Help please!!

[anthonys2]

Hi guys

The temperature gauge light has never worked on my coupe and something ive never thought of sorting until now i can see the temp but it doesnt lighten up is there a bulb that i can order from audi and if so does anyone have a part number please if no such part is available any suggestions, and just to avoid confusion its the temp gauge that tells you the outside temp on the dash board cheers!

[Le S2 Audi]

its the temp gauge that tells you the outside temp on the dash board cheers!

Mine dont work either!!!

Anybody help with bulb replacement type??

[anthonys2]

come on guys i know there must be others out there with the same problem somebody must know the part number required???

[dest]

I think they are just normal twist in ones like this one.
To make it red you can just swap the "condom" from the blown one

[anthonys2]

cheers pal il give that a try tomorrow

[S2central.net]

Pasted from www.s2central.net on this old subject...

The most common failure within the display module is that the illumination bulb simply burns out. The backlighting is always on when the engine is running and its just a matter of time before the bulb gives up the ghost. This bulb can be replaced at very little cost as long as you aren't averse to a little bit of fiddly soldering inside your display module.

I used a sub-miniature 12V bulb from Maplin electronics (Part PG77J) with success. The operation is a little fiddly and I certainly wouldn't advise doing this yourself unless you have some prior soldering experience. An alternative device would be a super-bright sub-min 12V LED (also available from Maplin as CJ70M). The LED has the advantage of an easier install but you have to check the polarity is correct before proceeding. Photo coming soon...

[johne]

Beaten to the punch by Paul

[johne]

[QUOTE=The LED has the advantage of an easier install but you have to check the polarity is correct before proceeding. Photo coming soon...[/QUOTE]

The disadvantage of the LED is that it tends to give a bright patch in the centre of the display - there's a picture on here somewhere showing this.

This is where Dest's super small condom could help to spread the light....

John

[anthonys2]

thank you guys il put my mighty skills to use!! ha ha