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Re: Automatic sunroof
On Mar 23, 12:24 pm, TonyJ <tonyjnos...@nospamvisi.com> wrote:
> Ed Pirrero wrote: > > On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: > > >>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message > > >>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.ne t... > > >>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse > >>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... > > >>>>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 :-) Anyone who's done any engine work on B5 2.8 or 2.7TT is laughing. In a crying sort of way. :) E.P. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
On Mar 23, 12:24 pm, TonyJ <tonyjnos...@nospamvisi.com> wrote:
> Ed Pirrero wrote: > > On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: > > >>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message > > >>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.ne t... > > >>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse > >>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... > > >>>>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 :-) Anyone who's done any engine work on B5 2.8 or 2.7TT is laughing. In a crying sort of way. :) E.P. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
On Mar 23, 12:24 pm, TonyJ <tonyjnos...@nospamvisi.com> wrote:
> Ed Pirrero wrote: > > On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: > > >>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message > > >>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.ne t... > > >>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse > >>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... > > >>>>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 :-) Anyone who's done any engine work on B5 2.8 or 2.7TT is laughing. In a crying sort of way. :) E.P. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
"TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > > > Ed Pirrero wrote: >> On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >> >>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>> >>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.n et... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>> >>>>>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. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
"TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > > > Ed Pirrero wrote: >> On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >> >>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>> >>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.n et... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>> >>>>>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. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
"TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > > > Ed Pirrero wrote: >> On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >> >>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>> >>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.n et... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>> >>>>>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. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
"TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > > > Ed Pirrero wrote: >> On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >> >>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>> >>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia.n et... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>> >>>>>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. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
Lez Pawl wrote: > "TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message > news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > >> >>Ed Pirrero wrote: >> >>>On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>>> >>>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia. net... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>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. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
Lez Pawl wrote: > "TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message > news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > >> >>Ed Pirrero wrote: >> >>>On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>>> >>>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia. net... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>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. |
Re: Automatic sunroof
Lez Pawl wrote: > "TonyJ" <tonyjnospam@nospamvisi.com> wrote in message > news:1308ac6i2mdnh6c@corp.supernews.com... > >> >>Ed Pirrero wrote: >> >>>On Mar 23, 7:21 am, "Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"Carsten Hjorth" <carstenfjernhjo...@yahoo.dk> wrote in message >>>> >>>>news:4603a0ca$0$4169$ba624c82@nntp02.dk.telia. net... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>"Lez Pawl" <L...@Pawlbtinternet.com> skrev i en meddelelse >>>>>news:JMednXqTT8Dz9p7bRVnysAA@bt.com... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>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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