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I think thats from Polo. You can use larger diameter nut instead of a lot of washers to fill up the space.

I need new brakes for my VW Fox and euro car parts has two different options and I'm not sure what one would work / is better. https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/brembo-brake-pad-10144041a https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/brembo-brake-pad-10144056a These are the break pads. Thanks

Oh look, I'm talking to myself on the other ball joint thread. See my answer on that one for more info. Got mine on Ebay but messaged first to make sure I was getting exactly what was listed.

I'm pretty sure I ordered 'RTS' ball joints for my GTI 5 years ago. Part numbers 93-90973-156 and 93-90973-256 They were the correct length. Autodoc are no good for this because you will order RTS but they have a habit of just swapping out for a different brand with the same part number. These joints are often incorrectly listed and its basically a lottery as to whether you end up with GTI or non GTI version. Good luck.

No, because you already know the answer

Ah, ok. Then it sounds like a classic case of the lock microswitches having gone out to lunch. Try swapping the lock mech assembly. Or better still, fit a cheap RKE system and bypass all the key thing.

Yeah, mine's like the photo as well.

Yes, second one in that picture, and fits into the plastic brack/holder on the firewall. Looks pretty original to me. Interestingly the orientation is reverse i.e. the cable comes through the back and hooks onto the lever as opposed to that picture which says it come through the lever and hooks onto the bracket at the back.

Sounds like your clutch cable has been changed and thats it. My Lupo has cable exactly as in first picture.

Just noticed if the windows are down I can do them up with the key from the lock but it doesn't open then if that helps

So I need to find a 6n ball joint and a GTi ball joint and compare ?

My boot central locking is not connected due to a key issue too so I open that manually anyway, I was thinking if it was a relay under the dash or possibly a dodgy wire in the driver's door.

ok thanks will try this

I think you can actually program the thing to do that via VCDS. But never done it. @Skezza knows the central locking system inside out. If you turn the key to unlock it again, after you've already unlocked it, does it open both doors and boot? I've seen Golfs, Polos and Boras with that wierd feature.

The rivet connecting the handbrake lever to the shoe gets rusty and stiff. Remove it, then add a tiny drop of oil and work it in until it's nice and loose. But dirt inside the drum can build up and cause noise...

Need to use the adjuster to slack it off a bit looks like a fish shape on a spring

Hello just a quick one if anyone has any Ideas. When I open the car from the driver's side only that door opens but when I unlock from the passenger door it opens the driver door and passenger door. I've just changed both door lock mechanisms and still having this issue could it be a fuse or broken wire somewhere any help is always appreciated. 😁 Thanks Kieran

Hello just a quick one if anyone has any Ideas. When I open the car from the driver's side only that door opens but when I unlock from the passenger door it opens the driver door and passenger door. I've just changed both door lock mechanisms and still having this issue could it be a fuse or broken wire somewhere any help is always appreciated. 😁 Thanks Kieran

That's a different cable than the simple type that I've got. I've just got a cable through a sheath with a spring damper on the end which is where the adjustment is.

Thanks, yes the bearing resting on the fins position is when the lever is 90 degrees to the cable, but the lever travel to get there is more than I was expecting (more than 50% of the total allowable travel distance). Adjusting the cable such that it's resting position is there means the cable adjustment nut almost down at the base of the thread. I didn't release any pin in the mechanism when I had the gearbox off, so nothing was put back any differently. I was making sure everything worked and was free and smooth when I fitted the new thrust bearing. I couldn't see any way of adjusting this mechanism such that the lever was further away than the 90 degree position at the fin resting position.

left rear has a slight binding and is noising when brakes are applied, any suggestions as to what this could be?

I remember @mk2 saying it is not possible to worn them out. Any brand will work fine.

Did you reset clutch cable? Like this. You dont need that white strap to do it.

Thanks very useful! I’ll await @Rich expert opinion 😎 any links to where I can buy some is also appreciated. Thanks guys!

Get some washers!