Seasonone
Well-Known Member
So I am in a position to get a Jetta for cheap ("a couple hundred" thanks to loans not being paid), I am not sure the year or model (just now finding out about it, more info later) but I know it's from the "vento" years. I think it's a 95?
It just got a new Timing Belt and some other stuff ($800 total) so I assume the engine is good (enough) but I was told that the "alarm is broken" after doing a little looking I found;
"An occasional problem on this vehicle is failure of the Anti-Theft Control Unit. This failure will prevent the vehicle from starting.The cost to repair the Anti-Theft Control Unit is estimated at $101.00 for parts and $65.00 for labor.All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax."
I've never owned a German car (or euro car for that matter) so I don't know the "good sites" for resource information. Anybody know any? I would ideally like to just bypass the alarm (since that would be basically free with a few hours work) but I have a feeling it's integrated to all the electronics and i would just cause more problem than good.
So anybody? Good sites for repair info? Or anybody actually experience this?
It just got a new Timing Belt and some other stuff ($800 total) so I assume the engine is good (enough) but I was told that the "alarm is broken" after doing a little looking I found;
"An occasional problem on this vehicle is failure of the Anti-Theft Control Unit. This failure will prevent the vehicle from starting.The cost to repair the Anti-Theft Control Unit is estimated at $101.00 for parts and $65.00 for labor.All prices are estimates based on $65 per flat rate hour and do not include diagnostic time or any applicable sales tax."
I've never owned a German car (or euro car for that matter) so I don't know the "good sites" for resource information. Anybody know any? I would ideally like to just bypass the alarm (since that would be basically free with a few hours work) but I have a feeling it's integrated to all the electronics and i would just cause more problem than good.
So anybody? Good sites for repair info? Or anybody actually experience this?