cleaning the carpet

[DeWitt Harrison]

I like your cleaning regimen. Ought to get the job done. Are
there such things as hand applied dies (black) to darken
the more weathered bits after cleaning?

The battery cable project was sort of a big deal. The parts
list was long. There is the cable; I had to buy a big spool
of it to get the high temp, flexible, SAE rated cable I wanted.
(Want to buy some?) Then I had to figure out how to terminate
it at each end. This involved ordering the right crimp terminals
and tooling. One must also consider how the wiring to
the vehicle's main fuse panel connects to this circuit. In
my case, the factory made this connection by crimping
two 6.0 sq. mm wires into the positive battery cable
along with the main cable. I had to take this extra wire
cross-section into account when I sized the crimp-on
battery terminal. Also, in my case, I added a 4 AWG
cable into this same crimp to supply the future sound
system. It all added up to a terminal sized to crimp onto
a 3/0 cable. Worked well. Bottom line is that the positive
battery termination is the key item to be thought out
in advance.

Up front, I used a standard 1/0 lug terminal, 5/16" stud
size for the M8 stud of the starter. I had to remove the
right head light, the air filter cover and the rear turbo heat
shield to gain access. I also obtained some 5/8" ID
silicone coated fiberglass wire covering from a surplus
outfit to provide heat protection, etc., in the engine
compartment area, similar to the factory arrangement.
Larger cable clamps were also required. But, basically,
the cable routed through all the wire guides just fine.

DeWitt Harrison
'88 5kcstq

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Dikeman" <quattro at frank.mercea.net>
To: "DeWitt Harrison" <six-rs at comcast.net>
Cc: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: cleaning the carpet


>
> On May 12, 2006, at 10:10 PM, DeWitt Harrison wrote:
>
> > I've got all my seats out to run new battery wire and new
> > sound system wiring. (The old cable splice issue and the
> > problem of ensuring plenty of juice for the amps in the rear
> > have both been solved with a continuous run of 1/0 cable,
> > front to battery.) This seems like the perfect time to
> > rilly, rilly clean the carpet. I would be very grateful to
> > hear of methods that have worked well for folks.
>
> What worked really, really well on the 200q20v recently (without
> removing any carpet):
>
> 1)Quick pass with the vacuum
>
> 2)Used a wide (half inch by 2 inch, roughly) somewhat stiff (think
> vegetable brush/nail brush?) that came with a firehose-style nozzle I
> bought at the auto parts store to brush the carpet in the direction
> of a vacuum nozzle in close proximity; I worked from one side to the
> other.  On black carpet, this lifted all the little white bits of
> fuzz, and the brush also sends any embedded dirt flying.  This also
> works really, really well on the fuzzy door seals which seem to
> attract lint all the time.
>
> 3)Put a couple ounces of Lysol into one of those big "janitor" grade
> spraybottles and hose down all the carpet.  Let it soak for a bit,
> then rub down with towels.  Repeat until the towels come up clean-
> looking.  You can also follow up with some regular water+rubbing to
> kill off the lysol smell.  If you use distilled water in your mix,
> you won't end up with as much problems with the carpet feeling matted/
> stiff afterwards.
>
> 4)brush the carpet after it has dried
>
> I've been considering running new battery wire; how much of a pain
> was it to get to everything?
>
> Brett