Re: '91 200Q Bose Pyrotechnic Device

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>Well, if it ain't one thing, its 6. So, based on the advice of Wollf and
>Huw, tomorrow I am going to the auot-parts store and purchasing a fire
>extinguisher. Hope the car doesn't ignite on the way. Any idea how many
>instances there are of this kind of fire? Any other models with the same
>stereo having the same problem? What about a quick fix, like the one
>mentioned for the Infinity's? Or am I going to have to take the $ I have
>been saving for new wheels and spend it on new tunes? Are any of you
>other '91 200Q owners as concerned as I?
>Matt
>1991 200Q - rare (hoping it doesn't become well done)

Years ago, after seeing people at the side of the highway standing by
helplessly while their car burned, I decided that a fire extinguisher was
good, cheap protection. But unless it's a rally/race car, where's that
extinguisher likely to be placed--the trunk, right? We do have an
extinguisher in our dorF Exploder, but not in my '91 200q. Time to rethink
that situation. I guess the passenger footwell has enough space to mount an
extinguisher. I suppose we'll just *make it* be enough space!

BTW, isn't this yet _another_ reason to avoid/defeat Audi's idiotic
radio-always-powered "feature". If dead batteries aren't enough of a
reason, how about returning to a charred hulk, after you inadvertantly
leave the radio turned on after departing. And what if it's in your garage
(or someone else's garage)?

Last week I sat in a nice '96 A6 avant quattro and noted that, for these
later models, Audi has set up the radio to shut off automatically with the
ignition, but then one easily can turn the radio back on by a push-button
operation (no more of that *insane* rotary on/off switch that gets
"exercised" 10 or 20 times a day and dies after a couple of years.)  So
now, the radio can be left on while the car is parked, but at least it
needs to be intentionally switched on.

Vorsprung durch...common sense.



Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
'91 200q				mailto:pjrose@servtech.com
'89 100