Folks,
If I am not mistaken, taking out the dash is an "option" on
doing the job. A friend of mine used to be the shop manager of York
VW, York, PA and he told me that they discovered that they could
remove it far easier. What it entailed (mind you I am 61 and am
trying to remember a 15 year old conversation) is that once you
cleared out the side of the console on the driver's side, the box
containing the heater core was accessible. What they did was cut
open the box with a "hot knife" or something that would take care of
the plastic, remove and replace the heater core, and then "hot glue"
the cut out piece of the box back in. Seems to me I remember the job
taking about an hour and a half. Hadn't seen this guy for over 10
years but ran into him last night. Can call and reaffirm what I
passed on if anyone is interested.
Jack
Larry,
Check with VW to see if the heater core was covered by the recall.
If its not, then get ready to take out the dash. It won't be a fun job.
Mark.
