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Fri May 22, 2020 2:09 pm
How I splice in wires.
by
Briano1234 »
Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:08 pm
This is how I splice into a wire run.
There are 2 ways I do it.
Number 1
Clean your iron:
Take a wet rag or steel wool, with the iron being hot...
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Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:08 pm
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Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:50 pm
Wiring question
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by
bmwvwguy »
Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:20 pm
91 cab (build date 10/90)
I have these 2 wires in my dash that I have no idea where they go. Black and brown in a 2 pin plug. Black is hot with the...
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Last post by bmwvwguy
Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:55 pm
Is there a ground strap for the Hood?
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by
Uberchin »
Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:12 pm
Hi,
I have a '84 Rabbit Cabby and it appears like I have a broken 'ground strap' between the hood and the car frame (near the driver-side hood...
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Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:14 pm
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 9:25 am
Lighting - turn signals/hazard lights
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by
mobycat »
Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:05 pm
So I replaced the turn signals with LED on my 81 convertible. I did the relay swap to an LED capable relay from SuperBrightLEDs.
At this point, the...
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Last post by Briano1234
Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:46 pm
Dual horn - still not 100%
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by
mobycat »
Sat Oct 13, 2018 9:31 pm
I'm sure this has been discussed to death, so apologies if anyone is tired of it...
I ran through the tests in Bentley - as soon as I got to that...
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Last post by Briano1234
Tue Oct 23, 2018 6:55 pm
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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:08 am
Alternator Tune-up
by
Briano1234 »
Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:37 am
My Alternator Regulator decided to go out yesterday.
So I checked to see that I had the 12V Battery on the main lead.
I had 11.5 on the Exciter...
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Last post by Briano1234
Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:37 am
Heat Soak Relay Clarrifcation
by
Briano1234 »
Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:46 am
Clarification on 'The heat soak drawing of Oran's original drawing
1. Locate the starter solenoid wire going to the starter, and cut it.
On...
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Last post by Briano1234
Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:46 am
cabby only starts and runs when cold
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by
Mchadsey1 »
Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:59 pm
Hi everyone i just purchased a 1991 cabriolet that was driven in a garage and didn't start afterward . it has sat for 4 + years waiting to be rescued...
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Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:23 pm
Instrument cluster issues
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by
Cabbyresto »
Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:34 am
Love this site! First post and have quite a few questions but starting with a 1987 Cabby I'm fixing for a friend of mine and it's going to be a lot...
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Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:32 am
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Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:16 pm
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Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:44 am
Starting issues
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by
wvcyclist »
Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:06 pm
Hey folks. I m new to the forum, and I bought my first Cabby last year for my daughter to use as her college commuter. Runs great, but I've had...
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 6:52 am
battery tender, good?
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by
marius12 »
Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:26 am
I'm thinking of buying a Deltran battery tender at to help prolong the battery life especially when not using my car for a couple of weeks. Does it...
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Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:20 am
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Last post by marius12
Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:10 am
Replacing Starter on '92 Wolfie Cabby
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by
TDubs »
Sat Jan 21, 2017 8:54 pm
Hi guys,
I've lurked around here in the past. I purchased a black 1992 Wolfsburg Cabriolet a couple of years ago. It's a gas engine with the manual...
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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:49 pm
92 Cabriolet icm
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by
capt_terry »
Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:50 pm
Been looking all day trying to locate my icm with no luck,found one pic online that showed it mounted on top of the ecm box not mine still looking...
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Sun Jan 10, 2016 8:55 am
a/c compressor removal blues
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by
whitecabby »
Wed Jul 01, 2015 7:20 am
Hi, I've been off the forum for quite some time. I guess I've just been allowing my problems to exacerbate!
I recently removed my A/C compressor and...
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Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:56 pm
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Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:58 pm
Repairing your Fuel Sending Unit
by
Briano1234 »
Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:13 pm
Is it your Gauge or your Sending unit....
Well it is an easy test.
Remove the rear seat.
Remove the inspection cover.
Pull the Plug off the sending...
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Last post by Briano1234
Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:13 pm
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Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:07 pm
Where does this fuel sender wire go?
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by
sumofunk »
Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:24 pm
Mmmmmm! It's been a dream of mine and I'm finally restoring an old rabbit! It's a 1982 with an 84 cabby gasser engine. I'm new to everything with...
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Last post by sumofunk
Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:53 am
battery voltage
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by
xrayjr900 »
Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:28 pm
Is it alright to put a higher voltage battery in my car because the volt guage guesses from 11, 12 or 13 sometimes
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Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:41 pm
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Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:49 am
Look inside a fuse box
by
Briano1234 »
Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:39 am
Ever wonder what the inside of a Fuse Box looks like?
I took a 89 Cabriolet Fuse Box and opened it up.
Pry the side tabs loose while popping...
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Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:39 am
Cluster Mylar repair.
Replies: 1
by
Briano1234 »
Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:13 pm
Repairing your clusters broken traces. I had another intermittent Cluster. After replacing the 10V stabilizer, I decided to add wires to it to insure...
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Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:41 pm
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:00 am
Radiator Circuits explained?
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by
Briano1234 »
Wed May 14, 2014 9:49 am
The definitive operation of the Radiator fan.
The first things we need to know is the air flow over the radiator.
In the old days folks weren't...
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Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:39 am
Brake lights not working
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by
whitecabby »
Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:43 pm
Well, I've been driving around for two years without brake lights and I'm thinking this may be the summer to figure out why. I have mastered the...
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Thu May 29, 2014 11:12 pm
Lousy Graduation Gift
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by
boschbabe »
Sun May 11, 2014 8:05 pm
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Mon May 19, 2014 12:18 pm
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Thu May 08, 2014 1:49 am
New design for Headlights Relay
by
Briano1234 »
Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:50 am
It dawned on me that adding a 3rd relay to my headlamp relay upgrade, you can get High, and Low beams at the same time instead of the low cutout on...
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Last post by Briano1234
Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:50 am
Dead Cluster Jump
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by
boschbabe »
Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:40 am
Daughter is nagging me about her intermittently dead cluster ('93 auto). I bypassed the alt exciter circuit so it is driveable but she wants it all...
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Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:11 am
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Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:18 pm
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:36 am
A/C troubleshooting
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by
gull »
Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:39 pm
My Cabby has a non-working A/C system. It appears to be complete and in good shape, but when I move the selector to the A/C settings the compressor...
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Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:27 am
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Thu Aug 15, 2013 11:21 pm
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Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:18 am
RPM gauge not working
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by
weeees5 »
Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:01 am
The rpm gauge on the car isn't working. Any ideas as to what it may be , how easy of a fix, how much, ect?
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Last post by Briano1234
Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:33 am
Ign Sw as ground probe
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by
boschbabe »
Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:34 pm
In the process of looking for a KEY ON power source in the aftermarket radio harness to tap into for my D+ rerout, all I found was HOT always...
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Last post by boschbabe
Sun Jul 28, 2013 1:36 pm
No Charge
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by
boschbabe »
Sun Jul 14, 2013 3:35 pm
Daughter's car has had intermittent prob with some dash stuff not working (fuel gauge, one of the two air bag lights that are always on) but she had...
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Last post by boschbabe
Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:16 am
Tail lights inop
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by
boschbabe »
Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:08 am
The parking, side marker, and tag lights still work. Is the wire with a loop terminal supposed to be hooked to the right tail light housing? Because...
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Last post by boschbabe
Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:41 pm
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Last post by kamzcab86
Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:04 pm
1991 cabriolet gauge cluster
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by
chrism1241975 »
Thu May 09, 2013 1:22 pm
I have a 91 cabriolet and the main gauge cluster lights are not working to include the voltage, oil pressure, and oil temp on the center console I...
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Last post by Briano1234
Sun May 12, 2013 1:25 am
81 cabby cold start grounds
Replies: 2
by
roadtech »
Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:31 pm
Ok the cold start grounds and test ports have been fixed. the electrical connection for the cold start and the aux air reg are no where to be found....
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Last post by roadtech
Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:05 pm
81 A/C manual trans cold start/EGR
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by
roadtech »
Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:29 pm
You guys are great on this form, I am making good progress on my repair/rebuild. The harness close to the cold start injector was cut, I pulled a...
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Last post by roadtech
Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:09 pm
81 cabby relay qnd fuse panel
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by
roadtech »
Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:51 pm
I am now at the point where I attack this relay panel. It doesn't look like the fuel pump relay fix was done, some wires have been jumped. I have...
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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:36 pm
Radio Wiring 1985-1993 Cabriolets
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by
Briano1234 »
Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:11 pm
Radio wiring
85-89
Red 12v+ large Unswitched power need for memory B+
Brown large main frame ground
gry/blue dash light
lf spk
brn/red -
brn/gn +...
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