Display / heating Ventilation contols erratic

edoh

edoh

Audi A4 1.8 SE Auto - January 1996 reg
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hello everyone -
got a problem with the display / workings of my heater / ventilation controls -
and it's definitely not the right weather for them not to be working :(-
1996 1.8 petrol SE Auto Audi A4 -
the display is getting more and more erratic - sometimes on - sometimes off -
(can sometimes bring up the display with a hard knock on the side of the unit) -
and same with the heating / ventilation - sometimes on - sometimes off - doesn't matter which button gets pressed -
any ideas on where to start a repair? bearing in mind i'm just about a 2 spanner haynes man :)
all comments - thoughts - similar experiences - much appreciated -
cheers
edoh
 
Thanks Aragorn -
Good place to start - I've got the Kris Hansen Tech article on Climate control head fix - so I can get to the back of the unit and check the harness connectors - my limited skills aren't up to soldering on circuit boards / checking continuity on the ribbon cable.
Where might be a good place to try and get hold of another control unit?
thanks again :icon thumright: edoh
 
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yep - the climate control unit has completely given up the ghost - no display - no hot or cold air - nada -
checked the harness connections at the back - all fine -
started having a look round ebay - lots for sale - but with one digit or one letter different from mine - :rolleyes:
the back of my unit says - 5HB 006 500 - 11 8D0 820 043 H
the only one i could find with the exact same code is for sale in Germany - for big squids -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A4-B...211746827?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item2ed9279a0b
should i pursue? or try more local (cheaper?) scrappies?
any thoughts?
 

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8D0820043H is the correct and only part number according to the catalog, they changed in 1997 for the later models.
 
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thanks so much for this -
thinking i might go down the reman route - nearly a ton - but takes the guesswork out of how good the second hand ones on ebay are -
thanks again -
edoh
 
I'm sure you could get it repaired for much cheaper than a reman. Try contacting someone who repairs cluster lcds and stuff, it'll be a piece of cake for them.
 
hey- thanks for the heads up about that route -
any ideas where i could look to find such a contact?
cheers - edoh
 
ouch! 10 days and 63 pound 60 pence later - reman return the climate control unit saying it's faulty and can't be repaired! double ouch! I've got one of those plug in cigarette lighter stick on windscreen ring fans - but they hardly do anything -
keeping an eye on a german/american/ ebay cc unit - same model number - but talking close to 200 squid -
any cheaper alternatives/ ideas - anyone can come up with?
before the icy weather kicks in :audibash:?
 
another option could be too see if you can find a facelift single din and fit that? It will be a bit of work (wiring) but it's doable, and should be able to pick everything up for less than 200 sheets.
 
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hey - thanks for the heads up on that - :thumbs up: definitely worth looking into -
 
If you're interested in doing the facelift conversion,I have a complete unit from my w reg tdi (single din) for sale,I can supply the wiring plugs and some loom too.It was my own car so I know the unit is 100%.
Let mre know if you're interested
tony
 
Thanks for the kind offer Tony -
I've got a second hand unit on order - so hopefully sorted soon :tears of joy: -
Cheers for keeping us in mind -
Big thank you to everyone whose commented on this thread :thumbs up:
 
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