[A4] Re: display issues

[Brian White]

The display in my 2000 1.8T is just fine.  Originally a southern California 
car which no doubt received a lot of heat, and now a Seattle car which has 
had it's fair share of cold weather up in the mountains.

Still fine knock on wood. 

I actually have a spare cluster with this display in it laying around.  It's 
all taken apart...would pictures help anyone?



---------- Original Message -----------
From: Quincy Chiang <b5quattro at shaw.ca>
To: Richard Hurt <rhurt at thepoint.net>
Sent: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 13:13:24 -0600
Subject: Re: [A4] Re: A4 Digest, Vol 9, Issue 1

> It seems that most people experienced similar failures as what you 
> described, but mine was opposite, hot = OK, cold = missing lines...
> 
> My dealer replaced the entire instrument cluster on my ex-'01.5 A4 
> under warranty, the original survived for 2 years and a month.  The 
> IC display on my '01.5 S4 is now 2.5 years old, seems to be holding 
> up fine (knock on wood!!)
> 
> Quincy
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Hurt <rhurt at thepoint.net>
> Date: Friday, July 2, 2004 8:57 am
> Subject: Re: [A4] Re: A4 Digest, Vol 9, Issue 1
> 
> > Yes, mine does the exact same thing : cold = OK | hot = invisble.  
> > I was 
> > going to get it replaced under my Audi Advantage warentee, but i 
> > missed 
> > the cutoff by 2 days.  :(
> > 
> > I have thought about taking it out and seeing if there are some 
> > cold 
> > solder joints or something else that's fairly obvious.  Does 
> > anyone know 
> > if you can see anything if you take it out?  or is it completely 
> > sealed? 
> >  Also, how hard is it to remove the cluster?
> > 
> > Later...
> >   Richard
> > 
> > Mike Rollins wrote:
> > > Yeah, my info display is pretty much non-existent whenever the 
> > temps are
> > > over 80 degrees outside.  They are nice and illuminated during 
> > the winter
> > > months though.  Obviously, it's a temperature issue, but I don't 
> > think> anyone has come up with a fix, other than buying a used 
> > cluster or replacing
> > > the display through the dealer.
> > > 
> > > Later,
> > > Mike
> > > '99 A4 Avant 1.8T qms
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