AUDIMONSTERRR

Hello guys, the car is A6 C5 2003 3.0i quattro

Strange problem with the interuor lights occured.. the left side ones (drivers side) does not work. Those are the sunvisor one, the foot (front and back) and the lights on the doors. The red led lights that are in the door latches work, the buttons are lit.. only the dome lights on the left side doesn not work..

Have anyone met this?? Can you advise please?

AUDIMONSTERRR

Anyone? I've isulated the wires from the drivers side sunvisor, becouse they had damage, but with no luck, sunvisor bulp is not working.. same with the footwells in the drivers side. From passengers side everything looks fine...

stefan-w

stefan-w

AUDIMONSTERRR

Hi, i checked bulbs and fuses 1st.. the microswich on the driver door is defecrive (1 of them) and the car does not detect open driver door.. but i dont see common with the sunvisor light.. i dont know

johnkk

I believe that the visor light is not controlled by the microswitch. Frequent problems with the wire to this light where it flexes. You can check by unscrewing the mount for the visor.

AUDIMONSTERRR

Thank you john, but i did it, found the damaged wires and taped them.. but still not working visorlight. This days will take the elect. tester and will try to go wire by wire.. dont know what to do. I will have to check and the sender units for the fuel level becouse ive got eradic readings as well. Does someone know how many sender units a6 c5 3.0i has? 2 i guess?

AUDIMONSTERRR

Hi, i found the problems one by one and solved them..

In case someone has similar issues...

1st problem was the drivers door deffective micro switch. Changed with new aftermarket assembly. The whole lock mech... Its a lot to change it.. the door is striped nude for this withthe window frame and etc.. Around 35 euro new. Made in China. Working nice (for now).

Then, i found bad connection in the rear roof lamps. One quick hit with the soldering iron and we are golden..

Then, there was short in the cables coming to the sunvisor in the driver side. Repaired. But still.. the sunvisor does not work, because there is a problem with the contacts in it, where it goes on when you twist the visor down. I guess there will have to change the visor from a car where it was not used ofen. Maybe from UK one, where the left side is not used i guess...

If i remember something else i will add info..

AUDIMONSTERRR

I added optical led ambient light strips to the door panels, i am proud they look like original stuff, not something done in the garage.. Everyone that gets in the car is complimenting the level of options it has. )

I changed all interior lights with leds, the stop and parking lights with leds.. its so good that way. The stop (brake) lights are so much brighter now... i love it, feels much safer...

I added original compass mirror from US car.. simple job, just replaced the mirrors, reconected the original wire from my mirror and voila.. The car has el. steering wheel, el. leather seats with heaters, memory package and it looks and feels
better than my 4f to be honest... I like the C5 very much! It is simpler and more reliable and lots cheaper to look after and run than the 3.0tdi 4f all road i have. The petrol engine is working like a singer sewing machine, like a seiko automatic watch, the 3.0 tdi is idle-ling like ak47.. the C5 is a bit smaller and i feel it better in the city.

I love the instrument cluster on the C5 as it has more gauges, the oil temp and voltmeter gives it more complicated and sportier look in my opinion.. I changed the dull 16" for sline 18" black wheels with ET35 and the car looks like a beast, the wheel arcs are full and the tyres are just out to the fenders. I just love it.