[s-cars] Instructions for using S8 chrome mirrors on your C4 Audi

[Gabriel Caldwell]

This change developed due to a suggestion, which I had gotten at the
meeting 2001 in Celle: to block the polished aluminum mirrors of the
current s-models at the C4. Due to this (fix) idea I opened myself to
look for suitable mirror. Fuendig I finally became: a few used
S8-Aluspiegel, both equivalent largely. The idea was the following: to
install the aluminum mirror caps and the pertinent interior life onto
the bases in principle of the similar A6 C4-Spiegel. This is necessary,
since the base of the S8 does not fit to the C4. In addition were some
modifications emergency little. First the mirror is completely divided,
i.e. cap, glass, interior life etc. finely saeuberlich to remove, until
only the naked base with "Gerippe" for mirror adjustment etc. remains
remaining. Then one must the feather/spring, which holds the base and
the actual mirror, links up and the ring sitting over it to remove.
Sounds than it is simpler, I have for it from a copper braze-on fitting
a kind adapter built, so that I could link the feather/spring up in the
vice. Afterwards bases and mirrors are separate. One must make this both
with the S8 and with the A6-Spiegel. One will have for the disassembly
the conductions caps, up to the 2 cables for the mirror heating.

 

After all mirrors and base are from each other separated, they are
likewise built up accordingly by vice and adapter. The electrical
connections can be soldered with one another. For the electrical
adjustment three cables are emergency few: knows, red and brown-white. I
soldered, function these simply 1-zu-1 with one another everything. Is
important to naturally properly and isolate the soldered connections
water resistantly.

 

The mirrors are then quite simply installed: Disk completely down-drive.
With the old, one-piece AUDI 100-Spiegeln the mirrors completely at the
cars fold. The lining at the inside of the door in hit a corner with the
mirror take off. One must loosen now the socket head screw (with the old
100er-Spiegel of the back with a 13er-Schluessel to counter) and a cross
screw far in front release. Then the mirror can be solved from the door.
Plugs take off. Then one can cultivate the new mirrors in reverse order.
A bolting on and functional test make. Finally remount the cover. Then
with drops in the trousers the mirrors admire.

 

 

Gabriel Caldwell
Tsunami Solutions Ltd.
#202 - 2055 Boundary Road
Vancouver, BC Canada V5M 3Z1
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