[urq] Brown window switches ?

[Steve Mills]

Where exactly can you get the aftermarket switches?

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Peter <audionly at gmail.com> wrote:

> You can buy OEM aftermarket for around $20 for the same exact switch you
> quoted. /Peter
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:16 AM, <louis-alain.richard at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Peter and Tony,
> >
> > Just called Audi this morning and no leftovers for both brown switches
> > anywhere in North America.
> > (811-959-855 01Z (1983) and 431-959-561 01Z, (1980-82)).
> >
> > However, the newer black switches are still available (447-959-855 01C,
> > 1984, 70$cdn and 443-959-855D 01C, 1985-87, 90$cdn) and in stock at my
> > dealer... it must mean something about the longevity of these...
> >
> > Time to switch the switches.
> >
> > Louis-Alain
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Message d'origine-----
> > > De : urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] De la
> > part
> > > de Peter
> > > Envoyé : 10 août 2010 0:28
> > > À : Louis-Alain Richard
> > > Cc : Urq at audifans.com
> > > Objet : Re: [urq] Brown window switches ?
> >  >
> > > You can use the switches out of a later version Audi (all the way up to
> > > 1996
> > > will fit) but you will allso need a section of the harness and plug in
> to
> > > make it work. Just splice it in. /peter
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Louis-Alain Richard
> > > <laraa at sympatico.ca>wrote:
> > >
> > > > One of the original brown window switches developed a strange problem
> :
> > > the
> > > > plastic surround is so brittle that the pressure from the spring push
> > > the
> > > > rocker upwards trough it. It still works fine electrically, but
> > > > mechanically
> > > > it's dying.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any solution to replace it (or both) with something less than 29
> years
> > > old
> > > > ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Louis-Alain
> > > >
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