New Passat 206TSI R-Line

[TailsK]

Does this JB1 thing void your warranty?

[AZ_Wagon]

$699 installed? Where from?

I had the chaps at Hills Eurohaus in Castle Hill install it. Check them out on Facebook. Absolutely 1st rate service.

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[SciroccoJ]

Does this JB1 thing void your warranty?

well.. the theory of piggyback is that it intercept signal from the sensors (only 4 plugs/sensors), and provide the ECU with altered input, so it will calculate the data differently. So it is not a re-tune/re-map kind of setup. And hence... if you unplug it before handing the car back to the dealer, it should not be detactable.

And you can take it in and out quote easily as it is only 4 connect point (3 on top in the engine bay and one under, which you need to jack the car up)

[AZ_Wagon]

Does this JB1 thing void your warranty?

All advice, even from the dealer, says it shouldn't. It doesn't flag a TD1 fault like a flash tune does. The reason I had one installed was because I drove a VW dealer demonstrator sedan with a JB1. The CFO's car. It only had 60k's on it. As and when you want it removed, just unplug it.

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[SciroccoJ]

All advice, even from the dealer, says it shouldn't. It doesn't flag a TD1 fault like a flash tune does. The reason I had one installed was because I drove a VW dealer demonstrator sedan with a JB1. The CFO's car. It only had 60k's on it. As and when you want it removed, just unplug it.

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Does it induce any noise from the exhuast/engine? (just want to see if it will pass the daugther/wife test, aka... sneak it in without them knowing)

[AZ_Wagon]

Does it induce any noise from the exhuast/engine? (just want to see if it will pass the daugther/wife test, aka... sneak it in without them knowing)

It sounds exactly the same to me. Obviously under heavy acceleration there is engine/exhaust noise but I would challenge anyone to tell the difference.
The car drives much as it did before with moderate throttle control which will be the give away if moderate throttle control is not used.
......It is however noticeable when the installer of the JB1 puts their sticker on the back windscreen. That's how I was sprung!

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[SciroccoJ]

It sounds exactly the same to me. Obviously under heavy acceleration there is engine/exhaust noise but I would challenge anyone to tell the difference.
The car drives much as it did before with moderate throttle control which will be the give away if moderate throttle control is not used.
......It is however noticeable when the installer of the JB1 puts their sticker on the back windscreen. That's how I was sprung!

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Awesome! and $699 installed is a great deal. It cost pretty much the same landed here in australia when you added the data cable and shipping....

[AZ_Wagon]

Awesome! and $699 installed is a great deal. It cost pretty much the same landed here in australia when you added the data cable and shipping....

......please give them a call first if your going to Hill Eurohaus. I think I got the last one in stock and they were going to wait for the JB4 to be available rather than order more JB1's. Hills are going to upgrade mine to a JB4 when the firmware update is available.
Also, if you are going to use Hills Eurohaus, give me a shout as I work across the road!

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[Mr_206]

Anywhere in VIC that sells it?

[Mr_206]

Also does anyone know if you can get the rear sun shade inserts like you can get in the Tiguan? They sit nicely flush in the back windows and great if you have kids back there. They sort of click in around the window frame

[Wynnston]

Has anyone done any VCDS tweaks yet?

So far I've
- Enabled Traffic Data
- Enabled Sign Recognition (not that fantastic in AUS because our signage standards are terrible)
- Permenantly disabled stop/start
- Enabled needle sweep on startup

If anyone wants to do any of the above and needs some tips then I'd be happy to do up a quick how-to. Obviously a VAG-Com Cable and VCDS is required.

[momall]

Oh wow. Would love to have these tweaks done to my*car. Anyone in Sydney /*North Ryde that can help out?

[SciroccoJ]

Has anyone done any VCDS tweaks yet?

So far I've
- Enabled Traffic Data
- Enabled Sign Recognition (not that fantastic in AUS because our signage standards are terrible)
- Permenantly disabled stop/start
- Enabled needle sweep on startup

If anyone wants to do any of the above and needs some tips then I'd be happy to do up a quick how-to. Obviously a VAG-Com Cable and VCDS is required.

Wow... thats impressive.... I dont know if my old cable will work on the new passat (it works on the 2015 Tiguan I had).

Can the Start/Stop be programmed to be off by default (but you could still switch it on if you want to) instead of disable permenantly?

[Mr_206]

Thats cool!! How does the traffic data work?

Video on needle sweep pls!!!

[tigger73]

Wow... thats impressive.... I dont know if my old cable will work on the new passat (it works on the 2015 Tiguan I had).

Can the Start/Stop be programmed to be off by default (but you could still switch it on if you want to) instead of disable permenantly?

It should work - it's the same comms interface and you just have to make sure your Vagcom software is up to date.

Start/stop is disabled by adjusting the min battery voltage required to go into start/stop (car won't do stop/start if your battery charge is low). So if you set the min voltage to (say) 14V then the battery will never achieve this and so car will never go into start/stop.

Otherwise you have to press the button to deactivate it every time you drive. Start/stop was suspected to have had some part in premature turbo failure in a number of earlier MQB platform cars as hot turbos were stopped (by start/stop) instead of gently running (idle).