[s-cars] S6 Radio problem

[Igor Kessel]

> Hello  everyone, I'm a long time member of the quattro list and a fairly new 
> member  of the S-car list. Here's the problem. I have a 95.5 S6 and yesterday, 
> the  radio decided not to turn on. The car was parked all winter and the 
> radio  worked when I parked it. Now 5 months later the radio doesn't turn on or  
> illuminate any lights, although the CD changer will pop the disc cartridge and  
> the main radio fuse is ok. The rest of the electronics are fine.  
> 
> I have read this a fairly common problem, so my  question is can the head 
> unit be repaired? (suggestions?) Are there any other  name brand head units that 
> drop in, and can utilize the same bose  speakers/amps? Or am I going to have 
> to re-do the whole audio system?  
> 
> Any suggestions would be  appreciated...
> 
> Jay Desmarais
> Burlington,  VT

Jay,
the solution to your problem may be as simple as replacing a 5A fuse in 
the back of the radio... if memory serves me right that is....


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Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros