krnau 0 Posted April 21, 2009 you can really do it in a weekend time. it is very, very, very easy to do, I would say a 4 out of 10 maybe... but as said before, you need 1000/10 of patience :lol: I would recommend the following: 1. use a small mirror (like the one women usually keep in their handbag) 2. use paper stickers to label ALL wires you will unplug. By ALL, I mean A L L. 3. buy a "fishing worm box" so you can place all bolts and sort them down by categories and also label them (i.ex. "rigt vent bolts", "centre console bolts"..). that's all you need, apart from 4 hours for disassembling+labelling, and ~4h to put everything back to it's place. I guarantee that you will use the heater even in summer once you have done it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted April 22, 2009 lol yeah i will give it a go... i suppose i'll do the same thing that io do with laptops when i repair them... all screws in seperate categories... label as much as possible... I'll call on you if i get stuck, arnau! ;) i suppose the money i save on this can go towards a new head gasket... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poll250 0 Posted April 22, 2009 I also managed to get the bypass done before work this morning :) Everything running fine now as far as I can tell. Would I be right in thinking, now that the pipes are disconnected from the matrix, I can still use the vents on the cold setting without any steam or bad stuff happening? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted April 22, 2009 i gave mine a test after... all u get is cold air... no bad stuff... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted May 1, 2009 does anyone know where i could get a decent heater matrix by tomorrow... maybe a next day delivery thing online...? Will get the matrix done this weekend if i can... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waynos 0 Posted May 1, 2009 got mine from gsf was nearly 50 quid. they have two types the cheapie crap one or the valeo one that vw also supply Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted May 2, 2009 i Managed to get a thermex one from Volks-apart £28 for the part and £21 for the special sat delivery... anyone know if these heater cores are any good? will be fitting with a mate tomorrow... i'll take pics n stuff, i'm sure it'll be usefull on here... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flatoot 0 Posted May 20, 2009 hi guys how ya alll doing? getting better wether for getting the raddos out! I got my leaky matrix fixed. my local mechanic came up trumps. turnes out its a common problem on cars. he had this magic potion by wurth and let me tell you its worth every penny! only £40 for complete job.... it goes into your cooling system and its got a sort of solder in it that finds the hole and blokes it. making a permenant repair. and as far as I can see its held up goodo! got my brakes to do now and gotta replace my rad suppert xmamba thing. oh joy cheers for the pointers :thumbleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted May 20, 2009 havent actually got around to fitting my matrix yet... but that sounds like a nice temp fix for me... what is the stuff that he used? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flatoot 0 Posted May 20, 2009 all I know is its made by wurth not sure what its called. and its ment to be a permenant repair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted May 21, 2009 I'll have to keep an eye out for it... if you find out what it is, let me know... ;) cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krnau 0 Posted May 21, 2009 hi guys how ya alll doing? getting better wether for getting the raddos out! I got my leaky matrix fixed. my local mechanic came up trumps. turnes out its a common problem on cars. he had this magic potion by wurth and let me tell you its worth every penny! only £40 for complete job.... it goes into your cooling system and its got a sort of solder in it that finds the hole and blokes it. making a permenant repair. and as far as I can see its held up goodo! got my brakes to do now and gotta replace my rad suppert xmamba thing. oh joy cheers for the pointers :thumbleft: I wouldn't've done it. Yes, it blockes holes, but also water pump, pipes....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flatoot 0 Posted June 5, 2009 ah well to late now! :shrug: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-=Kris=- 0 Posted June 9, 2009 still not fitted my new matrix! i'm too scared i'll mess something up!!! :pale: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
