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Thank you maclee, I did try the dealers they’re obsolete with no stock here or Germany. I replaced all the dampers about 3 or 4 years ago. I’ll try searching using the part number. Thanks again


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I had to replace broken springs on my SEAT recently and could not locate the originals at a sane price, so I opted for *Febi-Bilstein springs ('for cars with sports suspension'), and they seem fine. That said, I have read so many threads here saying that Eibach springs are excellent that I have no ...

If you support your engine from above its really not too difficult of a job. It can be done in a few hours

One of my front springs has snapped and I can’t get one from anywhere can any one suggest good aftermarket ones that won’t lift the height and make it feel like a boat, I did get some Audi A4 springs the same length but they lifted by about 10 mm and are really soft Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had a Peugeot 206 that made that sound it was the EGR valve

my brothers was doing this after i rebuilt the front end It turned out that i didn't fully tighten the wheel bolts on one wheel i torqued up the bolts.......case dismissed.

I would have thought a Passat one would be different because the engine is not transverse as it is in a Golf

I split a Mazda 6 headlight the same way but cleaned all the old poo off then just used clear silicone to put the lens back on, over the winter it has stayed condensation free

Cheers 8ball.

Still keeping my HID kit much brighter than standard bulbs and it passed MOT with them fitted.

tom b wrote:
HID is the only real way of getting much brighter dip beams, but the accompanying legal requirements make them expensive (the ebay kits are illegal).
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Tom

Explain please..

The pin is actually 2 pins a small one inside a large one, you have to push the small one out then the big one, be careful not to damage the plastic window runner.

mine's a 130 tdi sport 6 speed changing up at 3500 to 4000 gets the best from power and torque

on a private stretch of the A1 I saw 130 mph but some headlights were catching me up so I shat me sen an slowed down (thought it was plod)

then putting it back put the roll pin into the glass and then push the glass back down into it's slot on the lift mechanism

I did my brothers 2003 130tdi sport at the weekend the worst bit for me was getting the red/white wire out of the white connector once that was done it's quite easy. it's just a time consuming job though.

concentric slave cylinder ? not on a b5 or 5.5

88rsr wrote:nice to know for future reference mate cheers

No bother. We're all here to help

I had the same problem with mine i stripped the lock down which is fairly complicated and re soldered all the connections in the lock it worked fine for a few months but ultimately it failed again, the only real cure is a complete new lock which are 80-90 quid from VW worth it for a stress free life...

Jeez 80 quid for that bit of pipe mine's held on with the strategic use of tie wraps.

gunner sort all mine out with copious amounts of silicone sealer when/if the nice weather comes

In Answer to my own question yes the petrol turbo lock carrier fits like a glove in fact they are the same part number
the bottom tube that carries the intake air from the turbo to the inter cooler is different but mine was ok anyway
thanks everyone for your input

Cheers Ricky
I'll have a look

Alan Gunn wrote:The full throttle on the diesel smoke check will be the same at any test station or should be.

It should

the smoke test is full throttle for 1 second at the most this was the advice from VOSA
the test computer tells the operator when to depress and release the throttle pedal

common sence sometimes goes out the window, the fact is most passat handbrakes have super efficencies, for me the no reserve travel only comes ito the equation when the effficency is clearly down usually due to lack of maintainance and brakeshoes having too much tolerance to the drums, obviously pa...

Hi I've bought a 2003 tdi that needs a complete front end does anyone know if a 1.8t petrol front panel/lock carrier would fit? is the viscous fan in the same place?
Cheers Andy

Thanks for the welcome guys

Cheers Matt
I do my best