V1 mounting

[Lee Levitt]

Linus writes:

> On my 91 200q, I mounted the V1 up high and to the right, above
> the rear view mirror.  Positioned just right, the passenger side sun visor
does
> not interfere in either full up or down positions, but it will block the
rear
> laser sensor if partially lowered.
>
> I ran the straight power cord along the edge of the headliner
> (under the vinyl moulding), down the driver-side A-pillar (pull off edge
moulding
> when door is open), then into left-end of dash.
>
> Remote display I placed dead center in front of steering wheel,
> in front of instrument cluster.  Remove the IC's lower trim piece to feed
another flat
> phone cord into (behind) the dash between the wood trim and the
> IC (you'll need to snip off one end of the cord and crimp on a new
RJ-11/12
> connector once it makes its way thru.  Power supply (and ground) came from
below
> the dash, off one of the wires into the relay panel.

Mine is set up similarly, with the remote display off to the right. On my
200T and now my S6 I had to fashion a small wedge of wood to provide a
horizontal mounting plate for the V1. I covered it in roofing fabric.

The newer V1s are about 1/3 or 1/2 inch more compact (height) than the older
ones and this is particularly obvious when mounting them this way.

I do have pics :)

http://www.wheelman.com/Cars/AudiS6/

One of these days I'm going to take out the instrument cluster and bury a V1
remote display in the center of the IC where the trip computer readout
should be. (I think only early S4s had the trip computer, the rest of us
just get a plastic panel)

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant