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I can't tell you anything about the welding as I just paid someone to do it, but I can show you what they did:

WHAT HAPPEN?

You can't see anything from the inside. I had the bracket welded in the end. Works fine now.

You shouldn't need any connectors, all you need to do is take the ISO harness that comes with the unit and swap the yellow and red bullet connectors around. You might need an aerial connector, the long type you push in

Welcome

Looks good. Welcome

Forget FM, get yourself a DAB radio with proper aerial

On a car this old I'm thinking rust is your biggest enemy. There is the weak spot above the drivers door, in the wierd gulley type thing. Also check the door check straps for snapping, although that's not a huge problem. Ask if the pedal box has ever been fixed. Google this forum for details of the fault.

I've done it before, there are some video guides on youtube that show disassembly. It's worth having an extra pair of hands if you can. And be very careful when you try to take the barrel out of the door, the metal collar can fall off and is a nightmare to get back on, so if possible get someone else to turn the Torx screw whilst you look at the lock from the inside of the door so you can see when it lines up and not turn it too far! Reassembling the lock barrel can also be tricky and need two pairs of hands, pushing the paddle down and locking it in with the srping is tricky but doable.

Didn't say it was broken The error is coming from the MAP sensor, just don't know the exact cause.

Yes the MAP sensor was changed for a brand new one, and yes all the other errors have gone when that work was done. The transmission problem went away completely. Anyone know where the wiring for the MAP sensor goes? Is it accessible? Engine code is AUA 1.4 16v 75hp Thanks for the input

The error code is 17566 - Manifold Pressure Sensor (G71): Implausible Signal P1158 - Intermittent http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17566/P1158 It seems to come up within a couple minuts of starting the engine from cold, but if I clear it it doesn't come on again, although I only drove it for 10 minutes.

Anyone got ideas of things to check? Car keeps throwing up EPC error on every journey. If you clear it at the start of the journey you might be able to drive 10 miles without it coming on again. But it always comes on at least once MAP sensor implausible reading - intermittent. So far have done: Brake servo vacuum pipe replaced (error went away for 3 months after this was fixed) MAP sensor replaced Visible holes have been repaired

You're right about the electric windows, wish I didn't have em Welcome

Those wind farms in Scotland were built with British subsidies, so don't get too smug. Wind power is unreliable anyway. If you disconnected England from Scotland and tried to power yourselves from Wind you would end up with blackouts.

We both have red cars as our Avatar but I'm not Skezza Tesla cars are too expensive for the mainstream. The batteries make up most of the cost of a £50k car and I don't see the prices of lithium batteries falling.

Hydrogen fuel cells are the only sensible solution. Completely clean, no polution (from the car) and you can top it up at a filling station, so long journeys are possible, unlike electric. The only problem is that you'd have to build about 10 nuclear power stations to efficiently produce the hydrogen and no government has the foresight to do it.

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Which part is making the noise? On my car it's the mounting bracket on the left that catches on the door frame and makes the noise. Haven't seen any solutions to that.

Ah ok, thanks

Ah ok, thanks Not sure why the old Golf and Polo ones have an electrical connector in the visor itself. It clearly feeds into the visor, but I can't see a light anyway on the photos. Same thing on a Passat: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Passat-B6-2005-2010-Passenger-Side-Front-Sun-Visor-with-Clip-Ref-332739-/171896815258?hash=item2805d93e9a

Yes but I can't spot a light on the Golf ones on eBay either

Where is the light hidden? I can't spot it !

What's the 'electric' part of an electric sun visor? I see many of the sun visor's on eBay have an electrical connector: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sun-visor-VW-Golf-IV-Volkswagen-golf-4-98-03-O-S-F-Electrical-3B0857552R-/261755114434?hash=item3cf1d213c2 I know these ar efor Golfs, but what on earth is the electric part for?