[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

[Jack Walker]

Tom,
Great response

Totally agreed on cutting the piece of plastic across the top of the light
diffuser, looks to be a part of the structure to keep it together! Plus it's
going to show as a cut edge or smoothed at the least!

Cutting the handle does seem to be the only way to get it to work, pity that
when I purchased the center section that Alex didn't get the Avant ones as
was requested for my car. Wish that I would have tried to place this on the
car when it came, like how many years ago. I didn't really think that Audi
would have made two different handles, but rather two different center
pieces. Shame they couldn't have engineered the darn thing to work on sedans
and/or Avants....geee wouldn't that have made sense?

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:49 PM
To: Scarlist; Jack Walker
Subject: Re:[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

>
I have participated in two group buys by europrice which means at least
10 for each buy and several avants-several previous GB's also.

The avant center section shown in european photos has an opening for
the handle instead of the license plate lighting diffuser.  All those  
sold
here had the solid clear diffuser that interferes with the handle.  I  
would
not cut the plastic section since I think it reinforces the piece.

Instead the answer is to cut the horizontal section of the handle off,  
leaving
only the vertical portion protruding down from the lock opening with the
boot around it.  The handle is a little more stealthy for someone not  
in the
know, but it works great.  Baloney claims to have dremeled his off in  
situ,
but if you are refurbishing the interior panels and have them removed,  
it is
a simple process to remove the handle and cut it off.

I like Audi's genuine sealant cord for a sure seal on the lights and  
even use
some pieces for attaching the license plate instead of bolts.  I also  
trimmed
the license plate slightly to better fit the euro plate section--fake  
plastic bolt
heads in sealing cord to complete the look.

Tom



> Jack Walker wrote:
> 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!