heater matrix split week before christmas last year, fixed
week later heater resistor packed up, fixed with 78p thermal fuse from maplins (vw wanted £58!)
rear pads+wheel bearings wore out, fixed after much swearing at caliper carrier bolts
wishbone bushes started clonking around, replaced with polybushes + did ball joints while there
ignition switch started getting dodgy, replaced after wrestling spline adaptor off steering column
battery died+replaced
as well as fixing existing ones:
fixed broken electric window lifter
made MFA work
got new rear wiper motor
fixed electric wing mirror switch
replaced thermostat
upgraded headlight loom + new bulbs
sorted dodgy connection on brake light cluster
replaced door shut switches
put new exhaust hangers on to replace the stretched ones
freed up sunroof mechanism
and upgraded some stuff:
colour coded all body trim
new B4 passat bumpers fitted+painted
got smoked tailights+ side repeaters
whole new interior
resprayed a couple of panels
found new-old-stock VW and Passat GT badges
found all the missing interior trim- now complete!
and next weekend will be fitting koni struts and PI lowering springs along with new top mounts
planned for next year:
fit my new alpine component speakers and 4 channel amp
get some new tyres and get my 16" borbets refurbed and fitted!
so what u lot done this year?
