2000 A6 electrical gremlin (Dave Fain)

[Dave]

chances are, as you suggest a break in the wiring. if you remove the lhs
carpet and the panel cover, then the lower "a" panel kick panel, and the
dash panel, you should be able to see the passage of the wires - leave the
"a" pillar.  then check the wires (i haven't got elsawin with me to confirm
the wire) - highly likely that the wire has broken where it kinks around the
hinge.  pulling a new wire would be better than trying to solder the old
one.
 
dave
'03 rs6
'04 allroad tdi

On 3/01/10 7:04 PM, " Dave Fain <kf21857 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> My interior light has quit coming on when I open the driver's door.  The
> other doors work OK so it's only the driver's door that is affected, not the
> rest of the system.  I suspect a broken wire in the door jamb leading from
> the door contact switch to the central locking module.  This also causes the
> central locking system to reactivate because it doesn't know the driver's
> door has been opened.  This is a bit unnerving since the car could lock me
> out if I forget to remove the keys at the gas station.  For some reason, I
> can't find the driver's door contact switch on the 2000 wiring diagram in
> the Bentley but I located it on the 1999 diagram.  It shows to be a
> green/yellow wire so hopefully it is the same on the 2000.  Right?  It
> refers to some wiring harness connectors in the "connector station, A
> pillar, left" so I figure the wire has to pass through there.  I tried
> pulling back the rubber bellows and can only expose an inch or so of the
> wiring harness.  I don't want to destroy the bellows so I was hoping to
> access it in the A pillar and inside the door and splice in a new piece of
> wire once I access the contact switch inside the door and verify that is the
> problem.  Before I start tearing stuff apart, does anybody know how to
> access the "connector station"?  Can I just remove the plastic kick panel
> under the dash without destroying anything?
> thanks,
> Dave