[s-cars] S6 Plus Rear C enter Light Panel fit-NOT

[Tom Green]

The fit on the Avant is not quite as straightforward as advertised.
Your analysis is correct, as Bill states below.  Cutting off the  
horizontal
portion of the handle is the solution.   Or get a eurospec handle.

I asked Alex Von Gerbig and he was ignorant of any issues with the many
installs on Avants, but I can see no way you would not have an issue.

Guy in Germany sez,  oy, Ja, just cut the handle.  The German handle  
is different
since there are several variants of the continuous light panel for A6  
models too.

Tom

> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:20:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: brian bilotti <vinnieb2 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] S6 Plus Rear Center Light Panel fit-NOT
> To: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> Ok S-Heads,
>
> I was just trying to install the S6+ center
> light/reflector panel and my avant and it seems that
> the center latch is in the way.
>
> I notice in the FA that it's a different part # than
> in Europe. So I don't have to order the Euro latch, do
> you just cut the handle in half to allow operation of
> this thing???
>
> Hope someone's BTDT....
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>
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> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:00:35 -0500
> From: bill mahoney <airbil at gmail.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Fwd: S6 Plus Rear Center Light Panel fit-NOT
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> vbb,
> A dremel cut off wheel does it.  IIRC without looking, the useless
> portion of the latch handle that is parallel to the ground and
> projects beyond the sheetmetal when you pull the latch  can be rather
> easily (but carefully) cut off without taking the latch off of the
> car.
> I think 5 or 10mm have to be cut from each side too.
> I think I used permanent black marker to just cover the area that  
> was cut.
> None of this will make you any faster.
> Good luck!  and
> Don't you know that you can buy 'new' cars that are already put  
> together?;)

> Bill M