[s-cars] trip computer display, and a stereo question

[Lee Levitt]

On Tue May 16 12:54:50 PDT 2006, Alex Williams 
<bwillia0 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> If I may ask a non-S-car related question, my wife's 2000 A6 
> Avant suffers from a severe case of display burnout on the trip 
> computer. Can this part be replaced with a new one or is it so 
> integral to the dash that it cannot be swapped? If it can be 
> swapped, can it be swapped with a newer color LCD screen or do I 
> have replace it with another red LED display?
> 


If you pull the instrument cluster, you can install a new one. 
Clair will do a core exchange for you for about $400 or so. 
There's a writeup on audiworld.com regarding this...



>   Getting back to the UrS4, has anyone ever installed a stereo in 
> a different location than the stock radio? There's a CD player 
> that's iPod compatible that I like but it's so damned ugly and 
> doesn't look OEM at all. I was thinking of stashing it in the 
> glove box or else mounting it between the front seats under the 
> arm rest or something, if such a thing is possible.

Think about installing a Concert radio and a PhatBox. Total cost 
will be about $300, and it will look completely stock. You also 
won't have to change the speakers and amplifiers...

Just my .02,

Lee