[V8] 20V Avant rear shocks

Kent McLean kentmclean at comcast.net
Mon Apr 23 19:14:15 EDT 2007


Ed Kellock wrote:
> On the 200, it is not necessary to remove the dash top to remove the IC.
> 
> Some do remove the steering wheel which would certainly make the job
> easier, but I have not ever done that.  The trim piece that runs along
> the bottom of the IC (the part that is dash material and color, not
> the wood) must be removed by taking out 2-3 screws that go in from the
> bottom of it.  Then the screws that secure the bottom of the IC can be
> removed.    After that, it's a bit tricky to get all the connectors
> disconnected from the back... they have a piece of plastic in the
> center that secures them that must be popped up to get the connector
> off.  Once those are detached and the 2-3 bulbs are unscrewed from
> their holes, you can maneuver the IC out to the passenger side.  Be
> careful to put at least some masking tape over the wood trim as it
> could get scratched in the manuevering.

This is for the C4 100, but it may give some insight to the Type 44 (it's for
the ignition switch, but it starts off by removing the instrument cluster):

http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/IgnitionSwitchReplacementC4

-- 
Kent McLean
'91 200 TQA, no name yet
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke


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