redux

Here are some pics of Black Betty Mods include: Upsolute 1bar chip, Boost gauge, TT diverter, COAM airbox mod, K&N filter, 2.5in exhaust w glasspack resonator and low restriction muffler, Diverter Valve relocate, Tip tranny sport recoding, FK lowering springs, KYB sport shocks and to top it...

Last Feb my 99 1.8T Passat decided to rip 16 teeth off the timing belt, at night, in a snowstorm, at 54k miles. Long saga ensues-car towed to Tynan's VW in Aurora, CO from Dillon, CO for evaluation, tried to get repair covered by the "vaunted" 10 yr/100k powertrain warranty but ultimately...

Okay, some of you may remember my post last week asking about water dripping in along the A-frame of my wife's wagon with a moonroof. Thank you all for your helpful replies. So, here's an update: I pinched my wife's (car's) nipples. Water flows to them fine, but some of the water doesn't...

Not as uniquely polarizing as the last one, I don't think. That was part of the allure! http://www.jalopnik.com/photogallery/scionxb/

Ok so my cousins BF is a Lexus Used car Sales Manager. I sent him email last week asking if he can help me out and one of his salesmen called me to arrange for me to check the car and they will help me out with the price. The only thing I have to find out is the buyback on my Passat (lease...

So, I've used my VAG-COM and changed my Tranny code to 00134 with the anticipation of enabling old-triptronic mode and Sportsmode. Yesterday, I filled up at 195.3 miles on my trip odomater (reset at last fillup) and pumped 15.0 gallons of gas, giving me an average of 13.3 mpg (loosely...

I started a thread in the B5 garage forum about my experiences with tire pressure. If you missed it, here you go: http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172050 I'm bringing it up this time in the main forum because I think I've settled upon an optimal tire pressure balance for my...

Hi all: So, I coughed up the $550 for a new radiator from the dealer (old thread). All's well until I turn on the AC today. It no longer blows cold air. Well, it's sort of cold -- maybe 1/3 of what it used to be. Any thoughts on the service guys did to whack my AC? I'd like to arm myself with...

Is the 6th switch a toggle switch, or not? Does it function like the ASR button where if you turn of the engine it resets to a default setting (ON for the ASR), or does it stay with whatever setting you leave it, like the emergency blinkers?

There are already two good posts on this topic: http://www.clubb5.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57870&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=oil+pressure+light&sid=844aaa7bab9a67a802e6ddd0e516c087 http://www.clubb5.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33862&start=60&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=...