SFC

That's typical of modern dealers. They should be called module replacers or
something. They can't repair anything and have no understanding of there own
product.

SFC

"Don Turner" <leavemealone@nospam.com> schreef in bericht
news:42962285$0$24496$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
> "Antonio Carlini" <arcarlini@iee.org> wrote in message
> news:429512EE.4000409@iee.org...
>
>> I would think that getting the cluster out, playing
>> with it on the bench and putting it back would be a
>> good couple of hours work. So you will not see much
>> change out of £100. Even on my Vectra the dealer
>> wanted something near that (including VAT) when
>> the odometer stopped being visible.
>
> I can get the cluster quite easily.. and I have. However when I open it
> up I am faced with literally hundreds of solder joints and that is just on
> one layer. There are 2 circuit boards stacked one a-top the other ;-(.
>
> As for Audi dealers, they are renowned for their unhelpfulness and
> snottiness. I called up to enquire about a repair.. the response is that
> they only replace (£800 + VAT and fitting/coding). Furthermore if I did
> find one in a scrappie they would not code it to my car because that is
> against AUDI UK policy. The cluster is made by Jaeger (Magnetti Marelli)
> an Italian company so I contacted their technical dept and so far zilch..
>
> DT
>
>
>

draugaz@iname.com

SFC wrote:
> That's typical of modern dealers. They should be called module replacers or
> something. They can't repair anything and have no understanding of there own
> product.

Indeed. The problem is, that it is not own product anymore, as it was
designed and built by some third party supplier (VDO, Motometer etc)
which just complies to the given specifications, but does not disclose
the "inner life" of the given component.
So, Audi (or bmw or renault or opel for that matter) are unable to
repair the thing, even if they would like to.

draugaz@iname.com

SFC wrote:
> That's typical of modern dealers. They should be called module replacers or
> something. They can't repair anything and have no understanding of there own
> product.

Indeed. The problem is, that it is not own product anymore, as it was
designed and built by some third party supplier (VDO, Motometer etc)
which just complies to the given specifications, but does not disclose
the "inner life" of the given component.
So, Audi (or bmw or renault or opel for that matter) are unable to
repair the thing, even if they would like to.

draugaz@iname.com

SFC wrote:
> That's typical of modern dealers. They should be called module replacers or
> something. They can't repair anything and have no understanding of there own
> product.

Indeed. The problem is, that it is not own product anymore, as it was
designed and built by some third party supplier (VDO, Motometer etc)
which just complies to the given specifications, but does not disclose
the "inner life" of the given component.
So, Audi (or bmw or renault or opel for that matter) are unable to
repair the thing, even if they would like to.

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> saying something like:

>> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
>> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
>> <leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>
>Barstow is _not_ the edge of the desert!!

Tell Hunter.

He's dead though.
--

Dave
SE6a

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> saying something like:

>> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
>> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
>> <leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>
>Barstow is _not_ the edge of the desert!!

Tell Hunter.

He's dead though.
--

Dave
SE6a

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Watson A.Name - \"Watt Sun, the
Dark Remover\"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com> saying something like:

>> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
>> drugs began to take hold. I remember "Don Turner"
>> <leavemealone@nospam.com> saying something like:
>
>Barstow is _not_ the edge of the desert!!

Tell Hunter.

He's dead though.
--

Dave
SE6a

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Peter Bell <peter@invalid.org.uk>
saying something like:

>> Dave
>> SE6a
>
>... as in Reliant Scimitar?

Yep.

> Don't see many around these days. I sold
>my SE5a in 1990, after ten years ownership, and sometimes wish I hadn't.

There's a thriving OC www.scimitarweb.com and the cars are still cheap.

Go on... you know you want to...
--

Dave
SE6a

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Peter Bell <peter@invalid.org.uk>
saying something like:

>> Dave
>> SE6a
>
>... as in Reliant Scimitar?

Yep.

> Don't see many around these days. I sold
>my SE5a in 1990, after ten years ownership, and sometimes wish I hadn't.

There's a thriving OC www.scimitarweb.com and the cars are still cheap.

Go on... you know you want to...
--

Dave
SE6a

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Peter Bell <peter@invalid.org.uk>
saying something like:

>> Dave
>> SE6a
>
>... as in Reliant Scimitar?

Yep.

> Don't see many around these days. I sold
>my SE5a in 1990, after ten years ownership, and sometimes wish I hadn't.

There's a thriving OC www.scimitarweb.com and the cars are still cheap.

Go on... you know you want to...
--

Dave
SE6a