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Yes you do offend. Its sorted now. But considering your godlike status I have no need to explain.

Cheers Silver - that looks more useful than the Haynes version. Seat - I read that and didn't get near the 3 bolts. The front plastic part with the little window doesn't seem to want to move. Oy veh...my life etc..

i didn't say the aircon works - it just blows...and pongs. I did shim the splines but its getting the wipers back to working correctly requires almost zen like patience. I ain't got it

I'm losing sleep over this thing now. Every time I get something sorted, something else crops up. Yesterday, I put the aircon on for the wife - full pelt for a few seconds and what a stench from it. I'll change the pollen filter methinks...so I bought one. Looked in the Haynes joke book and checked on here. It looked awkward but doable. After half an hour peering at a body shelf with a little window in it and trying to loosen the clips that hadn't been broken by previous owners I took off the wiper arms. That itself was too easy and judging by the amount of swarf that came off I know why. The splines were almost smooth and spline- less. After another half hour trying to get to the pollen filter and tidying the badly bodged wiring that was trapped I gave up. Let it pong.... Then after making some shims for the splines I put the wipers back on. Then I spent 2 hours trying to get them not to catch and brain each other. I tried about 20 times and got soooooo close but in the end they just weren't clearing each other. Rest position means nothing - i think they are slipping on the splines. It looks like a trip to the garage tomorrow. I am getting pissed off with this car. Not much more to say lads - just a rant! John

So 'ecu locked' isn't a common response from the little box of tricks?

After getting a new battery fitted (I don't know if its connected) te fuel gauge started playing up. I went to the garage and they suggested the fuel sender unit might need looking at. While I was there thyey kindly put the car on the fault code reader. It took a couple of go's before it would connect and the lad said it was 'ecu locked'. He eventually cleared the faults and said drive for a day or 2 and then come back. But the 'ecu' is now unlocked. Any ideas? I can't find anything in the FAQ's. John

I don't mind buying the thing. But another pair of eyes peeking over my shoulder would stop me scratching my bald head. Cheers

Too far Clive. I'm in Norfolk by Snetterton track..20 miles from Norj.

Still in need of a reasonably near gal owner with a vagcom. Tires,battery and other sundries have dried my funds. Or does someone have a link to the correct lead/software and I can try it on my old windows xp laptop..John

Fuses are all fine and clean. I tried to start it this morning and no joy. When I did some ringing around and described the battery in the car it was about 1/2 the size it should be. Cue £72 for a 650 cca battery. Mo money..

As usual my has something odd - the driver seat has a captains but the passenger one isn't..oy veh?

Cheers Gary - I'll have a peek later.

The MKII I got is driving me mad with battery issues. Some mornings after going nowhere for days it starts. But after a 60 mile run out yesterday it now won't start - its on the charger. It got to the point where I was going out in the dark to see if any of the interior lights were on. I checked the battery when the engine was running and got 13.8V. Maybe the battery is shagged? Mo' money!

You're a long way from norwich Mr G otherwise I'd have the tow bar...if its still there.

With the door and lock problems on the Galaxy I took it yesterday (friday ) to Brandon Auto in ...surprise surprise Cilla ...in Brandon, Suffolk. l Ieft it early with them about 8.30 and by 11 they rang to say that all of the door wiring was sorted. The princely sum of £43...Fook Fords then They told me that the door solenoid was mullered and Fords would have one there in the afternoon and they would ring when it was ready. Typical dealers - they turned up at 4.50 ..10 minutes before the leccy lads shut. Anyway, they knocked their boll@cks off to get the door solenoid in and all doors working from the drivers side. this morning and I picked it up at noon. They couldn't get the new key with the 'key' symbol for the remote locking sorted but that can wait. I now have the car working better than before. In total, £90 for the thieving solenoid from Fords and some tax and the £43 came to £162. Considering those tossers at Fords in stevenage had it for 4 hours and did nothing I'm glad I took it brandon. A big thank you then to Jody and Brandon Auto Electric. John