Audi S4 B9 Rear Shock replacement
07-08-2024, 06:51 AM
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Audi S4 B9 Rear Shock replacement
Has anyone replaced their electro-damped rear shocks? I got Bilstein B6's from FCP Euro and when they arrived they didn't have the connector, just the wires and pins.
Has anyone de-pinned the old connector and put it on the new shocks?
I can't seem to find any how to or video on how to do it.
Has anyone de-pinned the old connector and put it on the new shocks?
I can't seem to find any how to or video on how to do it.
07-08-2024, 12:24 PM
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You probably need it that way to route the wires through something, then mount the terminals into the connector afterwards. Which is exactly what's documented in the workshop manual, "Unlock the contacts and remove the connector housing from the wire."
It looks like the connector comes separate: https://cart.bilsteinus.com/details?...64767&Pos=Rear
If it didn't, reuse the one from the OE damper. How to depin an electrical connector is a generic topic covered all over. There's nothing uniquely special about those connectors, I'm sure. Remove secondary lock, depin each terminal.
Can't look up the connector; Audi has elected to make it impossible to look up connector application on the B9.
It looks like the connector comes separate: https://cart.bilsteinus.com/details?...64767&Pos=Rear
If it didn't, reuse the one from the OE damper. How to depin an electrical connector is a generic topic covered all over. There's nothing uniquely special about those connectors, I'm sure. Remove secondary lock, depin each terminal.
Can't look up the connector; Audi has elected to make it impossible to look up connector application on the B9.
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07-09-2024, 10:39 AM
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https://www.ilcats.ru/audi/?function...07&language=en
So you can see the things the wires have to be routed (6,7,9,10,11)through before you can put the grommet and connector back on. So that's the two pieces in the Bilstein image, the grommet and the connector. Because why stick them on when step 1 of installation would be "take them off".
There's nothing uncommon about the plug. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204190567491 You see the purple block you have to pull out, then the terminal pins that have to be unlatched so they can slide out (this is where you use the depinning tool into the slits in the front), and you see the weather seals that'll be on the wires. Here's the basic concept video: youtu.be/kUtEBe4DEVQ
There are all manner of depinning tools out there to buy. From crazy priced to see how many break on first use I have some that came with my trim removal tools kit.
4100 reviews on $7? If nothing else, at least you're not all in on a something for a simple project.
So you can see the things the wires have to be routed (6,7,9,10,11)through before you can put the grommet and connector back on. So that's the two pieces in the Bilstein image, the grommet and the connector. Because why stick them on when step 1 of installation would be "take them off".
There's nothing uncommon about the plug. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204190567491 You see the purple block you have to pull out, then the terminal pins that have to be unlatched so they can slide out (this is where you use the depinning tool into the slits in the front), and you see the weather seals that'll be on the wires. Here's the basic concept video: youtu.be/kUtEBe4DEVQ
There are all manner of depinning tools out there to buy. From crazy priced to see how many break on first use I have some that came with my trim removal tools kit.
4100 reviews on $7? If nothing else, at least you're not all in on a something for a simple project.
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Buckeye96 (07-10-2024)
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