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Old 01-13-2020, 10:52 AM   #1
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With these cars it seems a major part of the wiring runs through the radio. Replace your OE radio with something else and you'll have problems.
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They are terrible cars. The plastics crumble if you touch them. The adhesive used hold the interior together lasted 10 years at best. The cast aluminum oil pan is designed to be the first point of impact if you bump a curb.
They did change the pans on the later cars, my '05 1.8T had a hybrid aluminum/steel pan, and since it was a convertible also had a steel skid plate. My '00 2.0 had all-aluminum, and I want to say my '07 GTI had a hybrid pan but I can't remember. But yeah, interior just falls apart if you look at it funny - plus the absolute worst soft-touch paint known to mankind.

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With these cars it seems a major part of the wiring runs through the radio. Replace your OE radio with something else and you'll have problems.
I believe it's in the K-line that would need to be isolated.
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