[s-cars] bad dashboard computer display in 2000 S4 - ideas?

[Robert Myers]

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Bryan,

This could be nothing more than a symptom of dirty internal contacts inside
the Instrument Cluster (IC).  If so, the fix is to remove the IC, open it
up (including the hinged back side cover, clean the contacts, perhaps apply
a drop or two of contact enhancer, close it up, and put it back in the
car.  Perhaps a 30 minute kitchen table job.

BTDT with an '89 200tq

While you are in there this would be an excellent time to upgrade the dim
1.1 watt instrument light bulbs with 2 watt bulbs from
rod at thepartsconnection.com.  It requires about 10 of them for about $1.25
each and will make a world of difference in night time instrument visibility.

At 11:10 PM 9/4/2003, Sung, Bryan M. wrote:


>The center display in the dashboard console of my 2000 S4 has gone
>haywire.  The LED's in the center console display have begun to go on
>the fritz, and the areas where the radio station, outside temperature,
>and other computer information displays now have become unreadable due
>to missing lines.  I took it in to my local dealership and they said
>that it wasn't a normal occurrence, but it would cost me over 700
>dollars to fix it (essentially having to replace the whole dashboard
>display).  Unfortunately it's now obviously out of warranty by almost a
>year, and I can't read any of the display (wish I had the current four
>year warranty that they now offer on Audi's).  The lines seem to come in
>and out of view, sometimes lighting up, and other times being dead to
>the world.  Anyone have any suggestions on where I can get a cheap
>replacement, or if there's anything electronically that I can do to fix
>it?  Just wondering if anyone else has had this problem.
>
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