Hi I have a Mk2 gti 16v and have bought myself a new uprated 90Amp alternator for it, however the pulley shaft isn’t long enough and the belt doesn’t reach so I have returned it. I have been struggling to find one that is 90Amps with the lengthened pulley. Can anyone help recommend a decent 90Amp one with the correct shaft length?
I have attached a picture of the original alt and the new one that I bought.
Hi there, I have a GTI 16V and it has developed a new problem where I get a loud clunk from the front of the car when accelerating and braking.
It first happened when I was on a small road driving fast and did some heavy braking before a corner, as I pressed the pedal a very loud clunk came from the front, it seemed more from the right at first and I felt it through the brake pedal. I kept driving it around and it only did it when I was braking heavily. Unfortunately on my way home my alternator and waterpump belt snapped so I had to get a tow home. While I was fitting the belt I looked for sliding pads and gave everything a wiggle and it all seemed fine. Next day it was worse and I could feel it clunk back into place when accelerating hard, and then back again when braking.
Put it up on a lift this morning, wheels were under torqued and not on tightly so tightened them all up and went out for a drive and it had stopped, however I went to do a 3 point turn and as I reached full left lock it made a clunk, and it is now again clunking with braking and accelerating. Checked the bolts again and they seem fine.
I have found a 3 pin connector on the left side of the boot below the rear lights. It has a white/red wire going to it, a brown wire which goes to earth on the left side of the boot and a yellow/red wire. Would anybody happen to know what it is and what it’s for. I have looked on the wiring schematics and can’t find anything, I have attached a link to the picture of it.
I bought a 1991 Mk2 Golf GTi 16V back in April and have been having great fun with it, I've had a few problems but all fixable. Since I got the car the speakers haven't worked properly, it doesn't have the original head unit. I am going to upgrade the head unit to a Sony MEX-N7300DB, however I am yet to pull out the current one to see how much of a headache plugging it all in will be. I have heard you need a special tool to do this, is this correct?
The current speakers in the car are completely blown I think and only the passenger front door one works, I am looking to change them all and have found an Alpine kit which has the correct speakers for the doors and dash. I have linked this below, will this all work and has anyone got or used these speakers?
