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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Maltman on 05 March 2010, 09:37

Title: Earth strap
Post by: Maltman on 05 March 2010, 09:37

Anyone have or point me where I can get a replacement earth strap - bonnet hinge to inner wing.

Have found one on Ebay but it is priced at £13.99....... seems a bit expensive.

A good - non brittle - second hand one would do fine...

Thankyou.
m.

Title: Re: Earth strap
Post by: dragonfly on 05 March 2010, 09:47

Is this any good: http://www.veedubmachine.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=125 (http://www.veedubmachine.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=125)

Title: Re: Earth strap
Post by: Chris-White on 05 March 2010, 10:58

its just a generic earth strap, can get them in halfords.

sotps interference with the radio iirc?

Title: Re: Earth strap
Post by: blighty on 05 March 2010, 13:42

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_155413_langId_-1_categoryId_165629

Title: Re: Earth strap
Post by: DarnPB on 05 March 2010, 17:10

Can't you just make one up? A couple of yellow crimps and fairly heavy duty cable and Bobs your uncle. Unless you want to keep the car original. :undecided:

Title: Re: Earth strap
Post by: Thom89 on 05 March 2010, 19:40

You can actually repair them if all the bits are to hand, prize open the terminal, remove the old broken braiding, and clamp it back together again, plastic sheathing can be replaced with heat shrink...
Thom

Title: Re: Earth strap
Post by: Maltman on 06 March 2010, 15:54

Many thanks for all replies - Will try the 'repair' offered in previous post - at the obvious risk of the strap becoming slightly shorter - but original looking.

Was in Halfords yesterday - all they had were a series of empty display hooks where earth straps should have been (apart from some which would earth a space shuttle).

Will get it sorted .... the weather is improving at least!!

M.