panel lights starting to go out

External Since: Nov 20, 2005 Posts: 2

1998 A4 Quatro 2.8

First it was the backlight for the clock, then it was the one for the fuel
gauge, now the AC panel is flickering. I assume that the gauges problem is
just bulbs. The AC panel seems a bit more complicated.

1. How involved a job is changing the light bulbs on the main panel? Does
anyone have instructions handy?
2. If the AC panel goes dark, what's involved in fixing it?

Thanks,

D. Castano

External Since: Nov 01, 2005 Posts: 7

"D. Castano" <dcastano3.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> 1998 A4 Quatro 2.8
>
> First it was the backlight for the clock, then it was the one for the fuel
> gauge, now the AC panel is flickering. I assume that the gauges problem
> is just bulbs. The AC panel seems a bit more complicated.
>
> 1. How involved a job is changing the light bulbs on the main panel? Does
> anyone have instructions handy?
> 2. If the AC panel goes dark, what's involved in fixing it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> D. Castano
>

from a previous discussion on this topic I recall they are diodes and very
very expensive to sort out.

my 97 A4 is just starting to waver, the centre computer section partially
disappears on hot days.