'97 Mk3 Golf - Nothing Special

[Jmac]

10 minute job to remove the whole centre section with radio and you can then see the tangs, bend them in and bobs yer auntie. All done before the break.
Jmac

[Alfred]

Got the keys today. The lady gave them too me for free at repco I'll give it a good removing them tomorrow morning.

[Alfred]

The keys didn't really help me in the end. I managed to man handle it out with my multi tool.

This is what the wiring all looks like:



Front Right Speaker






















Front Left Speaker






















Wiring for head unit














Another wiring shot

I don't any experience with this stuff so to me it all looks fine except a few of the connections are a bit loose. I adjusted them. Does anyone think I should remove the tape and have a better look at the wiring and then replace it? That seems like the logical thing to do seeing that the tape is pretty much stuffed. Wanted a second opinion before I do anything though. When I tried to put the head unit back in I figured that the connectors needed to be put into the recess below the housing. I've done this but the head unit still pokes out about 6mm :/ Why would this be?

I'm going to test the system on my way to the movies so I'll post up the result later this arvo. I'm have a feeling that it will still be the same and that it might be time to replace the speakers. I'm not giving up yet though!

Gus

(My real name is Angus not Alfred )

[Alfred]

So the front left speaker drops in and out, and a lot of the more subtle sounds and higher tone in the music are either very quiet or non- existent. Anyone have any idea what it could be?

[KI11Z]

have a look at your tweeters, maybe they're the culprits...... they're in the top of the dash

[Alfred]

Okay this morning I got the left tweeter out (couldn't work out how to the the cover of the right tweeter). The wiring all looked good. So then I had a fiddle with play back and worked out that the issue of the right hand speakers not working is the AUX cable. Its happened with others so it must be the angle that the cable hangs from the head unit. I fiddled some more with my Ipod cable and changed the setting so that I can now select the song on my Ipod and not the clunky head unit display . Once I had done this I changed some the of the equaliser settings. After much thought I have decided that the tweeters do not produce any sound at all, left or right. They will need to be replaced is that right?

[Alfred]

Hey guys,

A quick update!

Cleaned the car just before so its looking schmick... for 5 minutes then it started pouring with rain .








































I was also wondering if this bar that is in the boot just behind the back seats can be removed? Just looking for some opinions on it!





Getting a new mountain bike this weekend so I want to be able to squeeze my bike in so I can explore more than just the Mt-Cootha trails.

Gus

[ByronRichesMk1]

Yeah mate that's only there as a child seat restraint/brace. There is little structural value to it.

[Alfred]

Yeah mate that's only there as a child seat restraint/brace. There is little structural value to it.

That makes me so happy haha. It has been the bane of the functionality of the car since I bought it. Cheers mate

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[Water Boy]

Does nothing get rid of it!

[Alfred]

Does or do not?

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[Alfred]

Does or do not?

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Disregard that, misread what you wrote waterboy haha

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[Alfred]

Its out and the bike fits




I had to hacksaw the nut as it was welded on and the top of the bolt looked like it was an allen key but was filled in. Looked like this.



Sorry for bad phone photos. Working on something at the moment so be ready for something

Gus

[Water Boy]

You can pull off the black caps and plastics and just unbolt that bar if ya need!

[Alfred]

You can pull off the black caps and plastics and just unbolt that bar if ya need!

Its out now. So I still have the bit that it slots into and I'll just get some high tensile bolts from work (Mitre 10 ) if I need to put it back in.

I'm getting quite frustrated at the moment due to the rarity of Thule 404s. I really really really want a set on my car but they seem so hard to get your hands on. I've read through a lot of build threads and it seems you just have to trawl Gumtree, Ebay and here to find some when they come up. I read somewhere to look out for people selling Mk3s with them on it and just offer to buy then off the car.

Who here has bought a pair and how long did it take/ how did you eventually get them.

Gus