Short circuit hazard

[Brett Dikeman]

At 12:16 PM -0400 4/8/02, Mark Woodland wrote:

>In the process of replacing the radio antenna, I discovered that the  trunk
>lid electrical harness was in bad shape where it enters the trunk lid
>support tubing, at the hinge point. The black cloth/adhesive wrap was coming
>apart, and under that, the wiring insulation was cracking, coming off,
>exposing bare conductors.

I posted about this safety problem in type 44's several years ago
when I noticed it on my old 5000.  On the later type 44's(such as the
200q20v), there is a rubber bushing that fits onto the end of the
tube.

It was one of the first things I checked after purchasing the 200.

Brett
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