A new twist on the fading info display
01-24-2005, 05:31 PM
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A new twist on the fading info display
My luck just sucks lately. As I'm driving home today, after being on the road for 40 minutes, my info display just up and disappeared. There was nothing but 3 horizontal lines and no information. I tried to turn it on and off with the button under the wiper arm... nothing.
When I got home, shut down the car, restart... all info reappears. WTH?
When I got home, shut down the car, restart... all info reappears. WTH?
01-24-2005, 08:18 PM
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Usually the connectors to the display that go bad over time. Alfas do this too.
If these are the same as the 164, it's a flat ribbon cable that is soldered to the display. When it gets cold, the materials shrink and the connections get weak or don't connect at all.
There is a fellow who reapirs the 164 displays for $500 a pop and warranties his work to be better than original. Maybe time to get him started on Audi displays.
There is a fellow who reapirs the 164 displays for $500 a pop and warranties his work to be better than original. Maybe time to get him started on Audi displays.
01-25-2005, 02:44 AM
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I took my display apart to fix this, but chickened out when I couldn't find the ribbon cable or
connections. Pretty sure it is the same as the Alfas where the soldered or socketed connections are intermittent rather than failure of the display itself.
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01-25-2005, 04:08 AM
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I think Audi should set up a reman program where you can swap yours for like $150. Once I figured
out how to do it, I'd repair those puppies all day for $75 a crack and let the dealer keep the other $75 for install.
