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- Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:40 am
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: Are there any RAT look B5.5's about???
- Replies: 99
- Views: 18344
Re: Are there any RAT look B5.5's about???
I must either be missing something or getting old as I don't like the look of any of those.
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:37 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Where did my tyres go?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2008
Where did my tyres go?
Just got a phone call from VW that my B6 is ready for collection after its first service and is being treated to a new set of wipers and new front tyres. I've only done just over 8000 miles in the car and managed to work my way through a pair of p-zeros, this either says something about my driving, ...
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:19 pm
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Water in my car
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1806
Re: Water in my car
door card off and then the silver panel behind that. It has a rubber seal running around the rear side of it which can crack and leak water through into the car. It's quite hard to remove as you have to remove the window and the door latch.
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:17 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Water in my car
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1806
Re: Water in my car
If it's coming in through the bottom of the door it's possible the rubber seal on the inside of the inner door skin.
When I removed mine the rubber was perished so never sealed up again properly. Got some dumdum tape from the dealers and replaced the perished section and the leak was sorted.
When I removed mine the rubber was perished so never sealed up again properly. Got some dumdum tape from the dealers and replaced the perished section and the leak was sorted.
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:02 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Drivers Door Lock
- Replies: 1
- Views: 724
Re: Drivers Door Lock
Whilst in there it's also worth checking the condition of the rubber seal on the shiny metal door panel, mine had perished over the years and were letting water through after breaking the original seal so had to replace them with some dumdum tape.
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:24 am
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: Interior rattle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1525
Interior rattle
On one of my many drives up to Gloucestershire I finally got fed up with the annoying creak/rattle from my interior and me and my passenger started jabbing/poking at things to find out what it was. Turns out it was the plastic casing for the interior mirror/rain sensor. I moved it from side to side ...
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:25 am
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: misty windows
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2483
Re: misty windows
Didn't know that as the only B6s I've ever been in have had the climate control.
Sticking mine on demist (which also seems to fire up an electric heater) clears the screen pretty quick but on rainy days it seems to fog up again really quickly after it is turned off.
Sticking mine on demist (which also seems to fire up an electric heater) clears the screen pretty quick but on rainy days it seems to fog up again really quickly after it is turned off.
- Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:42 am
- Forum: UKP- REGIONAL MEETS: MIDLANDS, SOUTHERN, SCOTLAND ...
- Topic: WEST COUNTRY/CORNISH AREA UKP MEET
- Replies: 94
- Views: 44407
Re: WEST COUNTRY/CORNISH AREA UKP MEET
Won't be able to make this as it's the same day as a meet with a Porsche club.
Sorry chaps.
Sorry chaps.
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:57 pm
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: misty windows
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2483
Re: misty windows
The B6 doesn't have an 'ECON' button (or at lease mine with the 2zone climate control doesn't) it does however have an aircon button and when the light is on the aircon is on.
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:12 pm
- Forum: OTHER VAG OR NON . .
- Topic: Continuation of the Porsche 944
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3403
Re: Continuation of the Porsche 944
I'm always in need of spares. My interior is a bit tatty but got no funds for this car at the moment hence the lack of any real progress, just going through doing the parts I can that don't require me buying new stuff. I rubbed down the front indicator lenses yesterday to get the dodgy black tinting...
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: OTHER VAG OR NON . .
- Topic: Continuation of the Porsche 944
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3403
Re: Continuation of the Porsche 944
Well I've made myself scarce lately due to being busy and not making any progress on any cars due to lack of funds but now the weather is starting to pick up I thought it was time to start pulling parts of the Porsche again (well it doesn't cost me anything to do) First up was to separate the fuel d...
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:05 pm
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: car crash
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1027
Re: car crash
Terrible news this. There are some more pictures of it on this site http://jalopnik.com/5154411/german-test-driver-killed-in-next+gen-911-convertible-crash" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It was a 998 Cabrio prototype and it just went under the barrier Hopefully they'll take...
- Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:50 pm
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: If you find yourself needing to be towed, pack a screwdriver
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1673
Re: If you find yourself needing to be towed, pack a screwdriver
There is indeed but didn't notice the screw until it was too late. doh.
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:44 pm
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: Ebay item warning (B5 indicators)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 855
Re: Ebay item warning (B5 indicators)
I'd be careful buying any Passat parts from China as their model is longer and has a few other differences littered around it.
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:13 am
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: How about this for a snowman!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1391
Re: How about this for a snowman!!
Can someone send me some snow to...pl6 Was driving home from Gloucestershire last night (after the Severn bridge finally re-opened) and drove through some ridiculously snowy areas and came off the M5 onto the A361 and halfway down the snow suddenly disappeared. I thought the missus was making it up...
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:09 am
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: If you find yourself needing to be towed, pack a screwdriver
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1673
If you find yourself needing to be towed, pack a screwdriver
So in the snow yesterday it took me about 30 minutes just to dig myself out of a hotel car park in Gloucestershire as the snow height was about the same as the ground clearance on my car. Had to drive past work as the snow was just as deep in the entrance so decided to turn around and come back afte...
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:03 am
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: Clarkson Drops Another Clanger
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1252
Re: Clarkson Drops Another Clanger
It is unless there is something that might threating the labour party or make them look bad in which case they'll introduce a new 'anti-terrorist' law to stop it.lee1 wrote:i thought this was suposed to be a free country
*dons tin foil hat*
- Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:41 am
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: Snow
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3395
Re: Snow
I've just had an interesting morning in the snow. Miles away from home got stuck in the hotel car park, dug it out then got stuck on a hill and had to be towed up by a passing 4x4 (one out of the 4 that drove past).
Needless to say Pirelli P-Zeros are useless in the snow.
Needless to say Pirelli P-Zeros are useless in the snow.
- Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:57 am
- Forum: GENERAL CHAT
- Topic: Snow
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3395
Re: Snow
This is what greeted me this morning (excuse all the snow on the window but there was no way I was going to open it)
There's a Clio under here somewhere
There's a Clio under here somewhere
- Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:50 am
- Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
- Topic: PAINTING-CALIPERS,,,,
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1470
Re: PAINTING-CALIPERS,,,,
I think I'm going to be painting the ones on the Porsche when I strip them down for a rebuild, going to go with black though as I want to keep it nice and subtle.
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:59 am
- Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
- Topic: My Standard B6
- Replies: 6
- Views: 392
Re: My Standard B6
Very nice, I wanted Xenons on mine but it would've been a 16 week wait for it as there was a massive backlog at the time.
I ended up with heated leather seats instead so not all bad
I ended up with heated leather seats instead so not all bad
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:53 am
- Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
- Topic: New Here Passat V6
- Replies: 20
- Views: 404
Re: New Here Passat V6
Nice car. Love the wheels on it, just needs a bit of a drop to sort out the cavern between the wheel and the arch ;)
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:50 am
- Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
- Topic: Hi folks!! nooooobster here
- Replies: 8
- Views: 508
Re: Hi folks!! nooooobster here
What you need is a 1998 1.8 20v in light blue ;)
On a more serious note the most common fault on these cars is the plenum chamber filling up with water due to blocked drain holes and that water coming in through the cabin filter and killing the CCM/corroding the wiring.
On a more serious note the most common fault on these cars is the plenum chamber filling up with water due to blocked drain holes and that water coming in through the cabin filter and killing the CCM/corroding the wiring.
- Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:25 am
- Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
- Topic: [RECOVERED] Electric Handbrake & AutoHold
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4056
Re: [RECOVERED] Electric Handbrake & AutoHold
My B6 seems to be quite happy releasing the handbrake when I pull off now but I very rarely engage the handbrake unless I am parking the car up and leaving it. If I am just stopping in traffic or at lights I let the auto hold take car of it and it behaves absolutely fine. The only thing that it gets...
- Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:05 am
- Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
- Topic: Front cam seal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1661
Re: Front cam seal
Hi Dave, thanks for that. I got there in the end with the smaller sized socket, but it took a couple of attempts with th e spring flying off! :oops: The engine is a 1.8 none turbo 20V ADR (1998 build) 1999 register with the nee 153 tooth belt / tensioner. I've just heard that these 10mm head bolts ...