[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

[Nathan Engelbert]

2nd.  Probably far less than 50 times, too.

The only things I can think would make marine wire different would be a
more water resistant jacket, and possibly more smaller conductors for the
same gauge wire, making it more flexible (like welding cable).

I used 12 conductor stranded 18awg cable to repair my hatch wiring, with
mini mate-n-lock terminals at each end to aid in re-replacement down the
road.

Nathan Engelbert
83 UrQ DA900453
95 S6 avant


> Solid wire?  No way.
> After opening the hatch 50 times it would be broken.
> Unless the wire was the size of a single stand in the stranded wire.
>
> Which wires do you think are solid?
> I doubt there is any solid wire in the entire car's harness.
>
> Mike
>
> www.urq20v.com
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring
>> From: "Jack Walker" <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
>> Date: Wed, June 03, 2009 3:40 pm
>> To: "'Ian Duff'" <iduff at comcast.net>
>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>>
>>
>> How does one get the trim pieces for the headliner off?
>>
>> But the wire (prior to the connector) goes into a tunnel that runs above
>> the
>> pillars and I'm assuming is a place for water to escape out the back of
>> the
>> car, down the sides of the rear pillar. God knows there was enough crap
>> in
>> the place the rubber boot goes through
>>
>> Some of the wire was stranded; some solid; so new stranded wire would be
>> my
>> thought as well? But why marine wire?
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ian Duff [mailto:iduff at comcast.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:29 PM
>> To: Jack Walker
>> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring
>>
>> It might be easier to peel back the trim (headliner and hatch) and put
>> new lengths of wire thru the rubber boot, splicing some distance from
>> the boot in either direction.
>>
>> If you go this route, you might want to use stranded wire, which is
>> reputed to withstand flexing better than solid wire. A common use for
>> stranded wire is in marine applications. You should be able to get
>> stranded wire at any marine chandlery, with www.defender.com being a
>> reputable, low-price source.
>>
>> -Ian Duff.
>>
>> On 03 Jun, 2009, at 14:47, Jack Walker wrote:
>>
>> > So I'm finally diving into my tailgate wiring problems, there's more
>> > broken
>> > than are complete.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm considering buying the harness (#4A9 971 726 F - $362.00) and
>> > replacing
>> > the entire group, Unless I can get harness out and repair it all out
>> > of the
>> > car, there just isn't going to be enough space to put like 10
>> > splices and
>> > cover them up in the one little space that's going to have to fit back
>> > inside the rubber cover/grommet. So I'm thinking splices above the
>> > grommet
>> > and below the grommet and fresh wires inside the grommett
>> >
>> > So the harness connector must be up inside the hole that comes from
>> > above
>> > the pillar, how does one access the connector it looks to be inside
>> > a tunnel
>> > above and forward of the rear pillar.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At the same time I'm replacing the Avant's rear hatch light bar -
>> > reflector
>> > with a European S6A+
>> >
>> > Has anyone done this before?
>> >
>> > Are there two versions of the S6+, an Avant and Sedan? I got this from
>> > Europrice and he said there isn't when I got it like forever ago!
>> >
>> > The US version doesn't cross over from each side on the license
>> > plate, it's
>> > totally open across the top of the trim piece that the license plate
>> > attaches too
>> >
>> > The hatch lift latch handle doesn't seem to fit under the cross
>> > piece from
>> > each side on the S6+
>> >
>> > Has everyone simply cut it out all the way across where the latch
>> > handle
>> > piece fits up to it, this is possible but I'm thinking not too smart!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I've also got a Euro S6 hatch cover/reflector/lights that's in three
>> > pieces
>> > the two reflectors and the center license plate holder with the
>> > exact same
>> > problem!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jack Walker
>> >
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