A2 Most Ghetto Fixx Pixx

**monoaural** · 07-20-2005 10:31 PM

I dont have a picture, but I ran for a good 1000 miles on a duct taped intake duct on my cis 8v. Dang heat kept on making the duct tape un stick, whilst driving. Had to push her off the road on a couple of occasions. Now i have a "new" piece from the junkyard.

**reddragongti** · 07-20-2005 10:36 PM

no pics, but the last time i drove my '85 was a few hundred miles w/ the alternator held on not by a bolt, but a duct tape-wrapped allen wrench jammed into the hole after the bolt snapped and fell off onto the ohio turnpike...

**VDub2625** · 07-20-2005 10:37 PM

Quote, originally posted by mynameisphunk »

I've done that! I used metal pipe clamps and a coke can, though. I initally was going to duct tape it on, but I thought it would melt.

For this:

Not really a ghetto fix, but I've burnt so many wires on this cluster, I could practically get rid of the blue board and just usethe wires I have running across the back.

I ran my jetta for over 1000 miles with an open coolant resivor, because the coolant was mixed enough to not boil over, but not enough to allow the cap to stay on (kept blowing hoses). I didn't feel like draining and refilling, so I jsut left it open and topped off with tap water as needed (most places gave me a free cup of water, but i kept a Dunkin' DOnuts cup in back just in case). Used plumber's glue on my PCV valve, with an almost nonexsistent gasket. THe screw kept falling out too, and I wnded up wiring it in place.

Modified by VDub2625 at 10:43 PM 7-20-2005

**ratdub** · 07-20-2005 10:49 PM

when my ignition switch went...i went to push button start:

my fuel relay just went...so i tore the relay apart...then solder'd the two main contacts w/ a swtich in the middle (sorry, no pics)

po replaced the high pressure fuel lines w/ clear home depot tubing:

**Deflated_97** · 07-20-2005 11:05 PM

I guess no one here is rich enough to pass me the caviar...

**ratdub** · 07-20-2005 11:16 PM

Quote, originally posted by Deflated_97 »

I guess no one here is rich enough to pass me the caviar...

i am...but after i use it to pre_lube the cam bearings...

**Big Dac With Fries** · 07-21-2005 01:30 AM

I did this to get my car to pass the emission test...

**Gans** · 07-21-2005 02:19 AM

When I got a new piece of door moulding, I didn't bother ordering new mount thingies, I just borrowed one from each of the other door mouldings.

**VDub2625** · 07-21-2005 02:25 AM

Quote, originally posted by Gans »

When I got a new piece of door moulding, I didn't bother ordering new mount thingies, I just borrowed one from each of the other door mouldings.

lol I've done that too, I had a piece that kept popping off cause the end was missing a few and it would hit the fender when the door was opened... I ended up taking them all off and redistrubiting the studs so every door had the same amount

**Mr.Potatohead** · 07-21-2005 05:54 AM

good thread

**E60** · 07-21-2005 06:05 AM

Quote, originally posted by VDub2625 »

what are all of those extra lights? is that a windshield washer fluid light? a gas light?!? what is the litte car one?

**irishman320** · 07-21-2005 07:07 AM

The previous owner of my car was too cheap to fix the exhaust when it broke in the middle, so he heated up the pipe, bent it to the driver's side and put the biggest cherry bomb he could find so it would come out in front of the left rear tire. Not to mention he welded a metal coat hanger to the car to hold it up just high enough where it would hit the ground on every tiny bump or when I took a right turn. Sorry no pictures.

**ShaggyGTI** · 07-21-2005 08:32 AM

i have zip ties holding my flowmaster up. They haven't melted off yet. Been 2 weeks

**TRLSTYLE** · 07-21-2005 09:31 AM

ive done zip-tie exhaust a many times...but comming back from waterfest 11 i drove an hour and a half with mo alt. belt...no idea how i pulled that one off.

**VDub2625** · 07-21-2005 09:57 AM

Top center is security (alarm), bottom row is cruiise, low washer, trunk, door, and gas. I still need to buy a low washer sensor (prob from a GM or something), and make something that activates the gas light when there is low gas (easy enough, when the gas sensor gets to a certian voltage, turn the bulb on). The rest work as is

**a2WOB16v** · 07-21-2005 10:27 AM

i call it... VW Special Tool #GH3TT0

**GodSquadMandrake** · 07-21-2005 11:06 AM

Quote, originally posted by a2WOB16v »

i call it... VW Special Tool #GH3TT0

That beats Ted's zip ties! Good job!

**Digital K** · 07-21-2005 11:12 AM

Quote, originally posted by GodSquadMandrake »

That beats Ted's zip ties! Good job!

I dunno bout that, any use of zip ties gets preferential treatment in my book

**bassman1987** · 07-21-2005 11:46 AM

Not a great thing to say, it's almost a shame in fact

, but I know the guy who has this, lives in my town ( waste of flares and VR6... )

**Storm1200** · 07-21-2005 12:33 PM

man, you guys take the cake!! And I felt bad the day I used zips to hold up part of my Kamei upper grille spoiler. But man, I wish I could show you guys pics of the huge plume of smoke the day that I forgot to reconnect my radiator fan, and I let the car run for 45 minutes

**DubPhreek** · 07-21-2005 11:10 PM

thats rad.

size>?

**sabatosh** · 07-21-2005 11:16 PM

If anyone needs big bumper signals I have them.

**madd92jetta** · 07-21-2005 11:25 PM

Quote, originally posted by sabatosh »

If anyone needs big bumper signals I have them.

**Digital K** · 07-21-2005 11:28 PM

Quote, originally posted by madd92jetta »

+

yeah I dont know haha

**redshift** · 07-21-2005 11:46 PM

I've held the rear bumper on with zipties, held the alternator in with a screwdriver through the bracket, and lots of other crap I'm sure I forgot.

**VDub2625** · 07-22-2005 12:00 AM

When I got my small rear bumper, the top was all wavy. So I stuffed some old torn up Nintendo Power magazines (from the NES days) in between the bumper cover and metal. Worked great

My old speedometer gear lost the circlip, and I was 1000 miles from home, so my brother in law used a gum wrapper folded up inside to help stiffen it up (this was before i knew it was the circlip, and I bought a new gear and cable that DIDN'T come with the .20 circlip )

**DubPhreek** · 07-22-2005 12:10 AM

double damnit too, cause I hate that, totally had to run around for that damn clip!!!

the pita was seattle traffic, went to three dealerships, all were "instock" but magically oh, it was the last one, and wooops, we were off on our inventory.

DOH!

OK, lets open this up to ANY vw.

**myjettaisred** · 07-22-2005 12:16 AM

heres some stuff i have pics of.

**redshift** · 07-22-2005 12:33 AM

Quote, originally posted by VDub2625 »

When I got my small rear bumper, the top was all wavy. So I stuffed some old torn up Nintendo Power magazines (from the NES days) in between the bumper cover and metal. Worked great

Sweet, Nintendo Power bodywork!

I'm gonna have to do some soldering on my flexy-PCB like yours. Mine is torn and four of the little "paths" are cut, and the one I bought on eBay to replace it? Torn.

Any tips for success? I'm guessing low temp + precision == gravy.

**VW-JettaVR6** · 07-22-2005 12:37 AM

Quote, originally posted by a2WOB16v »

i call it... VW Special Tool #GH3TT0

i did that same thing and at the time i was so frustrated of not being able to get it that when i had the idea my first thoughts were "genius!" but now i guess it is kinda ghetto...

**VDub2625** · 07-22-2005 12:39 AM

Well, my soldering iron dosen't have a variable temp, so I end up melting the blueboard

What I do is make the trace swim in flux, burn it all off, then solder. When burning it off, it melts the blue board so you end up with a nice lil thin wire to wrap around your patch wire.

**redshift** · 07-22-2005 12:43 AM

Cool. Thanks for the tip. Now if I do it right maybe my MFA will finally work.

**Wasatch VR6** · 07-22-2005 12:48 AM

Zero zip ties to hold this grille in place.

Modified by 92vr6Jetta at 10:51 PM 7-21-2005

**vwest** · 07-22-2005 01:00 AM

haha, I did EXACTLY the same thing to hold my grille in place, no zip ties.

**madd92jetta** · 07-22-2005 01:41 AM

hardcore ghetto

Quote, originally posted by 92vr6Jetta »

Zero zip ties to hold this grille in place.

Modified by 92vr6Jetta at 10:51 PM 7-21-2005

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