Bengould

No, that's fine thanks. I thought as much but sometimes best to just ask the question. Cheers Ben.

Hi all, Might be a stupid question, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer. Is the starter & Alternator the same on a 1.8 16v and VR6. As far as I can tell the alternator is different. One eBay seller says the starters are the same, but a load of others say they are different. Anyone know for sure??? Cheers Ben.

No sorry. Was a while ago now. Ben.

I bought 2 switches from maplin, the closest they sell are slightly shorter in length but I put a small strip of steel between the switch and the housing and it kept everything solid and now works as intended. The steel is maybe a bit overkill, anything about 1mm thickness that you can cut into a small square about the size of the end profile of the 2 switches when sat next to each other would be fine. Ben.

The auto box won't have a flywheel/clutch so you will need to get both of those for it. As far as I'm aware any engine will be the same for either auto or manual so yes you can just get a box, clutch & flywheel and bolt it all together. You may need a different starter, I'm not 100% sure if the autos use the same one, but when you get a box, try and get the one that came with it. Ben.

Just replied to your pm. Will post here too just in case anyone else has already tried this. Part number 113 611 153 c is essentially the same thing but for a beetle brake master cylinder. No idea if it's the exact same size but might be close enough to do the job. Ben.

That could have been me. Was around that area last night at about 6. Ben.

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Here ya go, It's actually a lot better condition than I thought and should probably have asked for more but it's your lucky day since I've already told you a price. Ben.

Mr frog, try trimsport if no luck here, they do disks for their alloy gear knobs. Not sure if they are exactly the same size as a standard one but always worth an ask. Ben.

I have a spare knob. It's in good condition but I will get some pictures up for you anyway. Will be at volksfling this weekend but can get it sorted on Monday. £10 posted. Ben.

As above. Just finished packing the cars. Who else is going? I will be there all weekend in my new purchase. Hoping the weather brightens up a bit. At least it's not raining, yet. Ben.

I never got a comms error in vagcom, just wouldn't start. Can't remember which pin it is but put a multimeter on the ecu switched live and an earth as you crank it, if it goes off that's your problem. If not that's about as much help as I can offer. Rubjohnny on club gti would be the man to ask though. He is a bit of a wiring loom legend. Ben.

My scirocco did the exact same thing when I put my 20v engine in. Check your ecu is still getting power when you're turning the engine over. The fusebox pin I had used to power my ecu was turning off when the starter was engaged. Moved it over to a different one and it worked first turn of the key. Ben.

I haven't totally forgotten, It's been sitting on my drive for the past week and every time I walk past it I think "I must get that sorted". Managed to actually pick it up tonight so it is currently sat on my desk. If you PM me your address I'll get it sent to you asap. Ben