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by Wizard42
20 May 2018, 20:12
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Swap Late Tailgate for Early Tailgate?
Replies: 12
Views: 6651

Re: Swap Late Tailgate for Early Tailgate?

Hi, Did you manage to successfully reconfigure your early lock? I have just done the same thing and can't work out how to get into the barrel of the early push button... That came withe new new (old) tail gate. I don't have the key so have a feeling I'll need to buy a new old style push button and r...
by Wizard42
08 Apr 2016, 21:25
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Newbie with no indicators and no dash lights
Replies: 5
Views: 2549

Re: Newbie with no indicators and no dash lights

Hello all, I've only joined today and have done my best to find some threads on my problems so forgive me if these are old and often discussed issues. I've brought a 'G' Reg T25 which has a few glitches. I've just spent over £900 getting it through the MOT however, even after that, there are still ...
by Wizard42
28 Feb 2016, 13:56
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Wrong HT leads?
Replies: 7
Views: 2205

Re: Wrong HT leads?

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by Wizard42
28 Feb 2016, 13:48
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Wrong HT leads?
Replies: 7
Views: 2205

Re: Wrong HT leads?

Hmm, I am fearing a can of worms. The distributor is not a 009, codes are 043905205L (VW Code) and 0231168015 (Bosch Code) VW discontinued in 2001 but state it was used in vehicles up to 1986, Bosch website identifies it as a Type 2 Distributor up to '79... also reflected on VW Heritage; a more comp...
by Wizard42
27 Feb 2016, 17:17
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Wrong HT leads?
Replies: 7
Views: 2205

Re: Wrong HT leads?

Thanks for the reply! I naively hadn't even considered the distributor might be wrong, I don't know what it is... Should it have the part number embossed if it is a 009?
Any idea where I might find replacement rubber leads?
by Wizard42
27 Feb 2016, 16:47
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Wrong HT leads?
Replies: 7
Views: 2205

Wrong HT leads?

Hi All, I have had increasingly frequent intermittent starting problems which I am convinced is down to the ignition system. First inclination is leads, Coil and dizzy cap but I replaced the coil previously with the supposed correct one and it blew up my points, turning out to be too high voltage. C...