as stated, i bought a 97 glx with the premium bose system in it. it has
the preinstalled amp in the trunk. i hooked up my aftermarket sony deck
with the harness. it powered up, played the music, but no noise came
out. someone told me if i attempt to bypass the amp or something, it

My sons MK4 GT TDI had the glow plug warning light come on. We found out
that this is a warning that you have a brake lamp fault. When checked they
were not working so we purchased a new switch but upon starting work we find
the  lights are now on all the time unless the switch ...

What is it that does not allow the A/C compressor to run
when below a certain temp?
Want to run the A/C when the heat is on to dehumidify,and
clear the windows, as I do on my 98 GTI.  

Can anyone tell me the correct sequence of buttons to turn off the GALA
apeed-sensitive volume on a VW Beta radio? The radio manual has gone
missing for our Lupo, and I *hate* that feature.
If anyone also happens to know the correct module coding (not the

I have a 1996 Golf Gti 2L 16v.
Over the last two weeks it has developed a problem that it will start and
run fine, then the speedo will 'spike' round to 80-90mph reading and then
a total loss of power.

I bought a new 2006 Passat 2.0T back in May of 2006.  For the most part
it is a wonderful car.  It rides a little noisy, but I corrected that
slightly by reducing the pressure in the tires to the normal 33 psi
rather than the 39 psi the dealer had put in.  Anyway, that's not

My best friend recently bought a used 2001 Jetta VR6 from an auto
auction and the car did not come with an owner's manual. Within the
last week she's had an indicator light on on her dash. Neither of us
know what the idiot light is on for, could someone here tell us what

Dilema.  94 Jetta GLS 2.0 5 speed 130K miles, owned since new and only
5 years spent in this salt/sand infested climate in Minnesota.  This
week out of the blue, I'm mildly accelerating from a stop and suddenly
feel/hear a heavy clunk/lurch  then everything's fine. Few minutes

Hi i have  a vw bora 2.0 sport year 2000 I seem to have a misfire around
1000 revs and goes when I reach around 2000, I seem to use a little oil but
with no leaks, no faults come up on the computer and it runs wicked when I
put my foot down, but its pissing me off can anyone help ...

Does anyone know the location of the temperature sending unit (the
temperature gauge) of a 1999 VW Passat? I have a Sedan with a 6 cyl 2.7
L engine.  Is it hard to replace?
Thanks,

I just traded my 01 Wolfsburg w/ 103k in on an 05 Jetta GLI automatic w
10k miles. The mileage on my Wolfsburg was about 28-29 mpg in the city.
The GLI is coming out about 23 mpg.Why the big drop? Is there any way
to increase the mileage on the GLI? For example not use the tiptronic ...

I have installed the VW towbar electrics kit on my 2003 Passat and all the
trailer lights work as they should. My problem is that the repeater turn
signal indicator icon, on the Rev Counter dial, does not light up when the
trailer turning lights operate.

My car battery died yesterday, and I got a diehard battery at Sear
today. However,  the physical dimension of the battery does not appear
to be the same as the dimension of the original battery that came with
car.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

cant get a manual for the lupo unfortunately but need to change the cambelt
which is coming up four years old but only done 17000 miles. should i
change it and any tips and timing marks i should look for etc. thanks
folks

Engine running rough: Garage has advised that head gasket may be blown but
they will need to dismantle engine to confirm. Should they not be able to
diagnose problem without taking the engine apart? Any body know of reliable
garage in surrey that could diagnose problem