95legwagon Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 ok so i had a vw gti come into the yard mid -late 90's 2.0 liter 5 speed. (junkyard) was in a small accident in the front. car can still drive mechanically.......if i could get it started. bags were deployed car was abandoned. NO KEYS. the people cut the positive side on battery cable. theres like 6 cables on the hot side. it has a factory alarm. so this is how i get it with the instructions to start it and run it to make sure we can part it out nicely: so i strip all the positive side wires down and twist them together..... hook the battery pack we use up to that bundle of positive wires and the neg. up to the body of the car. alarm goes off..... isnt surprising cept the bump of the head from the loud noise lol. i then go into the cowl to snip the horn wires for the alarm. ok so now its quiet. just the relay clicking for the alarm. i go into the driver seat and rip apart the steering column (carefully lol) and get the plug off the back of the ignition and proceed to cut and strip wires. THIS is were it gets interesting. so i cross wires to get the dash lights on and the such but cant get the starter to turn over....... ok so its the alarm stopping it......until i have the clutch pushed in and press the hatch release button. then it turns over...... right? i get it to start.... sounds ok no tapping or grinding noises. sputters as i get out and stalls. now WILL NOT START AGAIN. turns over just no start. ran for a total of maybe 15 seconds..... so im crankn it over and tryin different things..... put more gas in it..... then i decide to see if the headlights work just for shits and giggles..... as soon as i twist the switch the car starts turning over.....and wont stop till i release the clutch pedal.... but then i press it in again and its turnin over like i was hittin the switch and holding it. the only way i can stop it from doin it every time the clutch is pushed in is to remove the battery cables. WTF?!?!?!?!? pissin me off. i think im checkin fuel pump and spark 2marrow morning when i get to work. all that cranking and i smell NO fuel smell even right at the exhaust tip. any thoughts? can anyone top that craziness? Quote i think there real i was looking through that guys stuff he sells and it looks like he finds stuff at auctions and just sells it Yea, it looks like someone got the mids about a month ago....shit. If I had a whole Hertz front stage my ears would jizz all over my cheeks. / LOL My Low Budget Build: Green 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon 147k- $1K headunit- pioneer premier deh-p650-$25 4 Lead acid batts. 1 up front and 3 in back- vented outside.- $50 4 vvme L11 10"s <- $30 shipped a piece 6 cu. ft box (after displacment) tuned to 32ish hz with 10 inch sonotube. -about $50 all together maybe a lil more 2 aspm 1300 strapped Selenium 6"s in the front doors on headunit power- for now -$20 quantum tweets in door-for now -$10 boston acoustic 5 1/4 in rear doors- for now-Free big 3 1/0 and 4awg throughout. roof sound deadened (not peel n seal ftw)-free on 80 amp alt (bench tested to put out 100 amps faithfully) <--?-$10 for test about $430 for everything<----Not bad at all still gotta add 3 way crossover, amp for front and rear door speakers and maybe eq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch0sen Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I have a mk3 jetta that had pretty bad electrical problems after my oversized battery hit the hood. Eventually i had to straight wire the starter to a 30 amp switch and bypassed the starter switch in the column. You may need to do the same. Bottom line is that the alarm is finicky. I'm no mechanic so this is just what the guy told me to do. Other than getting a new alarm and such. Quote My current 95 Jetta Build w/ pioneer h/u 2 RD Sonance 10's with flatwind coils 2 Audiopipe apsm 1500.1s 1 Hifonics Brutus Elite 60x4 1 XS d925 1 Stinger spv35 1 1000 amp lead acid 50 ft of 0/1 ofc from Audiotechnix all powerbass components, and coaxils, 4 sets buildlog = http://www.stevemead...2-rd-10s-build/ My build for my wife. http://www.stevemead...01-f-150-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM9104 Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 I have a mk3 jetta that had pretty bad electrical problems after my oversized battery hit the hood. Eventually i had to straight wire the starter to a 30 amp switch and bypassed the starter switch in the column. You may need to do the same. Bottom line is that the alarm is finicky. I'm no mechanic so this is just what the guy told me to do. Other than getting a new alarm and such. WHat he said. Older VW's wiring problems were HUGE! Quote 2015 Honda Civic LX 4dr | 24k miles Stock H/U and mids/highs Power Acoustik GW3-12" D2 Sub HiFonics BXX1200.1D @ 1ohm Random 2.5^3' dual ported box NVX LOC Stinger wiring throughout 1977 Chevy SWB Cammed 350 Dual exhaust Cheap Wish stereo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch0sen Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 but hey, i have a cool push button start, i know guys who put those in their car just bc they think its cool. Quote My current 95 Jetta Build w/ pioneer h/u 2 RD Sonance 10's with flatwind coils 2 Audiopipe apsm 1500.1s 1 Hifonics Brutus Elite 60x4 1 XS d925 1 Stinger spv35 1 1000 amp lead acid 50 ft of 0/1 ofc from Audiotechnix all powerbass components, and coaxils, 4 sets buildlog = http://www.stevemead...2-rd-10s-build/ My build for my wife. http://www.stevemead...01-f-150-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95legwagon Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 /\ this made me lol at least your push button was for a reason. yea this car was in a slight front end collision cracking the radiator and the emergency guys probably shorted the hot side of the battery against the frame when they cut it.....well i guess its getting parted out instead of sold as is. lmao im gunna have fun tearing this thing apart Quote i think there real i was looking through that guys stuff he sells and it looks like he finds stuff at auctions and just sells it Yea, it looks like someone got the mids about a month ago....shit. If I had a whole Hertz front stage my ears would jizz all over my cheeks. / LOL My Low Budget Build: Green 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon 147k- $1K headunit- pioneer premier deh-p650-$25 4 Lead acid batts. 1 up front and 3 in back- vented outside.- $50 4 vvme L11 10"s <- $30 shipped a piece 6 cu. ft box (after displacment) tuned to 32ish hz with 10 inch sonotube. -about $50 all together maybe a lil more 2 aspm 1300 strapped Selenium 6"s in the front doors on headunit power- for now -$20 quantum tweets in door-for now -$10 boston acoustic 5 1/4 in rear doors- for now-Free big 3 1/0 and 4awg throughout. roof sound deadened (not peel n seal ftw)-free on 80 amp alt (bench tested to put out 100 amps faithfully) <--?-$10 for test about $430 for everything<----Not bad at all still gotta add 3 way crossover, amp for front and rear door speakers and maybe eq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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