[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

[Cody Forbes]

Actually marine wire is very, very high quality. Oil resistent, water  
resistent, finer strands, thicker jacket, and pre-tinned to make it  
nearly corrosion proof. Also usually rated to abnormally high temps.

-Cody
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On Jun 3, 2009, at 5:03 PM, "Nathan Engelbert" <n- 
engelbert at terrans.net> wrote:

> 2nd.  Probably far less than 50 times, too.
>
> The only things I can think would make marine wire different would  
> be a
> more water resistant jacket, and possibly more smaller conductors  
> for the
> same gauge wire, making it more flexible (like welding cable).
>
> I used 12 conductor stranded 18awg cable to repair my hatch wiring,  
> with
> mini mate-n-lock terminals at each end to aid in re-replacement down  
> the
> road.
>
> Nathan Engelbert
> 83 UrQ DA900453
> 95 S6 avant
>
>
>> 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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