rear cargo light? and others...

[Thomas J. Donohue, Jr.]

Paul, and all who have responded.  I did locate the light switch at the trailing
edge door jamb...if it had been a poisonous snake it would have bit me!
Apparently it is history, though, because it will not activate the interior
light from that side.  The cargo compartment switch is a bit more subtle...it is
recessed in the left side latch mechanism on the hatch itself; it, too, seems to
be toast, since I can turn the light on manually but fiddling with the switch
does nothing.  There is a metal protrusion on the bottom of the hatch opening
which controls this switch and it has apparently been seating off center, as the
plastic that surrounds the actual switch is quite worn on the outside edge.
Perhaps I will need to realign the hatch before I install a new switch.  Anyone
know of any sources for these switches other than the dealer?  As always, I
prefer to deal with my local dealer only as a last resort!  Thanks, Tom Donohue

Paul Meyers wrote:

> There was a switch. If it's missing, it's been removed.
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas J. Donohue, Jr. [mailto:donohue at netconnx.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 3:54 PM
> To: Marty Hadden
> Cc: paul.meyers at citrix.com; wbr90 at yahoo.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: rear cargo light? and others...
>
> Still on the subject...my passenger door will not trigger an interior light
> on
> the 91 Avant either and I can't seem to find a switch.  The light will come
> on
> when the driver's door is opened or the ignition key is removed.  Anyone
> have
> any thoughts?  Thanks.  Tom
>
> Marty Hadden wrote:
>
> > While we're on the subject of lights and doors... My Avant gate does not
> > trigger the light, either... when I bought it, I thought that it should've
> ,
> > though... strange, it doesn't.
> >
> > Another question... My 87.5 would trigger all doors' lights, when one door
> > was opened... the 86 Avant only triggers the dome and floor lights in the
> > front, but no other door lights.  Was this something new on the 87s, or is
> > my 86 just messed up?
> >
> > I am also now thinking that you could run some wire from the front dome
> > light back into the cargo light, to have it operate the same as the front,
> > but it still wouldn't solve the liftgate-up problem...
> >
> > Marty H
> > 86 5KS Avant 133k mi
> >
> > >From: Paul Meyers <paul.meyers at citrix.com>
> > >To: "'Keith Lawyer'" <wbr90 at yahoo.com>,        "'quattro at audifans.com'"
> > ><quattro at audifans.com>
> > >Subject: RE: 200 avant rear cargo light?
> > >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:18:53 -0400
> > >
> > >I can't speak for a 200A, but my dadblasted 5KTQA works the same way. It
> > >sure looks like it ought to come on when the lift gate is opened, but I
> > >don't know how to wire it to make it work. No position I can find allows
> it
> > >to light when the gate is opened.
> > >
> > >Paul Meyers
> > >Gray 87 5KCSTQ 1.8bar eurolights fuchs 145 kM, needs loom transplant
> > >Pearl 88 5KCSTQ 1.8bar eurolights fuchs bilsteins 125 kM 2pc-em k24 turbo
> > >Metallic White 87 5KTQA eurolights bilsteins 192 kM daily driver
> > >Blue 86 5KCSTQ parts car
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Keith Lawyer [mailto:wbr90 at yahoo.com]
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 1:59 AM
> > >To: list quattro
> > >Subject: 200 avant rear cargo light?
> > >
> > >
> > >Ok, simple question regarding '89 200 Avant:  Is the
> > >rear cargo light supposed to come on when the rear
> > >liftgate is opened?  Because mine doesn't - and I see
> > >no sign of a switch anywhere to tell the light to come
> > >on.  Of course I'm ass-uming there has to be one
> > >because the anti-theft system is also supposed to know
> > >if the liftgate is opened.
> > >   The light will come on manually but will not come on
> > >automatically regardless of the position of it's
> > >switch. . ?
> > >   On a different note, fixed a "drooping" visor today
> > >by pulling it and installing some heat-shrink on the
> > >visor pivot shaft, for lack of a better term.  Not
> > >sure how long the heat-shrink will hold up but works
> > >for now (shrug).
> > >
> > >Much thanx,
> > >Keith L.
> > >Running: 1 I4, 2 I5's
> > >Parts: 3 I5's
> > >
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