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Certainly do, would you still like them ?

Noted :-)

From a series 2 Arosa - front and rear seats, headrests, 4 door trims, 2 door pockets - all in light grey, good condition. Free, but you must be able to collect them - I need the space that they are taking up. Located in Mynydd Isa ( Nr Mold), North Wales. Anyone interested please pm me on here.

Thanks, I'm pleased with it, and it has improved the sound quality (and the radio reception surprisingly)

Finished, and everything works

It's not that, I'm still in the process of connecting a CD changer unit to it and haven't threaded the lead for that through yet, saves me having to "unlock"it from the dash again with the four spring clips.

MCD satnav in place, not pushed all the way into the dash yet, still adjusting the wiring loom.

I'll try to get one loaded, may take a day or so.

All up and running (thanks to a small adaptor lead from Poland), certainly sounds much better than the original Seat radio/cassette It's surprising how good the standard speakers are.

I've just had this same problem, following the last very cold spell (only just got around to fixing it). I found the location of the dislodged joint (thanks to this site) hidden behind the nearside plastic rear boot/shelf support trim, just above the rear n/side wheelarch. There is a joint there (along with an electrical multi-block connector) wrapped in some grey foam - the joint had been pushed apart completely, so must have been thoroughly frozen. I thought I had fixed the problem with that repaired, but unfortunately the cold had also ruined the rear wiper motor/spray nozzle assembly - took that apart and found the small metal pipe that goes through the spindle had also frozen and was damaged beyond repair - new wiper motor required, but at least I can fix it myself.

Thanks for all the tips, I think I have sourced the right connector now, fingers crossed.

Thanks for the information, that is helpful. If you could describe/ give a link to the plug and play lead required that would be great - I've done a google search and there seem to be a range of VW plug and play leads available (varying in price) and I would like to be sure I was getting the right one.

The satnav canbus ? I've heard about LED lights giving problems on some modern cars, I didn't know it could apply to radios/satnavs. What is the 59 minute bug ? I have seen a picture of a Lupo with the MCD satnav fitted, on this site - I was wondering if the wiring in the Arosa is similar enough to allow fitting the same unit ?

Does anyone on here have any experience of fitting a VW MCD satnav ( the one with the small monochrome screen) into a Seat Arosa ? If anyone has done it does it use the standard existing wiring, or would it need an adaptor of some type ? thanks.

From memory about £20-25 I think, but you do have to buy the cleaning solution that goes in it on top of that (another £5-8 ?). You don't need the anti-foaming solution that they might try to sell you. Does a good job , and you can use it to clean other stuff in the house while you have it for the day. The water that came out of the catch-tank was filthy, so you can see what a good job you're doing :-)

I fitted one of those stubby aerials but have gone back to the ordinary, longer one because the reception was so poor - and yes, to change the aerial mast you have to pull REALLY hard on it to remove it (it seems to have some sort of nylon collar that works as an ant-theft system ? So people cannot just easily unscrew it and walk off).

Not long fitted a set of Lupo GTI seats into an Arosa mk2, it was a very easy job, no alterations needed. Hardest part was working out how the rear seat backrests removed, (locking circlip/washer, and then an odd fastening that you rotate a bit until there's a slot that the mounting pin can pull out through).

I hired a "Rug Doctor" carpet cleaner (from Homebase ), it comes with an upholstery cleaning attachment and did a good job - those pale grey seats are a pain to keep clean, they show every mark.

I've been through Pott Shrigley some time ago, and yes the roads are iffey, badly repaired, lots of sharp corners and steep in places, hope you get your car fixed ok.

At last ! Success in programing the remote lock/unlock on a new key fob, thank you - this is the first thread where it's made clear that it's your working (old) key that goes in the ignition (I thought it was the new key in the ignition lock, because it had to be near the immobiliser sensor for the programing to work). Got two keys for my car again :-) I got the immobiliser chip done by a local auto-locksmith sometime ago, so it would start the car - but was frustrating not having the remote unlocking working. Also, just £3 for Timpsons to cut a key blank, bought off ebay - be aware some Timpsons might say they cannot cut it (the first one I tried said this), but the Chester branch could not be more helpful and did it straight away.

102,000 miles on mine, and 64 mpg from the last tank of diesel. I think you'll be pleased with the economy, but it's fast when you want it to be.

Well I have recently fitted the front and rear seats from a Lupo GTI (grey cloth/weave) into my Arosa mk2 and they went in very easily, a straight swop. Only problem I can think of is if they were the heated seats, I don't know how you would wire them in ?

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with this ? I've got the usual "failed reverse light" problem and I've managed to find the reverse light switch on top of the gearbox, and can see that one of the wires to the electical connector block is broken - my problem is that, because I cannot get near enough to it to see clearly, I cannot work out how to release the connector block from the reverse switch. Can anyone describe, exactly, how I need to press/twist/manouver the connector block to get it off the switch, without breaking it - I can see that it has one side with a raised "slot' on it, but cannot see well enough to understand how to work the locking mechanism - thanks.

Very nice looking car, I like the interior light unit - would like to see some more pics of the leather interior, from the picture of the door panel it looks very well fitted.

I have the same problem, thanks for the explanation, not looking forward to tackling it though, as the access looks tight next to the battery, and (as usual) the cable is very short before it goes into the loom.