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So i bought some LED's so i could light my vents in my jetta. The problem is the LED's wont light up. Ive used different power sources, my dimmer switch, 9v batteries, and nothing has worked. I tried ot test them to see if the LED's would work and nothing happened. I bought 3mm 3v LED's from...

I am going to be mounting up a 5 point harness soon and i want to know what angle the shoulder straps should be and a few choices i have as far as ounting them goes.

Try to keep it in your pants boys and girls! http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5134125-Got-engineering

It's been almost three months since I had ordered this bumper...and finally I found time to install it. we have many write ups of how to do the DIY on this forum, but nothing really was detailed. most of them are actually bits and pieces of the whole conversion...this afternoon I installed the m5...

Hey, so i decided to make a pic DIY on how to black out your emblems. What you need: Rubbing Alcohol Fishing Wire Scraper (screwdriver) Spray Paint Plastic Emblem & Trim Adhesive Total cost: Priceless (if you love your car ;) )

installed it outside firewall to make sure it worked right and was hooked up correctly. but not sure i did it right. ive been told you can hook the vacuum line to the dv or the fuel pressure regulator. im just not exactly sure where the fpr is at. i think i hooked it up to it but not 100% sure. ive...

well my ABS light came on earlier tonight and ive checked all the pratical things to it, i mean ive even hauled ass down the street and slammed on the brakes to see if they lock up but nothing. could this be something to do with the fact that ive recently changed my rear brakes? its all working in...

Ok, cars a 1996 OBD II GTI, motor has 120K, and recently I get throttle surging at 3000 rpm, when the pedal is held in the same position. Cam is a 276, at -4 degrees. P-FLO Autotech chip, MAF is new, IAT is new All coolant temp sensors are new. Neuspeed wires OEM plugs,

I recently curbed one of my rims on a broken curb in hollywood. My rims have a raised little lip on the edge, I figure I can machine down past the chew marks on the rim. Does anyone know of a company that will do this for moderately cheap. I have access to a machine shop, but I wonder how one...

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4977916-DTS-Line-SX-Coilovers-Pre-Post-Review-and-DIY-Install. Disclaimer and a few words: First off, I want to thank Glen @ The Suspension Source for all the assistance, quick replies, quick shipment, and of course for giving me this opportunity....

ok, i recently purchased my home at the end of last year and ive been taking care of little things around the pad. (fixtures, fan, garbage disposal) and other little stuff. now the dishwasher that came with it still looks pretty new and seems to work fine except when it come to draining. now...

Hey everyone, So I went from a honda civic to a GLI, and gas is killing me, does anyone know at what point i should shift in order to get the best MPG possible? THANKS!

help please.

Here is a thread I posted on Vortex to help others there since it is a common question out there, so I pass on the info to you guys out here. Mind you this is basically for aftermarket NON-OEM parts. Here is a thread that hopefully many can find easily and will try to answer the questions of...

Can Anyone point me in the right direction or tell me how to take the black and chrome VW pieces apart. There are 7 Arrow shaped clips around the edge holding it together as well as two clips in the center. i cannont figure out a way to take these apart without the clips breaking any advise would...

I can't figure out how to change my sunroof motor! Any help is much appreciated!

Hey guys. I need to take off the VW on the back of my MKIV jetta. any help or suggestions would be nice. thanks a lot :)

1. buy the kit from snowperformance.net the kit in the pic on the site is the old one. the new kit needs to be installed into the side of a container (drilled into). 2. drill a hole (13/16 drill bit) about an inch higher than the opening for the fluid to flow out. 3. use some fine sand paper to...

How do you hook up a subwoffer preamp outputs on a receiver that does not provide it? BTW it's a JVC KW-AVX710

is it possible to rebuild my wietec coils? do i have to send them in or is there a rebuild kit i can buy to do it myself?

anyone have any idea about taking off the drivers side door panel? im trying to replace my window switchs because all the material is almost off and it looks white, but all i can find is 1 screw. is there anymore screws? or does the rest pop off? any info would help greatly

so i decided to see what this is all about. the whole install took me about an hour total. http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4394898 I have EIP street series SS. After a few miles of driving, the shifts are crispier and I feel more confident that I am all the way in gear. It feels...

So I'm new to BBQing and I just got a nice tip from my Uncle. When doing skewers, add a strip of foil to the grill to keel the sticks from burning . . .

how do you melt or remove the glue to remove the taillight cover? mkiv vws

hey whats up guys i have a 68 vw beetle and i was wandering how do you take out all of the windows

we got a 20th anni gti and are trying to replace the rear brakes... we got these instructions... but it just aint workin... Quick rear brake how to? 1) Jack up the car and safely support it. 2) Remove rear wheel 3) Remove rear caliper from carrier (14mm socket on ratchet and 15mm wrench)...