RESOLVED: A6 Rear light cluster ( 07)

[Guest 2]

Sorry for bringing this topic back uup the board,
Got my rear lights replaced last Saturday (31st Oct), all was fine when I collected the car, clear lights and no fogging/condensation and two days later (2nd Nov) theyve started again in the exact same place!

I know this is a bad thought but my wife thinks they actually never replaced them and just wiped the condensation away :S What does she know!

Car is booked in tomorrow (7th Nov) and hopefully this new set will last longer than two days!

Chris

[MFGF]

Two weeks? Wow! That must be a record! Mine usually stayed clear for a month or two before the first signs of condensation reappeared. Might be worth asking them to seal the breather holes on the next set to see if it makes a difference?

MF.

[Guest 2]

Two weeks? Wow! That must be a record! Mine usually stayed clear for a month or two before the first signs of condensation reappeared. Might be worth asking them to seal the breather holes on the next set to see if it makes a difference?

MF.

2 days actually

Got them replaced again at weekend (7th Nov) and all is still good, had a lot of heavy rain this afternoon so the car is still wet. If they go again i'll be straight on the phone again for another set!

Chris

[jUsT2eXy]

Just checked mine and they too have condensation on the reverse light section..and the red area. You can see the water dripping and the condensation clearly.

What is wrong with these lights?

I have the LED ones (2006). The car isn't under warranty..what can I do?

Will my complaining get me anywhere? From what I have heard replacing them with new ones will get rid of the problem for a while and then the condensation will return?

Is it a design fault? Can't believe there hadn't been any recalls..

[Guest 2]

Its a design fault.

No warranty? You'll have to pay unfortunately. I still have the luxury of the original warranty so i'm getting them done as many times as I can before its up.

My new ones (Non-LED) lasted 2 days before the condensation returned. Im going to get the car booked in on Saturday for them o get replaced again.

Chris

[JimC64]

Well guys, just picked my car up after the non start issue was " resolved ".......we'll see!
I had my 7th or 8th set I think it is of rear lights replaced as previously posted due to severe condensation.
The dealer Again stressed that this is NOT covered by Audi but they have replaced them themselves for me, and will essentially put it in as something else......basically hiding the problem.
I wonder how many hundreds / thousands of times this is done up n down the country? No wonder Audi do not know the severity of the problem

anyhow..we'll see how long these last???

[JimC64]

I can't believe I'm posting back into this thread probably around 2 years or more from when I first started it and 7or 8 replacements sets later!!!!

My condensation is back with a vengeance, its there on both sides but much more noticeable on the drivers side. I'm hoping to get them off at some point soon, get them thoroughly dried out and re attached with copious amounts of silicone to try and solve the problem.

I just find it hard to believe that a marque like Audi won't stand behind their issues such as this.......Thats a big FAIL for Audi from me I have to say.

[gupsterg]

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[coolraj003]

I also have this issue on mine which is a 07 2.0 with normal. Im not too fussed about the LED ones or anything just want this thing sorted. I do have their AUdi Comprehensive warranty so I suppose it should be covered under that.

Raj

[Guest 2]

It's the norm now everytime my car goes in for service, the clusters are always replaced.

You think within 6 years of the C6 model they would've cracked the design and stopped the problem.


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