Trying to clean up the Golf round 1.

I got in and turned the key, so far so good the lights came on and everything. Made sure it was out of gear, pushed down the clutch and tried to start it, nothing notta. Now I'm like damn the battery is dead, but I just took the charger off, its fully charged? So I put the window down and tried again, to see if I can hear the starter solenoid click, no click, hmm. I try again and it cranks very slowly, than faster, hmm stop and pull the key out, and the alarm goes off! WTF? POS German crap. So I pop the hood and try to figure out how to open the damn thing as the alarm beeps like crazy. Couldn't find the little hidden latch. Finnaly get the hood open, crap battery termanly badly corroded! Losen bolt, smack with my special VW mini sledge and it comes off! Sweet silence!

http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty/dreed/campingart/jettatech/alarmcentralhelp/alarmhelp2.htm#6

Guess whats getting snipped tomarrow?

Round one VW 1, Hattie 0.

I think in the spring I'm going to dig a 25ft deep hole and bury this freaken thing.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

LOL.... I think its jealous.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

This one is thankfully in far better shape than last years Jetta. But its a stick and I hate stick's.

I also stuck myself with the way to sharp corner of the damned door.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Lol, Hattie I recently performed the alarm castration surgery on my wife's Jetta III. I used the same reference page you linked to. Seems like a common problem after the car ages a while. The alarm would go off randomly, very annoying.

Other than a few other electrical gremlins, it's been a great, reliable little car.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

The alarm goes off when you reconnect the battery on the early models. If the connection was bad it probably de-powered the alarm long enough to set it off.

When the alarm goes off the ignition is disabled until you de-arm it with the key in the door. The only things that can set the alarm off are the hood switch, rear lid switch, door switches, radio switch, or ignition. The system isn't that hard to troubleshoot...

-Jason

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Yeah I'm sure I can fix it, but the car isn't worth my time to trouble shoot. A snip and butt connector is about all its worth.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Why do you use these crappy German cars? Use a japanese car FFS

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

yeah, lol

I'm not.........but I know a very local mechanic who doesn't charge any money for his services..........

Does he have a backhoe?

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

No, but his brother does.............

Just don't do what my buddy did.

Bought an old 4 cylinder jetta, traded it for a 6 cylinder jetta, got disappointing with the fuel economy, traded the 6 cylinder for another 4 cylinder jetta.

Each of the 3 cars had issues that he fixed.....I should get him a calculator to find out how much $ he's wasted so far.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

I think Hats gonna junk it at the end of winter.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

^^^^ Go peddle that attitude on VW Vortex and see what happens to you!!!! LOL


clue: We will pay for the flowers out of petty cash..

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I fixed it myself, bypassed the alarm and everything!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200