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Old 06-27-2008, 03:52 PM
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Default 2000 Audi A6 Instrument Cluster Dead Pixels

I have Navigation on my 2000 Audi A6 (103k miles) and the pixels are unreadable on the instrument cluster. Is there a way to fix this?

Should I just buy a used instrument cluster?

What do you guys recommend?
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File a class action suit!
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Default Many have, and are, trying to develop an inexpensive fix. So far, nada...

Buy a new, or used cluster
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Default Either buy new or have it repaired do a search...I seem to remember hearing...

that someone had sourced a company that can fix them. If you buy used, you run the chance of having the same problem in time -
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Default Replace the cluster; here's the "How To" courtesy of AudiSean --->

<ul><li><a href="https://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec106.shtml">Replacing your instrument cluster.....</a></li></ul>
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Pretty small potatoes.. save your money for useful things... timing belt change...new alternator...
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Get Dickie Scruggs to represent the class... oh wait, he's in prison for 5 years!!
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Default where's the guy that claimed by diverting some AC behind the cluster...

... 'fixed' the display...?

too good to be true. I'd love to see some photos...
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recommend you stfa there are probably 500 posts about this
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So, he can make it a full time project. Just what it needs!


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