine and sell you the subframe? There has to be a point at which you make it attractive for them to do that. 
So OK - tried eBay U.K. Continent? 
There are magazines specialising in ‘Modern classics’. Worth a try advertising your want in these? 
Perhaps you could let us know how you get on.

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[Allans]

No problem I will do. I even asked them how much they wanted for gearbox and subframe and they said no until someone wants the engine. I might try and see if I can get a cheap enough donor car

[audia4b5kev]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164580690131?hash=item2651c608d3:g:5Z0AAOSwnNVf16ly

[audia4b5kev]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232503140880?epid=1023636929&hash=item3622446210:g:3TsAAOSwtmRZy4Ot

[audia4b5kev]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303667964428?fits=Car+Make%3AAudi|Plat_Gen%3AC5|Model%3AA6&hash=item46b4056a0c:g:J5wAAOSw5blhUekj

[audia4b5kev]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324440180692?fits=Car+Make%3AAudi|Plat_Gen%3AC5|Model%3AA6&hash=item4b8a2447d4:g:hC8AAOSw1tVejGzY

[audia4b5kev]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383150559509?hash=item59358d9115:g:tJUAAOSwbOFde4D9

[Allans]

2 hours ago, audia4b5kev said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324440180692?fits=Car+Make%3AAudi|Plat_Gen%3AC5|Model%3AA6&hash=item4b8a2447d4:g:hC8AAOSw1tVejGzY

 

[Allans]

Hi thanks for that. It’s the 1.9 Tdi I have that one is for the 3.0 liter will that one work. 

[Magnet]

Hello Allan, 

Kev has given you some very useful leads here which you seem to have missed. 
Re. same for different engines - you will need to do your own research on this, and it’s quite possible the sellers - breakers? will be able to help. 
Worth popping into your local main dealer and having a friendly chat with the nice chap in the parts department and see what you can find out. 
It’s now down to a bit of homework Allan.

Good luck and kind regards, 

Gareth. 

[Allans]

I fully appreciate the help wasn’t trying to brush anyone off or be dismissive. I really appreciate the in put. I went into Audi where I stay and they couldn’t tell me if any were compatible 

that was why I was asking if any other one I could use 

[Magnet]

No offence taken at all Allan. 
I think folks in here have been as helpful as they can be, and I can only apologise where suggestions have been made, which - unknown to forum members - you have already tried. It alway helps to list all avenues which have been tried.

Back to your problem - as I see it main dealers are highly unlikely to be able to advise on any model to model - model to engine - modifications made to these subframes, and it’s highly unlikely that even if you were able to get the original part number, that you be able to gain knowledge of the slight? difference which would result in different numbered sub frames for the same model. 
Having outlined the negatives, it might be worth a trip to your nearest TPS outlet, and lay your cards on the table, and see if they might be able to advise how many frames are differently numbered for your model year. Tall ask? - but little to lose by asking, but I would not attempt this over the phone. 
Other possibility? If there are differences for the same model year, to accommodate the different engines, then can these differences be accommodated by modification by someone capable with say welding facilities?

Kind regards,

Gareth. 
p.s. Were any of Kev’s links of any use to you? 

[Allans]

Thanks Gareth 

I was away and never had time to respond to him properly one of the listings was for a new one and I managed to get the part numbers from a dealership which I cross matched with the one Kev had listed and all the numbers are the same apart from the last two letters. So I chanced my arm and contacted the dealership again and got the same person and explained to him about the difference. And I was pleasantly surprised when he said he would put an enquiry into VAG for me to see what other ones fitted but it can take a while for them to get back to them.  So I took a liter of vodka into dealership for the parts man as a thank you.  So I will let you know how I get on.   I thought about altering a subframe to fit but any welding to subframe is a mot failure. 

[Magnet]

Sounds encouraging Allan. I’m pretty sure the last letter/s are important and signifies differences, but it sounds as if you are in safe hands. 
‘Any welding to subframes is an MOT failure’……. Not sure about that. Surely correctly fabricated and fully welded  repairs cannot be an automatic failure.

Kind regards,

Gareth.