If it was installed by the dealership using the factory pre-wiring, it will be on the lower left rear behind the tail light housing. Some people had these installed in the centre console storage area under the arm rest and there have been aftermarket installations under the seat as well.
No, but how expensive it will to replace them depends on what year it is. If its a model year 1998 or newer and sold in the US, you're in luck. It won't be cheap, but you should be able to get a key the next business day after ordering a key from the dealership.
Here's how it works: if the...
Depends upon the model; base units come with a valour material (cloth), while others come leatherette (vinyl). As the previous writer has pointed out, you cannot customize the material that the seats come with (at least at the factory level). In 2010, you cannot even get leather as an option...
Now, I'm on the West Coast of California in the San Franciscco Bay Area where labour costs are among the highest in the nation; hopefully where you are it's less (labour rates per hour run from 100 to 140 per hour at dealerships in the area where I'm at). Convertible tops run in various grades...
You haven't said which trim level of the Jetta your considering; for the moment, I'm going to assume that the Jetta is also a GL model.
It will depend upon what you need in a car; the Jetta has a much larger trunk, slightly more room in the rear seat, but is longer and heavier than the...
My best guess is that you've got a problem either with a motor mount or cv joint, but I suspect that a motor/transmission mount is most likely at fault. Since it seems like your putting a load on the vehicle is when it seems to happen: when you shift gears, there is no load on the mounts or cv...
No, GLS is a trim level, mid line between gl and GLX. To answer your question, it should be a GLS 1.8 Turbo sedan based upon the serial number that you've supplied,.
Hope this helps, a car nut.
It depends on how much you're willing to spend and what you can live with. One of my jobs is consulting on automotive transport: (no, I don't take clients from Yahoo) and helping people figure out what they ought to purchase.
A 2003 up base Jetta or Golf is probably the best choice amoung...
In the past, VW has had a lot of difficulties with vehicles assembled outside of Germany. I go back far enough with VW to remember when the FOX was imported from Brazil; it had many issues with assembly quality and fit and finish issues related to the supply vendors.
When VW began importing...
IF memory serves me correctly, there is very little you can do simply to increase the performance of the 1982 Rabbit Diesel, I owned a 1979 Rabbit diesel (bought new in Oakland, CA) and really there is only a couple of items you can do it. Because the injection system and valve timing are...
You have a couple of options: the best bet by far is to purchase a exchange or rebuilt transmission, they have a warranty and unlike purchasing individual parts to repair an existing transmission, the entire unit is covered. Prices will vary a lot; check around to see what an exchange unit...
The knob is available from the dealer, I guess that they don't want to be bothered with it. They can request from National/Panasonic in either writing or on the telephone the price for the knob and place the order for you.
Perhaps you might want to try and contact Panasonic on their web...
The "unwritten rule," is that a salvage titled car is worth about 50%- less than book value. It is true on an older car a salvage title may or may not be a concern. As an example, say you have a 1998 Ford Escort SE sedan, which books somewhere around $2000 or so. If you a minor fender bender...
You need to replace more than just the headgasket. Usually there is something that causes the headgasket to become defective; most often the cause is overheating. Given this, once you replace the headgasket, you'll need to find what caused the headgasket to blow.
Sometimes its really simple...