What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[beale187]

Great info Graeme!

Why VW wouldn't just go that tiny bit further and install the socket as well is beyond me.

[arek_p]

That is the prewired plug to install a 12V power socket in the boot.

Did those two rectangular holes have the covers over them?!?

Supposed to have a plastic frame with some one-way flaps in them to vent the interior.

Yes they did Graeme. I took them out to clean. Thanks for info, might install power socket.

[Sirocco20348]

Took rear bumper off to empty the sunroof water drain hose nipple - glad I did. Take out the tail lights, few screws and slide off.

In process found 2 air vents on the driver's side, with an unconnected plug behind them. Any ideas what this plug is for?

What do you exactly do to empty the sunroof drain hole? This is something I have never done but interested...

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[beale187]

For the fronts I normally place a peg on the nipple to open it up and flush it with hot by opening the sunroof and tipping it into the channel. I've also fed either piano wire or grass trimmer cord down the drainage points to help clear any tough blockages. Need to be gentle though as you can disconnect the drain pipes in the pillars from the drain hole in the sunroof. Use thin trimmer cord.

Never had to do the rears but I imagine it's the same. You could probably even cut a small portion of the nipple off so it flows better.

[dylan8]

Is it always for power? I found the plug unused in my wags and slapped the socket from the bora in. I left my phone to charge on the boot (as I did in my bora) and came back tothe car with the lights turning on and off by themselves...

[arek_p]

On weekend replaced the ignition coils and dog bone. Was going to do the oil filter, but didn't have a 26mm socket - next time.

[djorkboy]

Flickr have changed the way they link to photos recently and it doesn't appear to work like it used to.

I just link to the static address of the photo and this seems to work. In Flickr choose Actions then View all sizes. Now click on the link for the size you want to show in the post (I usually choose the Medium 640 size). Now I use Chrome so this may be different for other browsers but with Chrome you just right click on this photo and choose Copy image URL then you can paste that URL into the forum post.

When you do this the photo will appear like so....

[kendog]

awesome, thanks for the heads up, maybe my account was also being weird as I'd only just signed up within the 1/2 hour to flickr..
attempt 3, 'medium 500' image:


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holy sh*tballs it worked! Thanks!!

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now I can actually put up some crappy photos of my ride in the noobs section... can't wait to get some bigger wheels on...





These are just the shots by the previous owner I got from carsales when I bought it..

[leighaus]

RACV in vic want me to pay 960 on rating 1 full comp. im considering going 3rd party. Thats just ridiculous. it actually went up 40 dollars from last year too. I garage my car in one of the safest suburbs too.

...no nrma, alliance wont do modified rides, iselect gave 1 result which was 200 $ more... gr.

[kendog]

RACV in vic want me to pay 960 on rating 1 full comp. im considering going 3rd party. Thats just ridiculous. it actually went up 40 dollars from last year too. I garage my car in one of the safest suburbs too.

...no nrma, alliance wont do modified rides, iselect gave 1 result which was 200 $ more... gr.

I'm with 'BINGLE' underwritten by AAMI. Cost me $580 this past year for the 1.6L for full comp. I'll look at the GTI price now...