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This is how I splice into a wire run.
There are 2 ways I do it.

Number 1

Clean your iron:

Take a wet rag or steel wool, with the iron being hot...

Yes I have a 90 Cabriolet with the airbag, but this is the fix ror a non-airbagged unit as well.

After Power, Removing the airbag, removing the...

Well it is that time of year, and for a early Christmas Present, I had to swap the Transmission out on the Green car as the internals for reverse...

To all those of us that Served and returned, and to those that had love ones that never returned we and I are forever in your Debt.
The sacrifices...

My LLW Alternator that I replaced just had a semi-failure.
The Case screws that hold the body together had a strippage from the re-builder.
One of...

T'was the day before Christmas, and low and behold I lost a wheel Cylinder... No worries I had a spare.
Getting it off took a little creative effort,...

Brake line grommet.

How many of you like me have had to work on brakes or struts and when removing the brake line from the Strut you noticed that...

Evidently the last time I removed my washer jug for a photo op for a Tex'er, I didn't get the jug properly seated.
Driving my car Top up a/c on the...

See Steves great thread on the tex.

A few new tips and Tricks I have learned....

When trying to replace the cover and the bolts I found that...

My Alternator Regulator decided to go out yesterday.
So I checked to see that I had the 12V Battery on the main lead.
I had 11.5 on the Exciter...

Well today we had but an inch of powered snow.

My daughter had to be at work, and I had a Dr. appt at 7:45.
@ 6:30am I tried to get my daughters...

Clarification on 'The heat soak drawing of Oran's original drawing

1. Locate the starter solenoid wire going to the starter, and cut it.

On...

I was in Krogers yesterday, and a moose approached me as I was walking by, he gave me a sad story that he was homeless and living out of a cardboard...

Just saw these:

William, thank you for your attention to the spammers as of late, Great job,,,,
I haven't seen any for a few days.....

AWESOME.

Well if you have had a Trunk Button seal break, you can fix it a couple of ways to wait till you get your new seal, or forever.

What I have done in...

I ran across this issue yesterday my Windshield Washer failed to come on.
While usually it is the switch my quick fix didn't work, so I had to figure...

Remove the cover over the lock assembly.

Remove Latch arm out of the lock

Remove the 2 Phillips screws
Remove the lock assembly, and take...

Are your outer scrapers old and cratered, don’t work, or better yet rougher than a alligators hide?

mk1Autohaus on eBay sells kits, if you are lucky...

Just saw this the other day and I chuckled......
VW pushing the limits...

When I bought my Cabby, I purchased it with a Dinged door.

Well the Door check was stressed and one of the welds broke, but the other finally...

It is with great pleasure that Atlanta has made it in to the top ten places in the country for Traffic.
Number 1. Pasghetti (ok, spaghetti)Junction,...

Our VW club here has started a tribe on DriveTribe.
Please come and join our tribe.

The more people who join us, the better.

See you there.

Best wishes to those that have served, thank you for your service.

How I spent my Summer Vacation one year.

Yes, I took that Photo.

My Oldest and youngest daughters decided to go see Cabaret Sunday at the FOX, the baby daughter had never seen it, on video, or TV.

So earlier I...

Today, while I was driving topless down the interstate @ 80mph.... The Straps that hold the boot cover on to the parcel shelf cam loose.
I had...

I got tired of that Return hose weeping, or breaking, and every time that I have to take it off pray that I don't cut it off or break the radiator....

How do I remove the Seat Back cover to Replace the Broken bolster foam?

Take the Seat out of the car, that is undo the rear seat rail and remove it...

How do I remove the Cover off the head rest?

Pry the 2 clips that hold the head rest. Look for the side with 2 wires and use a flat blade to start...

My Seat Bolster Foam is Broken and I can feel the Bar poking the material.

If your seat bottom bolster is cut through as many of ours has, but you...

Ever taken the Back brakes apart.. Then forgot where all the springs went....

Brakes back on the car.

How the Wheel Cylinders meet the Shoe...

Here is a repeat of how to make a set of rain gutters for your car.
I can't find my original.... So any way here it goes.

These aren't a issue if...

If your top is giving you wind noise when it is closed at speed, there is a fix. The issue is that if your top's leading edge isn't laying flat to...

The last two Strut mounts I bought Meyle brand were a PITA to install.
As I was tightening the nuts on them, the press bolt broke free with about 1/4...

Since I am getting ready to replace all 3 layers on my Blue cabby, as I was driving I had a evil thought, or was it a inspirational insight.

Knowing...

Well, I had to change my metal heater valve as it was leaking, fortunately I had a spare.
As I reassembled it to connect the control cable I couldn't...

Today I stumbled on a 1 inch foam, that is called BOAT FOAM.
it was 48X72 inches which is the general width that you need.
It is supposedly more UV...

Due to a flaky intermittent low oil pressure light at idle when the temp was at 110 degrees I decided to upgrade my oil pump.
I checked the oil...

Over the last few tops, I have found that the rear cable that I endorse is a tad longer than needed and you can't get it tight enough.
I have had to...

Saw a MK1 Rabbit on the side of 400 NB today as I was flying home from an interview, burnt orange, with snowflakes painted to match.
Couldn't see...

When you need to find a spare pair of glasses to tighten the screws on your frames so they stay on your head, then you proceed to put the number 0...

I needed to replace the Radiator Fan switch, and I didn't want to Jack the car up and Crawl under it again.
So I tried a new way and it worked as...

While changing out my Automatic's Flex plate I noticed that the outer jacket was brittle and broken, allowing dirt and crap to cause the Speedo-cable...

Is it your Gauge or your Sending unit....
Well it is an easy test.
Remove the rear seat.
Remove the inspection cover.

Pull the Plug off the sending...

Here are a few of the tools that I use Regularly when diagnosing Automotive Electrical
issues.

1- 45 year old SuperChamps I rarely use them But...

How-to change your in-tank fuel pump.

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WARNINGS

Do it in a well...

A hint for you because I occasionally am a nice guy.
Don't use any type of petroleum Lubricant on a Cloth top or cable, leave that for the vinyl...

I suspect that the earlier frames 79-84.5 have a different Side cable connection.

Where as the newer style of frame front attachment point is:...

All measurements in Inches.