crayonbox
Member
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Location
- Sioux City, Iowa
- TDI
- SOLD: 2002 Jetta TDI / SELLING: 1996 Passat TDI B4V / CURRENT: 2018 Golf Alltrack Base
I recently acquired a 1996 B4V Passat from carterpiano on this forum.
So Thank You Volkswagen TDI community for the knowledge, resources and advice.
I freshly drove this from Eugene Oregon to the midwest roughly 2000mi/3200km. Some interior panels are squeaky and the aftermarket stereo sounds very shrill (I'd like to find a OEM or A3 premium stereo to replace it) Other than this, the car drove extremely well at about 87mph/140km/h.
The mileage was not too impressive, but I have a trusted mechanic that will advise me here.
These are the numbers:
750/19 - 39.5 [20% biodiesel - Sequential]
550/15.15 - 35.5
590/16.6 - 35.5
Here is a background of the car & myself pictures below of car after I vacuumed it and removed some panels & stereo receiver for analysis
Removed the cargo cover guides, since the cover was missing
All clips are broken on the middle hatch panel, I removed it for now to avoid road noise
-the previous owner purchased from NiceCars TDI – I have heard many things about this company and will give a non-biased opinion from my experience.
-I am a bicycle mechanic / shop owner who has good mechanical background, quite detail oriented, but lacking in car mechanics.
-I also dislike meshing plastic body panels, etc. but am in the process of learning while owning this car
-I plan to use biodiesel within the next two years consistently. The car ran on biodiesel from Sequential in Eugene Oregon. see http://choosesq.com/biodiesel/resources/ The fuel is clean burning & seems to get good mileage from my very limited experience (1 tanks compared to 2 tanks of diesel)
-I would use biodiesel sooner but we do not have a reliable source for biodiesel here yet. I may be interested in pairing with someone in the area to start providing it
Seeking the following parts
-Rear hatch middle panel w/ clips intact - Black
-Door finishing pieces / moldings - Black
-Original Hubcaps - In Excellent + condition
-Factory or newer plug and play Receiver / Stereo (the impedance of these seem to drive stock speakers better)
-Orange clips for side moudling on rear pass-side door
Questions
What are these wires for? Answered - CD Changer
Was there a factory amp for the speakers? Answered - No
What to I need to know about the "antenna amp?" Answered - Antenna amp built in to antenna base on OE Fuba antenna bases
So Thank You Volkswagen TDI community for the knowledge, resources and advice.
I freshly drove this from Eugene Oregon to the midwest roughly 2000mi/3200km. Some interior panels are squeaky and the aftermarket stereo sounds very shrill (I'd like to find a OEM or A3 premium stereo to replace it) Other than this, the car drove extremely well at about 87mph/140km/h.
The mileage was not too impressive, but I have a trusted mechanic that will advise me here.
These are the numbers:
750/19 - 39.5 [20% biodiesel - Sequential]
550/15.15 - 35.5
590/16.6 - 35.5
Here is a background of the car & myself pictures below of car after I vacuumed it and removed some panels & stereo receiver for analysis
Removed the cargo cover guides, since the cover was missing
All clips are broken on the middle hatch panel, I removed it for now to avoid road noise
-the previous owner purchased from NiceCars TDI – I have heard many things about this company and will give a non-biased opinion from my experience.
-I am a bicycle mechanic / shop owner who has good mechanical background, quite detail oriented, but lacking in car mechanics.
-I also dislike meshing plastic body panels, etc. but am in the process of learning while owning this car
-I plan to use biodiesel within the next two years consistently. The car ran on biodiesel from Sequential in Eugene Oregon. see http://choosesq.com/biodiesel/resources/ The fuel is clean burning & seems to get good mileage from my very limited experience (1 tanks compared to 2 tanks of diesel)
-I would use biodiesel sooner but we do not have a reliable source for biodiesel here yet. I may be interested in pairing with someone in the area to start providing it
Seeking the following parts
-Rear hatch middle panel w/ clips intact - Black
-Door finishing pieces / moldings - Black
-Original Hubcaps - In Excellent + condition
-Factory or newer plug and play Receiver / Stereo (the impedance of these seem to drive stock speakers better)
-Orange clips for side moudling on rear pass-side door
Questions
What are these wires for? Answered - CD Changer
Was there a factory amp for the speakers? Answered - No
What to I need to know about the "antenna amp?" Answered - Antenna amp built in to antenna base on OE Fuba antenna bases
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