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278x175x175mm the original physical size. It was 62Ah by factory, nowadays it is a 65-72A depending the manufacturer.
I use Exide EA722.  

IIRC 315x175x190mm size fits, just barely. 

They are "lifetime fill" by VW, which means no need to change in the designed lifetime of the vehicle. Which was around 10-15 yrs and 200k kms. Passed a long time ago... From the "common wisdom of the internet" the best you can do to your gearbox is to change the oil relative fre...

AFAIK the wiring goes in the left grommet and only the washer pipe in the right.

It is the spring of the locking rod.

Nr 12 and 13 on this pic depending the side:

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Factory connection should be here, the wire coming through the hole:



I think it gets the ground through the bearings

You can set the caster and the camber with a digital protractor and a bubble level, and the toe with jack stands, string and measuring rod/tape measure. How do I set the caster with a digital protractor , I’ve looked on YouTube etc but nothing on caster using digital protractor method , it’s all ve...

they are ultrasonicly welded, so it is not easy to remove them and the remaining plastic will be ugly.

I did replace my broken ones. It was a PITA

As above, it is the oil pressure warning light electronics.

Some of the blue foil replacement PCBs have it implemented - the Gowesty one comes to mind, but I am not sure. Maybe the SHC has it too.

As others already said re-mapping on early ECU-s a bit harder. It means chip swap. I think it is hard to find a good map that fits the short gearbox ratios and aerodynamics of our bricks. And really hard to find a good tuner who understand that and makes a nice custom one. Depending the engine insta...

Thanks guys!
Got the same info on FB. Some said if the shorter facing front that helps with alignment. So I did them that way.

You can set the caster and the camber with a digital protractor and a bubble level, and the toe with jack stands, string and measuring rod/tape measure.

I am replacing the LCA bushes as the old ones had some deformation and excess movement

Found out that the NOS Mapco branded new ones have asymmetrical protrusion of the inner sleeve. No signs of that on the old Febi ones.

Is there a good orientation, or just have them the same on both sides?

They should be straight

In the late years VW started to use common wiring harnesses on vans with different trim/accessory levels.

Grey/yellow if connected to B connector pos 20 then it is relayed power feed to the fog light switch

Yes, you can build your "kit" if you have time/money for this kind of job. it helps if you deal with car parts daily.

There are universal kits also available that you can adapt to your van.