New owner - service & general info required.

[Steve_PD]

Fuse info and fuse size
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87372.0

Only thing which may go shortly after remap is the clutch and flywheel. Things to do before hand is check for boost leaks and replace pipes

[NotMyName]

Cheers for the fuse info.

Well he had 1.00bar in one of his tyres, so goes to stick air in it & the compressor doesn't turn on. Turns out the fuse is blown. Then having a look at things, it turns out the fuse is also blown for the rear wiper.

Stick a 20A fuse in there & hey presto, it works. The only issue is, it doesn't stop - it keeps wiping.
Stick a 15A in there & again, it just keeps wiping.

Didn't want to try a 10A in case it blew (before i saw your link) as i don't think he had any spare 10As that weren't useful for other things.

Would a too high amp fuse be the cause of the wiper not turning off, or would it have to be something else? And yes, he pulled the stalk towards him to cancel the wiper.



Umm, oh & the service notification. I'm assuming vagcom or similar is required to turn that thing off (on the clocks)?

[Steve_PD]

Reset service reminder
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=62717.0

As for the wiper am not sure. Might be water in the motor causing it not to turn off or the wiper stick is broke

[NotMyName]

Thanks for the tip.

I keep remembering little bits  Another (& i think the last thing) is when locking the car - it's central locking & some times all the doors will lock. No problem there. However, some times, all doors will lock EXCEPT for the rear passenger side. Try again & it locks it.

Any ideas?

[Steve_PD]

Door module on its way out. Does the interior light come on when you open that door?

[NotMyName]

Does the interior light come on when you open that door?

Aye it does.

He found a 10A fuse to try for the rear wiper. Wiper works with it, but again it doesn't turn off. Can't see how any water is getting in anywhere. He's had to just keep it removed for now.

[NotMyName]

Bit of an embarrassing one this one .... we were looking at the head unit looking how to remove the damn thing. No screws, no flaps, no holes, no nothing it seems.
Looked here: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=58.70 & found nothing.

He has a CD player in the top slot & a cassette player in the bottom slot (i say top & bottom - i'm assuming it's in 2 parts & not an all-in-one).

He's wanting to remove to install a head unit he already has, which is single DIN.

So on to the embarrassment of asking how you remove the damn thing?

[Steve_PD]

radio keys

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=mk4+golf+radio+key&_sacat=0&_odkw=mk4+golf+cd+keys&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

The wiper is prone to failing and leaking water into the motor. Might be worth checking

[NotMyName]

Radio keys came through today. Cheers.

Just checking before we (or rather I) fit the new headunit.

He was wanting the old cassette player section removed but leaving in the OE CD player. Reason being he wont use the cassette player, but he could use the CD player for CDs (obviously) and the new headunit (Alpine CDE-103BT) can be used for CDs, iPod, memory sticks on the front & bluetooth.

So question is, you don't need the factory cassette player for the factory CD player to work do you? If so then i imagine he'd need some fascia blank or something.



Another question: He's looking at picking up a cup holder from a scrappies (to avoid the £15 price they're going for on eBay). When fitting, is it just a case of sliding it in & piece of piddle?

[NotMyName]

Just opened the thing up & it looks like you DO need the radio/cassette player in order for the CD player to work.

So the option then becomes either leave the CD there & it is just inoperable, OR, find some blank/fascia plate.

I searched for a fascia plate & they all seem to be for the double DIN, and not actually blanking the top off.

He wants the Alpine fitted to the lower DIN. Any way of blanking the upper DIN off where the CD player currently sits?