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Do it yourself!
You gain invaluable knowledge about your car. And it's much cheaper.
It means if you want to make any tweaks in the suspension, its easy cos you already know how it works.
Sometimes it can be quite interesting and it's definitely a rewarding feeling once you've completed it.

Then ...

Any ideas or help?
Any info this weekend would be great as it gives me some time to get it done!
I'll keep this updated if I find anything out.

Hi Guys,

I'm looking to find out where the Passat B5.5 interior wiring for the ABS L&R sensors are.
I've read that they are under the "passenger side A-pillar connector station". However, that information comes from an American site and they are referring to the US spec'd car.

I need to tap into ...

I ran some 17" Jag XJ wheels on my old E36.
The lip sat exactly flush with the arch. 17" x 8J. Perfect.
The only thing I needed were spigots.

Also be aware that the older models tend to use flat bolts.
So they aren't Conical or Ball-seated.

So yeah, low offset, 5x120, and flat seated bolts. I ...

Pretty sure I read somewhere that you'll have issues with the auto levelling feature.
I think another separate bit of wiring is needed for that. But don't quote me on it!

Anyone seen/tried/done anything like this??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-00-05-SMOKED-BLACK-MIRROR-REAR-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ180587229735QQcategoryZ9889QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5046574180229851659" onclick ...

LM reps over those "Mercedes" replicas at the top any day.
Really not a fan of the deep dish, squared spoked look. Just remind me of Wolfrace/BK wheels.

Motorsport/sporty looking = 19"/18" LM reps.
Cruising/VIP looking = 18" Mercedes Avantgarde Monoblocks.

You can get the Merc monoblocks as reps ...

With 9.5's and ET35 offset you might need to space them out 10/15mm.
Only as they might catch on the coilovers when you lower the car.

Other than that I reckon you'd be fine.
And you'd only need a mild bit of stretch to get them tucked underneath.

IMO it's always worth rolling the arch lip as it ...

nelds wrote:as he said, get the balancing checked. if not it could be a warped rim

Could also be a snapped/buggered spigot ring.
The plastic ones aren't that durable.

Check your spigots, then balancing, then warps/buckles.
My money's on the balancing though.

That's fantastic mate!
Great job, and an equally good write up.

Looking at doing this to my B5.5, along with a USB port.
I did a USB blanking plate on my old E36 which came out quite well, however this looks pro.

Kudos again mate!

Just one last thing... MAKE SURE YOU MATCH THE WEAVE UP SO THEY ARE ALL THE SAME DIRECTION!
Carbon vinyl looks good, but if its all in different directions it looks poo.

i couldnt be arsed to do the little switch again on my light unit, plus my car aint no show piece so i really couldnt give a ...

I've had the whole of my B5.5 dash fascia off.
The best place for the blue unit would probably be down behind the Air-Con unit. Only as it is half the depth of a normal DIN (cd player) so there's plenty of space behind it. And its usually well out of the way of the wiring for the headunit.

The ...

that does look good when used in the right places - nicely done. how much is the wrap please?
fairly easy to do?
I've got a spare centre console insert that i could practise on.
I picked some up off eBay for around £15 for 60cm by 3metres.
So not extremely cheap, but not breaking the bank either ...

I cranked 50ish miles out of mine after the yellow fuel light had come on.
The Matrix display was showing a confident 5 miles left of fuel. I didn't wanna risk it so filled up.

These things run on nothing-ness. God I love my TDI Ssat!

Wasn't the KO4 used on the 225 Audi TT and Audi S3?
I'm pretty sure it's also in the MK5 ED30.

From what I've read, you'll need a decent remap to make it worth it.
And to get the best from it (not essential) you'll need to change your injectors, MAF sensor and housing, turbo intake pipe, oil feeds ...

I'm pretty sure all B5.5 TDI Sport version have rain sensing wipers.
Mine does and a couple others I went to look at did too (and mine is an early 51 plate version).

To check if they work try this...

1] Switch your wiper up one notch to where 'intermittant' would be.
2] This should give one wipe ...

Yeah know what ya saying mate ....just was trying to think outside the box a little .....just got a price for both carbon and matt finish and the carbon is cheaper so im going to go with that :D ...or i might see what other colours he has in stock and go for a totally mad colour !!!
Have a look ...

Looks tidy, but not fantastic.
Due to mileage and age, I'd say anywhere up to £1500.

Any more than that and I'd be expecting a higher spec on that mileage.
Or alternatively, less mileage on the same spec.

So yeah, as the title says really.
Throw up your Carbon Vinyl wrapping pictures in here.
I'm interested to see who has wrapped what, and using what colour of carbon wrap.

I saw BigRay's carbon vinyl wrap on his centre console a while back...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4166190714 ...

I personally think mirrors should be colour-coded to get the best effect.
It does make them look a bit cheap.
Grab a couple cans of paint from Halfords and colour code them.
If it comes out poo, then matte black them. At least that way you tried.

And surely in B5/B5.5 Passats/MK4 Golfs/Boras the ...

Hi mate,

I see you read the thread I put up on ED38.
Well, so far you've done more than I have about this problem, so you're way ahead of me!

As far as I'm aware, if the sniffer test points something out, then it's not a good thing.
If you can, warm the car up (15 mins) and then get a mate to rev ...

Good post. :)

The only thing I would say is that Id wait til he actually has the wheels so the depth of the holes on the wheels can be measured.
Cheers mate! ;)

Bingo.
Yeah, you can't really do anything until you have the wheels.
Well, you can, but I'd advise that you don't.
It saves money and ...

Depending on the wheels, you'll need longer bolts with a different seating and width.

VW use M14 width bolts nowadays (they used to use M12 on the older 4x100 cars).
BMW for example use M12 bolts.
This is the width of the bolt thread, VW bolts will be too wide for a BMW and BMW bolts won't bite ...

Ok Scott had a look on RS bodykits but can't see the votex spoiler, have you got another link ?
Cheers Pete :esm :esm :esm
Here it is mate...

http://www.rsbodykits.co.uk/product.php?productid=115395&cat=1627&page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

For some reason they have ...

If you plan on putting a double-din unit in the car, then opt for the one with 3 din slots.
It can be a pain in the bum to modify the other dash unit cutting + pipes in the way).

But don't compromise the rest of the quality of the car over it only having 2 din slots and a cubby hole.