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Is there anyway to repair a dead pixel in the cluster besides replacing the whole cluster?

   
Old 11-30-2006, 09:45 AM
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Default Is there anyway to repair a dead pixel in the cluster besides replacing the whole cluster?
I've got strings of dead pixels on the info. panel of my cluster.

Is there anyway to repair or replace the information panel without replacing the cluster?

Seems like it should be easy enough to pop in a new panel or even solder one in if it's soldered. I guess the hard part would be sourcing a LCD panel with the dimensions and red/yellow illumination.
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Old 11-30-2006, 09:50 AM
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Default and i am calling BS to people blaming it on hot climates....the colder it gets for me the less
my display shows. audi should've had a recall for this....among many other things.
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Default search there has been much written about this but the short of it is >
there is no fix other than replacing the whole part at a cost of around $400.00
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someone has a letter you can fill out and send to audi and the ntsb i believe
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Wasn't an engineering student working on a fix awhile back? He was trying to replace the driver.
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Mine immediately looked worse when I moved from Philly to Dallas. This was in the month of May.
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more info PLEASE!!!!!
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I just shut mine off :0P
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Default I think replacing the cluster should resolve it...
That's what I did =p
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i think its extremes in both fashions.. mine is fine still but it lives in a garage most of thetime
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