Help: replacing the climate control panel.

[Brucelee]

I understand the government is developing a climate control planet to combat Global Warming!

[butterfingers]

Hey BobMarley1,

My LCD screen looks exactly identical to yours and so I went ahead to purchase this item:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-Porsche-Electronic-Climate-Control-LCD-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33545QQitemZ2800952 38082QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I have not received it yet, but I think someone else on this forum has tried to fix it using the kit that I bought.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that it works, but REALLY hope any forum member could give any advise.

Thanks!

[FrayAdjacent]

If you replace the whole unit (which you'll probably have to), it's UBER EASY and QUICK to pull out and reinstall.

Pop the bezel off around it with a small flat tipped screwstick, and unscrew the two screws holding it in. Pull it out and disconnect the cables. Install is the reverse. Shouldn't take more than 5 minutes.

[FrayAdjacent]

For that price, I might end up getting one of those just because my buttons are sticky! That's a great deal!

I bet it just connects to the board in the unit by the one little cable that goes to it. Should be an uber easy job to replace it.

Originally Posted by butterfingers

Hey BobMarley1,

My LCD screen looks exactly identical to yours and so I went ahead to purchase this item:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-Porsche-Electronic-Climate-Control-LCD-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33545QQitemZ2800952 38082QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I have not received it yet, but I think someone else on this forum has tried to fix it using the kit that I bought.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that it works, but REALLY hope any forum member could give any advise.

Thanks!

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent

For that price, I might end up getting one of those just because my buttons are sticky! That's a great deal!

Your entire center console is sticky LOL, somehow you had dried up Coke resedue behind the AC bezel LOL BTW i got the cupholders working perfectly, they slide in and out and expand and collapse perfectly everytime.

[butterfingers]

Thanks for your comments FrayAdjacent!

I am really hoping that its as simple as you say it is for the LCD replacement. What got me doubtful was an earlier post in the message tread that stated that someone had tried to replace the LCD with a similar kit that I bought, and though the replacement seemed easy enough, after the 'surgery', their instrument cluster did not work....

I mean, for the price, if it works, it would be a fantastic self repair that could save hundreds of $s to avoid replacing the whole climate control unit just because of the LCD damage.

Fingers still crossed till I get the kit in my hands and try to do the replacement!

[FrayAdjacent]

Well, if you get just the little LCD/button panel part of it, it's still easy to get at. You take out the whole assembly as I pointed out, then there are four screws holding the face plate to the white plastic housing. Unscrew those, and the face plate is loose. There's a small ribbon cable connecting the faceplate to a PCB in the housing. Disconnect that, plug in the new face plate, screw it on, and reinstall the whole unit. Probably still a VERY quick job.

And CJ, yeah, the PO apparently trusted that cupholder a little too much... Everything had coke residue in it in that lower console.

Originally Posted by butterfingers

Thanks for your comments FrayAdjacent!

I am really hoping that its as simple as you say it is for the LCD replacement. What got me doubtful was an earlier post in the message tread that stated that someone had tried to replace the LCD with a similar kit that I bought, and though the replacement seemed easy enough, after the 'surgery', their instrument cluster did not work....

I mean, for the price, if it works, it would be a fantastic self repair that could save hundreds of $s to avoid replacing the whole climate control unit just because of the LCD damage.

Fingers still crossed till I get the kit in my hands and try to do the replacement!

[Paul]

Use caution when prying off the bezel or you will damage the leather/vinyl surrounding it. Mine was replaced under warranty and now I have permanent "dimples' on the area that the @#$%^ used as a pivot point for his screwdriver.