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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: northeast_gti-t on 19 November 2009, 15:52

Title: wasn't happy
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 19 November 2009, 15:52
been having few intermittant faults with my headlight switch when lit the display kept dimming to nothing so pulled it out last night and multi-plug was fine so decided must be the switch but somehow when pulling it back out a spring jammed and the switch janmmed back in position  :angry: not good in the end had to butcher it half out and in process wrecked my bora vent :angry: :angry: even more pi$$ed off so no lights  :laugh: anyway rang a local vdub breaker this morning to see if they had both and to my luck they did  :smiley: got the dual lightswitch and the drivers side bora vent for £30 well happy cleaned them up and fitted and spot on now also decided to remove the gearknob and cut about 1 inch from the stick to make it shorter (thanks for the jubillee clip jonny  :wink:) thats done and liking it  :wink:
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: navmk4gti on 19 November 2009, 18:22
is it all sorted now then mate?  :smiley:

man i hate nibbly little problems on the mk4's  :sad:
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: Ant168 on 19 November 2009, 19:20
now also decided to remove the gearknob and cut about 1 inch from the stick to make it shorter (thanks for the jubillee clip jonny  :wink:) thats done and liking it  :wink:

do you simply saw it shorter then replace the gearknob back on with a new clip??
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: jonnyturbo on 19 November 2009, 20:48
Yep matt just used a hacksaw lol
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: Stronz on 19 November 2009, 20:59
How short have you gone? Got any pics?
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 19 November 2009, 21:01
now also decided to remove the gearknob and cut about 1 inch from the stick to make it shorter (thanks for the jubillee clip jonny  :wink:) thats done and liking it  :wink:

do you simply saw it shorter then replace the gearknob back on with a new clip??
aye thats all just akward to access but i did use 12" hacksaw then just de-burred etc to tidy up and simply re-fit gearknob with new jubillee clip  :wink:
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 19 November 2009, 21:02
How short have you gone? Got any pics?
wasn't going to bother but since you asked  :grin: i'l take a couple tomorra only taken the section that has a cut out for locating the gearknob so would say approx 1" i'm liking it tbh  :grin:
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 19 November 2009, 21:04
is it all sorted now then mate?  :smiley:

man i hate nibbly little problems on the mk4's  :sad:
aye nav all done/fitted and all working  :wink: looks like i was right with it being a faulty/worn light switch  :smug:
Title: Re: wasn't happy
Post by: navmk4gti on 19 November 2009, 23:04
yh i wana see pics too of your hacksaw job  :lipsrsealed:  :grin: