s4wood

I have seen a few places where screws exist...one under the airbag indicator above the seat...two on the handle...is this easy...anyone do a write up...just had someone diss me for not hiding mine. Yes, I prefer to hard wire it...anyone hard wire it to the light in the upper console? Thanks.

821 dtw (Greg)

I just wedged in the wire after removing the upper screws (visor)

MB The Body

i didnt remove any screws and my hardwire is hidden the whole way... you just jam it in there

QuattroRocket

Just use a flat head screw driver to push the wires in behind the pillar.

Mateoloco

as much as possible you want to avoid removing the A pillar because it's a major PITA to get it back on

PuRe

Just hardwire it into the sunroof module...no need to hide wires in the a pillar.

s4wood

I will check it out...thanks.

gaijin

Yes...let your fingers do the walking...

PuRe

Take a butter knife and wrap it in masking tape...the module pops off w/out a problem

Boston Driver

and the result is a nice clean install with no loose wire that can snap out in the event of a side airbag deployment. I use plastic zip ties to fastenthe wire to the existing wires along the A-pillar.

Follow the steps in <a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/168740.phtml">this post</a>. I know, this is for an A6, but the steps are essentailly the same other than the hidden wire-release in the A-pillar. The B6 A4/S4 has no such mechanism.

I did this removal for a local S4 owner (moTAP) for a hardwire V1 at a recent GTG. Clean install, he is happy, and it really does not take too much effort to do this. Putting the trim back in was a bit tricky, making sure that the clips running along the A-pillar are latched with the slots (you will know what I am talking about).

One tip for reinstallation, start with the lower end that inserts into the dash area first, then make sure you have those clips lined up with the slots. It took me two tries to get the A-pillar trim on correctly.

Good luck, and feel free to shoot me an e-mail if you have more questions about the A-pillar removal or the V1 install.