Re: Subject: Re: the Bose Towering Inferno--still simmering?

[Phil Rose <pjrose@frontiernet.net>]

I think Chris may have misinterpreted DeWitt's intent, as I initially did
as well. Although the Montana bro's use of the expression "hounding Audi"
appeared to carry a perjorative tone,  I concluded DeWitt was just trying
to say that we shouldn't wait to have Audi or Bose respond before we do
something to reduce our risk. I believe he stated that pressure on Audi
should continue. As I recently posted,  merely unplugging the damn things
is quick, cost-free and eliminates the risk.

I agree with Chris that for most owners, replacing these speakers isn't in
the same category as the maintenance of shocks and springs. And some of us
even like the Bose sound. :)

Phil R.


>C. Miller writes:

>DeWitt Harrison writes:
>
>::Well, just to keep things lively, here's a different take from the bro
>::in Montana:
>
>        Interesting..............I say to Mr. Rose and those hounding Audi:
>Why
>        risk your loved ones and your garage for a "free bee?"  Simply replace
>        the silly things with new improved units (speaker cones likely blown
>        anyway from their kids sneaking into the garage and blasting heavy
>        metal).  Kind of like replacing worn out shocks, eh?  And while
>


>
>I think your bro is perhaps off on a tangent.  Hounding audi for a freebee?
>First, lots of us bose equipped guys don't want to replace apparently fine
>stereo speakers and radios to the tune of several hundred dollars, due to a
>manufacturing defect or design flaw.  We can get rebuilt speakers for what,
>$80 each or so using our internet discounts?  Probably have the same
>problems, as they're the same speakers/amps.  And no, my 2-year old daughter
>hasn't been blasting the heavy metal sesame street music and blowing the rear
>speaker cones out.
>
>What I'd like is a simple fix, such as "we'll install a $1.00 fusible link on
>each amp and it'll blow and not burn your car and whatever is in it to the
>ground".  In my opinion, this is similar to the "fuel line leak in the engine
>compartment" issue on the '92-97 S4/S6, except that to my knowledge, none of
>those cars have burned and been declared a total loss (unlike some '91
>200q20v bose cars... who's owners were not compensated by Audi, btw).  The
>fuel line leak is now a recall due to the efforts of audi enthusiests on the
>internet.  This is also not a wear or maintenance issue like shocks would be.
>
>Yes, we'd install the simple fix ourselves, if we could be assured that it
>will prevent the fire/smoke on amp failure.  But, what about the other bose
>equipped 200q20v and V8 owners who are not on the quattro list?  There's a
>lot more of them _not_ on the list than are on the list; I guess we just let
>them burn... or we could have Audi contact them and prevent their cars from
>combusting.
>
>Yes, I've checked all the TSBs for this; not listed.  I'm the one who pointed
>out that similar era Infinity Q45's had a recall on bose speakers due to amp
>failure and fire...
>That lively enough for ya?
>chris miller, windham nh, c1j1miller@aol.com
>'91 200q20v ==> http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/index.html



Phil Rose				Rochester, NY
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