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| Hello all. I just joined this forum and I wanted to know if anyone knew how to remove the tail light assembly (driver side) on a 2004 A6? Normally I wouldn't think this would be difficult but since there is a sensor of some sort (I received a caution light on dash) I wondered if there was anything special that needed to be done? | |
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Replying to: tacoweasel (Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am) |
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Replying to: tacoweasel (Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am)
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Replying to: tacoweasel (Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am) I went to the dealership, thinking the same as you (it must be complex), and the mechanic came out and changed it in under a minute. It was still under warranty |
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Replying to: jim198 (Jan 19, 2008 7:30 pm) My thought was, if it is really easy and evidently so, someone might not be asking how to do it. If one of us offers advice and it is subsequently taken and then "something expensive to replace" breaks, well, why take that risk? In my case, a friend of mine bought a new plasma TV from a big box retailer and felt it was worth $500 bucks to have it set up (plugged in, essentially.) I would have, myself, set up the TV, the surround sound system and the remotes controlling the whole thing. I would not even dream of working on my Audi A6 beyond "detailing." To each his/her own. If you want help with your home theater system, I'm your guy. If you want help with your Audi, my advice remains: take it to the dealer and pay a bit more [perhaps] but get peace of mind. Oh wait -- I can change the license plates without help, but since the dealer will do this, too, (at no charge), I even let them do that. |
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Replying to: tacoweasel (Jan 18, 2008 8:26 am) Hope that helps. Bret |
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We live in New England and AWD or better has become a necessity. (Although our parents got along fine with DeSotos and Plymouths with snow tires, a couple of bags of sand in the back and a sense of limits as to when you might go out in a storm and/or what route you would take. Life was also different then. Once you were home from work at 6:00 PM, you usually stayed home and didn't go out at night to Barne & Noble or the mall. ) My understanding is the many AWD systems are outsourced from Haldex or Torsen. They all shut down power to the wheel with no traction and direct it elsewhere. Some use the braking system to do this. Additonally some AWD and 4WD systems also have a posittraction/locking rear end feature. Having said this, no manufacturer really claims that their AWD system is any better than the other guy's except Audi. (Again, how could they when they are outsourced?). Hence the question: what makes the current generation Quattro better? Is there a real world difference? If we put a E Class MB with Fourmatic, an S80 with AWD, a BMW 5 Series with the Xi option, and an A6 with Quattro on a hockey rink with the same tires would they have identical traction?
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Feb 08, 2008 6:46 pm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAHPMUkhj5Q
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Replying to: kgary (Feb 10, 2008 3:42 am) Specifically, were they identically shod? Were they all AWD ((at least one vehicle--I couldn't tell which-- didn't spin its front wheels as it got terminally stuck)? Please fill us in.
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Replying to: blckislandguy (Feb 10, 2008 6:21 am)
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