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Problem resolved. I was able to borrow a set of 10 wheel lock keys from one of the local VW dealers (though not from the closest one) for an appropriate deposit. I decided to replace the bolts with non-locking bolts, because it seemed like the simplest long-term solution. Thanks for your...

Thanks. Guess I'll be going that route.

Hi Everyone, Through a cascade of events, I got a flat tire and lost my wheel bolt key, so I can't change the flat tire and had to park in a shopping center. If anyone is near the Northern Virginia area (near the Fair Oaks Mall) and can lend me your wheel bolt key for 5 minutes today or...

Sorry, I got rid of it a few months ago.

You need to remove the lock carrier assembly in order to properly clean the microswitch. I have done it, and it fixed mine. Replacing the microswitch can be replaced without too much pain, if necessary. I have the part number somewhere for a exact replacement microswitch, but it will take a...

I replaced my suspension with the Shine Race Suspension, and I have to tell you, I couldn't be happier. I still haven't installed the rear sway bar, but with the stiffer springs and FSD dampers, it sure corners and feels great.

Mine burned out like that too. Just order a replacement from IDparts, they're only like $50 anyway.

The door lock modules wear out unpredictably. From your symptoms, I would recommend just replacing the bad modules. They're around $150 apiece from 1stwparts, and will keep you from pulling your hair out...

I replaced mine with FSD dampers and shine race suspension springs. I couldn't be happier. The shine springs raise the front up about an inch, which made cornering substantially better (understeer starts later). This should also help with snowy roads in the winter. I replaced the strut bushings...

Unfortunately, recoding the auto unlock will not help us because the problem is only experienced when one has locked the door and is outside of the car. In my opinion, most problems with the inside door handle are a result of incorrectly reconnecting the latch cable after the door card has...

I recommend taking off the door card again and double checking that you got the black plastic part, where the cable goes into the cable tube, correctly seated back into its holder. If not, the inside handle will not function properly. If this doesn't fix it, operating the bare cable, with...

Edit: *This post pertains to the outside door handle.* I have been having a problem for years. After I have locked my driver's door, I will unlock with the remote. I pull the handle and the door opens a little but then catches. I have to pull the handle a second time in order to completely...

Hi Wolfsburged, I'm experiencing the exact same thing as you, except that it's the driver's side, and it only took 3000 mi. I looked at it the other day, and when the wheel is turned the strut alternates between binding and jumping forward a few degrees. This only happens when stopped or...

I have for sale a KP-39A turbo with a worn out actuator. It has about 140k mi on it. The turbo itself is mechanically sound, with 505.01 oil changed on time for its whole life. IDParts sells a replacement actuator (for the VNT-17) which is a fine replacement, but doesn't just screw right on...

Are the glove boxes the old style (with shock) or new style (with gear)?

Are you still looking to sell this bleeder?

it seems to have worked OK. I'll order the missing bolt and install ASAP, though.

I'm in the middle of swapping out my KP-39 for a VNT-17 because the actuator stopped functioning. So far so good, except I just dropped one of the 2 bolts that secures the EGR supply pipe flange to the EGR cooler, and I can't recover it. (I think it went behind the heat shield and got stuck...

I am having an issue with my bumper side marker lights. To refresh your memories, they are the ones that are mounted on the bumper, in an amber retro-reflective housing, and take a wedge-base capsule bulb into a base that slips onto the back of the housing. I replaced one a couple of years ago...

I saw those U-joints in the Bently diagrams, and I was wondering about that. How will I be able so see that movement when the steering column is buried in the dash? Will that be identified by process of elimination?