Mk5 gti electrical nightmare

Great news glad its fixed.

 

Man, those dealers are something else, to quote the great Leo Getts from Lethal Weapon - "they f**k you, they f**k you and they f**k you!"

 

Not posted for a bit.but the mk5 developed
Almost same dash lights as before.this is after vw,s £550 fix.anyway long story short it's been at a local auto electrician.
He did remove dash and found at least 8 or 10 wires that's were just corroded beyond belief really.copper that had gone green and when touched just disintegrating in his fingers.(I will post pics)when he sends them.
Not sure on all wires he replaced but he did say wires to canbus were some that hes done.there must have been a long standing water leak at windscreen over a long time.
So now we think it really is sorted just got it back today.this has been going on since mid may.now nearly a grand in lol.pics now edited in I beleive from what I'm told these orange grouped wires are canbus comms wires
VW made them like this bunched together in some sort of sleeve but clearly knackered with water.

 

Hopefully this will be the last fix it needs! I also have a mk5 and do not look forward to electrical problems.

Whilst I don't think it has anything to do with the faults you have experienced, but it is worth a quick mention. It's worth keeping drain holes in the windscreen scuttle and sunroof (if you have one) clear. More importantly so - teach your daughters/sons to do the same :-) Saves a lot of head ache.

 

Looks like the bmw my mate brought round Saturday afternoon, water ingress, plus broken wires.
Fingers crossed that it's ok for you now, at least you've found a good auto electrician.

 

Yes hopefully good now.wants to be really
As its cost nearly a grand to sort out.
Worst is its not even mine lol.my daughters
And she cleared herself buying the car so bank of dad to the rescue
So now I have shares in it.lol

 

Leo gets lol about right.when you think they've f@cked you over theres more and more.at least now I've found a really good auto electrician that knows his stuff.

 

Yea like buying a timeshare in her car lol.
I get to blast it about now and then so all good.