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64 SPLIT wrote:what did you use to bond the casing back together?

Loctite super glue. ;)

The motor will be ok imo, if you have read the link? the guy has done loads and not yet found a seized motor, it will be the bearings, as mine was, everything he said was right eg, motor ok, bearings seized and crack in the casing, my bolts came out no problem, make sure you get the correct torx siz...

https://sites.google.com/site/1810marti ... park-brake

Follow the above link matey, it looks indepth but its not too bad really.

If you want the bearings i have another set which i was gonna use for the other side but have since sold the car
I'll do you them for £20 posted.

Turned out my o/s epb was shot, unwilling to pay vw prices, i ordered one from gsf for £170 only to be told they had none in stock and they were on back order. Someone on here sent me a link to a site where this guy repairs them, so i bit the bullet and ordered the new bearings and after a bit of f...

Congrats to you both on the safe arrival, hope you're all well .

Mine does the same and it turned out to be the o/s motor seized, easy way to tell is jack up the back end, apply the epb, chances are one side will be braked the other will still spin, check your feeds to the plug, i stuck a wire in one terminal and another wire in the other terminal (this is on the...

Update.... GSF just rung me and said they cant get an o/s one now, sold the last one yesterday and now they are on back order.... noooooooo

May strip this one and try sort it according to the supplied link, very good and well explained, thanks muchly to
richardSEL...

Imran wrote:im sure it doesnt need to be coded, but i believe you may need to do a function test. Im sure someone more knowledgable will know, as for vcds in im bradford so dont wory about that.

cheers for that Imran, much appreciated...

Dreaded epb has give up on the o/s, tried new (genuine) switch, to no avail, tested both plugs at the motor end and i have feed to both. The brake still works off the foot pedal, so i reckon the motor has gone. £170 from GSF, Question is will the new one need coding, vcds or whatever, and if so cou...

shere wrote:Any ideas in how to take the arm rest off the console to inspect?

Let us know how you get it off as i have to take off mine too to get retrimmed in leather..

3C0 864 211B 17U is the part number for the lid only, not sure if it includes the mechanism though. One on ebay (new) went for £50, but will probably be more from the stealers. I would strip it and see whats wrong and maybe fix it, but im like that lol, costs nothing to look...

sounds like the ratchet is worn, never heard of one wearing assuming nothing is broken, you may be able to just get the mechanisim separate from main dealer or TPS, as for second hand, dont think you will find one tbh.

Facing down hill to release it I just drive away normally, or if I just want to roll forward a bit, lift the clutch ever so slightly & just blip the throttle when I want to move & it releases lol Well thats different to mine?? mine wont release automatically when facing downhill, you have t...

Interesting this, mine works as it should and i dont have auto hold being an "S" model. Drive on the level or slightly up hill then stop. Obviously i have to press the epb, set off as normal without touching anything and it releases as it should.... however if you are facing even slightly ...

Think g-black has done this, also your biggest problem is making it fit width wise as i believe the R36 bumper is wider cos of the flared arches seem to remember reading something like this ant.

How come you fell out with the volvo?

Ive done basically as above ^^^ i bought another cig lighter socket and wired it in tandem to the oem one but hid it behind the console, fed the wire behind the dash to the o/s fuse box and made a small notch in the fuse box panel edge so it comes out by the A pillar. Ok it still is stuck on the gla...

only my drivers seat is electric tilt/lumbar, but both heated...

ahh dude u make me jealouse lol :( i might just get mine wrapped if it costs this much Why not have a go yourself, you can get a sheet big enough to do all the trim for around a tenner, a bit of patience with the heat gun/hair dryer and a plastic spreader to smooth it out etc, and if it looks poo j...

Excellent pics and good write up...awww man id love to do this even though ive only 140 brake lol

mine is the "s" model so I have the dark trim, which I quite like, not keen on the silver at all, however time has come for an upgrade so I think im gonna have a go at wrapping it in the satin black carbon look, would like gloss piano black but if I made any mistakes I think it would show ...

sorry... the post i said about cleaning mine with the fine emery.... yes, mine are solid 316 stainless steel.

I use quite fine emery cloth which is on a roll and only about an inch wide to clean mine up. Tear off a strip about a foot long and loop it over the top of one at a time and they clean up nicely, not dull but not highly polished either, suits you sir...!!!

jd's wrote:Please make me a pair, money awaits

I shall look into it,

Err... lets just say I work for a well known chemical firm who only use 316 stainless (chemical grade).. ;)

Your giving me ideas now mmm...