What did you do to your MKIV today?

[pkhoury]

Starting to look like a real Volkswagen. Just a few more lights and I win a prize I think

I've actually been tempted to open up a cluster and change LEDs for the differnet warning lights, so it DOES look like a Christmas tree. Except that on my own cars, the only error light I get now, is for immobilizer on (because I need to load a different EEPROM for my cluster). All my ALH ECUs are immobilizer deleted, so they're key-agnostic at this point.

 

[Rrusse11]

I'll confess to cutting a small piece of black electricians tape and covering the immo light. Works a treat, lol.

 

[pkhoury]

I'll confess to cutting a small piece of black electricians tape and covering the immo light. Works a treat, lol.

I have some spare clusters... maybe one day, when I have nothing better to do, I'll get some different colored LEDs from Mouser and just change them all on the instrument cluster, redefining notion of one's instrument cluster "lighting up like a Christmas tree."

 

[Mozambiquer]

I did some diagnostics on my '05 mk4 Jetta. It has a crank no start. I finally got it to run, but it ran awful and didn't run for very long... Timing is right on, fuel is there, no codes except the EGR code and brake light switch signal implausible code.
The cam sensor was damaged. Replaced it with a new oem one.
The oil pan had been replaced recently, so i pulled the crank sensor and used a camera to look at the reluctor wheel, no damage on it. Cylinder balance when it did run showed -2.01,-2.01,-1.65,2.99 which tells me that cylinder 4 isn't firing at all, and the other ones are being pulled down as well.
Maybe I should make a thread about it.

 

[tdidieselbobny]

Decided to work on rear brakes yesterday. I did calipers pads and rotors couple years ago, but these pads and rotors were shot. I was gonna just do pads and rotors, but after taking passenger side off, calipers were also gonna be needed, as the piston boot was ripped. Good thing is I've had a new set on shelf for awhile, a pair from eBay for around $110. Can't be any worse than the "remans" from Advance that went on there last time, maybe the ones I took off can be warrantied... Got the pads and rotors from Napa a couple months back, as I knew they had to get changed. Took about 3 hours, as I had been up for 22 hours when I started. Just gotta do test drive and check for leaks again, hopefully this takes care of rest of pulsing pedal, went almost away after I did fronts.
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[norbert77]

I'll confess to cutting a small piece of black electricians tape and covering the immo light. Works a treat, lol.

Most of my vehicles have a little piece of electrical tape over the high beam indicator because when I drive country roads I find a little blue light really messes up my night vision

 

[norbert77]

So, again, all I have is some abuse to report. Hit a pothole. A big one. I'm surprised nothing broke. Honestly it's not my fault, I was distracted by this guy coming up behind me

 

[J_dude]

Most of my vehicles have a little piece of electrical tape over the high beam indicator because when I drive country roads I find a little blue light really messes up my night vision

Ha yes same here, that blue light is always WAY brighter than it should be. I like to use a little circle of window tint, that way you can still see the light when your brights are on.

 

[Nero Morg]

So, again, all I have is some abuse to report. Hit a pothole. A big one. I'm surprised nothing broke. Honestly it's not my fault, I was distracted by this guy coming up behind me

Is..... Is the strap tied to his wiper arms??

 

[J_dude]

Is..... Is the strap tied to his wiper arms??

Oh good golly, it really does look that way!

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Ha yes same here, that blue light is always WAY brighter than it should be. I like to use a little circle of window tint, that way you can still see the light when your brights are on.

Odd, I've never thought about that. And bright lights distract me easily.

 

[norbert77]

Oh good golly, it really does look that way!

So you guys see why I was distracted, right?

 

[norbert77]

To make it up for my buggy, I need to order her some new parts. 2001 with the beige interior, I need a driver's seat belt, the three or four little cup holder inserts, and the passenger seat release lever so people can get in the back. By people I'm in my dog haha. I kind of wish I could find a cheap trailer hitch, just to make people wonder what is he towing with that thing ha!

Anyways, what's the best place for those interior parts?

 

[J_dude]

So you guys see why I was distracted, right?

Indeed I do!

 

[AGTDI]

What's this? Three search engines didn't find anything.

Same question.....pm if you don't wanna spill beans publicly. I have some DLC520s on the way.....

 

[braddies]

I kind of wish I could find a cheap trailer hitch, just to make people wonder what is he towing with that thing ha!

 

[Nero Morg]

Didn't a company make camper tow behind trailers that used this concept on the OG beetles back in the day?

 

[norbert77]

Didn't a company make camper tow behind trailers that used this concept on the OG beetles back in the day?

Yes, but can't afford those...

 

[norbert77]

 

[J_dude]

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• J_dude
• Apr 14, 2022

Well, something came in the mail today! Haven’t installed em yet as it’s snowing and miserable outside and I need to clean my carpet before I put them in, but I tried them out to make sure and they fit just right
The Jetta’s gonna be so happy, no more mud on the carpets!

 

[tdidieselbobny]

Rear brake job did the trick no more pulsating, nice and smooth stops now. Checked the receipts for the old calipers, they were already warrantied calipers. This car seems to go through calipers, this is 4th set I've done, last time I did the rear brakes was December 2019, so this was longest so far since owning car....

 

[J_dude]

I didn’t fuel up when I should have yesterday and the fuel light came on on my way home today, I went another 56 km after that and didn’t run dry... When I fuelled it up it took 60.8 liters, vented and filled up to the neck, no foam.

 

[P2B]

I didn’t fuel up when I should have yesterday and the fuel light came on on my way home today, I went another 56 km after that and didn’t run dry... When I fuelled it up it took 60.8 liters, vented and filled up to the neck, no foam.

Furthest l have driven with the light on: 95km. Biggest fillup: 61.9 litres.

 

[P2B]

This car seems to go through calipers, this is 4th set I've done, last time I did the rear brakes was December 2019, so this was longest so far since owning car....

Wow. My '03 is still running all 4 original calipers.

 

[J_dude]

Furthest l have driven with the light on: 95km. Biggest fillup: 61.9 litres.

WOW, cutting it a little close no? Haha. That is crazy man.

 

[norbert77]

Rear brake job did the trick no more pulsating, nice and smooth stops now. Checked the receipts for the old calipers, they were already warrantied calipers. This car seems to go through calipers, this is 4th set I've done, last time I did the rear brakes was December 2019, so this was longest so far since owning car....

Remanufactured calipers suck. My car at 190,000 miles is oem. Rebuilts seize up. Must use liberal coating of synthetic brake lube on all guide pins and mating surfaces for pads.

 

[hey_allen]

I just bought a full set of (hopefully new) calipers to install this weekend, due to the current (likely original ones) being worn to a near knife edge where the pad backing plates slide on the calipers.
The rear calipers have been reluctant to release the parking brake for a good while as well, even with new parking brake cables and return helper springs installed.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Wow. My '03 is still running all 4 original calipers.

My '02 is as well. Although I gotta admit the parking brake holding isn't what it used to be.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

WOW, cutting it a little close no? Haha. That is crazy man.

Not so much. Most I've put in my Wagon is 17.1 gallons.

 

[P2B]

Not so much. Most I've put in my Wagon is 17.1 gallons.

Yep, I have put just over 64l in our wagon too, no way the sedan tank is that big.