CTAudi

I decided to wire my amp directly to the battery. The way I had it wired previously was to a bolt on the relay housing. I think this is where the airbag is hooked up because after installing my system the airbag light would come on for a couple minutes and then go off. I now know this is not the case because after the rewire it still behaves the same. Here is a pic of the red positive routed directly from the auxilary bolt on the batteries positive terminal clamp, though the rubber grommet on the ECU box and down though the opening in the firewall. It then goes through the relay area, under the door sill trim, then under the back seat and into the trunk. I would have followed the factory speaker wiring but was too lazy to rip out the front seats to go under them. Notice I taped the red wire to the inner firewall to make it stay put.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/33769/redwire.jpg">
Here it is 95% complete, all I gotta do is put the wipers back on. I put the black tubing over the wire. It came with the kit and I am not sure what it's for other than to look factory. It may be for heat protection or something like that. I also put silicone around where the wire breaches the rubber grommet for added protection against moisture.
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/33769/cleanwire.jpg">
Ain't it purty?
Next project is to rewire my speakers, I probably won't do that till I get after markets. I am surprised those factory nokias are still not blown. =)

88 80 quattro

not ever supposed to run power wire near speaker wire

ChronoX4

BAD MOVE!! NEVER RUN THE POWER WIRE NEAR THE ECU!!!!!

STASIK_A4

Re: why is it a bad moove?

CTAudi

The wire is magnetically shielded anyway