[s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring

[JenRob]

jack- i too " trimmed " my gate handle to install the euro center panel. 
Like bill said the dremel worked fine. It was easier IMHO than removing
the handle and dealing with the linkages. My buddy who brought the part back 
from germany told me @ the time that there were several different handles
made for our vehicles. The Swiss license plate is the same size as ours and 
uses the same surround. He was not sure which handle to try to get-
so trimming the existing was the safer option. I did use painters tape to 
cover the area around the handle to avoid scratches and hot metal 
shavings. -Rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Walker" <jack at walkerperformancegroup.com>
To: "'Tom Green'" <trgreen at comcast.net>; "'Scarlist'" 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6A+ hatch and wiring


> 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!
>
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