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  • #16
    Originally posted by wfdTamar View Post
    That HR Smart Click page/brochure doesn't tell you if it's a proper electrics kit or bypass type.
    True enough, but it does say that each unit is engineered to suit the car it's going onto. Bypass wiring doesn't operate stability controls, and is universal, so why go to the trouble to differentiate between brands of cars? That said, I don't know if they cancel the reverse sensors when hitched to something after VCDS coding. Something I'd be asking about before purchase.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Mysticality View Post
      So... PnP. Then code.

      I.E. It works the same as the stock Skoda unit?
      That's it!

      In Australia, depending on the dealer, the HR unit can be the stock Skoda unit. I know where I bought my car from it is.

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      • #18
        Yeah, I *think* mine is too.
        Schweet.

        7-pin flat + anderson. here I come! lol
        2012 Octavia vRS TDI. Darkside big turbo, 3bar tune, other stuff. 200kW/650Nm.
        1990 Mk1 Cabrio. 1.9 IDI w/ 18PSI.
        1985 Mazda T3500 adventuremobile. 1973 Superbug. 1972 Volvo 144 in poo-brown.
        Not including hers...

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Mysticality View Post
          Yeah, I *think* mine is too.
          Schweet.

          7-pin flat + anderson. here I come! lol
          So, will the 7pin flat kit (as I have) operate stability controls etc when properly coded, or does it need to be the (13 pin?) round euro one with correct wiring on the tralier side - let us know how you go Mysticality!

          MY11 Skoda Octavia vRS ("GT") wagon, TDI, DSG, candy white, downsized (upgraded) to 16" alloys & 225/50 R16s, leather, tint, towbar, 70w HID lightforce strikers



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          • #20
            I have to save up for the drive from NSW up to Maryborough for AJ2013... So the saving for the tow bar will begin after I get back. XD
            But definitely. Will try and get pics of all the install steps for you guys.

            I daresay its all tow bar lighting kits that operate stability controls etc.
            Stability controls, rear parking sensors and some other stuff. If the parking sensors are turned off when you reverse a trailer, then its all connected properly.
            2012 Octavia vRS TDI. Darkside big turbo, 3bar tune, other stuff. 200kW/650Nm.
            1990 Mk1 Cabrio. 1.9 IDI w/ 18PSI.
            1985 Mazda T3500 adventuremobile. 1973 Superbug. 1972 Volvo 144 in poo-brown.
            Not including hers...

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