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31 A4door · 01-21-2014, 03:20 PM

I am assuming you are talking about the single wire from the switch to the distributor ? The way I did that was to take the switch out of the dash and dist.
Look at the back of the switch housing and I used a file to cut away enough material to then pry the back of the housing off. I used a screw driver to pry it open where it was swedged and filed a small amount away to get behind the steel plug and tap it out from the side. Then unsolder the old wire and solder in a new one. I also reused the crimped on fitting at the dist. side and used solder on that end too.

There are links with pictures on here somewhere. I think you have to do a search but I have not been lucky doing that.

01-21-2014, 03:20 PM	#3
31 A4door Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: washington Posts: 102	Re: How to replace Ignition Switch wires on A Model I am assuming you are talking about the single wire from the switch to the distributor ? The way I did that was to take the switch out of the dash and dist. Look at the back of the switch housing and I used a file to cut away enough material to then pry the back of the housing off. I used a screw driver to pry it open where it was swedged and filed a small amount away to get behind the steel plug and tap it out from the side. Then unsolder the old wire and solder in a new one. I also reused the crimped on fitting at the dist. side and used solder on that end too. There are links with pictures on here somewhere. I think you have to do a search but I have not been lucky doing that.