From what I can tell, the suspension arms for the diesel have a different part number to the petrol ones. i.e. the Audi part number ends in an 'L' suffix for the diesel and a 'J' suffix for the petrol.
My A2 is a diesel (1.4tdi 75 BHC). What I need are left and right arms for this vehicle which are correct for the model.
I've gleaned quite a lot of information from other posts about the merits of steel vs cast/ forged re the ball joint but still cannot find a definitive answer about makes or quality. My general internet trawls querying the qualities of the various makes really have not helped and it seems that many are far east sourced, rebranded and possibly of questionable quality.
The two favoured makers seem to be Lemforder and TWR (German) but neither now appear to be available for the A2. There are several companies, autodoc included with UK websites but all are Berlin based, they carry much the same range of arms at various price points. None seem to mention any suitability for petrol or diesel. (I understand the diesel version has a heavy duty bush). I would be grateful if anyone has had recent experience with the problem and could comment on the best solution preferably located in UK. I have found cast parts on Ebay, or pressed steel ones labeled First Line or Borg and Beck. has anyone had experience of any of these?
Finally, I spoke to Stealth but they say all of their suppliers are out of stock but will fit for me if I can source.