quattro87 wrote:What else was unique to the sport? Suspension? Brakes? 7A I5? What made it a sport?
John, here is part of a thread I found on Audiworld that may explain it better than I can...
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...I mean if you two know the CQs equipment/option codes as well as I know the B4s you should be more than qualified (either of you).
When I got my quattro sport in '04 I was curious as to what made it what it a "sport". At first it seemed like it was all just thrown together - but it wasn't. '95 was an odd year as the B5s were already being introduced in Europe, as Mance said they were trying to dump B4 parts which could explain for how they were put together.
A '95 sport VIN could either have NO sport equipment or be fully loaded with power/sport leather, auto climate control, aux. gauges, sport wheels & suspension.
If you had an alpine while/casablanca white/laser red/brilliant black '95 90 quattro with sport equipment chances are it was a non-sport VIN. If it was one of those colors it had body colored side moldings ala S2/80 Competition sedan (which those moldings to this day to not show up in US ETKA). Very early '95s (mostly those with the '90-'94 style airbag) had leather and auto climate control, after that they all seemed to have jacquard satin/manual climate controls. All that I've seen to this day have aux. gauges (this is all only on sports with the body colored side moldings). And of course, all had the 5-spoke sport alloys and 1BE suspension.
If you had any color but the above mentioned you got the stock black rubber trim.
As I said yesterday, spoilers in '95 were optional. Some had the OE 2-post aluminum spoiler; dealers were installing the fiberglass 4-post spoilers.
Casablanca white was a late '95 color (that was actually introduced on the B5s in Europe).
Quattro script rear glass is extremely rare in the B4s...why mine had it, I have no clue, but it did. That's the only real randomness to it all.
Lastly, I can confirm these non-sport VIN/90 quattro sports as they pop up online all the time - same packages of equipment. As a matter of fact Lincoln (B2119) has a black '95 90 quattro sport equipped the same as my '95 was sans spoiler and q-script glass. Reggie's daughter's 90 is the same as Lincoln's.
And as far as option code stickers being the tell-tale sign - they might show that you have sport wheels, sport suspension, sport seats, but I've never seen a code (at least on '95s) for aux. gauges, q-script glass, body colored side moldings, etc.
For instance here's my '95s option code sticker:
VEHICLE-IDENT-NO.:WAUCA88C7SA075xxx
TYPE: 8C2 4U5 (8C2 4U5= Audi 90 S QUATTRO)
90 LIM q V62.8
128KW HC25 M5S
ENG. CODE: AFC
TRANS. CODE: CAV CVX
PAINT NO.: LY9G (casablanca white)
INTERIOR: N3S/SX (N3S = SPORT-EDITION)/(SX = anthracite jacquard satin cloth)
OPTIONS:
X9A = Equipped for US requirements
B0A = Vehicles without country-specific construction specification
C5S = wheel disc 'alum' 7JX15H2 ET37 4X108 (5-spoke/sport)
G0G = 5-speed manual gearbox
H5B = Tire 205/60 R15 V
J0J = Battery 300A (63Ah)
M82 = 6-Cylinder - Fuel Injection- 2.8L 128 kW AFC
Q1D = sport seats [front]
1AC = anti-lock brake system -abs-
1G4 = space saving emergency spare wheel
1MR = steering wheel (leather) for airbag system
1N1 = servo steering, hydraulic
3AG = exterior mirror (convex), heated and electrically operated [right]
3BE = exterior mirror (flat), heated and electrically operated [left]
T7X = 6 cylinder fuel injection 2,8 LTR, 128 kW , code letter: AFC
3S0 = Vehicle without roof railing
4UB = Airbag and knee bar [left/right]
5J0 = Vehicle without rear trunk spoilers
0G1 = Gear Lever (Manual)
8YA = Double horn
8GL = alternator [120A]
8FA = Vehicle without second battery
8RK = additional brake light
1LF = mark ii caliper [front]
3FD = steel sliding roof with electric drive
3YB = Door lining with insert
1BE = sports version (chassis sport package 20mm lower suspension)
