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Automatic sunroof
Lez Pawl wrote: > "TonyJ" > wrote in message > ... > >> >>Ed Pirrero wrote: >> >>>On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"Carsten Hjorth" > wrote in message >>>> . net... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>"Lez Pawl" > skrev i en meddelelse ... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Oh dear my beloved 97 A4 Sedan has developed the automatic opening >>>>>>sunroof.........twice this week. Very strange to be motoring along and >>>>>>then vvvrrrrrrr followed by a rush of cold air. >>>> >>>>>>I have read reports about this and thought 'na, that will never happen >>>>>>the mine' >>>> >>>>>>Is it a switch problem or one of those 'unknown' intermittent faults >>>>>>that >>>>>>we must live with save tearing the whole car apart. >>>> >>>>>>regs >>>>>>dj >>>> >>>>>Clean contacts and bend them closer together, worked for me for 2 years >>>>>now. >>>> >>>>>/Carsten >>>> >>>>thanks and can you please advise access to the contacts. >>> >>> >>>First, remove the bumper.... >>> >>>E.P. >>> >> >>Funny guy :-) >> >>Here is a DIY thread on the sun roof fix from AudiWorld: >>http://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/981283.phtml > > > Tony > > I have to ask, how and why would rain or (snow, my case) affect this spring > contact which appears well protected and after all inside the vehicle. > > > It might be caused by warming ambient temperatures and increasing humidity causing changes in the contacts that may also have corroded a bit over the winter when they were not used much. Or it might just be the time that it came due. Should be a fairly easy fix. Try spraying the contacts with an electrical cleaner / protectant like CRC or DeOxit. |
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Automatic sunroof
On Mar 23, 10:39 pm, TonyJ > wrote:
> Lez Pawl wrote: > > "TonyJ" > wrote in message > ... > > >>Ed Pirrero wrote: > > >>>On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" > wrote: > > >>>>"Carsten Hjorth" > wrote in message > > . net... > > >>>>>"Lez Pawl" > skrev i en meddelelse > ... > > >>>>>>Oh dear my beloved 97 A4 Sedan has developed the automatic opening > >>>>>>sunroof.........twice this week. Very strange to be motoring along and > >>>>>>then vvvrrrrrrr followed by a rush of cold air. > > >>>>>>I have read reports about this and thought 'na, that will never happen > >>>>>>the mine' > > >>>>>>Is it a switch problem or one of those 'unknown' intermittent faults > >>>>>>that > >>>>>>we must live with save tearing the whole car apart. > > >>>>>>regs > >>>>>>dj > > >>>>>Clean contacts and bend them closer together, worked for me for 2 years > >>>>>now. > > >>>>>/Carsten > > >>>>thanks and can you please advise access to the contacts. > > >>>First, remove the bumper.... > > >>>E.P. > > >>Funny guy :-) > > >>Here is a DIY thread on the sun roof fix from AudiWorld: > >>http://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/981283.phtml > > > Tony > > > I have to ask, how and why would rain or (snow, my case) affect this spring > > contact which appears well protected and after all inside the vehicle. > > It might be caused by warming ambient temperatures and increasing humidity > causing changes in the contacts that may also have corroded a bit over the > winter when they were not used much. > > Or it might just be the time that it came due. > > Should be a fairly easy fix. Try spraying the contacts with an electrical > cleaner / protectant like CRC or DeOxit. This is a known and common problem with these switches. After soem amount of time, they begin the "ghost operation", and a little contact bending and Stabilant 22 usually fixes them right up. The switch itself is fairly robust, but the cover panel tabs are easily broken. You can epoxy them back on, but best to be careful to start with. E.P. |
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