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Expert: Peter G. Lee - 8/13/2006


Question
I bought an 1996 AUDI A4
At night when i turn on my lights half of my speedometer doesnt light up and buttons on my radio do not light up but the radio screen does, also some other buttons like the climate control do not light up while some others do. Also i tried decoding my radio but when i press the buttons needed to decode it the radio does not respond. please help me thanks  

Answer
Hmmm, sounds like multiple faults, some radio and some car related.
Speedo is most likely to be the bulb there are a couple in the back of the instruments.
Never had an A4 speedo apart but it may be the same problem as most switches are fed with a fibre optical cable so it could be the same bulb that's the culprit.
The radio sounds like a front panel connection problem. Check the contact between the facia and the set are clean and there’s no gung in there.
let me know how you get on, Peter

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Peter G. Lee

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Accessory installations including audio, security and lighting, general wiring and fault finding. Nothing specific to US car electrics such as ECUs or engine management systems please i.e. how do I get the radio out of a Saturn, we don't have Saturns in Europe so I wouldn't know.

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11 years as a security and audio installer in the U.K. 9 years own company in South West of U.K. installing for a number of high street retailers incluing Trinity in-car centre, Road User, Halfords and A.1. Past advisor to and chairman of Sold Secure initative gloucestershire police. member PACT (partnership against car theft)U.K. police, Kit car builder VW air coole

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Member of the institute of diagnostic engineers M.I.Diag.E

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Certified by Clifford, Cobra (U.K.) Serpi Star-Gamel, Moss, Philips, Tracker (Lowjack), Pioneer blue chip installer, Kenwood installer. City and Guilds, A.R.E

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Over 2,000 between 1988 and 2000

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