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dab
March 19th, 2010, 15:25
Any ideas, I hear it clicking but it wont go up. Tried to search for this topic no luck.
SAF
March 19th, 2010, 17:57
Have you tried wiggling it while someone turns it on? Might just be stuck.
snoopra
March 19th, 2010, 18:25
I did a post on this a while back (year or two). It turns out Audis are famous for electrical issues from time to time. Mine stopped working for no reason one day (same clicking with no action), then like two weeks later started back and has been working even since. It's about $700 to replace so I suggest an electrical evalution/trouble shooting or do what I did, wiggle the connection wires in the trunk a bit and hope it comes back:)
Aronis
March 21st, 2010, 20:57
if you can find the wire harness connection, unplug, spray with contact cleaner, reconnect.
I've done this with the drives side air bag (two years ago, no problems since) and most recently with my Ice-link for IPHONE which I installed in December 2003, and that's been fine for two months.
The "Audi Electrical Thing" is COMMON TO ALL CARS. A slight amount of corrosion at the wire harness connections and that's what you get, intermittent problems.
I have an intermitten problem with my cooling fans staying on at full speed. It's an error from a temp sensor which had been replaced about a year ago. I suspect it's just the wire connection and when I have the intake off for my spark plug change next week, I hope to find that connector and spray it!
Contact cleaner can be found at any RadioShack.
Mike
Boston Driver
March 23rd, 2010, 18:23
The other problem with the sunshade is that it gets "stuck"in the closed position because it retracts just a bit too far. There was a solution for that issue posted in QuattroWorld here: X-post to QW forum (http://forums.quattroworld.com/a6/msgs/12339.phtml)
Aronis
March 23rd, 2010, 21:03
by the way, I MISS MY REAR SHADES! My 2000 A6 4.2 had them...dam...cheap RS6...
Christian-
March 24th, 2010, 17:02
It was an option on the RS6. You can add it, just like the A6 guys.
Here's a thread for the window shades:
http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=1674448
Here's a thread for the rear power shade:
http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=1711677
snoopra
March 25th, 2010, 03:07
The other problem with the sunshade is that it gets "stuck"in the closed position because it retracts just a bit too far. There was a solution for that issue posted in QuattroWorld here: X-post to QW forum (http://forums.quattroworld.com/a6/msgs/12339.phtml)
Nice info, Boston Driver!