UKPassats

I originally opted for the refund as I was going to look for some decent quality "3rd party' anthracite.
The 'genuine' mats are good but nothing particularly special.

oh, also told me there are more than one supplier of mat sets, they are not realy an oem item as such, VW don't make them.

Not cheap, around £60 mark if I remember for full front/rear set

i got some from a main dealer last year, ordered anthracite but got black. When I pointed it out they said no worries we"ll order again, it then apparently turns out they can only get black now. They offered me a refund that I accepted only to then be told you can keep the mats too.... :shock: ...

Are you saying when you insert the squre drive it 'jacks' the tool of of the housing that it no longer grips the 14 flats? I had a quick look at the laser tool, its pressed steel and the drive would indeed pertrude into the void above the housing when in place, the void does look like it would be qu...

sounds like you will only cover a few thousand miles a year so imo the petrol would be a better choice. cheaper car price to start with, cheaper fuel, All of your short journey driving will not suit a newer diesel engine with dpf, it would rearly get hot enough to regen so just 'soot' up and cause y...

Moojii wrote:

harveypj wrote:agreed Gaz...... if you can find them, then probably need a referb, then spacers... all adds up, the CA make a decent quality hassle free alternative.

the ca?

Borbet CA wheels, as fitted to the silver passat in my first post above.

agreed Gaz...... if you can find them, then probably need a referb, then spacers... all adds up, the CA make a decent quality hassle free alternative.

Been looking at 17" OEM wheels myself, struggling to find anything that does not need a referb or spacers so started looking at new OEM brands. Borbet are the most reasonable priced you can get a brand new set for little over 400 quid. I quite like the CA. like a 7 spoke monte Carlos, available...

nothing a couple of hundred quid can't sort..... it's what's in the car that's priceless

Hell yeah.
Its so cool in its own ugly way

The Stiftung museum is also home to a GTi Passat that from what I can gather was never made available as an option. http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab82/harveypic/c1576b085210951b52f7b2b77ceeb35a_zpspof3vvwp.jpg http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab82/harveypic/2a129cc645160a61e7e94c4fc1d733c9_zp...

So for a birthday treat I got to visit the Stiftung Automuseum Volkswagen in Wolfsburg at the weekend. Great selection of historic cars and home to the worlds oldest Passat...... chassis number 2 http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab82/harveypic/9f070908d4d7b317ebe1bb2405ca3927_zpshta1wlxc.jpg http:...

my local branch have been good as gold so far, I mentioned trade only, reply was that technically speaking not supposed to deal with non trade but they did not mind, buisness is buisness. Been able to take advantage of oil offers and think they give a little discount sometimes. Guess it may vary bra...

traction may have been an option on early cars, my old 2001 sport never had it either, think it was called ASP first, Automatic Stability Program then soon changed to ESP (Electronic) If its a sport I think you should be ok, I believe the estate rear springs may have a higher raiting for loads but I...

sport seats, sort of a carbon dash/handle trim, auto dimming rear mirror with rain sensor, 3 spoke leather stearing wheel.......... sport suspension - 15mm lower than regular.

is the estate a sport model too?

Would be fine on a b road commuter car, but I'm guessing they won't last too well at motorway speeds or heavy acceleration! It's the opposite, its lots of large imput steering that causes them to fail. when your manouvering with a fair degree of steering input such as when around town the gaitors r...

Think it is officially to prevent glare from the map reading light but I find it more usefull as extra sun visor.

Sorry, i don't know the code but I can highly recommend 'Paint it' who done them for me, they just said they used sparkle silver. Three year guarantee too

http://paintituk.com/

When I had my road americas refurbished they used 'sparkle silver' as it matched the original finish.

pretty sure it gives the option of a longlife reset.
However, for a PD I'd recommend fixed interval with 507 spec oil.

+1 for VAG405, I've found it to be a good little scanner tool

Classic boot latch micro switch symptoms, did you check the pipe connections for the rear wash when you changed it last time? should stay dry otherwise?

Surely checking the part number on the actual lock will be more helpful than checking on the CCM? No locks I have seen on ebay mention the CCM number Not what little_Geoff was getting at. The CCM is no one victim to any water leaks that are common on our cars. check the CCM is dry and/or signs of w...

fair play, I just know they are pretty expensive and not too difficult to distort/bend but are easy to clean in situ.