What did you do to your MKIV today?

[Rrusse11]

"Followed an Audi SQ8 on the way home and ran up to 95 MPH"

LOL! Only a $100k vehicle, vs an elderly ALH. Who's getting better bang for their buck ehhhhh.

 

[PakProtector]

Brothers car which is Compu_85's old car.
New TYC blower motor and resistor pack today. Thank you again IDPARTS!

You spend a lot of time on that beast. Brothers...

Douglas

 

[turbodieseldyke]

Lucky you. The closest dealer to me charges more than MSRP.

Nearest VW dealer had a White guy and a hispanic guy at the parts counter. The White guy would quote MSRP. The hispanic would quote +20% or something. In person, over the phone, same result for both guys. Been going to the Audi dealer instead for years.

 

[JDSwan87]

You spend a lot of time on that beast. Brothers...

Douglas

Truthfully, he did it, just in my garage. But yeah, we do spend a lot of time together lol. Making up for time that addiction took away from us.

 

[Mozambiquer]

I drove my golf to the shop to build a Civic engine with my brother in law. I had to jump start it as I haven't been driving it much lately. Its got a leaking head gasket, and Frank is doing a head for it, but it's gotta get driven once in a while to keep it working well.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Went for a drive up to NH this morning and saw this:

Annual mileage has dropped some in the last 15 months but I'm still averaging about 22.5K/year since new.

 

[Nuje]

link to mod? My eGolf and Mazda 3 have it and I've caught myself a few times thinking my Beetle has that function.

Part number 000998229A - picked mine up from idparts. Be prepared for some skinned knuckles and fingers from reaching around a bunch of plastic edges. Done in ~45minutes; works great.

Turn Signal Convenience Mod (A4) (B5.5)

Allows you to tap the blinker and the lights will flash 3-4 times. Useful when changing lanes. Works in all MKIV and B5.5 vehicles. Kit includes wiring, relay, zip tie, and detailed installation in...

www.idparts.com

 

[Nuje]

I don't recall the brand, but I would consider 185,000km a reasonable lifespan, not a quick failure.

Misunderstood - thought the pulley was a recent replacement.

 

[03TDICommuter]

Part number 000998229A - picked mine up from idparts. Be prepared for some skinned knuckles and fingers from reaching around a bunch of plastic edges. Done in ~45minutes; works great.

Turn Signal Convenience Mod (A4) (B5.5)

Allows you to tap the blinker and the lights will flash 3-4 times. Useful when changing lanes. Works in all MKIV and B5.5 vehicles. Kit includes wiring, relay, zip tie, and detailed installation in...

www.idparts.com

I wonder if it's easier on the beetle. The emergency switch/blinker assembly is easy to get to as it's housed in a separate housing tacked on the bottom of the center dashboard. I'll get the kit on order.

 

[romad]

Part number 000998229A - picked mine up from idparts. Be prepared for some skinned knuckles and fingers from reaching around a bunch of plastic edges. Done in ~45minutes; works great.

Turn Signal Convenience Mod (A4) (B5.5)

Allows you to tap the blinker and the lights will flash 3-4 times. Useful when changing lanes. Works in all MKIV and B5.5 vehicles. Kit includes wiring, relay, zip tie, and detailed installation in...

www.idparts.com

Any way to see the instructions before ordering?

 

[P2B]

Any way to see the instructions before ordering?

DIY here

 

[03TDICommuter]

Any way to see the instructions before ordering?

I just watched the install in this video https://humblemechanic.com/add-comfort-turn-signals-volkswagen/

Edit: So I was looking up what vehicles this kit works with, and the beetle isn't listed
Anyone know if it actually will work with a Mk4 new beetle?

Edit2: Yes it does! https://www.newbeetle.org/threads/comfort-blinker.106210/
Ordering it now.

 

[Rrusse11]

Great video, clear, thorough, and detailed. Lol, I'll live with my turn signals just the way they are thanks.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

I have this mod on both my MKIVs. And my BMW and GSW came with the same feature. I don't like it when I'm in a car without it. It's one of the better small mods I've done to my cars.

 

[MukGyver]

If I drove enough freeway. Sucks when you realize you've had your blinker on for the last 20 minutes.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

In MA the more likely scenario is to not use it at all. As drivers here say, "why would I advertise my intentions?"

 

[MukGyver]

In MA the more likely scenario is to not use it at all. As drivers here say, "why would I advertise my intentions?"

Pretty much same here in Ca... It's brutal.

 

[Zak99b5]

Only drawback to this mod is if you accidentally hit the turn signal--it keeps going, and you're busted. As is, it would just be one quick flash.

 

[MukGyver]

I like the momentary hold method... . Usually still holding the wheel. This way I control the number of flashes on a lane change.

 

[PakProtector]

No doubt. 'Please fill in the spot I was about to move over into' is about what that works out to in Michigan...LOL

Douglas

 

[hey_allen]

I chased down an engine noise that I was trying to identify for a while, which turned out to be a leaking injector flame shield/crush washer.
The #3 injector nozzle seal hadn't seated correctly, and was allowing combustion gasses to exit the chamber, as well as unburned fuel.
Once the head was cleaned and the injector crush washers replaced, the noise went away, as well as a slight loss of power at lower RPMs.

The annoying part about this whole thing was that while I could hear the noise faintly from inside the car, I couldn't hear anything over the engine noise when the hood was open, making it difficult to locate what was causing the noise.

 

[MukGyver]

No doubt. 'Please fill in the spot I was about to move over into' is about what that works out to in Michigan...LOL

Douglas

LOL.. and the workaround to the gap-closure dilemma.. start moving over "as" the blinker comes on, then just give the 'ol courtesy 'thank you' wave.

 

[wonneber]

I had a spare grill sitting in my garage from an old wrecked Jetta so I decided to paint it black. Not bad for spray can paint job. Now I can switch back and forth from gray to black.

Stay with the grill of color.
I've used ultra flat paint myself.
Stealth operations.

 

[pkhoury]

Oil change at 430K on IBW. 140K on this engine. I always drain the pan because I like to get under the car and see if anything odd is going on. Nope, and it was bone dry under there.

Went up to IDParts because a local shop owner wanted to pick up some drums of oil we'd ordered for him. Followed an Audi SQ8 on the way home and ran up to 95 MPH for a bit. Still feels rock solid at those speeds.

Ha, your high speed sounds like @Franko6 . Apparently, he's quite the speed demon as well.

And what did I do today? Installed my new @Franko6 stage 2 camshaft. Throttle response seems better, and fuel economy improved, as well as response over 3000 RPM.

 

[pkhoury]

Lucky you. The closest dealer to me charges more than MSRP.

Sounds like the dealer I go to... unless I just buy stuff under my friend's business, but then I gotta give him his 15% markup. We have three dealers in SA, and ALL THREE charge different prices for parts!

 

[03TDICommuter]

Sounds like the dealer I go to... unless I just buy stuff under my friend's business, but then I gotta give him his 15% markup. We have three dealers in SA, and ALL THREE charge different prices for parts!

FWIW, I just bought that Comfort Blinker kit from my dealer. Their online price was 20% off. Another VW dealer much further south in Ontario was 26% off. The dealer in Los Angeles where I bought my eGolf - 0% off.

Picked up the clutch release arm and pivot ball from my local dealer, 40% off MSRP. Just got injector clamp bolts and injector copper washers there too.

 

[pkhoury]

FWIW, I just bought that Comfort Blinker kit from my dealer. Their online price was 20% off. Another VW dealer much further south in Ontario was 26% off. The dealer in Los Angeles where I bought my eGolf - 0% off.

Picked up the clutch release arm and pivot ball from my local dealer, 40% off MSRP. Just got injector clamp bolts and injector copper washers there too.

Now I'm curious which dealers. I've been to the VW dealership in Ontario before. I'm trying to remember the name of that dealership. Was the one in LA called VW of DTLA? I bought my first TDI from them. I also found it ironic that the service manager was gone around the time I was about done with my lemon law suit against VWoA (specifically because of that stealership).

Whenever I'm in So Cal, I prefer Bozzani in Covina. They've always treated me good, though I can't attest to their parts prices.

 

[03TDICommuter]

Now I'm curious which dealers. I've been to the VW dealership in Ontario before. I'm trying to remember the name of that dealership. Was the one in LA called VW of DTLA? I bought my first TDI from them. I also found it ironic that the service manager was gone around the time I was about done with my lemon law suit against VWoA (specifically because of that stealership).

Whenever I'm in So Cal, I prefer Bozzani in Covina. They've always treated me good, though I can't attest to their parts prices.

Yes, VW in Ontario is 'Ontario Volkswagen', and yes the DTLA is the other one. That's were I bought my eGolf - they said yes to what I wanted to pay and didn't try and upsell me. Well actually the finance guy tried.

I just go to parts.vw.com and pick other dealers to see what their online prices are. No online discount for Bozzani for the clutch arm or pivot ball.

My dealer is Ventura VW. Darn near everything I need though they have to order. So easy ordering online though.

 

[Rrusse11]

"Throttle response seems better, and fuel economy improved, as well as response over 3000 RPM. "

PK,
I know you do some towing, let us know if you find a difference with performance under load.
Cheers!
R*2

 

[pkhoury]

Yes, VW in Ontario is 'Ontario Volkswagen', and yes the DTLA is the other one. That's were I bought my eGolf - they said yes to what I wanted to pay and didn't try and upsell me. Well actually the finance guy tried.

I just go to parts.vw.com and pick other dealers to see what their online prices are. No online discount for Bozzani for the clutch arm or pivot ball.

My dealer is Ventura VW. Darn near everything I need though they have to order. So easy ordering online though.

I always wondered who's still at VW of DTLA. My uncle was the GM of the Audi portion, so I got special financing on my car, even without an 800 FICO. I did NOT get along with the service manager at all (he was a real prick)., and a high majority of the salespeople and those in service were Lebanese (my uncle is Lebanese, and the dealer and its affiliated dealers are owned by a Lebanese family called Shammas). Just some random trivia there.

Here in Texas, North Park VW is closest, but Alamo Heights VW has the friendliest parts counter (or used to, before this guy with a thick Lousiaiana Cajun accent retired), and Ancira VW is where I go for getting windows tinted. North Park does a s#!t job doing window tinting, and are expensive.

Oh, and not to be a smart ass, but if you ever need things like the clutch pivot ball or arm, IDparts carries all that stuff. That's what I've usually done. Or things like cap bolts my harmonic balancer. The dealer was going to take a few days (needed bolts for my 2003, and dieselgeek only includes bolts for the 2002 and below), so I just went to Lowe's and problem solved, for A LOT cheaper.

"Throttle response seems better, and fuel economy improved, as well as response over 3000 RPM. "

PK,
I know you do some towing, let us know if you find a difference with performance under load.
Cheers!
R*2

I haven't done any towing yet. I'll probably postpone that until my first full tank of driving without a trailer. I can say that the car felt like my BEW before I got Frank's cam while towing - I didn't feel all of my power potential was there. After he rebuilt the head and I got new lifters/valves/etc, it was a night and day difference.