96 850R wagon slow build thread

rado · 2018-04-02T09:11:35+00:00

Oh the original color is dark gray pearl with 172 k on the clock automatic

Ex850R

rado Driving too fast for the Missus?

rado

Ex850R
This thing doesn't go fast that's what the tt's for 🤫

rado

It's not a bad contrast of colours but fits well . Takes hardly any room up and get a few items in it .

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Ex850R

Looks good Man! Charcoal would let it blend in

RS3/R swap the TT??

rado

Ex850R
Noooo oem tt bud . Only done 116k not bad for a 21 year old tt

rado

This looks much better , also gone back to 850 indicators for the rear rather than the v70 clear ...

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Ex850R

rado Nice!

Johnno_

rado Man! That cargo bay looks the business. Missed out on this post as it was just before I started doing regular posts in April. You're a bit like me with my V40, even the channels are shiny.

rado

Bi-monthly update then , apart from the battery needing a bump through lack of use all is well . I had the strut brace powered close to body colour

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And been working on a rear spoiler to put a brake light in it , why ? Um yeah lol

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And finally found the remote control for the oem HU . Now this I'm happy about and looking forward to it arriving .
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Thought I'd never find one , patience is a virtue apparently..

Soo all good and yep still enjoying the ARRGH

rado

I think I'm finally happy with the cockpit so I'll stop messing with it lol....
Happy days
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It arrived and all is good . I did cover this last year though in suede, not too bad 🤔

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🏴‍☠️

morch_66479

rado any tips for removing the radio and replacing the bulbs behind the 1, 2, & 3 buttons? 😊

rado

morch_66479
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There are two long buttons either side of the head unit, push those in and they will pop out . Pull the tabs and the head unit will slide out from the dash .
Once you've disconnected the plugs etc you'll will notice a few screws ( Philips ) take those out that hold the face plate then gently pull the place on a bench ( that you've hopefully working on )

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Then you can see the bulbs and just a matter of a small flat screw driver to twist them out and in ..

morch_66479

Amazing. I'll give this a crack on the weekend. Do you know the bulb specs off the top of your head?

rado

morch_66479
Not sure on the spec of the bulbs but here's a dew pictures of the original..

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Notice the little blue rubber that sits over the bulb, weirdly that makes the illumination green .

morch_66479

Interesting. So technically I'd just need the bulb and I could swap over the rubber caps?

rado

Yep nice n easy

morch_66479

They're the standard little dash bulbs that can be removed from the black base right?

rado

👍

morch_66479

Turns out the globes can't be removed from the black base so i ended up ordering some T3 bulbs for my radio.

GreenGL

morch_66479

Are the wires soldered in?

I have been able to remove bulbs from housings like these by carefully using a pick, or jewellers flathead screw driver to straighten the wire pigtails and pull the globe off the base.

New globes are available from ebay/aliexpress (may even jaycar), just measure your old unit to get the sizing. Get the appropriate cap to get the illumination colour you want and off you go.

Or if you get lucky at jaycar they might have the bulbs ready to go in bases.

morch_66479

GreenGL I tried but the OEM base has melted the plastic to secure the wire. So it might be possible but tedious.

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