[s-cars] Avant backup-light bulb replacement

[Daniel Hussey]

You wouldn't happen to know how to remove the liftgate area inner trim would
you????  I've got all the screws out of mine and yet the damn thing won't
budge.  Where do I begin prying.  I need to replace one of my rear tailight
assemblies with a nice (non cracked) one I found.

Can I remove this without taking out the trim?  If so, give me the skinny.

Later,
Dan
'95 S6 Avant (Europa/ecru)
Seattle, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
To: <stefan13 at att.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:54 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Avant backup-light bulb replacement


>
> Stefan writes:
> >
> > The right backup light on the Avant is out (even though the autocheck
does
> > not indicate a broken bulb).  Are there any secrets to taking the
> > inner trim off which are not shown in the Bentley?
> >
>
> What, you didn't buy the avant specific four volume Bentley?
>
> There's two parts to the trim, the outer vinyl covered part and the inner
> fabric covered part. The inner part is hinged about 6 inches in from the
> outside, and is held in place at the outer edge by two pop fasteners. What
> you want to do is to hook the very outer edge of the fabric portion and
pull
> it inward (away from the tailgate). The two pop fasteners will release and
> allow you to swing the six inch panel open. You then have access to the
> bulbs (and the four mounting bolts if you need to remove the
lens/reflector
> unit).
>
> The panels aren't quite large enough to give easy access to the 4 mounting
> bolts...three aren't bad, but the fourth looks like a bit of a PITA. I'm
> about to swap out my US DOT taillights for the euro setup, so I'm going to
> find out exactly how much of a PITA it is!
>
> Probably just like the outer corner lenses...3 bolts are easy but the
> fourth...
>
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
>
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