Boot lock problem

[Mkoneman]

Wow been a sometime since i have been on here, Now for the life of me I cant remember what I did. But going by the pictures id say that I disconnected the vacuum supply to the boot lock when i removed it (cable tied like that so it didn't cause a c/l leak but it was reversible if needed) i'm sure there was a tube that would go to the boot lock from there BUT i cant remember if I removed this pipe and used that path to route the vision cable to the camera or if it is still there but tucked out the way

[The_Laird]

Thanks James. I'll have another route around next weekend.

Not sure if anyone knows, but should there be two pipes/tubes to the boot lock actuator? The reason I ask is that the one that is there, is the one that goes all the way to the boot and disappears into the wiring loom. The blanked/tied off one is another pipe/tube. There are, indeed, two attachment points on the actuator as in the attached photo.

In the mean time, I've been going ahead with the mods to the nearside light unit to make it accept the camera in the body of the 'fake' boot lock.

The camera itself came out relatively easily (see pics) and, as you'd expect, James had made a lovely job of the initial fitting.

Then I had to cut the hole in the nearside light. This was actually easier than I expected and one of those multi-sized round saw attachements for a drill was just the right size. And I also had to cut away the 'blanking piece' at the back of the light unit.

Then I took all the guts out of the spare lock barrell (thanks A8 Parts), broke off the long centre inner to the chrome fitting and checked that the camera would fit. It does, perfectly.

All I need to do now is to enlarge the whole in the chrome bit - but I don't have a tool for that! Anyone know of a good Glasgow engineering shop that might do this?

[ainarssems]

The actuator works fine if you blow/suck (don't you mucky lot start again!) but nothing happens when the central locking is activated. BTW, there are no electrical connections here and just one pipe connection.

Indeed there are no electrical connections, I just assumed they are there as I have never had anything to do with central locking on D2, only older Audis. This would meen that pump both sucks and blows, on older cars it was only sucking and electrical valve at the actuator were switching at which side to suck. I just assumed that D2 is the same.

[47p2]

Buy a Dremel and have the butler ream it out for you

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by 47p2

Buy a Dremel and have the butler ream it out for you

Ooooooooh Matronnnnn

[The_Laird]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Ooooooooh Matronnnnn

I just knew someone would pick up on this!

But, back to to the boot lock - does anyone have a 'plumbing' diagram for the central locking to help me work out where the pipes go and what's missing?

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by The_Laird

I just knew someone would pick up on this!

But, back to to the boot lock - does anyone have a 'plumbing' diagram for the central locking to help me work out where the pipes go and what's missing?

Will this do?

[47p2]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Ooooooooh Matronnnnn

The gentry are like that, inbreeding and all that stuff

[The_Laird]

Originally Posted by The_Laird

Anyone know of a good Glasgow engineering shop that might do this?

So, any thoughts on where I might get the hole in the chrome lock surround enlarged a little (see last photo in earlier post)?