I now know why display pixels are dying, and the answer was right there all along
09-13-2005, 06:15 PM
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I now know why display pixels are dying, and the answer was right there all along
From Bentley:
GR-01, Electrical Equipment, 01 On Board Diagnostic (OBD)
Instrument cluster, On Board Diagnostic (OBD) (through M.Y. 1999)
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Instrument cluster with long service life, On Board Diagnostic (OBD) (from m.y. 2000)
See? 99.5 and before had a short service life clusters by design
GR-01, Electrical Equipment, 01 On Board Diagnostic (OBD)
Instrument cluster, On Board Diagnostic (OBD) (through M.Y. 1999)
vs
Instrument cluster with long service life, On Board Diagnostic (OBD) (from m.y. 2000)
See? 99.5 and before had a short service life clusters by design
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09-13-2005, 07:19 PM
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I have 9 years on mine...knock on wood of course...
not all the early ones are defective. The digital center trip display became availlable in 1996 as an option on the new 97 model Audi cars. I have had people try to tell me that the digital trip computer did not exist in 97. It did as a $250 dollar option and some of the early release 97's had it..like mine. The reasons why I believe my display has lasted so long are two things:
1. I never change the display brightness. That is a known problem of VW/Audi clusters. They have had that problem from the early 80's on. Changing the brightness can kill it. I've seen it happen twice already for that reason.
2. I only use the digital trip computer to get quick readings, otherwise it is turned off most of the time. I have done this from day one because the computer simply annoys me while driving.
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1. I never change the display brightness. That is a known problem of VW/Audi clusters. They have had that problem from the early 80's on. Changing the brightness can kill it. I've seen it happen twice already for that reason.
2. I only use the digital trip computer to get quick readings, otherwise it is turned off most of the time. I have done this from day one because the computer simply annoys me while driving.
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09-13-2005, 07:23 PM
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here is a link to one...
and we are talking about an Audi A4 instrument cluster w/ digital trip computer...right? If so.the link is on track.
J<ul><li><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-AUDI-A4-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33675QQitemZ799 8884404QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW">Ebay A4 cluster</a></li></ul>
J<ul><li><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-AUDI-A4-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33675QQitemZ799 8884404QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW">Ebay A4 cluster</a></li></ul>