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Yes, double checked just because I couldn't remember if they were making the skidplates again or not. They are $350 for one not including hardware. I think i paid $75 for mine about 6 years or so ago. Definitely worth the $100 imo. Half tempted to get it, but I don't currently have a use, and don't see myself needing it in the near future
The current Mk4 kit includes the mounting posts and the other hardware for $349. Two mounting posts plus the hardware kit would be about $190, plus the Panzer plate itself for $100. Not a tremendous savings, but these Panzer plates really need to be put to use. The one that was on my red Golf is now on my indigo blue wagon. My silver wagon has an Evolution skid plate because the DG hardware was not available at that time.
Oh, I guess your right. I didn't notice that being included though it makes better sense now. Man have prices gone up. When I got mine the mounting/hardware kit was around the 110$ benchmark iirc. I only bought the rivnuts and bolt kit though for like 30$ and the posts where $40 each at the time.
So I replaced glow plugs #1 and #4 (read 3.4, 1.1 ohms) with two 'OEM' Beru GN855 from local NAPA ..and sprayed DeoxIT D5 in harness caps (interiors look as-new). Now all four plugs read 0.6 ohms, which presumably improved something ..but CEL/MIL light still comes/stays On once I begin moving ..so my 'fix' doesn't 'clear' it? ..needs to be re-scanned, cleared/reset?
Unless you have cleared the fault code it stays in the ECU until it has been cleared and the fault is corrected.
I check back in and the red golf that could finally decided it couldn't?
My goal for the red Golf was one million miles. It could have gone further but it was a work car and I am now semi-retired. I have two Jetta TDI wagons, both in fine condition, and if I decide to do any courier work in the future then either one can do the job.
Am I understanding correctly that you have a good cartridge, but it has a bad actuator? I think the actuators are replaceable...
Congrats on getting it figured out. When replacing hoses on my green beetle 7-8yrs ago now I accidentally broke the nipple off the n75. Them and the plastic T's are so brittle at their age. I didn't have another one on hand so I glued it back on and used toothpicks to reinforce the area. Worked well.
Steve drives an F-150, I saw the off-road Beetle once at the East Side McDonald's drive-thru, but that was several years ago.
Kriesel asked about the turbo on a PD140. Do I remember correctly that the actuators on those turbos cannot be replaced separately or that the actuators are just not available separately? Or has the situation changed since the long-ago time when I think I read that?
I was just going to post this. Seems like a great deal for anybody in the market if no issues.
Definitely not bad compared to what I've been seeing the last few years. Would have to see it in person to know for sure though. I was wanting to offer 2600$ without the extra rims and tires but the wife and I decided we should wait another year or two before getting a wagon. Just hard to pass it up when they aren't getting younger or less miles on them.
I have an 80k mile example in the shop right now.
Silver Beetle?I have an 80k mile example in the shop right now.
if I recall the PD actuators have a position sensor built into them where the ALH ones are just a diaphragm chamber without any wires going to it
