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Mk2 Golf/Jetta Sales / Re: Breaking 8v 5 door
Last post by nadabsardar -
Nice find, and £1500 sounds fair for a car with the engine and gearbox numbers matching the V5 and the body panels all there. Missing dash, clocks and headlining are all fixable, especially if the correct dash and clocks are going with it.

Before anyone commits, I'd want to see the sills, the arches, the front wings and the scuttle/bulkhead area up close. The steering lock and tailgate lock damage suggests it's had a bit of a rough time, so check the door shuts and the boot floor for signs of a break-in having been the cause rather than neglect. Matching numbers and a V5 in his name make it a lot easier to get back on the road legally, which is half the battle with these.

@pfnsht, if Monkey's photos show it's too far gone to save, I'd ask Phil about the wings and tailgate separately. Helios Blue panels in good nick don't come up that often.
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New Members Say Hi! / Membership number
Last post by rachelwishart -
Hi there, new member here! Does anyone know any admin or someone that can provide my membership number for insurance purposes?  Have a great day!
Rachel  :)
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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: Replacing Radio/CD Player
Last post by Martin109 -
Further to this thread started by me, I have now had fitted a very nice Kenwood unit (maybe same/similar to that mentioned upthread), which is great, but my only niggle is that it will only work when the ignition is on, usually when engine running of course.  My old system worked with the ignition switched off, which meant I could listen to it while parked up, which was ideal.  I don't really understand why the new system is working differently.  Is this just a matter of my getting the installer to switch a lead to supply a feed independent of the ignition?
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Engine & Gearbox / Re: Gear selector
Last post by scs -
Hi, you have a normal problem There is a fix for it available numerous sellers on ebay can provide the parts required. Fitting the parts is very straight forward the Orange bush is the tricky bit.
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Engine & Gearbox / Gear selector
Last post by FrankieBabe -
Advice please...

The gear change on my 8v gti seems sloppy, works and goes into gear but feel very sloppy. Is the common and is there an easy fix to it.

Thanks
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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: Wiring help
Last post by TonyTorque -
The gauge needs a proper resistive sender, a float switch can't do it. Easiest is a universal adjustable sender in the cell, tube type or float arm. Measure the original sender empty and full with a multimeter, or look up the range your clocks expect. Then buy one with the same range, or a programmable one. If the range doesn't match the gauge reads wrong or sits at one end.