Recent content by Steveijc

You'll have to post some pics of the interior too! Always fancied a dual-action polisher here too. I've tried a few Meguiars products on mine by hand but the German paint seems ridiculously hard to buff scratches out of.

Same here! Don't think I've seen another that colour before! Very unique

Thanks aragorn, the explanation has helped me understand it better now. You're right about the clock, it's the non digital version with the oil and battery gauges. The car has the single piece headlights and the corroded metal boot strip, so I'm guessing it was one of the early versions of the...

It's a bit of a 'running on a shoestring' car so I'm reluctant to take it to an auto spark. I might try a scrap cluster if I can get hold of one and see if the dis works. I kind of wish the car never had one now and just had the bog standard seperate warning lights! I'm not well up on electrics...

Would this be a straightforward plug in and go job if I found the same kind of cluster with the analog clock, or would it require coding by a specialist? I can live with the mileage being wrong if it meant I could bung it straight in. Are the clusters known for failing totally on the B5? Seems...

Thank you for the welcome, Sandra! The only pic I have at present is my avi pic from when the car belonged to my friend. She's a bit rough around the edges, being 15 years old now but so much more comfortable and better built than many modern cars!

Hi there! Thanks for the replies. The pixels were fine prior to this, maybe a couple of lines missing but still readable. Now it's as if the whole thing has failed altogether. I'd had the brake pad warning on for as long as I can remember, pads were fine so always ignored it. There is no...

Hi I'm Steve. I own a 99 A4 1.8 SE. Been a lurker here for a while and have learned lots about what seems a complicated car, although somewhat ahead of it's time and still modern today. Signed up hoping to gain some useful advice and contribute any worthwhile knowledge of my own.

I'm new here but have been a lurker for some time! Wonder if anyone can help with my problem. I have a 99 b5 1.8 SE non turbo with the full dis. It occasionally throws a fit and beeps numerous times on and off during a journey but most of the time, it's on OK and the pixels aren't too bad. The...