[s-cars] AM Reception

[Franco Barber]

Hello,

Disassembling that left rear C/D pillar is a long process.

You've got to take out the
	rear headrests
	rear headrest guides  (push out from trunk!)
	rear seat bottom
	partially disassemble and move aside rear outside shoulder belts
	rear seat back
	speakers and ampfliers on rear parcel shelf
	rear parcel shelf
and then
	C/D pillar

I did it once.  Took me hours to figure out that the rear headrest guides
had to be pushed out from the trunk.  Really screwed up a pair of them.

The c/d pillar pops off, be careful you don't break one or more
of the clips that hold it in.  It's blocked by the parcel shelf,
which is why you've got to disassemble half the car.

When you get the C/D pillar off, you'll find the am/fm amplifier
back there.  About $110 at the dealer.  Part # 4A5-035-225E.
These are famous for going bad.

If you'd like to have a look at one of the antenna ampfliers before
you tear your car apart, I've got a bad one I'll be happy to send you.
Maybe a good electronics technician can figure out why they keep going
bad and work out how to repair them?

Franco


On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 11:47:03AM -0400, Mtgadbois at aol.com wrote:
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> Hello All,
>
> For Memorial Day I was going to troubleshoot my pathetic AM reception.  I
> understand that the AM amplifier is mounted to the left rear pillar.  What is the
> best way to disassemble that area?  Anything in particular to look for?
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
> 95.5 S6 Sedan
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Franco Barber                   feb at febsun.cmhnet.org
95 A6Q w/Gamma CD mit RDS!      Columbus, Ohio  USA
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