FAQ
06.02.2022, 21:45
Hello everyone, my name is Luciano and I live in north Italy. I have a Audi Cabriolet model '94 and everything works great.
The problem is with another Audi Cabriolet from '97, who bought it a friend of mine. At the beginning the top was not functional (he bought the car like this) but the previous owner gives him a second control unit for the top.
When I sow the trunk wiring, I decided to change it with a new one, and after that the top starts to work....but is not working properly. Is like the process of opening is not in the right order. After the first step (when the top is opened at maximum) the lid is pushed out by the piston, without unblock the 2 side "clamps".
Yes, until now we can say that maybe the 2 side clamps is not functional. But when I try to close the top, the lid is opening at maximum. After that, is nothing happens, I have to close manually.
I decided to check the control unit, and being the same pump with 8 cylinder, I put on the control unit from my car.
And in that moment I sow that the control unit from my friend car has an "A" at the end of the code.
With my control unit the top is opening and closing normal, like should do.
The conclusion: the previous owner tried to change the control unit, but instead to put the right one 8G0 959 255, he putted the 8G0 959 255 A, the 6 cylinder pump control unit.
I checked the control unit which the previous owner gives with the car, and is the right one, without A, but unfortunately is not functional.
I sow that the prices is 4 times higher than the one with A....
My question is: did someone tried to repair a top control unit? Has someone idea what can be broken, maybe is repairable....
I read some old posts here on the forum, and link with a few places where can be repaired. I think that this is the right decision, if the price is under the 300-400€, like a used control unit from the ebay. At least, they will give a warranty for the repair.
Thanks all for attention, and excuse me for grammatical errors ?.
The problem is with another Audi Cabriolet from '97, who bought it a friend of mine. At the beginning the top was not functional (he bought the car like this) but the previous owner gives him a second control unit for the top.
When I sow the trunk wiring, I decided to change it with a new one, and after that the top starts to work....but is not working properly. Is like the process of opening is not in the right order. After the first step (when the top is opened at maximum) the lid is pushed out by the piston, without unblock the 2 side "clamps".
Yes, until now we can say that maybe the 2 side clamps is not functional. But when I try to close the top, the lid is opening at maximum. After that, is nothing happens, I have to close manually.
I decided to check the control unit, and being the same pump with 8 cylinder, I put on the control unit from my car.
And in that moment I sow that the control unit from my friend car has an "A" at the end of the code.
With my control unit the top is opening and closing normal, like should do.
The conclusion: the previous owner tried to change the control unit, but instead to put the right one 8G0 959 255, he putted the 8G0 959 255 A, the 6 cylinder pump control unit.
I checked the control unit which the previous owner gives with the car, and is the right one, without A, but unfortunately is not functional.
I sow that the prices is 4 times higher than the one with A....
My question is: did someone tried to repair a top control unit? Has someone idea what can be broken, maybe is repairable....
I read some old posts here on the forum, and link with a few places where can be repaired. I think that this is the right decision, if the price is under the 300-400€, like a used control unit from the ebay. At least, they will give a warranty for the repair.
Thanks all for attention, and excuse me for grammatical errors ?.