[s-cars] RE: HVAC display problems (suggestions please) +Samco MM availabl e

[James Murray (QB/EMC)]

Okay... I don't doubt you guys with the switch issues, but I don't think my symptoms are the same as yours... but just to be sure I want to ask you following:

When your switch was starting to fail, was the HVAC completely blank (i.e. no numbers in display) or only partial numbers? 
My issue is that 2 or 3 segments of the 8 segment LCD is not lighting up (always the same bottom ones), but on rare days they decides to work... I think it has something to do with humidity but not sure.

If you had the same symptoms, then I will replace my switch without further question... I just have a hard time to accept the ignition switch causes the blanking of individual segments of an LCD display... 

/J.

-----Original Message-----
From: Airbil at aol.com [mailto:Airbil at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:17 AM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Cc: James Murray (QB/EMC)
Subject: HVAC display problems (suggestions please) +Samco MM available


OhJaMu,
Allz I can tellz ya is that this was in fact the only 
symptom I had that something was amiss, prior to my no 
start condition which lead to cold chinese food, a tow 
job and then ignition switch, starter replacement:(
Shortly after changing my ignition switch, I also changed 
it on my sisters 92urS4 and whilst it still worked, the 
nylon/plastic housing was cracked in the classic manner.
Search the archives for more evidence such
as this from the oh so slow A6 list "(The symptoms being
intermittent failure of headlights, turn signals, climate control, etc.) This combined with the switch have a "tight" feel to it I mentioned before."
http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2002-September/061659.html
Again its, 35 bucks, takes but an hour and if you havent 
done it, its in that guaranteed to fail at some point category.
HTH MTFBWU (may the force be with you!)
Cheers
Bill m