Indicator/wiper stalk upgrade
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Indicator/wiper stalk upgrade
Am I right in thinking you can upgrade indicator/wiper stalks for the newer chunkier type (poss mk3)
I have a 1990 gti cabby
If you can what ones should I be using
Look forward to hearing from u
Many thanks :dontknow:
Emma
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MOTY 2013
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The Wiper/MFA stalk will work of any mk2 I think, but the indicator must me a pre 90 chunky type as the other ones have the hazard warning button built in the top. You also have to trim the mk1 steering cowling ever so slighty as the indicator stalk is a different shape & angle.
Pretty easy yet asthetically pleasing mod!
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MOTY 2013
post-90 mk2 or mk3 require you also change the ignition lock housing, and that means you have to grind off the tab on the column tube, plus splice on the 90spec stalk/switch plugs
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MOTY 2013
i do have a guide for the 90spec conversion but the stalks look the same anyway. unless you were after mk3 stalks? I had some in my mk2 for a while but I went off them and put the proper mk2 ones in, lovin the chunkyness
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indicator-stalk-Golf-MK2-Jetta-MK2-191953513B-/120726720831?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c1bdf913f
Pre 90 MFA wiper stalk:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MK2-VW-GOLF-WIPER-STALK-SWITCH-MFA-191953519A-/140580798914?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20bb44c1c2
Keep an eye out for them on ebay, you can get them a lot cheaper than these ones
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Thanks for the replies got my eye on a set on eBay fingers crossed
Emma
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My indicators don't auto cancel any more, figured I may as well upgrade to the pre-90 Mk2 stalks while I have the steering wheel off. Any chance of the part numbers for when I get down the scrappy at the weekend? Pretty sure there's an '89 Polo in my regular yard…
Is the pre-90 distinction just the changeover point for when the hazard switch moved to the stalks, or is there a subtler difference? I'm assuming fitment is the same as on Mk3 / Corrado, ie wheel off, three bolts out, unplug as a pair?
Cheers,
Stone
"Klaus": 1987 Clipper Cabrio, LA7Y, 1.8 Weber (auto)
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
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MOTY 2013
mk3 and corrado use 90spec mk2 type so wont fit straight on, wiring and ign housing required etc
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MK2-Golf-indicator-stalk-1988-1991-191953513B-01C-/261375550561?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cdb326461
I'm a bit thrown on the MFA and wiper stalk, does my MK1 cabby DX even have MFA?
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I knew that much, just wondered if the process of removal was the same. Had my Corrado stalks off many times Will nip down the scrappy tomorrow and see what I can dig out, hopefully they haven't binned the Polo yet!rubjonny said
mk3 and corrado use 90spec mk2 type so wont fit straight on, wiring and ign housing required etc
MFA = "multi-function display" (in German!). If your clock is just a clock, then you don't have MFA. MFA-equipped cars have a sliding switch and a button on the right-hand stalk, plus the clock has white text around the outside indicating different functions. Pressing the button toggles between clock/time driven/miles driven/MPG/oil temperature/outside temperature, sliding the switch to the position marked '1' shows you those things for the current trip and sliding it to the position marked '2' shows you those things since you last reset it or the battery was disconnected. You can reset either 1 or 2 individually by sliding the switch in that direction and then slightly further, which activates a momentary contact which resets it. This is all based off the Corrado MFA, pretty sure it's the same for Mk1/2 - though interestingly if you remove the outside temperature sensor then you never see that reading, it skips straight from oil temp back to the clock.Darren5591 said
I'm a bit thrown on the MFA and wiper stalk, does my MK1 cabby DX even have MFA?
Stone
"Klaus": 1987 Clipper Cabrio, LA7Y, 1.8 Weber (auto)
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
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There was a very sad-looking Mk2 Polo missing its interior, wheels, suspension, lights, door handles, most of the engine and half the dash but it still had the correct indicator and wiper stalk for the Cabby so I swiped both, along with some plastic suspension caps and a choke blanking plate for a tenner I'll save the upgrade for when I'm next feeling adventurous. Is it possible to swap the cowling over from the early Mk2 Golf as well as the stalks? Mine's held together with tape…
Stone
"Klaus": 1987 Clipper Cabrio, LA7Y, 1.8 Weber (auto)
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
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Except in miles and MPG, obviously
Stone
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"Klaus": 1987 Clipper Cabrio, LA7Y, 1.8 Weber (auto)
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
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"Klaus": 1987 Clipper Cabrio, LA7Y, 1.8 Weber (auto)
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
1995 Corrado VR6, LK4Z: RIP
2003 Golf R32, LB5R
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MOTY 2013
the ones earlier in the thread are later mk1 cabrio type, these ones have the 1/2 switch in the mfa stalk and no shift light.
the wiring for them both is the same except the later clocks have an extra 2 pin plug into the back from the mfa stalk, plus the mfa stalk connector is 4 pin on the late ones, 2 pin on the early.
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