Re: Red Dash Gone?

[Martin Pajak <quattro@rogerswave.ca>]

Huw Powell wrote:

> > Secondly, Audi hasn't always used red backlighting.  Early 5k's had
> > gauge needles that were black with a center white line; the
> > instrument cluster was front-lit,
>
> 82 coupe - "front lit" by two white bulbs
>
> 85 coupe - "front lit" by two red bulbs.

It's not the bulbs, you can use white bulbs on the '85 and still have red
light.It's the light carrying plastic piece.
I had to change that to get white dash on my 4kq.
It is a lot easier to read the odometer during navigational rallies with the
white lighting : )


> Voila!  red dash.  Cluster has
> a different typeface

I like the older tachometer which has 1,2,3 x1000rpm rather than the newer
10,20,30x100rpm too.

HTH
--
Martin Pajak

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1982 Audi Coupe Turbo (475,000 km)
1982 Audi Coupe Quattro (155,000 km) Rally car
1983 Audi Ur-quattro (220,000 km)
1986 Audi 4000 S Quattro (386,000 km) with 5 bolt pattern

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