My name is Charles. I am a Volkswagen technician, and have been a mechanic, a grease monkey, and a car enthusiast for many years. I started this site mainly to connect with my customers in a way that I can’t in the shop. However, it’s my hope it can also serves as a community forum to share information, impart a little wisdom, and have a little fun. Let’s get started.

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Viewer Automotive Questions ~ Podcast Episode 177

Today I will be taking your automotive questions. If you have a question about a car, car repair, DIYs on your car, Volkswagen, mechanic’s tools, or anything car related, ask it up. If you have a car question for a show like this, email me Charles(at)Humblemechanic(DOT)com.  Be sure to put the phrase “Question for Charles” in […]

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How To Remove an VW Steering Wheel ~ Salvage Yard Tips

In this DIY and Drive video, I will show you how to remove an airbag and a steering wheel on a Volkswagen. To remove the steering wheel, the airbag must be removed. This can be tricky even with the VW Airbag Tool. Today I will show you how to remove both with basic hand tools. […]

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Viewer Automotive Questions ~ Podcast Episode 176

Today I will be taking your automotive questions. If you have a question about a car, car repair, DIYs on your car, Volkswagen, mechanic’s tools, or anything car related, ask it up. If you have a car question for a show like this, email me Charles(at)Humblemechanic(DOT)com.  Be sure to put the phrase “Question for Charles” in […]

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7 Things To Know About Pull A Part

In April I had the chance to head to to Atlanta for a video shoot. My good friend EricTheCarGuy, and the folks at Pull A Part played a little prank on me, not telling me about Eric being my camera guy. We shot a ton of videos on how to properly remove parts, good ediquette  in […]

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How To Remove an Audi Headlight ~ Salvage Yard Tips

In this DIY and Drive video, I will show you how to remove an Audi headlight. To remove the headlight, the bumper or bumper cover will need to be removed. You can check out the other video I did on how to remove that. This mostly applies to the Audi A6 from 1997-2004. The techniques used […]

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