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Old June 4th 05, 12:18 AM
fankette
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my son just purchased a 2000 Audi A4, 1.8 litre and it seems to be a great
car. However, the read out display on the dash (where the temperature
etc. is located) is barely legible. Anyone know what will be involved
cost wise or labor wise in repairing this, i.e. is a dealer really
necessary to perform this repair? I'm hoping this is one we can do on our
own. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.

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Old June 4th 05, 12:56 AM
Tony Curran
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Is there a knob on the dash to turn the light up? My 96 S6 has one tho not
sure about A4s.

Tony

"fankette" > wrote in message
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> my son just purchased a 2000 Audi A4, 1.8 litre and it seems to be a great
> car. However, the read out display on the dash (where the temperature
> etc. is located) is barely legible. Anyone know what will be involved
> cost wise or labor wise in repairing this, i.e. is a dealer really
> necessary to perform this repair? I'm hoping this is one we can do on our
> own. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.
>



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Old June 4th 05, 02:00 AM
Richard Goulding
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"Tony Curran" > wrote in message
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> Is there a knob on the dash to turn the light up? My 96 S6 has one tho not
> sure about A4s.
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My 2000 A4 has one.

Richard


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Old June 4th 05, 02:38 AM
Ian S
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"fankette" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> my son just purchased a 2000 Audi A4, 1.8 litre and it seems to be a great
> car. However, the read out display on the dash (where the temperature
> etc. is located) is barely legible. Anyone know what will be involved
> cost wise or labor wise in repairing this, i.e. is a dealer really
> necessary to perform this repair? I'm hoping this is one we can do on our
> own. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.


Check out audiworld.com and do a search on faded display and you will find
this is a common problem. Apparently about $600 to fix; over $400 for the
part. According to my Haynes manual you have to remove the steering wheel.
It all sounds like a PIA to me.


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Old June 4th 05, 08:31 PM
fankette
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thanks! I figured it would be as much. Wow.

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Old June 4th 05, 11:02 PM
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On Sat, 04 Jun 2005 15:31:22 -0400, "fankette" > wrote:

>thanks! I figured it would be as much. Wow.


sure you did...
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Old June 6th 05, 09:30 AM
Rune Skigelstrand
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"fankette" wrote in message
> my son just purchased a 2000 Audi A4, 1.8 litre and it seems to be a great
> car. However, the read out display on the dash (where the temperature
> etc. is located) is barely legible. Anyone know what will be involved
> cost wise or labor wise in repairing this, i.e. is a dealer really
> necessary to perform this repair? I'm hoping this is one we can do on our
> own. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.


Had this problem on my -98 A6. Dealer fixed it for free (within 3 years).
They would take 50% of the cost within 5 years.
Conclusion: Have a chat with your dealer ASAP to find out whether your
cars's still within any warranty coverage - even partial. I would have been
outside the 3-years limit only a couple of weeks after I got it fixed...

The prices quoted for the repair does not seem high to me as the complete
instrument cluster was replaced on my A6. Can't imagine you get that for
$400-$600? (or is it just me being used to norwegian pricing...?)

Regards
Rune
Norway


 




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