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13th February 2017, 12:12 PM
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what's this wire?
in the course of changing the starter battery yesterday [ hint , although it is just possible to do this without removing the trim don't bother , we wasted more than half an hour getting the old one out , removed the trim to get the new one in , much quicker ] discovered a thin black wire not connected to anything near the earth pole
after much hunting about found where it must go .......the battery cover has a proper earthing point to connect it to but as the cover is plastic WTF could that do ? what am I missing here? 
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13th February 2017, 12:48 PM
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I recall seeing a similar wire on mine, are you sure it isn't some special plastic that is conducting for safety reasons?
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13th February 2017, 02:57 PM
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13th February 2017, 08:35 PM
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Can I have a photo please, because I'm not sure what you're talking about with this trim and removing it to get the battery out?
On mine I've just got the main boot side cover. Once this is removed the battery has no further access restrictions...
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13th February 2017, 08:43 PM
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Buy one here from our sponsors; covers a "standard" battery: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A8-D2...-/131878762948
(That's a PF version, not sure if FL is any different)
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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13th February 2017, 09:06 PM
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I've never figured out the point of that wire either, other than just being a tether so the panel doesn't escape. Its not like a piece of plastic needs an earth!
I'm also curious what trim you had to remove - do you mean the whole boot side carpet thing?  Once the cover panel is off it just lifts out of the hole on all the D2s I've worked on. Granted the battery terminals are a bit fiddly, but I don't see how pulling any trim would help with those?
Last edited by MikkiJayne; 13th February 2017 at 09:10 PM.
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14th February 2017, 03:37 PM
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the cover referred to is as per andrew's picture except that the FL is a slightly different shape
and yes , I was referring to to removing the side carpet , was afraid of breaking the rigid plastic trim across the rear sill, managed it with some gentle levering though anyway , sounds like the wire is just a tether for the cover ...useless in so far as I am concerned
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