jettawreck
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Last week my 2003 Jetta TDI was rear ended and totaled. I am looking to replace it, but very few budget TDI Jettas around here. It is looking that I probably won't get any reimbursement from the other parties insurance even though my car was unoccupied and legally parked. Details in another thread.
So anyways, I have a good 2003 ALH and 5 speed transaxle, etc and the corpse with a gls leather interior in great shape. 210K, head rebuilt by Frank at 167K when I bought it as a project with a broken TB. All work other than head rebuild was by myself. Competent mechanic abilities, maybe not so much in the electrical/electronic end of things.
Lots of decent MklV cars around, even some manuals. How much of a job is such a swap? Everything under the hood isn't too daunting, but ECU/cluster and wiring harness and splicing/tracing wires worries me.
Any advice or links to previous swaps are appreciated. Even the don't bother, it's too much hassle advice if the reasons are valid.
I have searched some (really) but haven't come up with much, probably due to wording etc.
I'm driving the 2001 thru the winter, so this will be a spring/summer project but I want to decide if I'm shopping for a donor car or another existing TDI "project".
TIA!
So anyways, I have a good 2003 ALH and 5 speed transaxle, etc and the corpse with a gls leather interior in great shape. 210K, head rebuilt by Frank at 167K when I bought it as a project with a broken TB. All work other than head rebuild was by myself. Competent mechanic abilities, maybe not so much in the electrical/electronic end of things.
Lots of decent MklV cars around, even some manuals. How much of a job is such a swap? Everything under the hood isn't too daunting, but ECU/cluster and wiring harness and splicing/tracing wires worries me.
Any advice or links to previous swaps are appreciated. Even the don't bother, it's too much hassle advice if the reasons are valid.
I have searched some (really) but haven't come up with much, probably due to wording etc.
I'm driving the 2001 thru the winter, so this will be a spring/summer project but I want to decide if I'm shopping for a donor car or another existing TDI "project".
TIA!