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I really like the idea of galvanising the subframes. I managed to get hold of a pair of very good condition front and rear subframes last year. Both have very little corrosion and are ideal for galvanising.

I managed to get hold of a full set of bushes actually quite easily. The fronts (8 of them) from Audi main dealer and the rears (4 needed but 2 different part numbers) from ECS Tuning in the US. Except to pay good money for them though. I think mine were around £700 for them all.

Removing the old bushes is also a challenge. Especially the front ones as they cannot simply be pushed through. I managed to get hold of the genuine Audi tools for removing the bushes but I still had to do some improvising.

When I get done with my rear suspension refurb in the spring I'll start to look at getting the frames galvanised or some other suitable coating. I want something that involves "dipping" as the frames are hollow and painting the inside would be difficult.