Just wanted to post my appreciation for Briskoda and its associated members.  Have had my vRS since 2008 (an '06) and became a Freedom member at that time (when I used to regularly post) and the car is still going strong (touch wood) with very few issues apart from the usual wear and tear items.  A couple of minor things stopped working recently (the rear washer and fuel filler lock) but after a search and following the information provided in the useful guides given I was able to sort both things out during the past glorious (weather-wise) weekend. 

 

What an easy fix that fuel filler lock issue is!  I can't believe I was almost going to mention it during my next service, goodness knows what they might have charged me to repair it.  And the rear washer, strangely enough, seemed to sort itself out, despite removing several bits of trim as suggested to find the 4 potential line joints.  Oddly I couldn't locate the join in the position by the rear driver's side door (seemed like one solid cable) but after checking the engine bay and removing the boot trim (I was a little worried about doing this, and putting it back was as annoying as suggested) the washer seemed to start working again, despite finding no splits or join breaks.  At my last service they mentioned noticing the rear washer didn't work, but they told me they didn't want to do anything about it then because it was supposedly over an hours work to get beneath the boot trim)!  Oh well, I'm just happy it all works again.  So after UNDER an hours work on the car (and very little effort) I was actually pretty pleased with myself at getting these minor issues sorted, and it was all down to the great advice given on here.

 

So THANKS AGAIN Briskoda!  I'll have to swing by more often.

Oddly I couldn't locate the join in the position by the rear driver's side door (seemed like one solid cable)

 

You couldn't locate it because there isn't one 

 

The four joints are washer pump connector, bulkhead, behind the side trim near the rear passenger side wheel arch and rear washer jet connector.

Edited 10 March, 201412 yr by TMB

You couldn't locate it because there isn't one 

 

...behind the side trim near the rear passenger side wheel arch...

 

Ahhhh, so I guess I was looking on the wrong side!  At least I now know how to remove the trim if it ever happens again.  I guess the cable I saw could well have been the one operating the fuel lock/unlock mechanism.  Thanks for correcting me on that one.

Ahhhh, so I guess I was looking on the wrong side!  At least I now know how to remove the trim if it ever happens again.  I guess the cable I saw could well have been the one operating the fuel lock/unlock mechanism.  Thanks for correcting me on that one.

 

No probs mate

General area of pipe connection joint...