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Fluid tester arrived this morning..
Less than 1% water so the fluid is fine..

Been out on the country lanes today and the brakes are still great..

Gonna get the fluid changed 'just in case' when I have a spare bullseye..

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Well.. since there's no leaks, I'd say either fluid or master cylinder.. seems a bit of a no-brainer having googled most of the last 12 hours.
Fluid looks good though.. clean and clear..

And.. just took it out and the brakes are fine. Can't fault them.

Dunno what to do.

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Probably not (I don't remember reading the thread now)..

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These days I lose my train of thought on tech type posts like that..
Think I managed the gist of it though...

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One, maybe both, my rear speakers (the 6.5's) are 'farting' with any bass at all..
Depending on how the next few weeks pans out with the old barge I'll be upgrading too.. [emoji41]

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Yep, 3 of [emoji41] So many numbers and differing opinions.. Reason I went for the 75W is because it's GL4 which is the original recommendation.. the 75W80 is GL5. There were some posts about GL5 affecting yellow metals. It may have been fixed with different additives in modern GL5's but, given I ne...

Bought this one
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2509456813

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Nothing wrong with the pedals.. Clutch is unaffected, it's just the brake pedal.. With engine off I can, by exerting as much pressure on the pedal as I can, get the pedal about half way to the floor.. Then I fired her up and the pedal felt just about back to normal. Not really up for a road test thi...

Additionally...
This was while driving and there were no dash lights lit...

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Since we bought the car a couple of months ago the brakes have been some of the best I've ever had on a car. This evening the pedal (with some resistance) sank almost to the floor, a re-pump and it's almost business as usual, couple more pumps and there's nothing (like extreme brake fade is the only...

I put the Febi in the 6-speed golf box but given the current situation I want to make sure it's 100% and the Fuchs comes up more often than not.. It's just the weights I'm not certain of 75W 75W80 or 75W90 Info conflicts somewhat but the 75W80 I think is preferred.. Never really 'done' gearboxes bef...

Bought a gearbox..it's going to need an oil change..

Thinking either Febi 75W
Or
Fuchs Titan Sintofluid 75W80

Opinions??

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Sorry dude, I didn't see this post go up... I had some in 'stock' Just got a few hundred smd led's in various colours so I might change them again at done point - although I do like the clean white lights . 93/93 Thread hyjack! Do you sell the sets bud? Sent from my Shamsung using Tapatalcum powder...

Gotcha..
I've not been up in the headlining so you've had the extent of my experience, sorry..

Apologies if I'm preaching to the choir, have you tried the LED in both ways round?

Sorry dude, I didn't see this post go up... I had some in 'stock' - probably got them for a previous car by mistake.. Have you fitted them yet? Done mine in the Passat and Golf and they were a bit of a pain.. quite fiddly getting the old ones out and the new ones in I thought (wasn't looking forward...

Doubt if get anywhere near that at the moment..
Not done a fill on the Passat tank yet so not sure..

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Evil wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:19 amThink my options now are refurb/replace the linkage or replace the box, the former being what I'd like to know more about at the moment.

I know from reading other threads on here that refurb can be very expensive but you get a good working gearbox. Replacing from another second hand unit is the cheapest option but that unit could be the same as yours or worse. Unless you did the work yourself and paid for no labour it could get expe...

It's done about 400 miles since the oil change now and is still the same. Cold or warm, makes no difference to 2nd gear. I thought the oil change was quite reasonable at ~£45.. Think my options now are refurb/replace the linkage or replace the box, the former being what I'd like to know more about a...

The old gear oil was filthy black but no metal bits in it at all...
First is usually a bit 'notchy' going into gear but no crunch.

Including fitting a new, used, box is likey going to set me back close to £300..

I'd like to exhaust possibilities before going there if I can..

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Sorry to bump but I'm still hooked on linkages - repair/replace now.. How would I find if a bush, or something, was worn on the linkage and is it/are they easily replaceable? Could it be worth replacing the whole linkage before plumping for a used 'box (and, again, what is replacement like to do? An...

Alan Gunn wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:05 am I have one on a shelf in my shed lol.

Guess I will too if I go aftermarket 2-din

Alan Gunn wrote:This type do you mean.

Yeah.. looks like it..



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Do any folk still want these?
I really like the look of the thing but it's bugging me not being able to get up to date maps so I may look for an aftermarket unit to replace it..

Ordinarily I'd bin stuff like this but I read a while back folk wanted them.. hence the question..

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