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Hi all, Zombie thread time. The glove box door latch has broken on my 02 NB. The door wont open, which is irksome because I put the Dieselgeek interior door handle supports in there to fix a broken door handle. <sigh> How do I get a NB glove box door open? Just pull on the latch until...

Thanks, Hooville… I think I am at the point where I have to break the latch to get to the guts, but I don’t know how the mechanism works, and I dont see any way to just remove the door from the outside. The plastic everywhere on my ‘02 is cracking which is disappointing. how did you remove the...

Rebooting question - is there a way to slip the locking mechanism on the glovebox door?

Gentlefolk, The glove box on my 02 NB decided not to open today. It has never been locked, but to verify I both turned the key 90 degrees right & tried the latch, and back 90 degrees to the original position. It doesnt feel like the latch is trying to unlatch, but applying more force on the...

AAA Is your friend here. Just used the service to haul my Bug to its mechanic 88 miles away.

Thx!

Hey, thank you, that is just what I need! In the amazing logic of VW, the grab handle is molded into the side panel, it isn’t an independent piece that can be swapped out. The whole i ner panel would need to be replaced. So I need an in situ fix. This may be what I need!

Gentlefolk, Looking for a source for an interior (driver side) door handle. This is NOT the release latch, but the grab handle. Mine has broken at the top and my contact cement fix has not held. RockAuto wants $92 for this $10 piece of plastic that doesn't look like the OEM. What is a...

Thanks, all.... will chk next wkend. Did another bulb/contact tweak that has held up for all of 15 miles and three actuations.

Hi all, it has been a while since I have needed to access the wisdom here - and my irk is a modest irk, but an irk nonetheless. 2002 NB TDI 368,000 miles The left front turn signal has been rapid flashing. I have replaced the bulbs three times, and this solves the problem for about three...

Thanks, all. Not pretending I am getting the mathematical relationships, never claimed to understand electricity -but battery won't go boom, that was my main question. Thx!

The charger drops output to the voltage of the battery?? Is this by virtue of some electrical law or some intelligence built into chargers? As I said, the instruction with this $25 piece of Chinese engineering wonderment was very limited. The battery produces 750 CCA, what this means in terms...

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The '98 F250 is one target. It has a "cigarette lighter" and next to it a "power port". Instructions with the charger say to use the "power port". The other target is a late-80s Bronco. 1988 I -think-. My main concern was pushing 23 v through a 12 v system. I guess from what I read here, if...

Gentlefolk, A couple of weeks ago I picked up a solar charger to keep a seldom-used truck battery topped off. It is a Coleman charger and seems intended for the purpose, but the info supplied with it is sketchy at best. It produces 23v at 2 watts in full sun. How does shooting 23 volts of...

Better to call and ask than to stop at a station and "gas" it up.....

At 285K my injection pump took a powder. I have also replaced the turbo as a proactive measure. May want to keep an eye on the radiator for leaks - I replaced that also when the front end was off for some other work. My mechanic suggested an in-tank lift pump also-seems like a good idea to...

Gentlefolk, My 2002 NB throws an intermittant immobilizer fit, seems to be worse in cold weather. So far I have resolved this issue by placing the key in the drivers doorlock and manually activating the lock, and then manually -using the key- the door. I have had this problem with both key...

NYTimes.com headline: "Volkswagen Test Rigging Part of Long Pattern in Industry" VW isn't the first, may not be the only one currently and won't be the last.

Well, I was directed to post my inquiry here. What does this mean for ALH owners? Do we now have a TDI that can be sold at a premium? A veritable collector's edition TDI? Yeah, we dumped our emissions plumbing too, and Vag-commed the EGR settings, so I see this latest issue as a natural...