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dwzildi123 Samba Member
Joined: November 20, 2006 Posts: 42
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: Starter Relay Kits |
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Your thoughts or opinions? |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76897 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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dwzildi123 Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Are these difficult to install? |
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dwzildi123 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:39 am Post subject: |
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What do these kits do? Thanks all |
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Glenn Mr. 010
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: |
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It's 4 wires. If you know what you're doing it's like 5 minutes.
They provide a 12v source directly to the starter and bypasses the 40 year old wire in the car. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
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70 140 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002 Posts: 8471 Location: Ontario Canada
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:56 am Post subject: |
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Is that Bosch Part # for the relay? |
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Glenn Mr. 010
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Achilles3588 Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2005 Posts: 633 Location: Bradenton, Florida, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Commonly referred to as a 'hard start relay'? _________________ Larry V.~
'91 Syncro Doka 1.9L TDI 'AFN' |
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KTPhil Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:59 am Post subject: |
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This is a good idea if you don't want to go to the trouble of fixing the original wires and connectors (which I prefer). You can see by the wire length that this kit is made to mount INSIDE the car under the back seat, NOT under the car where it will corrode and soon fail. Should have come with the connectors off, though, so you can snake them through the stock grommets, |
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Glenn Mr. 010
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: |
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I made that kit. And on the late model cars there's a splice in the starter wire under the rear seat on the driver's side. Al you have to do is pull it apart, connect the blue and the black wires. Then 12+ and a ground and it's done. _________________ Glenn
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