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Title: Car parts in your bedroom?
Post by: Blue MK2 on 01 December 2003, 23:41: Is it just me or does every enthusiast have a few car parts in their rooms? ???

ISV, ECU, Flow Meter in mine .lol
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Post by: Dizzie on 01 December 2003, 23:45: *looks in draw*
various stalks
a intake pipe
about 5 doors handles
a few bits of trim
some hella lights
random relays
some blanking plates
couple of switches

*looks on floor*
16v dials
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Post by: VR6Chick on 01 December 2003, 23:45: Not in the bedroom just endless books. The rest of the house has car parts everywhere though. ::) The boot of our car has more tools than the AA and RAC >:(

Sam xxxx
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Post by: R1D3R on 01 December 2003, 23:46: i have 1 old vw badge, some orange indicator covers and thats bout it :'(

oh and a mud flap lol
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 01 December 2003, 23:48: so its not just me then :D
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Post by: Overseer on 01 December 2003, 23:49: i've got a mint mid 60s beetle hubcap in the cupboard umm.. a big ass socket related to the beetle too. i forget what for.. still got a toolkit up here too that hasnt been put in the new car yet
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Post by: Helios_Blue_Valver on 02 December 2003, 02:08: I had 4 15x7 wheels with 195 50 15 tyres mounted up in the closet for about a year. didn't want the chrome to pit in the garage. gotta have priorities. :)
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Post by: Gambit on 02 December 2003, 09:26: an ISV, hall sender & rotor arm just in the bedroom. all manner of sh!te in the garage though
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Post by: Slim Shady on 02 December 2003, 10:32: In the bedroom

2 door cards
clutch cable

and in the lounge

Recaro Interior
most interior plastic trim
16v grille badges
Parcel Shelf
Centre console

In the airing cupboard

Strut Brace

In my mates garage

16v interior
4 wheels

In the shed

. . . . oh it goes on
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 10:35: Bedroom:

g60 arches, rad splitter and a mean spoiler.

Got vw mags all over the place - I like to read them in the bath. Got a framed black and white pic of my car in front room!
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Post by: lewis on 02 December 2003, 11:07: I don't have much at my house at the moment I was lucky enough to get a lockup to store all my spares in. I had to move it all I think Sarah would have divorced me if I had left it for any longer as I had spare parts for all my cars knocking round the house.
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 11:08: no i wouldn't of :-*
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Post by: Dizzie on 02 December 2003, 11:57: there also a set of 14's and a tow bar in my nan's garage and a set of spare doors in another nan's garage. ;D
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Post by: lewis on 02 December 2003, 15:01: Quote from: golfgal on 02 December 2003, 11:08
no i wouldn't of :-*

We would have to get married first golfgal, no a fence but its like when I buy a car you've got to test drive it first. ::)
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Post by: anovadose on 02 December 2003, 15:24: Is it just me or does every enthusiast have a few car parts in their rooms?
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Post by: AdamB on 02 December 2003, 15:30: Anovadose - what car parts have you got in your bedroom? I used to have loads of dinky toys when I was young ;)
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 15:32: Quote from: lewis on 02 December 2003, 15:01
Quote from: golfgal on 02 December 2003, 11:08
no i wouldn't of :-*

We would have to get married first golfgal, no a fence but its like when I buy a car you've got to test drive it first. ::)

k then....
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 15:34: Quote from: AdamB on 02 December 2003, 15:30
Anovadose - what car parts have you got in your bedroom? I used to have loads of dinky toys when I was young ;)

i have some dinky toys under my bed.......
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Post by: AdamB on 02 December 2003, 15:34: LOL, can always rely on you to lower the tone :P
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 15:41: me?? Its u thats the pervy old man :P

I'm innocent girl me........
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 15:42: less than 100 posts away from u :-*
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Post by: kniterider on 02 December 2003, 16:34: what was that in autotrader???? :P
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 16:35: ;D speaking of which its still for sale..... ;)
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Post by: kniterider on 02 December 2003, 16:37: so's my mk2!!! want a newr 1 with pas!!
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Post by: Golfgal on 02 December 2003, 16:55: can't beat pas!! How much u want for ur mk2? Tell me bout it??
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 02 December 2003, 17:06: is there any diffrence in Power Assisted Steering (PAS) and power steering ???
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Post by: muppetsport on 02 December 2003, 17:25: both the same although there are different versions of PAS. one mechanical belt driven style and one electric. im not a fan of power steering really, never really liked it. totally recommend a quick rack though, got one in my nova, miles better than power steering
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 02 December 2003, 17:36: yaeh i think PAS gives you the help when parking. Power steering gives you no feedback at the wheel? ???
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Post by: muppetsport on 02 December 2003, 17:42: im more an old skool man, prefer less of the gadgets and toys like PAS, prefer to be more in control of my own destiny when flying round corners.

agree with it when parking, had a cav turbo, quite heavy cars wouldve been hell to park with out power steering
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Post by: Dizzie on 04 December 2003, 14:22: there's now a mk3 dash and various parts to make it up plus the loom on my bedroom floor now. fully cleaned ready for swap ;D
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 04 December 2003, 14:29: Dizzy did u pull the dash out of a mk3 that has an adjustable steering wheel? If so will it be easy to install this?

If i was to get a mk3 dash, what would be the most expensive price to buy one because i dont wanna get ripped off :-\
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Post by: Dizzie on 04 December 2003, 14:57: yes it did have a height adjustable steering rack, but they reconned they could get another ?25 for it. he removed it from my support beam. After looking around all the mk3 dash swap articles I can find online I think I might need to go get that a bit quick. There's a small amount of welding to do too to get it to connect up to the mk2's pedals.

So far I've written 5 screens of my article on the swap. Just about getting the mk3 dash out and the electrics that need to be spliced between the 2 looms.

http://www.dizzie.biz/misc/mk3_dash_swap.txt (http://www.dizzie.biz/misc/mk3_dash_swap.txt) ;D
(right click on it and "save target as..." you need to view in notepad with word wrap turned on until I convert it to a webpage)
Will be updated when I start pulling out the mk2's dash. I think I've covered where I'm up to so far.
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Post by: kniterider on 04 December 2003, 15:00: got me old wheels what came on me mk4 sat all polished and bagged up under me bed, i aint got a garage or nowt and i aint leavin em out side!!!, only bits ive got inside!!, mind you use to keep me motorbikes in the kitchen!! much to wifeys disapproval!! ;D
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 04 December 2003, 18:23: Dizzy remember PICS, PICS, AND MORE PICS PLZ :)
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Post by: jv on 04 December 2003, 18:59: hey dizzie,

if you want your write up on the dash swap to go on your favourite vw site as a proper article, let me know :)

jv
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Post by: kniterider on 04 December 2003, 19:54: i reckon a 'how to' guide would be tops JV!!!, any other mods and things if peeps take step by step pics it would help follow vdubbers carry out similar mods!! so hows about it jV???
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Post by: jv on 07 December 2003, 11:38: happy to sort it out :) get writing!
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Post by: Speedydub on 07 December 2003, 16:42: Hmmmmm....well, as I am a girl, I only have cosmetic bits knocking around indoors....badges and the like.

Oh, and a corrado grille (even though I don't yet have a corrado).......
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Post by: kniterider on 07 December 2003, 16:44: nowt wrong with that!!!, ive got a badge off a porshce (ready for when i get one!!) lol ;D
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 07 December 2003, 19:22: stik the posrche badge on ya mk2 grille ;D
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Post by: Dizzie on 07 December 2003, 19:31: I've been doing all the prep work for the dash swap and adding to my 'how to' guide. Once the car is back from the bodyshop I'll empty our garage and get it in to take out the horrible square dash *cough ;D* and get started. I'll add how to take out the mk2 dash to my writeup just in case anyone doesn't know.

pics:
laidout (http://www.dizzie.biz/misc/mk3dash/laidout.jpg)
a godsend. little clips to hold up loom (http://www.dizzie.biz/misc/mk3dash/clips.jpg)
more clips (http://www.dizzie.biz/misc/mk3dash/clips2.jpg)
nearest the screen. (http://www.dizzie.biz/misc/mk3dash/front.jpg)
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Post by: kniterider on 07 December 2003, 19:31: nah ill wait for the day ive got enough money to have a 911!!!! ;D
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 07 December 2003, 19:33: Dizzy Rascle. does the mk3 hanbreak area need mod to fit or will it go str8 on?
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 07 December 2003, 19:35: Another thing about the mk3 dash is that the heater controls work in reverse. Cold for hot, hot for cold
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Post by: Dizzie on 07 December 2003, 20:37: I just took the pics for the heater controls and how they hook up to the knobs (ooo err). If they do decide to work backwards I'll connect them up backwards ;D that'll fox 'em!

not sure about the handbrake yet. will find out when I put it in the car. a nice feature about the swap is there's a central ashtray for the backseat smokers. ah bliss.

just cut the diagnostics plug off the loom. no point in leaving it in there. will use the area it should go for something useful no doubt. (like my bass controller ;D)

the only problem I can see from the heater vents is them not lining up. On the mk2 there's only 3 cables for the heaters. 1 for the temp and 2 for the direction. on the mk3 there's 4 cables. the extra one shuts off the fresh air intake channel. depending on which lower section I use detirmings if that stays in or gets removed.

more coming as it happens... and back to jill in the studio.