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18th April 2018, 09:01 PM
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 Only two pictures tonight. This one  and this one  (this is a spare harness btw!)Don't have nightmares! 
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#2
18th April 2018, 10:23 PM
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts My DIY jobs - Replaced alarm horn, Replaced Coolant Temp sensor, Updated RNS-D firmware, Installed Reversing Camera and Digital TV, Dashcam Installation, Retrofitted Rear Blinds, Auto-Dimming Rear View Mirror, Chrome Boot Struts Sold!  2008 S8 D3 5.2 V10 - Engine: BSM, Gearbox:KLW, Colour:LY7F Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect, Interior:Black/Black with Silver/Black valcona leather with carbon atlas inserts, Bang & Olufsen, Heated windscreen, Soft-close doors, TV, DAB, AMI, Quad Zone, Auto Boot, Auto dim Mirrors, Keyless entry, PDC with rearview camera, AFS II HeadlightsMy DIY jobs - Fan Jet Windscreen Washers, Retrofitted Electric Side Blinds
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#3
19th April 2018, 07:22 AM
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Then the car started to believe the the back door on the passenger side was open. The error memory said: it's the back door's lock. So changed the back door's lock for a brandnew one. The error memory kept on saying: back door's lock. Changed the control unit. That did not solve the problem either. So pulled the fuse for the interior lights and hoped for better times. The S8 slept for 5 months during winter, afterwards it now believes it is both back doors, not just one, and sometimes all of those doors. No obviously broken wires in the doors. So as it turns out, it is pretty unsolveable. If anyone can find it, it is MikkiJayne.
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#4
19th April 2018, 07:54 AM
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Well, on the plus side, at least she's working on a LHD car, which means for once, the elsawin wiring diagrams will make sense without the usual guestimation to allow for conversion to RHD
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#5
20th April 2018, 08:41 PM
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The electronics are still kicking my arse so had a break and did some other things. I've been a bit lax on the photos so we're missing a few 'finished' shots, but I'll catch up on those later.
The stupid plastic rivets in the two strut top covers really annoy me since you either destroy them getting them apart, or lose the pin of the rivet. So instead, a little upgrade to improve ease of use: Open out the hole to 7mm Insert an M5 rivnut Affix in place with an M5 bolt. Much better I did the same on the other side with the cover behind the header tankNext, repair the driver's side lower dash. Its quite common for the pocket to have broken off the main panel since its only plastic welded in a couple of places. After a wipe with acetone, heat up the plastic with the hot air gun. This helps the glue bond Stick it back together with hot-melt glue Same problem with the steering column surround - I think someone had forcibly removed this to fit some aftermarket electronics. Good one on the left. Unfortunately left and right hand drive are different so I can't just swap them so hot-glued the original back together then improved the fitment of the mic for the phone handsfree kit. The wire was previously wedged in the broken trim. Peel back the felt and cut a slot for the wire Feed in the wire and stick the bracket down then put the felt back and its much neater. There needs to be a special place in hell for the bloke who invented scotchlock connectors  The only fix for this is to cut it and crimp it back together. Its too thick to solder properly. There were half a dozen in this state. Tidied up the wiring in the dash A nice thing about single-DIN cars is there is space for modules under the climate control. TPMS on the left, noise filter for the radio on the right. Surplus wiring removed plus a pile of nasty scotchlocks.
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#6
20th April 2018, 09:43 PM
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Ohh... mesmerizing perfection!
All those details and fixes! I feel so relieved that those redunant wires have left the body of the blue one. They never really belonged there. Thank you for repairing that lower dash. It's been a pain to see it like it was, but it looked somewhat beyond remedy. Looking very much forward to new and unknown levels of perfection!
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#7
20th April 2018, 09:47 PM
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Not jealous at all
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#8
21st April 2018, 03:45 AM
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Seeings as the control module has been replaced, I'd be looking for a bad earth.
Was any of that butchered wire near the central locking module? Looked mostly under the dash... Any taps into fuse wiring? When I bought my B5 it did not have remote entry. I got an audio shop to wire in an aftermarket remote entry kit. He made a complete botch of the wiring and the car lost its soft-off interior lighting and one or two other niggles. I undid his work and rewired it myself into the factory position (under back seat) and fixed all the problems that way
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#9
20th April 2018, 09:44 PM
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Oh MJ, this is just awesome! Thank you so much for this, lapping this up over a cuppa tonight!
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 2002 D2 S8 - Avus Silver, Valcona red leather, Dark Myrtle wood inserts, Heated rear seats, Heated windscreen, Auto dim rear view mirror, Bose, Xenon Plus, Servotronic, Extended leather, Heat & UV Reflective glass & Ski hatch. Gearbox went bang but she's sleeping safely away.
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19th April 2018, 07:47 AM
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