hey everyone! I have been neglecting my mk3
everything seems to be going wrong with it lately.
Firstly, I have had problems with the windows for years, the back one go down but not back up. the front passenger one is fine, but a little noisy, sounds crackly almost. and the drivers window.. well it is currently being held up by a block of wood. i went to an auto elec, he told me to get a regulator, so i ordered one at the local vw place, got the part, and LO! it was not what i needed, AND the place i bought it is gone. apparently i need a terminal???
Secondly, i have this god awful noise coming from the left rear of the car, it sounds like something is grinding when i am going slow, but when i speed up it sounds more like a whirring sound. i took it to the mechanic and he told me it was AIR coming from the back window that wasnt closed properly. it is NOT air, i know my car and the sounds it makes. im thinking a bearing but i dont know how to check that.
Thirdly, my air con has siezed. When i turn it on it makes this god awful loud chort sound and black smoke comes from the engine. i got quoted 2500 to fix it!!!!
Fourth, I ordered a steering wheel column cover thing for the inside of the car, i wanted the bottom one but not the top. he got me the top and has since closed. i called another vw dealership and they want 180 for a piece of plastic. is that right?
Fifth, the little glass cover on the front of the car where the fog light would be is broken, i got told 100 for a new one. 100 for a piece of glass thats a little bigger than a cigarette packet??
Finally! where do i get interior parts from? Next to the front passenger seat there is a little plastic console thing and broke. and no one knows that im talking about when i ask about it! and the little vw symbol thingys that in the centre of the alloys.. where do i get those?
and just to note, i live in Albury.. the middle of knowhere and the only place that deals with vw is "Wodonga Prestige" and they arent very helpful and are really expensive!

Firstly, I have had problems with the windows for years, the back one go down but not back up. the front passenger one is fine, but a little noisy, sounds crackly almost. and the drivers window.. well it is currently being held up by a block of wood. i went to an auto elec, he told me to get a regulator, so i ordered one at the local vw place, got the part, and LO! it was not what i needed, AND the place i bought it is gone. apparently i need a terminal???
Secondly, i have this god awful noise coming from the left rear of the car, it sounds like something is grinding when i am going slow, but when i speed up it sounds more like a whirring sound. i took it to the mechanic and he told me it was AIR coming from the back window that wasnt closed properly. it is NOT air, i know my car and the sounds it makes. im thinking a bearing but i dont know how to check that.
Thirdly, my air con has siezed. When i turn it on it makes this god awful loud chort sound and black smoke comes from the engine. i got quoted 2500 to fix it!!!!
Fourth, I ordered a steering wheel column cover thing for the inside of the car, i wanted the bottom one but not the top. he got me the top and has since closed. i called another vw dealership and they want 180 for a piece of plastic. is that right?
Fifth, the little glass cover on the front of the car where the fog light would be is broken, i got told 100 for a new one. 100 for a piece of glass thats a little bigger than a cigarette packet??
Finally! where do i get interior parts from? Next to the front passenger seat there is a little plastic console thing and broke. and no one knows that im talking about when i ask about it! and the little vw symbol thingys that in the centre of the alloys.. where do i get those?
and just to note, i live in Albury.. the middle of knowhere and the only place that deals with vw is "Wodonga Prestige" and they arent very helpful and are really expensive!
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