[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

[Mike Sylvester]

Solid wire?  No way.
After opening the hatch 50 times it would be broken.
Unless the wire was the size of a single stand in the stranded wire.

Which wires do you think are solid?
I doubt there is any solid wire in the entire car's harness.

Mike

www.urq20v.com

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring
> From: "Jack Walker" <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
> Date: Wed, June 03, 2009 3:40 pm
> To: "'Ian Duff'" <iduff at comcast.net>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> 
> 
> 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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