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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Rmachines on 21 August 2008, 18:08
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Bloody nightmare! Trying to pulll out all of the wiring looms for the 16v. Getting it out is very tricky! getting it in will be almost impossible i think :grin:
Anyway.. Does the servo have to come out to get to where the loom enters the fusebox area? And which way does it come out? Do i have to unplug it from the fuse box and pull the plugs through the bulkhead or will it all fit through the other way, if possible i would like to keep as much in the fuse box as possible.
I have to change all of the dash loom as well, its a right pain! And is there a trick to getting the damn plugs out of the back of the fuse box, doesnt seem to make any diffrence if i push the tab in and pull, they just will NOT release. I dont wanna go and pull all of the wires out of the plug :smiley:
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ive done this many times, it can be done with the servo on, just unbolt the master cylinder and move it a few inches to the side, feed a few connectors through at a time, then go into the car and pull them through, do this a few times and they all will come through, as for the back of the fusebox, are u sure u have fully pulled out the plastc bar what runs through the middle of the fusebox,
on my gti, i swapped my 8v to the 16v, i only needed to change the engine managment side of the fusebox, all the dash wires and loom stayed in.
i can change the whole loom on the engine to the fusebox from disconnecting the old and installing the new loom in under a hour, so its not to envolved really.
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if you are doig all the wiring use this site for diagrams http://volkswagen.msk.ru/index.php?p=page09_g3 (http://volkswagen.msk.ru/index.php?p=page09_g3) should come in handy?
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cheers, i have swaped it over now, wasnt nearly as bad as i expected in the end! Got a few more bits to do then its ready for the engine to go in :smiley: