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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: Temperature gauge/ Electrical issues
Last post by DomBash74 -
Quote from: Keekster64 on
Your only option is to use the wiring diagram from the Haynes manual and check all the connections for faults using a multi meter.  I would be checking for obvious signs of corrosion, for example at the main connection for the fan, as they tend to get corroded with age, and broken wires.
Thanks for everyones replies. I have got the horn to work by putting a jumper cable where the relay goes. My question is, the relay that goes there does this also have anything to do with the fog lights?? I am getting only 11 volts to the fog light switch is this normal? Obviously the fog lights arent working either. Really starting to do my head in this proble. The temp gage still is intermittent also
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I.C.E & Electrical / Re: Temperature gauge/ Electrical issues
Last post by DomBash74 -
Thanks for everyones replies. I have got the horn to work by putting a jumper cable where the relay goes. My question is, the relay that goes there does this also have anything to do with the fog lights?? I am getting only 11 volts to the fog light switch is this normal? Obviously the fog lights arent working either. Really starting to do my head in this proble. The temp gage still is intermittent also
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Other Problems / Re: VIN Label Unreadable
Last post by Monkey -
Yes, I also have a solid scuttle tray and usually pull it back for them to read.
Anything to make the MOT testers live easier will end up making your life easier!!
If memory serves, there's usually a riveted plate on the drivers side inner wing, think it's up near the scuttle.
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Other Problems / Re: VIN Label Unreadable
Last post by Martin109 -
Thanks, Monkey.

I replaced the scuttle tray, so that's obscuring the stamped VIN underneath.  I suppose I could remove the tray for the MOT.

Hadn't realised that there should be a plate rivetted to the inner wing.  Is that accessible from the engine bay?
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Bodywork & Paintwork / Re: Door Opening Issues
Last post by nige t -
I bought a new aftermarket door lock for my mk2 Golf GTI a couple of years ago which didn't work so I ended up buying a second hand original one which worked perfectly. I know you take a risk buying old but the new aftermarket one just wouldn't work.
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Bodywork & Paintwork / Re: Door Opening Issues
Last post by Martin109 -
This issue has developed further, in that it appears the aftermarket locking door handles are not particularly good.  One partial solution was to drill a hole in the relevant moving part in the handle mechanism and then fit a little screw, which raises the profile of the tab.  This works, in that the doors can be opened, but the problem then is that they can't be locked, as the modification obviously blocks the locking mechanism.

I am wondering if the way round this is to judiciously bend the steel plate within the door, slightly raising it, so that the tab within the handle mechanism has less travel before moving the plate.

Has anyone else had this issue and how did you get round it?   It's another MOT issue, as the doors have to be able to be opened from the outside (I thought opening from the inside was sufficient for MOT purposes).
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Other Problems / VIN Label Unreadable
Last post by Martin109 -
My 1990 Driver was due to have an MOT but the technician couldn't even start as the VIN label in the engine bay was missing, and the labels on the door pillar and in the boot were present but unreadable. 

He said I needed to present the car along with the V5 document, in order for it to be MOTd.

Has anyone else had this issue?  Is it possible to obtain new labels, or an alu VIN plate that could be rivetted in the engine bay?