87 5000CS Avant battery cable splice

[Cody Forbes]

No, that’s where they always are. I guess we weren't clear that it isnt on 
the floor, I can see that "under the carpet" suggests on the floor. Your's 
is exactly where mine is.

-Cody

-----Original Message----- 
From: Stephen Sherman
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 4:33 PM
To: Cody Forbes
Cc: Tony Hoffman ; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: 87 5000CS Avant battery cable splice

Thanks Tony and Cody.

Found the splice in mine, in yet a different location. The main wire
goes all along the floor, up the firewall, and then swings to the
drivers side, running just at the level of the foot well heat ducts.
Dead center of the passenger foot well there is the splice.

Wonder if they changed their manufacturing and started putting that
splice up higher so it would not corrode?  Makes sense that they would
need to splice this (be near impossible to run it all this way with the
end connectors on it in an assembly line). Maybe they started having
second thoughts about leaving an electrical splice in a wet location
under the carpet?

Anyhow, mine is up high not on the floor, and looks good and dry from
what I have seen on the outside.  Will cut it open and check there now.


On 12/10/2011 1:21 PM, Cody Forbes wrote:
> I've just been playing with mine, Tony is close. It's forward of the ECU 
> though, closer to where the firewall meets the side of the car. No cutting 
> needed on the carpet, you can just pull it down from the top.
>
> -Cody (mobile)
>
> On Dec 10, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Tony Hoffman<auditony at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Right side, about where the door and Kick panel meet, IIRC. It's been 
>> years
>> since I've messed with one. Right insdie teh edge of the carpet, pull up
>> the side trim and pull the kick panel cover (where the ECU sits). Should 
>> be
>> able to get teh carpet up enough, remove the seat if you still need more
>> room.
>>
>> Tony
>>
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