Yellow wire is not required but where does the grey/white stripe go? Vagcom port wires - grey/white stipe and yellow are not cut and terminate in the connector on the right of the last picture above. It seems that the black connector is not the diagnostics jumper block but the vagcom port? Should I still be looking for a diagnostics jumper block? you dont need the yellow wire so can cut it if it makes life easier) tap those to mk2 ciggy lighter wiring and plug it all in. dont cut the grey/white wire, snip the red/white and brown where they tap to the ciggy lighter wiring. find the vagcom port next to the ashtray and pull it out of the dash harness. remove the diagnostics jumper block from above the fusebox. the diagnostics wiring just plugs in where needed. the black wire needs ignition live, earth just pop to the stud on A pillar. (for immobiliser its dead easy, pull the box and reader coil out along with all the wiring to it without cutting. So according to 's instructions at the beginning of the thread (copied below). balance weight/vibration damper, dont need it but can keep it if you want fan control unit, you bin all of that keep mk2 fan wiringĦ. on the mk3 fuel tank, plumb the breather on the side of the filler neck direct to the outlet in the top of the mk2 filler surroundĥ. charcoal canister system, all of it to the bin blocking off any open ports on the mk3 inlet/throttle. the bolts for starter motor screw into the front bracket 1.6-1.8Ĥ. if you could get a corrado vr6 front crossmember then you can use mk3 bracket. you need mk2 1.6-1.8 front bracket, becasue the mk3 front mount sits lower and flatter than the mk2, and you cant use the mk3 crossmember. gearbox mount is same mk2/3, but you need the MK2 gearbox bracket regardless of mk2 or mk3 subframe because of the gear linkage piece which is attached to it is in a slightly different position on the mk3 bracket vs mk2ģ. its either that, or swap a mk2 1.6-1.8 rear bracket and keep mk2 subframe, again new mount while apartĢ. drop mk3 subframe, fit to mk2 as is, though I'd fit new mount. May not be 100%, but sure there will be more knowledgeable input.ġ. The weight is quite handy to put ballast in drawers when setting up the fronts on them in work by the way. #MK3 2.0 O2J SWAP MOD#Incidentally the mk7 golf era cars suffer with noise from rear subframe and it's a mod to retrofit an audi s3 one to them or leon etc. Thanks, presumably this will remain and be used to control the new fanīlack block on subframe is a harmonic balance weight, I removed mine off vr6 setup, cant remember if mk2 has bit to bolt it on. Unsure of thing by charcoal canister, a purge solenoid valve maybe?Įlectric box of trickery is fan control module. Need mk2 1.8 front mount bracket to fit crossmember, angle of it is different. The mk3 gearbox rear bracket should go straight on your mk2 rubber mount. Mk2 has 3 bolt to rubber, mk3 is just single. Sorry for the ramble, but it's a conundrum.Mk2 rear engine bracket if use mk2 subframe and mount, or swap in mk3 frame and use mk3 one that is bolted to the 2.0 engine. How does the Mk3.5 cope with motorway travel compared to the Mk1? It's never going to match the Jag, but is it a viable option? Does owning two MX5s for different purposes make sense? Although the Mk3.5 isn't really a motorway car, running costs will be low, I'd have the benefits of having a convertible for everyday use and the hardtop built in for when it's cold/raining etc. Swap the Jag for a Mk3.5 Coupe and keep the Mk1 and modify it a bit. The only problem here is that I don't really like how the Boxster looks (brand new version excepted) and again there's the running costs/waste of a car issues. So the second option is to get rid of the Jag and the Mk1 and get a Boxster. 1) Will the running costs be stupid? 2) As I spend 95% of my time on the motorway, is it just wasting the talents of a Cayman. For a while I've fancied changing the Jag for a Cayman, but have 2 concerns. I do about 15K a year in the Jag, 95% of which is on the motorway. I currently have a Mk1 that I use at weekends and a Jag S-Type that I use for work. But skipped the Porsche phase and went direct to the MK3.ĭoes that make me boring or wise. I looked really hard at Boxsters, even some 996 I could have stretched to. The list of us 5ers that have gone MX5 > Porsche > back to MX5 grows ever longer!
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