Re: Dash lights

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

Before doing anything pound on the top of the intrument cluster a few 
times with your first. They may come back to normal. That was the way I 
used to fix this problem on two of my 86s 5k Qs.

Alex

On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 Porsray@aol.com wrote:

> Not too hard; I've done this twice.  Biggest question, though, is why all
> of these are blowing out so soon after each other.
> 
> In any case: I will assume you don't have an airbag
> 1) Disconnect battery ground strap
> 2) Pull off horn pad
> 3) With wheel in straight-ahead position, unbolt wheel and remove.
> 4) Remove steering column switch cover by using Phillips head
>     screwdrive in sloted hole in bottom of cover; angle screwdriver up 
> at about 45 Degree angle (aimed towards steering column) to engage 
> screw on pinch bolt.  Loosen screw and pull off switch cover with switches.
> 5) Just behind this cover you'll see two screws at the bottom of the 
> instrument cluster.   Remove them.
> 6) you can now tilt the cluster to the rear of the car, remove the various
> plug-in harnesses and remove the cluster.
> 7) Bulbs are 1/4 turn screw-in style at the back of the cluster; there are a 
> ton of them!
> 8)  Parts manual lists the following part nos.
>     Black base bulb:  1.2 W     893 919 040
>     Green base bulb;  2.0W     893 919 040A
> 
> When retorquing, wheel, torque to 30 ft-lbs
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Ray Calvo (porsray@aol.com)
> 
> 
> In a message dated 97-02-11 12:13:32 EST, you write:
> 
>  I have a 1989 Audi Quattro model 90.  Facing the dashboard,
>  the right half of the dashboard lights went out while I was
>  driving this morning.  So the speedometer and the gas gauge
>  are both out.  I noticed for some time that one or two of
>  the speedometer light bulbs?? were out, and then one or two
>  more went out. Finally this morning, both the speedo and the
>  fuel gauge went out.  I hope this is making sense.  All
>  info. is truly appreciated.
>  
>  My questions are:
>  
>  (1) Is this unusual for this to happen??
>  
>  (2) Are these those little bulbs that can be replaced?
>  
>  (3) How difficult/easy is it to remove the dashboard and    
>  replace these bulbs??.
>  
>  
>   Thanks in advance.-------------Tony.
>  
>  81 5000 diesel
>  83 Adui Q Turbo
>  86 4000 CS Q
>  89 90 Q >>
>