The "What did you do to your B4 today" thread...

FordGuy100 · Jul 5, 2013

*Hides in corner for shame*

Well after work today I decided to tackle the interior.

Working in a single car garage, no AC, in Houston....ugh.

Jetter_Sprinta · Jul 8, 2013

Campbellonh said:
........ I also wanted to check the condition of the antenna. I've been getting rather poor radio reception and thought maybe the antenna might be corroded. That wasn't it. No corrosion, looks great, all the seals were still good, no corrosion noted. So maybe it is because the radio is tired. ........

I recently replaced the headliner in my Passat (*** insert shameless plug*** that I'm selling here on TDIClub) and can tell you that my old antenna appeared fine with 0 corrosion. I had ok FM but lousy am reception. Replacing the antenna DID fix my issue...(((thanks to mcgink, I now have a '97 GLX antenna...maybe it will increase the value of the car

))). I even reinstalled the old one to be sure. Your head unit may be just fine. For me, it was what Peter mentions below.....

IndigoBlueWagon said:
There's an amplifier in the antenna and I think it gives out after a while. .........

DasTeknoViking · Jul 9, 2013

Specs on the motor? Plan on building a new 1Z, mine has seen lots of boost over the 451k miles.

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Jetter_Sprinta · Jul 12, 2013

...while driving I noticed a quivering image in my exterior passenger mirror....at the first available spot I pulled over and saved the glass from impending pavement doom

! I think this is the third one (on three different cars) I've saved. I did lose one so I guess I'm still ahead of the game on this common issue!

IndigoBlueWagon · Jul 12, 2013

Hope it's OK. You priced those things lately?

RIP TDI · Jul 12, 2013

Deezlfam said:
Today I removed my passenger airbag and inserted a B3 glovebox. Anyone have a clue where to find some replacement knee kicker panels that don't weight 30lbs and look stupid? Trays?

VWVortex will occasionally list Euro B4 or B3 undertrays. Ebay.de has them, too, but shipping can be prohibitive. Note that many of the passenger side Euro undertrays out there are for non-A/C models and require major modifications to fit A/C cars. Driver's side fits fine.

97B4TDi · Jul 12, 2013

I replaced my coolant flange today since it was weeping down my block. Now the temp gauge in the instrument cluster doesn't work...

Any suggestions?

Windex · Jul 12, 2013

The four terminal temp sensor in the flange runs the gage. It's plugged in ok, with all wires intact?

Cardinal rule: when in doubt check what you messed with.

TonyJetta · Jul 12, 2013

I would look for a broken wire near the connector to the temp sensor.

Tony
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97B4TDi · Jul 12, 2013

Looked for a broken wire but changing from the old flange to the new one I do remember having to twist out the sensor. Could I have severed a connection inside the sensor?

h2oskibum · Jul 12, 2013

Put an MFA cluster in today that Derek at Chubs Auto worked his magic on. Still need to round up the parts to make the new features work, but at least the most important part is now installed.

Jetter_Sprinta · Jul 16, 2013

IndigoBlueWagon said:
Hope it's OK. You priced those things lately?

......don't even want to know! So far so good, it's inside the car, now I just have to get it reattached with my antenna gasket repair kit

97B4TDi said:
Looked for a broken wire but changing from the old flange to the new one I do remember having to twist out the sensor. Could I have severed a connection inside the sensor?

unplug it again..check for corrosion..broken wire etc...I doubt you hurt the sensor itself, but I guess that depends on what you used to get it out!

97B4TDi · Jul 16, 2013

Thanks Jetter. I looked all around it and didn't notice any corrosion or broken wires. The strange thing is I got the dynamic idle(raises idle speed for faster warm up when my engine is cold) in my Eco tune from Malone and that still works perfectly fine but like I mentioned earlier the temp gauge doesn't...

I have a new temp sensor on the way to try and replace it so hopefully that's all it is.

DasTeknoViking · Jul 16, 2013

Can anyone tell me, on a B4 with a moonroof. Is there a molding of some sort by the top of the rear glass where the headliner ends? I just installed mine after many years of not having one and it seems like I'm missing something.

Can anyone share a picture?

Also any other vag or any car out there we can use sun visor clips from? Mine are broken and I can't ghetto rig then anymore with the headliner in place

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Big Daddy Roth · Jul 16, 2013

Yes

and

No

TDIL3dad · Jul 16, 2013

Please post pictures of broken clips so I know what to pull.
I have a car I am pulling parts from.

DasTeknoViking said:
Can anyone tell me, on a B4 with a moonroof. Is there a molding of some sort by the top of the rear glass where the headliner ends? I just installed mine after many years of not having one and it seems like I'm missing something.

Can anyone share a picture?

Also any other vag or any car out there we can use sun visor clips from? Mine are broken and I can't ghetto rig then anymore with the headliner in place

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Abacus · Jul 17, 2013

It seems I've pulled them from a different car, perhaps an Audi? I'll have to look through my junk boxes to see what I have.

TDIL3dad · Jul 17, 2013

If this is what you're looking for send me PM with your shipping address.

DasTeknoViking said:
Can anyone tell me, on a B4 with a moonroof. Is there a molding of some sort by the top of the rear glass where the headliner ends? I just installed mine after many years of not having one and it seems like I'm missing something.

Can anyone share a picture?

Also any other vag or any car out there we can use sun visor clips from? Mine are broken and I can't ghetto rig then anymore with the headliner in place

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DasTeknoViking · Jul 17, 2013

Yes that's the rare beast! Let me know how much. But you wouldn't happen to have the trim that goes on the back by the third brake light? I think it is a section that runs roof wide and covers the light and the edge of the headliner? I'm missing mine since the PO fixed the sunroof and left the headliner and all the other stuff out.

Today was the first time in years I drove my car with a headliner!

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Jetter_Sprinta · Jul 18, 2013

DasTeknoViking said:
Can anyone tell me, on a B4 with a moonroof. Is there a molding of some sort by the top of the rear glass where the headliner ends? I just installed mine after many years of not having one and it seems like I'm missing something.

Can anyone share a picture?

Also any other vag or any car out there we can use sun visor clips from?....

in this case moon roof is irrelevant. There is a trim piece in the location you describe. It's held in with screws after it slides into clips (as opposed to pulling into/out of clips) in other words, if you try to pull the trim down and not to the side first, you will break it. They are either beige or grey. this previously uploaded pic of my car shows just just a corner of the trim you're asking about.

if you click on it on the photoserver you can see the full sized pic for a better view. I can grab another shot, this one was not intended for that piece obviously.
As far as the visor clips interchangeability, I don't know. Common break item with age. Over tightnening them does not help either. They are beige or grey as well on the B4's

DasTeknoViking · Jul 18, 2013

After a few long nights in the basement I got my interior done.

Bought suede fabric and some upholstery paint at Joanne fabrics and went to down on the tan cloth to black leather swap.

Headliner is suede and so are all the upper pillars and sun shade. I repainted the sun visor and some other trim to match the black interior. I'm missing two headrests but Beetle ones are on their way.

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DasTeknoViking · Jul 18, 2013

It's not 100% perfect but considering I had no headliner for the last 3 years... It's a night n day difference. I got a lead on some very clean E36 Vader seats in black leather that I might craft into the car. Otherwise it's mighty cozy in there now :-D

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FordGuy100 · Jul 19, 2013

How hard was it to do the carpeting? After spending a whole day shampooing mine, it still looks like crap and needs replaced.

Looks great!

DasTeknoViking · Jul 19, 2013

Supprisingly easy, just pull the sills off and remove the seats and center console. I had the carpet done in like 2 hours. I do quite a bit of upholstery work at work since Acura leather sucks so I've became very good at it. Worse part was doing the suede pillars. I've also insulated the interior from noises. At 90-100 she's quiet. It's over that the engine noise gets a bit loud.

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97B4TDi · Jul 21, 2013

I got my coolant temperature gauge working again by replacing my coolant temp sensor and decided it was about time I replaced the fuel & air filters, so I did that as well.

I worked 4pm to 2am doing security for a local music festival Wed thru Saturday this past week so I think its about time to kick back and relax the rest of the day.

john.jackson9213 · Jul 21, 2013

Went to SuperAdellic's house Saturday to return a borrowed set of DLC1019 nozzles. Ryan did the entire injector replacement with me watching (and learning), then reinstalled my Sprint 520 nozzles.
Just as I put the car in his garage, Ryan noticed a relay clicking on and off. Traced it down to the N75 relay. The relay was clicking like mad till the power was cut off and the relay unplugged.
Everything went back together with no problems and the car started just fine. But, after warming up the car and blipping the throttle we noticed the requested boost and actual boost were very far apart - otherwise the car ran fine. On the way home I could not get more that 8 lbs of boost. The plan is to replace the N75 and see if that cures the problem.

Big Thank You to SuperAdellic for the loan of the DLC1019's and for the lesson in how to do the injector replacement.

PeeWee · Jul 21, 2013

Filled it up and broke the inside drivers door handle!

DasTeknoViking · Jul 21, 2013

Took it to a car show and ran into a few B4 owners... On the way back through Mexico did a friendly run with a modified 2.0T Passat B6.

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0die · Jul 21, 2013

was getting hard to start...replaced injector return hoses and problem solved

97B4TDi · Jul 21, 2013

DasTeknoViking said:
Took it to a car show and ran into a few B4 owners... On the way back through Mexico did a friendly run with a modified 2.0T Passat B6.

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