Hey Passat World guys and gals, So not real active on the forums, but I’ll drop by for the occasional lurk or DIY. Unfortunately, my beloved Passat has fallen on tough times. 2nd gear started grinding so I drove it seldomly and then it was hit at a round about. Needless to say I’m selling it...

I've seen this on many forums and it's always been a winner. Post up what you did to your car today. Add a picture or two that show what your did. With that, I give you my addition, I polished my headlights.

I'm wondering if anyone here has successfully replaced the ignition coil connectors by depin (using a DIY tool like this), or in other words without splicing and crimping the wires to new pins. I've found two connector parts which may fit the car, 4B0973724 and 8K0973724. Generic versions of...

Jumped in the wife's GLX this morning to go get it emission tested. On pops the CEL. 🤬 Time to drag out the laptop. Can't wait to see what that's all about.

So I am building new struts. I don't want to re-use any of the old parts, I wanted to get new components where rubber is involved. The Bilstein B4 (Touring) I ordered came with a new (slightly larger diameter) bottom plate. The plate did not include a rubber spring seat: I wanted the rubber...