What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[McDub]

sydney dyno day guys.. make sureeee you can make it

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=41300

hopefully my engine is running properly by then!!!

[Treza360]

Converted the .:R to a temporary two seater and gave it a good vacuum. Exterior is still filthy but it keeps on raining.
Cheers,
Trent

[thekraut]

Finally had a good look at the climatronic codes, worked out speedo error and changed temp to read in 'F to confuse passengers (also, higher numbers are surely more impressive no? haha)

[Merlin8r]

thank god for ABS. i honked a ute for speeding on purpose just so he couldn't let me in where everyone merges (due to a parked car in the left hand lane that is always there), anyway i go for the next gap as the next car lets me in, but just as i'm about to merge, the ute ahead slams his brakes on exactly alongside the parked car, and i try to avoid both cars by slamming my brakes and squeezing a bit of my nose under the ute tray... so intense. was litterally millimeters from crashing.
i got out of my car at the next lights to confront the man, and he couldn't care less and pretended to not know what i was talking about. i wanted to smash his face in, luckily for him (and myself), i'm not like that... getting out of my car for road rage was a definite first.
unvelievable....

I'm a bus driver, and you simply wouldn't believe the things I see people do!

[dylan8]

(also, higher numbers are surely more impressive no? haha)

good call haha!

[Treza360]

Finally got around to getting JMac to install my Tyrol Sport Brake Stiffening kit that there was the group buy for last year. Haven't really driven yet but if you press the pedal as hard as you can it feels a little firmer.
Cheers,
Trent

[balkanac]

Finally had a good look at the climatronic codes, worked out speedo error and changed temp to read in 'F to confuse passengers (also, higher numbers are surely more impressive no? haha)

Wher did you get the codes from? I wouldnt mind knowing what they mean

[thekraut]

source: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=339642

Hit "lower fan speed" + "lower temperature" + "ECON" - ensure you use those because there's another set in there which end up as mostly 0's.

Hitting Auto and Econ at the same time will switch F & C reading, and switch 17 to mph...

Some codes maaaaaay be different to oz spec but mine seem the same....and be very careful with playin around with em!

1. System error
2. Actual value feeler virtually
3. Actual value interior feeler console
4. Actual value outside temperature - feeler wasserkasten
5. Actual value outside temperature - feeler bumper
6. Actual value blowing out feeler floor space
7. Actual value blowing out feeler man Anstroemer
8. Display check
9. Actual digital value acknowledging potentiometer temperature flap
10. Target digital value temperature flap
11. Actual digital value acknowledging potentiometer A/C flap
12. Target digital value A/C flap
13. Actual digital value acknowledging potentiometer Fuss/Def flap
14. Target digital value Fuss/Def flap
15. Actual digital value acknowledging potentiometer ram air flap
16. Target digital value ram air flap
17. Driving speed (km/h)
18. Actual value of the blower tension (volt)
19. Desired value of the blower tension (volt)
20. Actual value of the compressor/on-board tension (volt)
21. Number of low-voltage events
(not volatilely)
22. Switching status of the high pressure switch
23. Number of high pressure events (volatile)
24. Number of high pressure events (not volatile)
25. A/D value kickdown switch
26. A/D value hot light
27. Engine speed
28. Compressor number of revolutions
29. Coding
30. Software-Version
31. Software index
32. Potentiometer error counter temperature flap
33. Potentiometer error counter A/C flap
34. Potentiometer error counter Fuss/Def flap
35. Potentiometer error counter ram air flap
36. Temperature flap notice cold
37. Temperature flap notice warm
38. A/C flap notice closed
39. A/C flap notice opened
40. Fuss/Def flap notice Def
41. Fuss/Def flap notice foot
42. Ram air flap notice up
43. Ram air flap notice too
44. Operating cycle counter
45. Interior temperature counted (Ninc) dig
46. Outside temperature filtered (°C)
47. Outside temperature not filtered (°C)
48. ECOR
49. Coolant temperature
50. Service life in min
51. Engine temperature °C
52. Compressor switching off conditions
53. Announcement more actively el. Exits:
Compressor/circulating air valve/water valve
54. Rule index
55. Outside temperature °C
56. Interior feeler virtually °C
57. Interior feeler console °C
58. Temperature wasserkasten °C
59. Temperature bumper °C
60. Blowing out feeler floor space °C
61. Blowing out feeler man Anstroemer °C
62. Sun intensity W/m-1
63. Sun intensity filtered W/m-1
64. Delta exhaust rise
65. Delta A/C Klappenverschiebung
66. Time constant/1.6 seconds
67. Cold weather starting correction
68. Maximum correcting variable for i and p-portion
69. Actual value blowing out feeler foot (cnts)
70. Desired value blowing out feeler foot (cnts)
71. Deviation (Epsilon)
72. Portion (+ heat/- cool)

[dylan8]

finally got my act together and did something about my BBS, stuck a number of 5mm spacers on, sat the wheel and parts of the car on blocks/bricks to get the suspension down and to make sure all my offset calcs were correct before i ordered my adapters.

didnt take any pics of the front for some reason, but this is what the rear should look like...

Not really...

...but this is...


should be another 5mm further out then what is in the pics. what a difference does offsets and a inch of width make

[McDub]

sure you want another 5mm than that? it's already poking!
And i hope your rear suspension is nice and stiff, not much room for travel once you put the tyres on

i plan on putting 10mm front 20mm rear on my standard gti tyres, though i haven't made any measurements, just rough guesses. might be a good idea to do something like that to get a better idea...
i don't want them poking though, having the car visibly illegal in two ways with the one mod isn't the best idea IMO!

[dylan8]

sure you want another 5mm than that? it's already poking!
And i hope your rear suspension is nice and stiff, not much room for travel once you put the tyres on

i plan on putting 10mm front 20mm rear on my standard gti tyres, though i haven't made any measurements, just rough guesses. might be a good idea to do something like that to get a better idea...
i don't want them poking though, having the car visibly illegal in two ways with the one mod isn't the best idea IMO!

15mm is the minimum adapter without paying big $$
yeah have coilovers, stiff is the name of the game haha
id like to rebuild them so i can play with the offset but i just dont have them time.
as long as i dont do something stupid to draw attention i think ill be right...

EDIT: or at worst i get the arches rolled/pulled a little.

[fourmo]

Towed a trailer for the first time (using the car, that is)

average fuel was 9.2

not too bad considering the weight

[graeme86]

Here are my new folding mirrors in action:

http://www.tyresmoke.net/gallery/alb..._Mirror_Action

[Treza360]

Here are my new folding mirrors in action:
http://www.tyresmoke.net/gallery/alb..._Mirror_Action

Wicked. Do you just activate them off the lock/unlock or do you have another switch for them?
Cheers,
Trent

[graeme86]

There is an extra position on the interior door switch.

Has to be manually operated with ignition on (you just can't see my arm in the video).

However they can also be folded after you turn off ignition as long as you haven't opened a door (same as electric windows).

You can rig them to fold when you lock the car but you need to wire them up differently with an Audi mirror relay...and then you cannot fold them manually whenever you want...say if you are driving down a narrow street or something.

I am working on a circuit however so you can do both....it would be quite complicated to rig up