Reply With Quoteupdate, have just bought a brand new headlamp switch for £11. very happy, and as they contacts inside aren't all burnt ( like the old one ) the lights are actually a bit brighter, reckon i might stick some relays in to stop any more switch burnage.
My run of bad luck continues chaps.
On a 200 mile run out to Suffolk my carb started icing up and leaking and my headlamps packed up ( you try keeping up with a 5litre v8 Mercedes and a Pug 205 gti along unfamiliar country roads in the dark ! )
Then on the way home, as i was popping and farting round the m25, i was just starting to breathe easy when "Ping " my speedo packed up ....joy...
Just ordered a rebuild kit for the carb, have got several headlamp switches on watch on ebay ( i've mended my one too many times now )
and off ( slowly ) to the local german car people to get a new speedo cable....
Not bad for a car i bought 5 years ago for £100 though.
still need a replacement door handle though. :roll:
update, have just bought a brand new headlamp switch for £11. very happy, and as they contacts inside aren't all burnt ( like the old one ) the lights are actually a bit brighter, reckon i might stick some relays in to stop any more switch burnage.
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Ultimate Dubber
What colour is your handle?
When I lived in the Uk, 4 years back the local VAG agents (Caffyns) had a campaign to make the genuine parts cheaper than the aftermarket. They could look up every part ever and had a huge back catalogue.
You had to suffer the indignity of going into their shiny showroom and asking for ancient bits in their showroom, but they always had the bits I needed, or could order them from Germany. Worth a shot.
If that doesn`t work, I`ll send you a handle.
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funnily enough, i was about to phone my local dealer.....haven't dared phone them for years, last time it really wasn't a successful trip.
might try and blag a drive in a new r32 though....although i might put a paper bag over my head !
handle is black, got one on watch on evilbay at the mo, so if that fakks up i'll take you up on your offer mate ! ta.
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