Re: control arm bushings

[quinn@hns.com]

Ti Kan writes:

>quinn@hns.com writes:
>> Another "endemic" problem seems to be the heated rear-view mirrors.  This
>> one I HAVE experienced.  Now on my third set of heated mirrors (as of the
>> above trip to the dealer last week).  They just burn out.  Maybe to do
>> with the fact that they are 'on' all the time ...
>
>I don't know if Audi changed the wiring design between 96 and 97 model
>A4s, but what you describe is certainly not how my A4 works.  My side
>mirror heaters don't run unless I turn on the rear window defroster,
>in which case they warm up nicely and quickly within a couple of minutes.
>Just went out and verified this to make sure I am not making a fool of
>myself.
>

Yes, you are correct, and you are lucky.  I forgot to mention that this WAS
the way they operated in the '96 models but for some reason they changed it
in the later models.  Don't know if they've changed it back in the '99 or '00
models though.

-Mark Quinn