[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

[Jack Walker]

How does one get the trim pieces for the headliner off?

But the wire (prior to the connector) goes into a tunnel that runs above the
pillars and I'm assuming is a place for water to escape out the back of the
car, down the sides of the rear pillar. God knows there was enough crap in
the place the rubber boot goes through

Some of the wire was stranded; some solid; so new stranded wire would be my
thought as well? But why marine wire?

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Duff [mailto:iduff at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:29 PM
To: Jack Walker
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

It might be easier to peel back the trim (headliner and hatch) and put  
new lengths of wire thru the rubber boot, splicing some distance from  
the boot in either direction.

If you go this route, you might want to use stranded wire, which is  
reputed to withstand flexing better than solid wire. A common use for  
stranded wire is in marine applications. You should be able to get  
stranded wire at any marine chandlery, with www.defender.com being a  
reputable, low-price source.

-Ian Duff.

On 03 Jun, 2009, at 14:47, Jack Walker wrote:

> So I'm finally diving into my tailgate wiring problems, there's more  
> broken
> than are complete.
>
>
>
> I'm considering buying the harness (#4A9 971 726 F - $362.00) and  
> replacing
> the entire group, Unless I can get harness out and repair it all out  
> of the
> car, there just isn't going to be enough space to put like 10  
> splices and
> cover them up in the one little space that's going to have to fit back
> inside the rubber cover/grommet. So I'm thinking splices above the  
> grommet
> and below the grommet and fresh wires inside the grommett
>
> So the harness connector must be up inside the hole that comes from  
> above
> the pillar, how does one access the connector it looks to be inside  
> a tunnel
> above and forward of the rear pillar.
>
>
>
> At the same time I'm replacing the Avant's rear hatch light bar -  
> reflector
> with a European S6A+
>
> Has anyone done this before?
>
> Are there two versions of the S6+, an Avant and Sedan? I got this from
> Europrice and he said there isn't when I got it like forever ago!
>
> The US version doesn't cross over from each side on the license  
> plate, it's
> totally open across the top of the trim piece that the license plate
> attaches too
>
> The hatch lift latch handle doesn't seem to fit under the cross  
> piece from
> each side on the S6+
>
> Has everyone simply cut it out all the way across where the latch  
> handle
> piece fits up to it, this is possible but I'm thinking not too smart!
>
>
>
> I've also got a Euro S6 hatch cover/reflector/lights that's in three  
> pieces
> the two reflectors and the center license plate holder with the  
> exact same
> problem!
>
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>
> Jack Walker
>
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