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I rang two places. Both advised me to replace the compressor and quoted just under $1000. I said I just wanted the valve replaced. One of them agreed to do that for $450. Job done. Now my AC is...

Thanks, will get that done.

Thanks. Hopefully it is the RCV and not the compressor. When my new car arrives in a couple of months I'll be selling this car. I'll be very cranky if I have to spend $1500 on a new compressor when...

Thanks again MIG. All fuses seem to be good.

I ran the car in the driveway this morning and the AC worked OK. I got cold air when I selected MAX AC. And the aluminium pipe that comes from the...

Thanks MIG. I will have a look at your links.

I forgot to mention that the car had been sitting in the carport for 5 weeks while we were on holiday (hence the dead battery), which potentially...

Hi All,
I replaced the battery in my 2013 Passat 130TDI two days ago. Today we have warm weather and I used the cooling for the first time since the battery swap. I was only getting warm air. My...

That's an excellent idea. Just make sure the speaker you buy is 50 ohms. Most speakers are 8 ohms and might fail the self-test. I think I paid $15 on eBay for an aftermarket buzzer identical to the...

Yes, right hand drive. If you can cut the metal without damaging the shelf that sits on top of it, that would be a MUCH easier way of replacing the beeper.

Thanks for your reply and sorry for taking so long to reply to you. I only just got the email notification. I'll have a look at Best Bars.

The Westfalia towbar kit is $1135 with the 7 pin wiring harness. They want $1865 to fit it?!

Thanks Hillbilly. I actually have a Passat. I posted here because it seemed like the most comprehensive towbar thread on the forum. Those guys sell the Brink brand towbar for my model car:
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Autopacific Group will only supply Westfalia towbars to dealers. I will get a quote from VW and report back.

I don’t know, but Westfalia got back to me. Their “partner” in Oz is Home - AUTOPACIFIC Group
I’ll call them tomorrow.

Hello,
I'm looking at having a towbar fitted to my 2013 130TDI sedan. I may fit it myself if the job looks reasonably straightforward. I want one with a detacheable hitch of the type that is (or is...

Looks like the Westfalia importer for Oz went bust. I've sent a message to Westfalia in Germany to see if they have a new importer.

This is just a heads up for anyone trying to diagnose a failed reverse camera.

The Park Assist system on my B7 Passat stopped working (beepers, proximity indications and reverse camera). After...

So I managed to get the parcel shelf out and remove the reverse buzzer. It was open circuit. It's meant to be 50 ohms. I plugged a 47 ohm resistor into the socket. Now my reversing camera and park...

Got it off. Here's how it's done:

1. Carefully pry off the plastic AIRBAG emblem. It's on tight. I placed a paint scraper against the trim to protect it and used a butter knife to pry the emblem...

I found a 2015 edition of the same manual. There's a screw behind the airbag emblem.

Thanks heaps for that. I'm sure that will come in handy. However my C-pillar trim seems to have a different clip arrangement to the one shown in your service manual (page 149). The orange clip on the...

My parking system, including reverse camera, isn't working. A mate scanned my ECU and got error code 1080340 Parking System Fault. There were no additional codes to indicate what was causing the...

Yeah, my 130TDI had a rattle from around the key fob area. It's not the fob though. Grabbing the fob doesn't stop the rattle. Seems to be coming from behind the storage compartment near my right...

Love my 130TDI. 60,000km and no dramas so far.

I washed my 50,000km Passat 130 TDI today. The lower half of the rear bumper appeared to have a fine layer of soot on it. I've not noticed this before.

The car is silver and the soot (if that's...

Thanks Hillbilly. I dunno why people can't get into and out of a car without trashing the door sills. I probably get into and out of my car ten times for every one time the passenger doors get used,...