when vw had the big warehouse in the US they used to send out a
bulletin to dealerships on old  parts still available in the warehouse.
  they stopped that bulletin several years ago when they downsized that
warehouse operation.  now i know where all those parts went.
jimt
On Wednesday, Oct 30, 2002, at 09:24 US/Pacific, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> VW/Audi have taken a look at their competition and have started a
> service
> which collects NLA parts from dealerships where they're collecting
> dust on
> the shelves, and restocking them in a central warehouse in Wolfsburg.
> Parts
> about to be struck from the list but still in stock in the main VAG
> parts
> warehouse will also be transported to Wolfsburg.
> This will in time grow into a proper classic car spares operation, with
> research into parts still available from the OE manufacturer and at a
> later
> date perhaps reintroduction of (repro) parts.