tedz

I have a 1988 audi quattro and the passenger side window stoped
woprking, so I took out the hole driver side control block from the
driver door, and was messing around trying to see if i could hot wire
it. well, something sparked, and then none of the windows or sunroof
will work. I called an audi repair shop and they told me it should
not be the relay box, but it is the circuit breaker that contols the
windows that is located behind the kick panel that is located by the
hood release. I can't find anything that looks like a circreaker down
there and I am just trying to get a little help if any of you out
there have any ideas, let me know.

THanks, Ted Galazen

ted_g3@yahoo.com

Tony

If it is like the type 44s (5000s, 100s and 200s) from those years, The problem
is probably in the wire harness that leads to the drivers door switches. Inside
a rubber accordion in the door jam the wires filex and eventually break and
short together.

Open kick panel to relieve tension on the wires and fix the broken ones. Solder
is best with lengthened wires. Best is to get marine wires from a local boat
shop because they have more strands for a given gage of wire and are much less
prone to breakage.

Tony
'91 100q 5spd
BTDT

tedz wrote:

> I have a 1988 audi quattro and the passenger side window stoped
> woprking, so I took out the hole driver side control block from the
> driver door, and was messing around trying to see if i could hot wire
> it. well, something sparked, and then none of the windows or sunroof
> will work. I called an audi repair shop and they told me it should
> not be the relay box, but it is the circuit breaker that contols the
> windows that is located behind the kick panel that is located by the
> hood release. I can't find anything that looks like a circreaker down
> there and I am just trying to get a little help if any of you out
> there have any ideas, let me know.
>
> THanks, Ted Galazen
>
> ted_g3@yahoo.com

Tony

If it is like the type 44s (5000s, 100s and 200s) from those years, The problem
is probably in the wire harness that leads to the drivers door switches. Inside
a rubber accordion in the door jam the wires filex and eventually break and
short together.

Open kick panel to relieve tension on the wires and fix the broken ones. Solder
is best with lengthened wires. Best is to get marine wires from a local boat
shop because they have more strands for a given gage of wire and are much less
prone to breakage.

Tony
'91 100q 5spd
BTDT

tedz wrote:

> I have a 1988 audi quattro and the passenger side window stoped
> woprking, so I took out the hole driver side control block from the
> driver door, and was messing around trying to see if i could hot wire
> it. well, something sparked, and then none of the windows or sunroof
> will work. I called an audi repair shop and they told me it should
> not be the relay box, but it is the circuit breaker that contols the
> windows that is located behind the kick panel that is located by the
> hood release. I can't find anything that looks like a circreaker down
> there and I am just trying to get a little help if any of you out
> there have any ideas, let me know.
>
> THanks, Ted Galazen
>
> ted_g3@yahoo.com

tedz

Yea, I will try to look into that. My Audi is a 1988 quattro 90.
I think I have found one of the relay boxes also though. It is always
really hot, I may try to replace that.
Thanks For the help.
Ted

tedz

Yea, I will try to look into that. My Audi is a 1988 quattro 90.
I think I have found one of the relay boxes also though. It is always
really hot, I may try to replace that.
Thanks For the help.
Ted

dave

>From: ted_g3@yahoo.com (tedz)
>
>Yea, I will try to look into that. My Audi is a 1988 quattro 90.
>I think I have found one of the relay boxes also though. It is always
>really hot, I may try to replace that.
>Thanks For the help.
>Ted
>

It sounds like the wires may be shorting out. Check the wiring harness
between doors and posts. Probably a few wires breaking and touching each other
there and I would suspect the driver's door area first!

later,
dave
Reminder........
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
shoes. Frieda Norris

dave

>From: ted_g3@yahoo.com (tedz)
>
>Yea, I will try to look into that. My Audi is a 1988 quattro 90.
>I think I have found one of the relay boxes also though. It is always
>really hot, I may try to replace that.
>Thanks For the help.
>Ted
>

It sounds like the wires may be shorting out. Check the wiring harness
between doors and posts. Probably a few wires breaking and touching each other
there and I would suspect the driver's door area first!

later,
dave
Reminder........
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
shoes. Frieda Norris