Sics Consolidated Faded Moderns Thread - 2006 Golf Mk5 GTI & 2004 BMW Z4 2.2

[SiC]

SiC... Golf mk4 ...can a bosch alternator regulator be tested with a multimeter ? The nearest brush has continuity with the copper horseshoe bit , but the other brush has no continuity with anything ..either earth , or the 2 pins . The rotor checks out ok as does the field windings on the alternator .

Its not charging at all .. and no battery light . Car died with no voltage ...
The blue exciter wire has 12v with ign on ,so it isnt that .
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Dunno on them tbh. I'd have thought it would have continuity somewhere. If it's not charging at ~14v then very likely that regulator. Regulator is a common thing that is changed on that platform - Golf/TT/A3/etc. Cheap to buy. So are second hand alternators too.

[christine]

not on a Saturday night ! Can't see one on Prime either

[SiC]

not on a Saturday night ! Can't see one on Prime either

Might be shite quality but Bezo says this can be had on my doorstep tomorrow and probably the same for you.
ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR FOR BORA CADDY FOX GOLF F00M 145225 https://amzn.eu/d/7YskKjV

[christine]

Bought one already... well my daughter has...10 or 11 th

[SiC]

Unhelpful

[SiC]

For anyone who may be interested in my Merc I've put up a for sale post:
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[Eddie Honda]

#cartart !

[SiC]

Finished the headlining and now ready to put back in the car after lunch. 

First attempt last night was going well until I spent a bit too long with the heat gun and burnt the fabric. Oof.
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Nothing for it except ripping it all off and doing it again. Thankfully I bought double the amount of fabric. 

I didn't buy double the amount of glue so I had to carry on as this lot hadn't fully set. Didn't finish till 2am last night.

 
This morning I trimmed up all the edges and folded it over. Had some other spray glue which I used for these bits. Isn't high temperature resistant (at least the can has no mention of heat resistance levels) but actually was much sticker. Tbh that made it more difficult to work with. 

Then reattached the trim.



What did I learn?
 - It's not hard to do. However it's hard to do well. Experts on videos make it look easy. It's the curved sections that are the hardest parts and trying to avoid bubbles or creases. 
 - Buy spare fabric and glue 
 - 2 meters was enough for one go. I bought 4 metres and still had some spare
 - Heat gun is useful for reshaping the fabric and keeping the glue tacky. 
 - Your cat will want to jump all over it and try scratching it when you're not looking. I'm still removing cat hair from it.
 - While not perfect, I think it turned out pretty well and a million times better than the droopy mess before. Much better than thumb tacks or other bodges.

Now I just need to get it back in without damaging it.
 

[SiC]

Christ almighty was that a fight getting it back in. A helper would have been very useful in doing it. I really did not want it taking nearly two days to do. I had the weekend to myself and I really wanted to get on with my Midget. Right now I have a backlog of things left to do in the house and not going to get any more car time this evening.

Also these bastard clips kept falling apart. They go into the metal body work and the trim fixing screw goes through it. The threaded nut thing kept falling out and into awkward places. Usually as I just got one side in then the other side fell out. 


Also discovered the screw cover on the jesus handles acts as a prop when open to stop them closing up. Neat little bit of design there.

 
Anyway it's now in and fully tightened up. Definitely not a job I'd be in a rush to do again.

Colour is obvious different but it's a million times nicer than it was. The headliner is more ivory (even though it was supposed to be beige) and the standard type you usually get in lighter coloured interiors. I'm sure the other trim pieces could be had (or redone) in ivory to make match as it looks like standard VAG light coloured interior. Beige in the Golf I think was a one year option and very rare anyway.

As is, is certainly not horrendous though and a million times nicer than it was. At the very least it's nice not to have it raining foam into your hair every time you close the door. 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Is this thing worth all this aggro?