I guess you'll have to follow it and see where it goes...
In other words, 'you don't know what that's for' cause I know where it goes .. it goes under the dash. duh.
Contrary to what you may believe, I'm not trying to be a smart a$$, and I'm trying to steer you in the right direction. If you're going to be successful with this car and have it for a long time, you're going to have to get to know it. These cars are all considered custom builds, with whatever part of it is VW based antique automotive technology and no 2 are alike (even from the same builder). There aren't many mechanics around that work on stuff like this, so the more you can do, the better. Ask anyone here who's had their car for a long time, and just about all do at least the basic maintenance, and there are guys in this group that have rebuilt their cars from one end to the other. If you don't make a commitment to get to know it, first time it gives you trouble and you can't find a mechanic to take care of it, it will sit in the garage. The longer it sits between drives, the sooner you'll be selling and looking for something else a little newer, and writing off what could have been a great relationship as a bad experience, and you'll be the one who misses what these cars are about.
Instead of asking a bunch of people that don't know your car about something, take the time, track where it goes and see what you can figure out. If at that point you don't know what it is, take a pic, and someone here will be able to help you. I would think it would be pretty simple to track down what it's connected to. Al
uh huh .. but now you're coming across as condescending ahole. You assumed a lot about me .. and you don't know jack-squat about me. Hope your reply made you feel all warm and fuzzy.
In the future, If you're not wanting to be perceived as an ahole; answer the specifics of the question at hand on a forum or move along.
Well, that didn't take long. You are free to keep digging your hole if you like, but I'd recommend putting the shovel down.
Just an FYI: only one guy is being perceived as being an "ahole" here, and it's not Al.
I had a pretty snappy little response calling out some of the knee-jerk overreactors of late all typed out, and ready to hit "send". I suggested that perhaps they should all get together in their own space to compare notes, armament, and outlooks, since there seems to be a growing minority of guys who see confrontation requiring immediate escalation in places where it doesn't exist.
But there's nothing to be gained by it.
Jim Ignacio often says, "I learn something new every time I visit this forum". I don't really. I don't come here to learn stuff-- I go to STF or TheSamba if I want to learn about dry-sumping, twin-pluggging, or the like. If somebody is trying to use this forum as a technical guide, we end up with 100 page "brass thingy" threads (and guys asking where a cable leads).
It's your car, JouFuu-- where does it lead?
What this forum is for is making friends. Lifelong friends, if you don't dork it up by seeing confrontation where none exists.
I've driven to the west coast in my speedster twice, and flown out three more times to be with some of those friends. I've stayed in their homes, driven their cars. I've bought meals for guys I've never met, and had them bought for me. I went to the wedding of a guy I met on this forum. I've given my entire retirement fund to a guy I met on this forum to invest for me. I had a guy from Fiji drive hundreds of miles out of his way to have breakfast with me-- because of this forum. I've given away valuable stuff to guys I've never laid eyes on, and had valuable stuff given to me. It's been an amazing gift of living in the modern age
... unless you want to fight. This is the very first time we've heard from you, and to be honest-- it isn't a very good first impression. You have no idea what you are throwing away by being so confrontational. And, to be clear-- it's you who are being confrontational.
It's possible to start over. Just look under your dash and see what's on the other end of John Steele's NAPA choke cable, and report back to us. Make a joke. Apologize to Al. Grow another layer of skin and drift along a bit. Your thread will soon be rich with insight on stuff that has very little to do with your particular car (which seems pretty nice, BTW), but which will have much more worth.
What you seem to be looking for doesn't exist here. What does exist is fun conversation. Don't wreck that for yourself. If you dig in and bare your teeth like a cornered animal, I guarantee you it won't end well for you.
Good luck.
I absolutely love this car .. and the color combo is what sold me on it. Never bought a car sight unseen and it was a nail biting experience for me til it arrived last night.
