[s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions

[TM]

Weird-
All of my bulbs that I replaced were the square type, white base,
that were originally in the cluster, that is.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Rossato [mailto:bob.rossato at att.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 8:02 PM
To: TM
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions


My mistake.  I got the descriptions backwards.  I just looked at my
spare bulbs bin and found several of the large square base green bulbs
in there, and none of the hex shaped ones.  So, the ones from the dealer
are hex shaped, not square as I incorrectly stated before.  And the hex
ones also have the beefier pre-load tab, which makes sense.

The original orange based 1.1w bulbs that were in my cluster were also
hex.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 6:59 PM
> To: bob.rossato at att.net; 'Cody Payne'
> Cc: 'Robert Myers'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions
>
>
> Bob-
> Sounds like a running change in parts, because I bought the exact same

> part number recently and they are the short, hex shaped base green
> plastic bulbs, while the ones I pulled out of my cluster are the
> taller square shaped base that you describe.
>
> Very interesting.
>
> Taka
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> bob.rossato at att.net
> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 3:53 PM
> To: Cody Payne
> Cc: Robert Myers; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Noisy Dashboard 1992 S4 and LCD Questions
>
>
>
> > -4) I found out the bulbs fit pretty good however I would take a
> > pair of needle nose pliers and crip down the Osram bulb metal
> > contacts a little tigher so they fit tighter in the connectors.
>
> I had noticed this as well when I did mine.  I had ordered them from
> The Parts Connection but I'm sure they were the same as you got.  As I

> hadn't ordered enough, I went to the local dealer and got the OEM
> bulbs, p/n 893 919 040A.  These fit perfectly.  Both are made by Osram

> and the dealer price was around $2.5 each as I recall.  Both bulbs
> have a green base but the Audi ones have a taller, more or less square

> shape to them, while the aftermarket ones have a short hex shaped
> base.  Looking at them again the other day I noticed the little
> plastic tab on the base that preloads the base is a little larger on
> the tall square base ones. It looks like the shorter hex based ones
> that everybody else sells are for different areas of the IC.
>
> If you're picky and don't want to fuss around with crimping the
> contacts to get a good fit, get the bulbs at the dealer.  The price
> difference is a piss hole in a snowbank, all things considered.
>
> Bob
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