guys,
I am looking for the bracket that fit onto the ignition switch. if you could let me know the part number and or point me to someone who sells them I would appreciate it.

Hi everyone I'm selling an oem wind stop screen for the beetle cabrio. Its on ebay right now $90 shipped.

Volkswagen Beetle cabrio wind stop screen 1Y0 862 951 A

Hey everyone. I've had a REALLY bad week, car wise. Had a full brake failure on our SUV. Blew a hardline. Never seen a southern vehicle with SO much rust on the undercarriage.

Anyway, to my Beetle issue. Drove the wife's car to the store last night. Noticed the rear brakes making a racket. Oh joy, pads. No big deal. Grabbed a set of pads, tore it down. Well, when I pulled the driver's wheel off (back, btw), the caliper looks funny, at an odd angle. So, I start fiddling with it. The freaking thing is missing a bolt! Only had one bolt in it. The caliper was cocked at an angle. Pads worn at an angle to the point the edge of the pad was touching the rotor at times. Yay me!

Okay, now for the questions.
Is it possible that the piston has over extended and damaged? There is no leaking, and the boot is intact, but I'm still worried.

Any thoughts?
Thanks.

My last car had a sweet GPS built right into the dash and I'm starting to miss it. Does anyone have any type of gps mount for a Garmin GPS that either looks like its part of the dash or easily attaches to some part of the dash. I haven't bought a new GPS yet. Trying to look into mounting options first.

I paid a surprise visit to Mike @ the Source today to get some "miscellaneous" parts ;)

I've known Mike for almost 15 years and he has been an excellent resource since my VW journey began back in the days of old.

The Source .: Your VW Parts Specialists

But anyways I took some interesting pics that I thought you all would appreciate and find useful (coming later tonight :D)

My baby named Hansel. I've only had him for a couple of weeks so I guess you could call him the 'new beetle' in town.
Black 1.8T, manual 5 speed trans, and *almost* all the cookies.
got him and nothing was done wit him, so I listed all the things I've done in just the past three weeks.

-Depo black bezel headlights with Xenon balasts for the bright blue eyes. $200something

-Chrome trim on the headlights, and taillights. $130

-Chrome trim around the windows. $160

-Custom GPS mount (Thanks MIG) made into zune mount. $35

-Zune adapter kit. $160

-Halo projector foglights. $150 (not yet installed, had problems with seller on eBay)

-Cute Stuffed squirrel for empty cupholder to hide money. $15

-Custom rubbish bin mounted to center console (work at a canvas shop so i made it myself). $20

-about $1000 in car washes.

SOON TO COME - Tinted lights, maybe more chrome trim, 18" Konig Lace wheels, and I think that'll about take care of him for now.
Just so everybody knows, I am a huge fan of Scarab Y2K's black beetle, and am pleased to announce that he has some mighty competition... maybe...

Ohh, and I'm sorry for the one photo of him, and a dirty one at that. As soon as He magicaly becomes clean again!

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I'm looking for a roof rack for sale if anyone has one laying around. I'm tired of browsing the internet for everything when it's all sold seperately... What i'm realy looking for though is the base bars, a snowboard setup (I really don't care what style, but preferably the type that holds your boards at an angle), and a bike rack..
PLEASE contact me at af-pilot@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance, Dylan

Everyone said what a easy job this is....Let me tell you what your in for..

While removing the control arm bolts.....
Drivers side bolt can't be removed without removing the transmission cover, the bolt is tooo long and hits the cover...
So in order to remove this bolt, you must drop the trans cover,Lucky I have fluid and a gasket(had it for next time)..
Look at the 3rd pic you will see the bolt and the trans. pan
http://newbeetle.org/forums/technica...ion-fluid.html

The ball joint nuts are on really good...worst case Pipe wrench after the control arms are off..
This is after everything was soaked in WD40,several times..
The 18mm nuts are on tight....The new ball joints have 19mm nut


18mm offset wrench is crucial for the top rear nut(control arm)

Tie Rod Ends are right there, but look good and can replace later if needed...look like the easiest to replace..

Replacing all the brake dust cover bolts(6)with new bolts..rusted badly...6mm x 1 (3 on each side)

**Rotor set screws were broken when we got the car,,,Im going to tap these out and put new one in(ECS tuning .99ea)
Volkswagen New Beetle 2.0 > Suspension > OEM > ES#257461 Stainless Steel Brake Rotor Set Screw (Priced Each) - 92010A426


Let you know how it goes...

I've got a 2002 VW Beetle that's been stalling/shutting off this past week and it's become very unsafe to drive. I've nearly been hit by other cars 3 times already due to losing engine power in the middle of my commute. I took the car for a recall at the dealership and 'tricked' them into running a diagnostic as part of the 29-point safety inspection, since an outright diagnostic would have cost me $130, which I don't have at the moment (starving college student, self employed, yay!). This is my only car and I need it to commute to college and to run errands around town. I'm quite upset that, at 63K miles, it's turned out to be such a lemon. About 2 years ago I also had to change my steering fluid pump and engine belt because they gave up the ghost too. I am starting to think I have a lemon. :/

Their system threw back one code, saying there was a 'Large leak in the vacuum valves'. I then took it to my regular mechanic who fixed two PCV leaks and changed my oil filter earlier this week. His system threw the following codes:

P0171 - System too lean, but he said he couldn't find any leaks
P0321 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28)
P0322 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28)

I suspect the latter two codes are why I keep stalling out. I asked him if he could fix it though and he said it's located somewhere near the transmission, and that he'd have to send it to another shop where they do that sort of thing. I looked online and I can't find a diagram ANYWHERE for where the G28 sensor is on my car. I drive a 2002 VW Beetle Color Concept with a 2.0L turbo engine. For some reason I can only find 1.8Ts and even then, no diagrams. :/

I'm essentially without a car and VERY frustrated. I can't afford to be fleeced at the local dealer, but I'm also rather upset that I can't even get a clear answer as to how to resolve these issues. Can anyone help out, or does anyone have a diagram they can scan/post to help me figure this out. I'm certainly not car savvy enough to attempt a DIY approach, but at least I'd like a better understanding of where it is to avoid getting fleeced on excessive labor costs or anything of the sort.

Thanks again guys, and sorry for the doozy of a first post. I am hoping subsequent posts will be of a much happier nature.

Can a section be added for Ham Radio NB owners? I'm not sure how many there are, but it would nice to meet and talk about how Ham equipment is installed in NB. I'd be happy to offer my time to help get it started.

Thanks. KF5FJA Fort Worth, TX

does anyone know the troubleshooting steps one has to take to check why the radiator fans are not working?

I attended my first GTG/Car Show this past July 18th 2010. It was held at Alpine Park in Rockford, IL. It was open to all VW's from the Midwest. Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, and of course Illinois were represented. There were about 50 cars entered in the show and about 30 more that didn't make registration. I was 1 of only 3 NB's entered. The trophies are handmade by one of the members. Way cool.:cool: I am now a member of The Stateline Volksfolks which includes membership in VWCOA. I ended up with first place in my class and got 1 of 2 door prizes. Highlight pics follow and I am going to create 2 albums to hold the 130 pics I took.

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Saw this on Craigslist, thought someone might be interested. Has a guage pod, 1.8T Right here in Georiga. I'm not sure how I've NEVER seen this car before. I like it!!!

2000 New Beetle 1.8T

1998 VW Beetle 2.0 Standard

We just rebuilt the top end about 2 weeks ago. So it has new timing belt, water pump, head gasket, machined head, thermostat spark plugs, spark plug wires etc... We have a friend set the timing by doing the mark on the flywheel and the mark on the camshaft....etc

So anyways the car has been running beautifully for about 2 weeks and then it would throw a check engine light and then the light would clear. Well this week my daughter came home saying that the check engine light is back on and the car is running like crap. So I started it and right away noticed a misfire. So I went to Autozone to have the check engine codes so I would know where to start and it had 5 different codes.
1. misfire on 2
2. misfire on 4
3. Throttle Position code
4. Low fuel (obvious)
5. I cant remeber but it was something with a misfire causing a reading on one of the other sensors.

So we thought it was a coil pack. Took the old one out (right there in the Autozone parking lot) and then put a new one in and hooked eveything up to test it. Started the car and it still ran the same. So we replaced the old one back in.

I have scanned over the engine checking hoses, plugs, wires etc and nothing obvious. I started the car this morning and the big vaccuum canister ran for a couple minutes and eventually shut off (I think that is normal??? That thing is loud) then I wanted to see if we are getting spark so with the car running I pulled the spark plug wire to cylinder 1 and it was getting spark and then did the same to cylinder 4 with the same results. I am running out of ideas so any advice would be helpful. Sorry so long but figured more info was better than not enough.

Hello all,

I'm trying to diagnose a scraping sound...which I unfortunately do not have recorded, but will be attempting to do that later today.

The car is a 2001 VW New Beetle 1.8t (AWV) and has a 5-speed 02J - EGX transmission. Everything is stock as far as I know.

The noise is only heard under decceleration. Something that I've done solely to experiment is put a little pressure on the clutch pedal while driving to feel whatever bearing that loads. There is a roughness to this when accelerating, but it goes away when coasting and is the same freqency as the noise. However, the noise occurs whether the clutch is in or not.

I've made a little mental list of what moves that could make noise...

Engine - not that kind of noise..
Clutch bearing - could be, but occurs with or without load
Differential - I've heard horror stories about these, but didn't think it was much of a problem on the 02J and I've only got 150hp and don't drive like an idiot, so I don't think this is shot after only 110,000 miles.
CV Axle - I've heard these go bad, it happens turning either direction, so I doubt its this.
Wheel Bearing - Could be, but there isn't any play when giving the wheels a shake
Suspension - everything is new, and I rechecked everything
Brake disc - these are newly resurfaced, but the noise doesn't go away when I put the brakes on...or even change sounds.


Two seemingly unrelated things that various people have told me to check is engine mounts and steering rack.

A video of my motor mounts is here:
YouTube - Engine Mount Test

And I'm pretty sure my steering rack is still good..


Thank you in advance for your help/suggestions,
Matt