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    87 mkiii seatbelts

    is there a mod or anything i can do, besides changing the seats, to some how get them to not be hanging way behind the seat? it's always annoying having to reach way back to grab them.
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    Thermostat question

    After fixing the coolant leak(keeping fingers crossed still)...I drove her to work today. On the way I got concerned as the temp gauge rised above half way. So I pulled over, shut it off and looked to see if it was pissing coolant. Nothing was leaking. I get back in the car and the temp gauge...
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    new headgasket, new hoses, still leaking coolant

    turned out it was the gasket around the manifold. after more countess hours of fixing it
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    7mgte idle question(after new HG)

    So I replaced the HG, and not to jinx myself everything is fine, no leaks. I know the turbo to manifold gasket is leaky, I may need to tighten the bolts.. Anyways, it idles around 500rpm. When I tap the throttle, it almost wants to stall. One thing I know I didn't mark properly, is the CPS...
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    Part identification help!

    I'm about to put the head back on but first I need to replace the coolant inlet in the back of the head. It was completely rotted out. Well of course trying to remove it, it snaps...so I can't even try to just fix it. Any idea what this is called or what the part number is? It screws in to the...
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    87 mkiii turbo wire harness loom size

    I'm wondering if anyone has a harness laying around they can measure? The car I bought is missing all of the loom in the engine bay.. for some reason the previous owner ripped it all off. I'm trying to bring it back to stock as close as possible and clean it up. I just want to know the diameter...
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    Engine bay clean up(what can I remove)

    I have searched and searched, I've only come across removing the EGR and cruise control.. I'm in the middle of a head gasket change, not because it went bad, only because it's got 100k on the stocker and I just don't trust it. But.. My question is, while I have all of this apart, what can I...
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    head gasket question

    I am looking for some direction to find where I can buy a specific one.. I don't plan to go Metal.. but I heard there is a newer OEM style that has rubber or something incorporated with it, that's suppose to be a fairly good gasket. I've searched and searched, but can't seem to find this one...
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    Coolant leak...lost on where. Help!

    Noticed a puddle under my car today..this starting after replacing the radiator I'm assuming, because prior the top hose would never get pressure. Now it's firm. But anyways.. The leak is dripping off the cradle on the drivers side. It looks like it's coming from under the intake manifold...
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    Intro thread!

    My name is Sam, I'm from Rochester NY. I recently got my first mkiii. It was a ballsy purchase...of eBay. Luckily, it's turned out to be a decent buy. A lot of little things of course, were not listed. But, it's an 87, turbo, targa, 5 speed. The two main issues it had when I got was, it had...
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    HELP!! part identification needed!!

    I need to know the part number for... I'll try to explain. The plastic boot/cap that holds the plug wire to the coil. It's a snap on cap. I broke one. It has been replaced by a zip tie for the time being. Any idea what the part number is, or where I can get a set of them? Or more specifically...
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    Rear sun shade/visor

    I know there is a seller on ebay that sells oem replicas.. but they are asking around 200$ for them. There are a ton of others for a fraction of that, for other cars.. Any idea if there is a rear window that's similar in width that would work? I suppose the curvature? or curve of the rear window...
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    Brake warning light(for ebrake)

    I've done some searching and couldn't really find any details on this.. But the "BRAKE" light's on..and it's due to the switch under the ebrake handle. It's completely broken off. Is there a way to by pass this switch? I'm usually pretty good at putting the ebrake down, so I don't really need...