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> All, <snip> > 3.  Keyless entry.  The car didn’t come with a keyless entry fob.  I > THINK the car has the receivers to accept this but am not certain.  It > does have motorized locks.  Ebay has some keyless entry fobs for 96 A4 > and Cabs.  Would it be that simple with dealer reprogramming? > Actually they are kind of … big and ugly.  Could I get a newer key > with integrated keyless transmitter and get it cut for my car or > integrate the old key?

It may not have the keyless entry receiver pre-installed but if not Vag Parts (www.vagparts.com) sell an after market module (made specifically for Audis) but it still has a rather large fob ( I purchased one recently and the kit arrived after only a few days. Boez

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I bought a used 96 A6 Avant, not quite a Cabriolet, but had every one of the same issues. 1. The CD prewire is in my trunk. I can’t imagine fishing out that din wire to anywhere else. The changer takes 6 cds. Unless you are A.D.D., you’ll find that the trunk is not an issue. 2. Buy a VAG.COM cable and software. You can then find the exact code, clear it, and/or fix it.  I kept getting a temp invalid signal every few days until I replaced the thermostat. No check engine code for a year now. 3. Keyless entry. You can buy a fob at the dealer for anout $125. I got one there and another on e-bay. make sure the e-bay ones are for only a 95-96. The switchblade will not work with this model. There are instructions on various boards as to how to program the remote. I can dig mine up if youcan’t fine ‘em. The dealer may or may not charge you to program them. My old dealer did not, my new one does. 4. My alarm is great. Motion sensor, override, etc. It works well with the remote 5. Me too. I asked the dealer and he said that was the way it was. I dad a toyota that was worse and after taking it to the regional guy, got new belts from a safety reason. I had in hand a government safety form requesting a recall if he did not comply. Try it on your audi dealer, I just live with it. 6. My Avant has lots of room. The wheel is telescopic and up/down as well. It helps get you where you need to be. My electric seat is all the way down and back. I’m 6′3" and all is well. ENJOY YOUR AUDI !!! 3

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> All, > I just bought a beautiful 1996 Cabriolet Convertible.  Very very happy > with it.  Even though its an automatic the acceleration is good with > the V6 and the sweet spot is above 60 MPH.  God bless the audobahn. > I apologize in advance that i am asking so many questions but am > thinking I might as well pick the brains of the experts out there… > There are just a few things I want to work on to make the car perfect. > 1.  Audio:  Where to add a CD changer?  The car is prewired to have > the changer in the back, however I would really like to have the > changer in the glove box or perhaps under one of the seats.  Is this > possible?  I’ve done the research and I need to use the 8DO 035 111 > with 8-PIN connector.  There are some indications that other models > may work with special connectors but at the cost of losing cd info > being displayed in the Delta head.  Is this right? Also the speakers > seem to be not that hifi, maybe it’s because I’m only doing the radio > now.  Is it my imagination or should I be looking at aftermarket > speakers?  The car is in excellent condition with minimal wear and > tear (Only 6K per year mileage) so the speakers probably haven’t been > abused. > 2.  Check Engine light.  Its on.  The previous owner brought the car > to the dealer several times who checked everything, got the light off, > then it reappeared after a few days and would stay.  Finally the > dealer said there were no problems with the car and the problem was > most likely a defective computer which would cost $$$ to replace.  I > verified this.  The previous owner said the check engine light would > reappear after a few days when he turned the  ignition key.  Do you > all have any obvious things to check?  I saw that there was a factory > recall on 1996 cabriolet ignition switches on models manufactured in > 1995 but carfax says this car started out in late 1996. > 3.  Keyless entry.  The car didn’t come with a keyless entry fob.  I > THINK the car has the receivers to accept this but am not certain.  It > does have motorized locks.  Ebay has some keyless entry fobs for 96 A4 > and Cabs.  Would it be that simple with dealer reprogramming? > Actually they are kind of … big and ugly.  Could I get a newer key > with integrated keyless transmitter and get it cut for my car or > integrate the old key? > 4. Alarm system.  How is the default alarm system on the car?  I spend > time in a big city and want to have good protection for the car.  Can > I assume that the factory alarm is decent? > 5. Seat belts.  The seat belts don’t retract all the way and sometimes > the door bangs on the buckle. Is there a fix for this? > 6.  Leg room.  This one is kind of far out.  I’m very tall.  I fit in > the car well, but with seat back and down my knees are a bit close to > the steering wheel.  Is there anything I can do for a reasonable > amount of money like lowering the seat, removing padding, moving the > steering wheel up or getting a smaller wheel to have a bit more leg > room? > Advice on these or any other advice from fellow Cabriolet owners will > be very much appreciated. > Thank you in advance I am really enjoying becoming part of the audi > family!

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All, I just bought a beautiful 1996 Cabriolet Convertible.  Very very happy with it.  Even though its an automatic the acceleration is good with the V6 and the sweet spot is above 60 MPH.  God bless the audobahn.   I apologize in advance that i am asking so many questions but am thinking I might as well pick the brains of the experts out there… There are just a few things I want to work on to make the car perfect. 1.  Audio:  Where to add a CD changer?  The car is prewired to have the changer in the back, however I would really like to have the changer in the glove box or perhaps under one of the seats.  Is this possible?  I’ve done the research and I need to use the 8DO 035 111 with 8-PIN connector.  There are some indications that other models may work with special connectors but at the cost of losing cd info being displayed in the Delta head.  Is this right? Also the speakers seem to be not that hifi, maybe it’s because I’m only doing the radio now.  Is it my imagination or should I be looking at aftermarket speakers?  The car is in excellent condition with minimal wear and tear (Only 6K per year mileage) so the speakers probably haven’t been abused. 2.  Check Engine light.  Its on.  The previous owner brought the car to the dealer several times who checked everything, got the light off, then it reappeared after a few days and would stay.  Finally the dealer said there were no problems with the car and the problem was most likely a defective computer which would cost $$$ to replace.  I verified this.  The previous owner said the check engine light would reappear after a few days when he turned the  ignition key.  Do you all have any obvious things to check?  I saw that there was a factory recall on 1996 cabriolet ignition switches on models manufactured in 1995 but carfax says this car started out in late 1996. 3.  Keyless entry.  The car didn’t come with a keyless entry fob.  I THINK the car has the receivers to accept this but am not certain.  It does have motorized locks.  Ebay has some keyless entry fobs for 96 A4 and Cabs.  Would it be that simple with dealer reprogramming? Actually they are kind of … big and ugly.  Could I get a newer key with integrated keyless transmitter and get it cut for my car or integrate the old key? 4. Alarm system.  How is the default alarm system on the car?  I spend time in a big city and want to have good protection for the car.  Can I assume that the factory alarm is decent? 5. Seat belts.  The seat belts don’t retract all the way and sometimes the door bangs on the buckle. Is there a fix for this? 6.  Leg room.  This one is kind of far out.  I’m very tall.  I fit in the car well, but with seat back and down my knees are a bit close to the steering wheel.  Is there anything I can do for a reasonable amount of money like lowering the seat, removing padding, moving the steering wheel up or getting a smaller wheel to have a bit more leg room? Advice on these or any other advice from fellow Cabriolet owners will be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance I am really enjoying becoming part of the audi family!

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> I drive an Audi cabriolet 2.6 V6 and live in the UK. Because of the > economy here, I was thinking about moving to Germany. Is there a big > difference in costs of servicing my Audi? > — > http://www.munted.org.uk – updated 2003/06/12. > Moh ching, moh meng.

Nice Audi Alex, Servicing in any country is always going to be cheaper than in england, damn rip off britain Hope you sort some work out as well… Ronny www.a4audi.co.uk

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I drive an Audi cabriolet 2.6 V6 and live in the UK. Because of the > economy here, I was thinking about moving to Germany. Is there a big > difference in costs of servicing my Audi? > — > http://www.munted.org.uk – updated 2003/06/12. > Moh ching, moh meng. > Nice Audi Alex, Servicing in any country is always going to be cheaper than > in england, damn rip off britain > Hope you sort some work out as well… > Ronny > www.a4audi.co.uk

cars are  more expensive (due to taxes) in the netherlands than in GB, so don’t move "accidentaly" over here. less expensive in germany, but I don’t hope the servicing costs of your car are the only reason to consider moving to germany groetjes Ann-kirstin

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > So we can assume the alternator still working. You might check your > car’s voltage with engine running (about 14 Volts), and engine stooped > (about 12 to 13 volts). > Draining volatage is a sign for leaking current. Please switch all > electrical devices in your car off. Then remove minus-plug from battery > and put an ampere meter (about 20 aps) between battery minus and car’s > body. There might be high current peaks when connecting, but after some > seconds (or minutes) there must not be any current above 100 mA. > If all these does not show any leakage current then disconnect for about > 2 or 3 days. then measure battery voltage. If it is still the first > battery in your car it is worn and ready to replace. No matter what > happened to the battery it is to old. Here in Germany very expensive car > batteries come with a 5 year warranty, but your one seem to be abot > seven years old and thats too old.

The battery’s only a year old; and came with a year’s warranty. I will get a multimeter soon and use it to find out what’s going on with the battery. Thanks for your help. — http://www.munted.org.uk – updated 28/03/2003. If you want efficiency, use C. If you want to suffer, use C++.

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Alex Buell schrieb: > Hmm, I don’t see the alternator light active on the dash,

So first of all: Does the alternator light work when switching on ignition without starting the engine? If not, there might be a problem with the clables. AAssuming the indicator light is correct, points a not burning indicator light on the fact that the generator does not get energizing current. In this case probably the carbon brush conductors and/or the voltage regulator might be worn / defective. So you might have a look on what happens when turning the start key to ignition. — Mit freundlichen Gr

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Recently took possession of a ‘94 Cabriolet; has the manual, but both are > now away for the winter (110km from here, sadly). > The top-folding/stowing mechanism should be completely automatic, once the > roof is "unlocked as you said, *and* the parking/emergency brake is on > (sensor here).  I’m afraid I can’t help with further diagnosis, as I’m so > new to the model myself. > Have heard (horror-) stories of exorbitant costs for the plastic rear-view; > none of which I can vouch for personally.  I cannot conceive that a canvas > converter or other after-market shop (eg- boat supplier) cannot replace this > without using exponential notation in the price. > Best of Luck, > Kevin

Question was answered here when put. Rear windows is zipped in and cost some 500-700 EUR/USD. Ronald – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I just got a 1998 Audi Cabrio and have a question about putting the > top down.  The car did not come with an owner’s manual.  I unlatched > the top right above the rear view mirror.  I pushed the botton on the > center console and the mechanism started to move.  Rear windows went > down, boot storage cover came up, top started to go back then stopped > half way.  It appears this is all it is going to do.  Am I supposed to > put it down manually from there or is there something wrong?  Pushed > button the other way and everything went back into place. > Also, the rear window is sun baked.  Has anyone had this problem and > if so, how did you repair it?  What should I expect to pay for that? > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > DevdogAZ

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I just got a 1998 Audi Cabrio and have a question about putting the top down.  The car did not come with an owner’s manual.  I unlatched the top right above the rear view mirror.  I pushed the botton on the center console and the mechanism started to move.  Rear windows went down, boot storage cover came up, top started to go back then stopped half way.  It appears this is all it is going to do.  Am I supposed to put it down manually from there or is there something wrong?  Pushed button the other way and everything went back into place. Also, the rear window is sun baked.  Has anyone had this problem and if so, how did you repair it?  What should I expect to pay for that? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. DevdogAZ

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Recently took possession of a ‘94 Cabriolet; has the manual, but both are now away for the winter (110km from here, sadly). The top-folding/stowing mechanism should be completely automatic, once the roof is "unlocked as you said, *and* the parking/emergency brake is on (sensor here).  I’m afraid I can’t help with further diagnosis, as I’m so new to the model myself. Have heard (horror-) stories of exorbitant costs for the plastic rear-view; none of which I can vouch for personally.  I cannot conceive that a canvas converter or other after-market shop (eg- boat supplier) cannot replace this without using exponential notation in the price. Best of Luck, Kevin

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I just got a 1998 Audi Cabrio and have a question about putting the > top down.  The car did not come with an owner’s manual.  I unlatched > the top right above the rear view mirror.  I pushed the botton on the > center console and the mechanism started to move.  Rear windows went > down, boot storage cover came up, top started to go back then stopped > half way.  It appears this is all it is going to do.  Am I supposed to > put it down manually from there or is there something wrong?  Pushed > button the other way and everything went back into place. > Also, the rear window is sun baked.  Has anyone had this problem and > if so, how did you repair it?  What should I expect to pay for that? > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > DevdogAZ

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> a friend has a ‘94 Audi cabriolet, V6 engine. Is there any easy way to read > the codes produced by engine problems? From what I’ve been able to find in > manuals, it seems you need some sort of electronic device to access the > codes, unlike older cars where you can short connectors together to cause > the SERVICE light to flash out the codes. Any suggestions on a source for > the device, if that’s the only way to get to the codes????

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You need VAG-COM software and a cable to connect your car to a PC: http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/interfaces.html Pete

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> a friend has a ‘94 Audi cabriolet, V6 engine. Is there any easy way to read > the codes produced by engine problems? From what I’ve been able to find in > manuals, it seems you need some sort of electronic device to access the > codes, unlike older cars where you can short connectors together to cause > the SERVICE light to flash out the codes. Any suggestions on a source for > the device, if that’s the only way to get to the codes????

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a friend has a ‘94 Audi cabriolet, V6 engine. Is there any easy way to read the codes produced by engine problems? From what I’ve been able to find in manuals, it seems you need some sort of electronic device to access the codes, unlike older cars where you can short connectors together to cause the SERVICE light to flash out the codes. Any suggestions on a source for the device, if that’s the only way to get to the codes????

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Can anyone help – I may have done something stupid !!!! I have replaced the water pump on an Audi Cabriolet – 2.6 V6 ABC engine – which involves removing the timing belt. I set the crankshaft pulley at TDC before starting, but now I come to put everything back together again, I can’t find any TDC marks on either of the two camshaft sprockets. How do I know that everything is back in the right place ? Thanks in advance, DavidV

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> Can anyone help – I may have done something stupid !!!! > I have replaced the water pump on an Audi Cabriolet – 2.6 V6 ABC > engine – which involves removing the timing belt. I set the crankshaft > pulley at TDC before starting, but now I come to put everything back > together again, I can’t find any TDC marks on either of the two > camshaft sprockets. > How do I know that everything is back in the right place ? > Thanks in advance, > DavidV

Wasn’t there a little whole in them trough which you could see the mark? I hope I remember well. Ronald

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Can anyone help – I may have done something stupid !!!! > I have replaced the water pump on an Audi Cabriolet – 2.6 V6 ABC > engine – which involves removing the timing belt. I set the crankshaft > pulley at TDC before starting, but now I come to put everything back > together again, I can’t find any TDC marks on either of the two > camshaft sprockets. > How do I know that everything is back in the right place ? > Thanks in advance, > DavidV > Wasn’t there a little whole in them trough which you could see the mark? I > hope I remember well. > Ronald

Hi Ronald, No hole, but I got some advice which should be OK – the holes in the sprockets line up horizontally when everything is properly aligned. To JFP – sincere thanks for your help. I did belt, rollers and tensioner as well – I agree that once everything is in bits, it’s worth doing the whole lot. I don’t have the money, otherwise I would have taken the car to the Audi agent. I also don’t have the brains, I had assumed that there would be TDC marks on crankshaft and the two camshaft pulleys, and there weren’t !!  However – I’m not 100% dumb – I DIDN’T loosen the cam sprockets !   Having said that – next dumb question. Am I right in thinking that here’s only ONE top-dead-centre on the crankshaft. In other words, with the belt off, if I set the crankshaft at the TDC mark, and the cam sprockets as you advise, then it MUST be right – if I turn the crank a whole revolution, it will be back in exactly the same place again ?

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je recherche une audi cabriolet en avez vous une? Pierre Couquelet a

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Hello All, Does anyone have any insight into the 94 Cabriolet. I am considering buying one with 80000 miles that seems to have been well kept and is in great shape. Since I dont know Audi history or reliability, I was hoping that someone could illuminate me to the virtues (or lack thereof) of this model and Audi’s  in general. What are the pros and cons? Do these cars hold up well or are they in the shop alot. Are the repairs costly. Are parts hard to find. Any information  that you have would be very helpful. You can post to this Thanks so very much. Your help is much appreciated! Dylan

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Can anyone tell me what is the largest size Wheel & Tyre combination for a Audi Cabriolet 1993 — Smile – life is good

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Go to www.tirerack.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Can anyone tell me what is the largest size Wheel & Tyre combination for a > Audi Cabriolet 1993 > — > Smile – life is good

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Pakipower writes: >YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE WELL APPRECIATED

It’s a chick car.  Most famous chick to drive one — Princess Di.  I’ve never seen a man behind the wheel of one.  Terminally underpowered.  Zero to 60 in one afternoon.  You can do better….. HTH Dave LaCourse

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>YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE WELL APPRECIATED

(Still chuckling over LaCourse’s excellent point.) – I doubt it. See that "Caps Lock" key to the left of your keyboard?  Try it.  You’ll like it (or at least WE will). — C.R. Krieger "Ignore ‘em, m’dear, they’re beneath your dignity."  -W.C. Fields

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