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Fuel sender alternative Cabrio gti 1.8 Dx

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Replacement broken sender with modern part

My fuel sender no longer worked as the varable resistor broken. I could not fiind a replacement anywhere so bought Fuel Tank Sender Unit 1582980044 Bosch Gauge 717363265.
A bit of tweaking and soldering and hey presto.
Works a treat. Photos to follow
 

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remove old sender

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Bend tabs to remove old variable resister and arm. solder points.jpg

Add new resister and arm. Make sure it can swing freely
step 2.jpg

Solder wires to old points solder points.jpg

I used a cable tie to make sure it stayed in palce.
Job done.

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Great!
Love it.

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Lateral thinking. Brilliant!

My rebuild thread I will try and keep up to date: here

K-Jet fuel pressure test guage How-To
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