Re: Coupe GT digital dash washout

[Allan Jones <ampj@tiac.net>]

Fluhr wrote:
> Does anyone have problems with the sun "washing out" the digital dash 
> on their Coupe?

	Not really....even with my sunroof off and the sun scoring a direct
hit, I am still able to make out the dash...albeit with extreme
difficulty. :-)  IOW, I can make out the dash in all but the worst
conditions. In moderate sunlight it IS SLIGHTLY more difficult, but I
have not had a problem with the sun completely "washing out" my digital
dash. Only, as I said previously, if the sun is beaming through the
sunroof directly onto the cluster.

> My brother says that even in moderate sunlight, he cannot see anything
> on the digital dash (and he has extreme tinting on the side and rear
> windows).  I was wondering if this is a common problem, or perhaps he
> has some sort of backlight that is blown.  His is the orange digital
> dash of the '87.5 Coupe GT line.

	I have no aftermarket tinting on my Coupe and I too have the orange
digital dash of the '87.5 Coupe GT line since mine was replaced under
warranty(my original cluster was red).

> I know a few of you have a digital dash...Mike, Allen, Ed....any
> ideas?

	Maybe the sun is brighter down there?!?  :-)  Seriously, and even
though this will be insulting, I'll mention it regardless just in case:
how 'bout the brightness adjuster on the left side of the cluster pod?
...Is it turned all the way up?
	In summary, it does happen to me too, but not with the frequency and
intensity that it seems to occur to your brother. Just another minor
problem we digi-dasher's have to live with in order to know EXACTLY how
fast we're going past a trooper while trying to keep the typical Audi
nose-dive under braking reaction from being too noticeable. :-)

> Thanks,
> Eric
> '85 Coupe GT, lovin' that analog dash

You're welcome! 
'86 C-GT - lovin' how modern my dash looks(when I can see it) compared
to that other, old-fashioned cluster.  ;-) ;-)

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  ALLAN   ampj@tiac.net      1986 COMMEMORATIVE DESIGN COUPE GT 
  JONES   Burlington MA      169K Miles And Always Needing Work 
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