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Old 06-16-2003, 06:25 PM
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Default Removing door sills and trim?

Anyone have any tips on removing the door sills and trim to run power and signal wires to the trunk? I'm planning on doing my install in a week or two and looking for a good description of taking the interior apart.
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You can just tuck the wires up under the door sill trim w/o removing it.
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No ****? Even something larg-ish like 4ga power?
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Default Never tried it (only tucked Sirius wires under there), but it is pretty flexible.

It's easy enough to try out anyway, so take a length of 4 guage out to the car and see if it'll fit.
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Default Yep, even 4 ga. but.....

I had to loosen kickpanel screw a bit, you cant notice. Very clean.
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And you did this on a B6 A4 or the previous B5 model?
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Default Re: And you did this on a B6 A4 or the previous B5 model?

Hmmm... good point. Mine is a 98.5, so B5. I dont think you specified what year your car is. Dont know anything about B6's. sorry.
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Default Not gonna work on the newer model...

I took a section of 4ga out to the car yesterday and there is no way in hell it'll just shove under the sills...looks like I get to take the whole thing apart.
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Default Removal sequence was quite complicated ...

for me: did it myself too for the first time.
I have detailed instructions if you still need them let me know will email them they are long.

I passed power and speaker wires from/to trunk under driver's seat, and signal wires went under the door trims and then to the HU.
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Default Hook me up!

If you have something you can email that would be great. I plan on giving this a shot next weekend if it ever stops raining. The plan is to at least run my wires and put everything back together. I'd like to get my Quarts in the front doors and build a temporary sub box too to get the system fubctional.

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