GTI lover all over again
Over fifty and lov'n it!
- Location
- edmonton, alberta, cdn
- Car(s)
- 2007 GTI
$350 !
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$350 !
rolo402
08 Bunny 24/7
- Location
- Los Angeles (Sun Valley) ca
- Car(s)
- Rabbit
oh fuck good thing i made mine
Muahaahaa
nip deep in pow
- Location
- Denver, CO
Yeah. I just made mine with some extea wire I picked up from autozone. Seems to be working so far
GTI lover all over again
Over fifty and lov'n it!
- Location
- edmonton, alberta, cdn
- Car(s)
- 2007 GTI
Yeah I did that with my old chevy, and had to redo it every year because the wires would not hold up to the constant movement and flexing.
From that experience, I decided if the originals lasted 6 years, then the replacement would last at least as long.
rolo402
08 Bunny 24/7
- Location
- Los Angeles (Sun Valley) ca
- Car(s)
- Rabbit
ZPrime
Big Geek
- Location
- Mayfield Heights, OH
- Car(s)
- 2018 BMW M2
Sorry to raise a thread from several months ago, but my 2008 R32 is in for this now.
Harness price (driver side only, passenger was apparently OK for me) was only ~$160 according to my dealer. Labor from them is $550.
Kind of had to let them do it because they already had the spoiler off (we originally thought the CHMSL was bad/failed, turned out to be broken wire in the harness, hopefully they still warranty the CHMSL instead of trying to charge me for that too).
Harness price (driver side only, passenger was apparently OK for me) was only ~$160 according to my dealer. Labor from them is $550.
Kind of had to let them do it because they already had the spoiler off (we originally thought the CHMSL was bad/failed, turned out to be broken wire in the harness, hopefully they still warranty the CHMSL instead of trying to charge me for that too).
ZPrime
Big Geek
- Location
- Mayfield Heights, OH
- Car(s)
- 2018 BMW M2
And now the dealer tells me they ordered the wrong harness?
They said that the one they ordered is appropriate per VW's build system, but it is apparently one connector short vs. my stock harness.
They seem to think that they will need to get a custom harness made in Germany which will take around a month... :mad0259:
They said that the one they ordered is appropriate per VW's build system, but it is apparently one connector short vs. my stock harness.
They seem to think that they will need to get a custom harness made in Germany which will take around a month... :mad0259:
rolo402
08 Bunny 24/7
- Location
- Los Angeles (Sun Valley) ca
- Car(s)
- Rabbit
Make sure you call up VWOA and let them know
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ja-gti
Rollin'
- Location
- Hello Cleveland!
I'm in the broken harness club too.
Same symptoms - "reverse light out" warning on MFD, both reverse lights not working, hatch won't open, no rear wiper, and no cargo light.
Broken wire on driver's side (would have taken a picture but camera app kept crashing!). Used a male/female connector to put the broken ends back together and electrical tape around the cracked insulation on seven other wires.
Good to go now. We will so how long my thirty cent repair lasts...
Same symptoms - "reverse light out" warning on MFD, both reverse lights not working, hatch won't open, no rear wiper, and no cargo light.
Broken wire on driver's side (would have taken a picture but camera app kept crashing!). Used a male/female connector to put the broken ends back together and electrical tape around the cracked insulation on seven other wires.
Good to go now. We will so how long my thirty cent repair lasts...
rolo402
08 Bunny 24/7
- Location
- Los Angeles (Sun Valley) ca
- Car(s)
- Rabbit
No way again !
GTI lover all over again
Over fifty and lov'n it!
- Location
- edmonton, alberta, cdn
- Car(s)
- 2007 GTI
Two years is about how long the repairs I did on my chevy lasted when I didn't change the harness.
That's why I opted to replace the harness completely.
rolo402
08 Bunny 24/7
- Location
- Los Angeles (Sun Valley) ca
- Car(s)
- Rabbit
This was new I made it with 18g wire
GTI lover all over again
Over fifty and lov'n it!
- Location
- edmonton, alberta, cdn
- Car(s)
- 2007 GTI
The wire you used was not meant to be flexed. That is what I found out when I tried the same fix with my old chevy.
As a result I opted for the harness from VW, the new harness was better wire than the original harness.
As a result I opted for the harness from VW, the new harness was better wire than the original harness.