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How To Remove A VW Front Seat ~ Salvage Yard Tips

In this DIY and Drive video, I will show you how to remove a Volkswagen front seat. This mostly applies to the 1998-2005 Passat, and very similar the 1999-2005 Golf, Beetle and Jetta. That is the B5, B5.5, and MK4 Volkswagens. This may apply to other VW and Audi cars as well

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  • Tools you need to the front seat
  • Positioning the seat properly
  • Removing the trim covers (if needed)
  • Electrical connector removal
  • Taking care removing the seat
  • and more


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How To Remove A VW Serpentine Belt Tensioner ~ Salvage Yard Tips

In this DIY and Drive video, I will show you how to remove a Volkswagen serpentine belt tensioner. This car is a 2.0 Jetta MK4. And while I am using this one for the demo, the strategy used can be applied to many other Volkswagen and even Audi cars.

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  • Tools you need to the serpentine belt tensioner
  • Removing the belt
  • The order I remove the bolts
  • Right method for removal
  • and more


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These are the pliers I used in the video. They are awesome.

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How To Remove A VW Rear Door ~ Salvage Yard Tips

In this video I will teach you how to remove the rear door from a VW. This applies to a wide range of Volkswagens. And while some doors may be slightly different, you can use these techniques to successfully remove most doors. It is also important to always be safe. These doors are generally heavy. I highly recommend you have someone help you lift the door away from the body of the car.

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  • Tools you need to remove the door
  • Disconnecting the 2 connectors
  • loosening the top bolt
  • removing the bottom bolt
  • Grab a friend for help!
  • and more


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How To Remove A VW Door Handle ~ Salvage Yard Tips

In this video I will teach you how to remove the outer door handle from a VW. This applies to a wide range of Volkswagens including, B5 and B5.5 Passats, MK5 Rabbit, Jetta and more. I have seen this door handle job go south for many professional VW techs. I spent a long time perfecting this method of removing the door handle. A job that is required for may door repairs on Volkswagens.

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  • Tools you need to remove the handle
  • Holding the handle properly
  • The secret number of turns
  • Remove the lock cylinder
  • and more


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How To Remove A VW Cooling Fan ~ Salvage Yard Tips

This is the first in a series of DIY’s for the Salvage yard. I teamed up with the folks at Pull A Part used auto parts to help teach how to maximize time at the salvage yard. Today I will show you how to pull an electric cooling fan from a Volkswagen. The vehicle we are using for this diy is a MK4 Jetta. Cooling fan failures on a MK4 is somewhat common. This is a pretty easy DIY that only requires basic hand tools.

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  • Where the MK4 cooling fan is located
  • What tools are required to remove the fan
  • The easy way to remove the MK4 fan
  • This can apply to the small fan too
  • More salvage yard DIYs
  • and more


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Pull A Part Outtakes with EricTheCarGuy

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Today I kick off the series of DIY videos with Pull A Part used auto parts. I wanted to share some of the bloopers and outtakes from the week. Eric from EricTheCarGuy was my camera man. When you are kinda goofy, and have a great friend as your camera guy, hi jinx will ensue! This is a fun video, but the real deal videos will be coming out over the next several weeks.

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