Expert Answers about Volkswagen GTI

• Troubleshooting 4-Pole Wiring Harness That Does Not Show Brake Lights Illuminated
• Thank you for your recent hitch and wiring harness purchase. On a 4-pole harness like # 119250KIT the running light signals are carried on the brown wire and the stop/turn signals are combined and carried on the yellow and green wires. These are the connections you made at your taillights with the quick-splice fasteners include in the kit. If you do not see the brake lights on the trailer you can check whether you get turn signals on the trailer. If you get turn signals but no brakes...
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• Troubleshooting Trailer Taillight Malfunction Connected to a 2006 Volkswagen GTI
• It sounds like you might have a ground problem on the trailer side of the wiring. Nearly every time there is bizarre behavior on the tail lights of a trailer its because of a faulty ground. I would inspect the wiring for exposed wire/corrosion and fix as necessary. I would start at the trailer connector looking for corrosion and then work your way back to the taillight assemblies. A lot of light assemblies ground through the mounting hardware, so you may need to check where that your assembly...
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• Fix for Exhaust Rattle After Installing the # C11000 Hitch on a 2010 Volkswagen GTI
• Exhaust rattles do occur on some vehicles. I have not had the opportunity to install this hitch on the GTI yet so I spoke with my contact at Draw-Tite. He stated that the exhaust was taken into account when designing the hitch and that they have had no complaints about exhaust rattles from customers who have installed the hitch. The instructions for the # C11000 hitch show that hitch will be sandwiched between the rear exhaust hanger and the vehicle frame member. This repositioning should...
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• Troubleshooting A Non-Heating Furrion Over The Range RV Convection Microwave
• If your Furrion Over the Range RV Convection Microwave # FMCM15SS is running and not heating then it has a broken Magnetron. This fortunately is a replaceable part, but you would need to reach out to Furrion to get one. Most RV appliance companies will not offer replacement parts though so you may be looking a complete replacement.
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• Troubleshooting Error Message Appearing When Using Wiring Kit 119250 on a 2006 Volkswagen GTI
• The first thing I would do is to test the wires going into, and coming out of, the converter with no trailer connected. Start with the wires going into the converter. You will need a circuit tester like # PTW2993, or the one that came with the # 119250KIT. Your 2006 Volkswagen GTI is not wired like many other vehicles and requires specific installation steps outlined below. Test for right turn and brake, left turn and brake, and running lights. The black wire should be attached to the...
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• Trailer Tail Lights Dont Work After Installing Harness on 2009 VW GTI
• The first thing to do is take a look at your owner's manual to locate any trailer fuses or relays and ensure they are all there and in working order. If they are, in order to determine the specific problem you will need to purchase a circuit tester like # PTW2979 if you do not have one. Test the connector on your vehicle after disconnecting it from your trailer. Check the wiring going into your harness from your to see if the wire is carrying the correct signal, and test to ensure that...
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