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Old 03-13-2013, 07:42 PM
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Well, finally had enough after years of watching the center LCD get worse and worse. Pulled it tonight and sending it to Module Masters in am. Question: While the cluster is out is there anything else that should be done? And for anyone doing something similar in future, you can skip step 5 in the Module Master instructions for the removal. There is no need to cut any cable ties, at least in my 01' A6 2.7t. Best tip I found was to put a towel on the steering column to avoid scratching.
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Originally Posted by Norcal2.7t
Well, finally had enough after years of watching the center LCD get worse and worse. Pulled it tonight and sending it to Module Masters in am. Question: While the cluster is out is there anything else that should be done? And for anyone doing something similar in future, you can skip step 5 in the Module Master instructions for the removal. There is no need to cut any cable ties, at least in my 01' A6 2.7t. Best tip I found was to put a towel on the steering column to avoid scratching.
You did perfect. Just wait about week and your new cluster will be ready to install. Let the darkness be gone!
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Originally Posted by Norcal2.7t
Well, finally had enough after years of watching the center LCD get worse and worse. Pulled it tonight and sending it to Module Masters in am. Question: While the cluster is out is there anything else that should be done? And for anyone doing something similar in future, you can skip step 5 in the Module Master instructions for the removal. There is no need to cut any cable ties, at least in my 01' A6 2.7t. Best tip I found was to put a towel on the steering column to avoid scratching.
get a garden hose with a spray nozzle on it and liberally spray the area back there to clean out all the dust that has accumulated over the years.....
KIDDING, I would polish all the scratches out of the plastic lens
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I have a 2000 A6 2.7t and tried to remove the Instrument Cluster and did not succend. I could not get the top of the cluster out, bottom was easy to pull but the top gets stuck. Any suggestions?

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get a garden hose with a spray nozzle on it and liberally spray the area back there to clean out all the dust that has accumulated over the years.....
KIDDING, I would polish all the scratches out of the plastic lens
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I have a 2000 A6 2.7t and tried to remove the Instrument Cluster and did not succend. I could not get the top of the cluster out, bottom was easy to pull but the top gets stuck. Any suggestions?
Look for a tech article in the resources section. It was written by 'AudiSean' and it show the entire process, with pictures.
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Thanks

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Look for a tech article in the resources section. It was written by 'AudiSean' and it show the entire process, with pictures.
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