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Parking Brake Cable......The center console is a pain in the @$$
I replaced the left parking brake cable, which was rusting away and had become sticky. Replacing the actual cable is not to difficult, the problem is the center console. The back section of the console has to come apart to get to the parking brake cables and just like typical German engineering is a pain, especially if you have big hands. I did find a DIY in which a Dremel tool was used to cut out a section of the console, however I certainly could not bring myself to do that.
The GTI now squats level when I park it on a steep hill.
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Dorman parking brake cable ---Ebay ----- $15.03
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Cost / Maintenance ---------- $5070.75
Miles Driven ------------------ 12,727
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Cost Per Mile ---------------- $0.40
I replaced the left parking brake cable, which was rusting away and had become sticky. Replacing the actual cable is not to difficult, the problem is the center console. The back section of the console has to come apart to get to the parking brake cables and just like typical German engineering is a pain, especially if you have big hands. I did find a DIY in which a Dremel tool was used to cut out a section of the console, however I certainly could not bring myself to do that.
The GTI now squats level when I park it on a steep hill.
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Dorman parking brake cable ---Ebay ----- $15.03
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Cost / Maintenance ---------- $5070.75
Miles Driven ------------------ 12,727
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Cost Per Mile ---------------- $0.40