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heres a pic of the paint pot and some of it on the door, i have since matted it down to match better with a bit of t cut. i think the blue is a common galaxy trim colour, i used a night blue and a gloss black to match it.

hi all you probly all know the mk1 problem of the door handles inside becomeing very tatty and wearing away, you cant buy them except as part of a new door card at an obsene price, i found a very good alternative. most diy shops sell plasticote enamel paint in small glass jars, i found a color called night blue and a gloss black, i mixed them and got a color very similar to the blue trim inside, a bit like navy blue, after a bit of mixing to find the right shade i painted it on, it covers very well and covers the worn patches . its a gloss finsih though and the trim is matt, i used a bit of t cut to matt it down. its a very good substitute and restores the trim to a much better condition. i suppose you could paint the whole surround in any colour you fancy. i just stuck with trying to blend it in. around

hyi all today got the hissing brake pedal. checked the forum as usual and now cant find the thread i was reading after checking the tis and following it , it states to empty brake resvoiur. disoneect all manner of things and remove brake lite and clutch switch. the thread i was reading didint mention any of this so i wondered if it was all needed to be done. is there an easy shortcut way to change this thing thats gonna cost me

had this as well. lock nuts are evevn worse, have tried copeer grease as well, the things just get tighter and tighter each week

i just used the link in th epreviuos post for a code. it works immediatly. you just type in the serial number and it tell you if its available before you pay. it then cost me

the plug is beru gh001 thats the stock number you can get from gsf branches. if you not getting any heat at all then i dont think thats your prob, if the aux heater is working or not you should get some warm air after a while. could be your thermostat or maybe the control is faulty ?

ok thanks, done that , must be wrong code i got cos it wont accept it.

hi all the 98 mk1 im putting the original 2006R radio cassette back in the car , i have the code, the book i have with it though is for the 6000 series. can some one tell me the right sequence to enter the code. i pressed button 1 for the first digit then button 2 for the 2nd and so on, then i thought you pressed button 5 to enter and get it going. nothing happens when i press 5. it just sits with the code on screen. ive pressed and messed and now its having a 30 min rest . any clues. thanks

i think there is now a replacement 3 piece clutch kit available from suppliers that does away with the dmf set up.

selling a galaxy , we have 2 and now only need one as were moving house and job. 97 r plate, satin silver glx model 90hp. around 100,000 miles. clock shows 45,000 had a new engine years ago under warranty after owner forgot it needed oil. runs great. mot till next june taxed till end december this year. cd player. roof rails, grey interior in good condition, needs a valet. 2 new tyres on front. very well maintained the 4 years we had it. i run a motor shop with a garage next door so any jobs always been done well. has bitlacked rear passenger windows and rear screen. few scuffs and scratches nothing major, as usual, air con dont work, the pipe to the dryer is broken , was working fine till then so should be a cheapish repair. also the aux heater dont work but when it did the car warmed up no quicker with it on or off. call me on 01977 704771 in the daytime . car is in west yorkshire. pontefract area. offers around

had a letter from wiltshire police today, i bought 2 sets of genuine galaxy mats of ebay in may. a tenner ,nice. turns out the seller had pinched em. hes admitted it and is going to be told off by the magistrate or maybe fined. the good news is that im allowed to keep the matss as i was an unwilling customer. wonder if anyone else got any or got a letter form bobbies.

no thats not the firm , i saw those but they didnt do a mk1 kit, in their ad they seem to poo poo the type i got

sorry dont know how to put a direct link to ebay on ,,,, but the item is still on there for another 2 days, the item no. 200244943636 a german firm called magiccardesign , i can highly recommend the quick service and top quality exact cut fit of the kits

well it came via ebay from germany in 4 days. good start., clean all panels with alcohol wipes then heat up the wood effect part with hairdryier and peel off the backing strip. then apply, reheat which allows you to repositon. all parts are an amazing exact fit. you get trims for the air vents, speakers, ashtray, glovebox, light switches, theres bits for the door pull handles and around the window switches, there arealso blanks. i stuck 2 over a dash hole where the phone had been, the flash has made it look a bit red but its a nice meduim walnut . colours you can have are light or dark mahog, red blue, carbon etc well the good wife thinks its fab, i suppose thats all that matters. each to there own i suppose. some will like it and some will hate it. its a very good high quality product that is delivered quick. dont know if its worth the

had a chap in today, his car wouldnt start, so he call the aa , they send the ;ocal highway recovery in west yorkshire. the glow plug light is flashing so whats the muppet tell him ????? you guessed it . it needs a new glow plug mate. !!!!!!!!!!! makes you wonder doesnt it.

well, she has chosen the light mahogany kt, she states that if its german then it will be good. now i know why i stopped thinking how a womans mind works many moons ago. i will indeed fit it and upload the results for all to see. if she wants plastic instead of real wood then she can buy her own batteries as well. the germans have replied already and say that the kit is on za vay already.

has anyone had one of the wood effect dash kits off ebay, theres a german firm selling them with good feedback reports, wife fancies a bit of wood look in there. they want

i had this trouble kept reoccuring, so now i spray the levers with wd40 every month and seems to keep them free

think you have removed wrong plug, the one you need to try is on a hose coming from the middle area of the cylinder head, very near the head you will see a sensor in the hose with a multiplug on usually 4 wires and a yellow ring around it i think. you may need to remove top engine cover to access it. thats the sensor that tells the ecu the temp

seems to affect other models as well, we have a 98 110 afn and a 97 ahu and both have suffered the same problem, on both the starters are fine in fact the older one has a new starter on and still does it now and again, they whip the engine over at high speed, i think its just a quirk i think and nowt to bother about.

we too had the long single bleep after a few seconds cranking, then it fires up and behaves. belive me ive looked and tested and vag comed it till i be blue in the face but no faults ever show. i think it is a quirk of this engine . as long as the battery is in good condition it should fire up evevntually.

seems a few folk have had this, ours seemed to go thruough a stage like this then it starts normally. we check everything, a mechnik suggested coating the fuel filter pipes and pump ends with a grease to prevent any air getting in. but now and again it still does it. i think its one of them things you live with and is a quirk of this car. we also have a 90hp and that does it now and again as well.

hi all 110 tdi 98, had a cambelt change 3 years ago with pulleys as well. car has done around 9000 miles since. it just goes to school and tesco and an odd trip out. does belt need changing at the specified mileage or lenght of time in years, in 5 years it will probly have done 10,000 miles on the belt, do belts wear out with time or mileage or both ? or could say a belt that does low low milage last for 10 years ? does the starting of the engine also shorten the life ? thanks

could be the sensor that feeds the gauge and the ecu, seems quite a common item that fails and causes many different symtons. there is one with a yellow ring or a green ring around it to identify it. you can get them form most car shops or factors at a much lower price than the dealers. it just pushes into the housing and is held with a circlip type fitting that prises out , if you look at the front of the engine in the middle area there is a fat hose that comes out of the head, the sensor is in there, quite easy to see, pull off the block connector and thats it, i didnt even drain the water , you can do a very quick hand movement and get the new one in and only lose a pint or two of water. also check the expansion tank and the sensor in there for low water

seems a fair few have had this me included. i asked last year but no one really had any ideas. seems just like a quirk of some tdi engines. a fitter pal of mine said to try covering the fuel filter and end of fuel lines on the pump with grease to stop any air leaks. this we did and weve still had the odd time its refused to start , always though after the cars been running and then switched off and tried to restart in a few mins. but then as you say after a rest of 10 -20mins they start fine. i tried all the usual things to cure, but it seems to have a mind of its own. if its running ok i suggest just leave it be. you can start more problems by tinkering about.