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For who is interested. vw-passat-b5.5-csomagter-burkolat-kombi-24269966-1.jpg I found this picture to show thr clips. So these are the clips. Same on other side. And the two screws in the holes you close the hatch with. They are behind a little plastic cover. But its the little plastic black edge al...

HI all. Like the subject sais. The boot doesnt open with key or button. I bought this replacement part: Nr. 16 on the page. 3B5 827 061 C. https://volkswagen.7zap.com/en/rdw/passat+4motion+santana/pa/2003-404/8/827-827020/ But I cant see how I can get the cover of the boot lid of.. Does anyone know?...

Its not that the audi steers super light. Its just nice. And the passat doesnt steer badly. Just heavier.
I just thought because they are basicly the same car its weird..

Mine is completely stock in height and allignment setup. Even has Original wheels and tiresize.

I dont know about the steering fluids in the passat.
Flushing and Changing it was going to be my next step.

I just thought i ask first if this might be just a thing maybe.
Thanks!

Hi all. I got a 2001 audi b5.5 tdi 85kw estate. And a 2002 passat b5.5 tdi 4 motion estate. The audi just got a new steeringfluid reservoir and fluid. It steers very light and responsive like always. The passat though steers much heavier/stiffer. And therefor also with less feeling. Now is this norm...

For those interested in the results.. I bought 2 new tyc headlampunits and the hid kit. The right unit was ok. The left unit was broken at the pivot point for beam adjustment. Got a new one from autodoc. It came today. Also broken at the same point. So... I guess tyc is not that reliable. Anyway. Th...

Yeah I researched that ;) As the audi got new plugs with the headgastket job, but still started a bit rough on a minus 10 morning. Aparantly It got the standard 92 plugs.

So not falling for that again, I got the longer ones for the passat.
Just now to get those blasted plugs of..

Hi all. I got some new glowplugs. the longer ones from beru. gn046. Tried to take of the plugs. But they are not coming off. rocksolid. The first, easiest to reach, All the plastic/rubber of the plug desintegrated in my hands. Is this normal? I never had this on my other diesels. I saw the date on t...

:D Nah, its nothing like that. These nuts and bolts hold the entire plastic front and bumper together And are also in the plastic front that holds the radiators. The part I needed was the worst off. got it new from vw. 40euro. not bad. Nah doent matter. I will just glue them on again with more epoxy...

Yes! those nuts. The bumper holder I can get, no problem.
But those nuts are also in other places in the front. and some of those also came undone.

So I am looking for a good way to fix those nuts back in place. or replace them.
;)
If anyone has some ideas or experience I would be glad to hear.

Hi all. So I had the bumper of recently. To find a blown intake hose. And was confronted again with the bracket the bumper is bolted to. Number 11 on this. 3B0 807 469 C https://volkswagen.7zap.com/en/rdw/passat+4motion+santana/pa/2003-404/8/807-807000/ Its broken in 3 places. Glued and broken again...

Took off the bumper today and checked all the hoses. The bottom one on passengerside had a rip in it. I Should have known... As someone once put the airco hoses the wrong way around over each other. And they rubbed each other and everything around it to death. I replaced those. But forgot about the ...

Sorry. It s an ASZ 96kw tdi. No, I am really just guessing. ;) Just because, upon comparing, the sound is almost identical to the fan going to full blast. And it really seems to come from the passanger side dashboard. I know it makes little sense that the fan would spin on accaleration, but that's j...

To be clear. When i said i turned off the noisemakers, i also meant the climatronic. And so the fan was off.
It didnt make any difference.
At accelaration it sounds like the fan in the dash comes on at full.

What is the relation of accelarating and brushes being worn out?

Hi all. Yesterday we suddenly heard a sound when accalerating from the light. A sound that wasnt there before. I turned off all noisemakers. And it seems to be the fan. Every time i accelarate the fan comes on. The inside fan. In the dashboard. Thats at least what think it is. The sound really seems...

Must be different secrrets out there. :D Since here in Holland the well kept secret about supermarket oils is that those are just recycled used oils mixed together, filtered, cleaned, and got new additives added too. My old crappy cars ran great on them. As long as I changed it often enough. When I ...

My wallet doesnt even fit in the middleconsole. the stupid thing just fits a pen and a cassette tape. We never have enough place :D Those few places are full of stuff for the 2 little children. Everything I bring always ends up in front of the gearstick or under the handbrake. Ahwell. If it like tha...

Ah So there is no middleconsole that doesnt have them?
Then where does everyone put there stuff?
In the ashtray?

Hi all. Were the cupholders in the middle under the handbrake an option? Cause I would very much like to get rid of them. There is basicly no space in the useless always sliding out of place armrest. I have an original double din radio, therefor no space to stow stuff there. So that only leaves the ...

The kit came in today. I felt and saw other kits before. This feels and looks like quality stuff. Heavy and nicely done.
Very interested to see how it will work!

Found the answer here ;)
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Is rear swap just as easy as front swap? Only need to swap carrier? And if you only swap carrier, does original 245 disc fit still fit? Just like the front with the 288 disc in 312 carrier. Or do you need all the parts for the back? So carrier, caliper discs and pads? And does the 256 ventilated alw...

Well. Yes. I could have just bought any old ebay kit and hoped for the best. But that not really how I roll. ;) It would just have annoyed the snot out of me in the long run. Like I said. We have a lot of no light, no stripe black roads, full of animals over here. And the dark and wet season is a co...