What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

[readerr0r]

I often wish I had extensions...

It's how you use it

[Hail22]

Thinking of buying the GTI steering wheel and wiring looms to connect my DSG box to the paddles, where can i get all of these goodies though?

Is coding easy?

[Tigga1]

Fixed two recall issues a) dsg update b) turbo spacer

can anyone tell me what b) is?
had dsg update done the other day, but there was noting said about turbo spacer, nor anything written on docket.

cheers

[Trepid4tion]

can anyone tell me what b) is?
had dsg update done the other day, but there was noting said about turbo spacer, nor anything written on docket.

cheers

Cant remember the size exactly (3-5mm thick), but its a spacer between the wastegate actuator and the mount for the actuator itself.

[readerr0r]

can anyone tell me what b) is?
had dsg update done the other day, but there was noting said about turbo spacer, nor anything written on docket.

cheers

It's only for the 77TSI, not the GTI

[Tigga1]

It's only for the 77TSI, not the GTI

thanks for clearing that up!

[gavs]

So you're satisfied with the stick-ons, huh?

Yep, only because I had an opportunity to drive a Golf with the DSG and steering wheel paddles. The switchgear on the golf is considerably closer to the back of the steering wheel so I could then understand why people with golfs hated the stick-on paddles. Being able to hit the paddle with some steering lock on alone is worth it, the finger positions sit in the right place now too.

Thinking of buying the GTI steering wheel and wiring looms to connect my DSG box to the paddles, where can i get all of these goodies though?

Is coding easy?

Ooooh, that's a biggish job. See here for inspiration, I know it is only the MFSW not the MFSW with paddles, but apparently, this is just a coding difference. I'm not 100% sure on that though as there is a small ECU in the wheel that I don't know if it's the same one between all MFSW models of polo...

[pontiff]

I installed OPS today (well yesterday) so that finally fits into this thread

And I too am looking at installing a GTI steeringwheel into the polo.

And hopefully a GTI cluster. coding will be an issue, but im sure there will be a way forward.

[Trepid4tion]

Will be installing my old amp and sub tonight, purely so I have something running on the new wiring I'm putting in, have some plans in place for a stealth install for a sub and an amp, which I have started to make already…

-Edit for the Amp install-
Cables run, amp installed and running perfect (found a fuse to use as a remote wire connection)... no audio signal out of high to low adaptor for the rca's, so i gave up at 2am, think my adaptor is faulty...

That and waiting for my Forge items to arrive today to fix up the bov for the 1.2, cannot praise their help enough in trying to help solve the issue (the venting under half throttle due to the waste gate spacer, they seem to think it’s because of the possible increase in boost is more than the idle spring can handle). Will definitely keep my eye on them for anything else they develop for the 1.2!

[Bassik]

So I got a call from my mechanic saying your BMC Sports Air Filter is in. I don't remember ordering one I just wanted a quote. Felt bad so went down yesterday and got it installed and I must say there is about a 2% increase. Really nothing at all except a tad more responsive with the throttle...

I feel it would be a lot better if I had a tune (which is what he also said) weird I really thought I'd get more sound coming from a sports filter, didn't notice anything different at all.

Has anyone else gotten a Sports air filter installed?

[readerr0r]

My Kufatec kit arrived, meaning I now have this!



Note that you do need the Comfort Pack, Xenons and VCDS for it to work plus you will need to be familiar with de-pinning car plugs (to get one pin I had to insert two needles into two tiny holes whilst upside down - this was the bcm connector no less) but it's very rewarding seeing it all work at the end. You also get Coming/Leaving Home, but only Leaving Home (unlock) is working for me at the moment.

EDIT: Coming Home works by tapping the high beam after removing the key but before opening the door

Link to Kufatec

http://www.kufatec.de/shop/en/product?info=4089

There is also a DIY version which doesn't require any tricky de-pinning but does need some soldering/wiring skills.

http://www.benja.it/devio_en.zip

It's also a good read because it explains how to get to the BCM connector better. Note that you can also pop out the BCM and remove it when you unplug it

[Bassik]

Whats the different to stock on this.... just the auto switch?

What does it do?

[readerr0r]

Whats the different to stock on this.... just the auto switch?

What does it do?

Yeah it gives you automatic lights and coming/leaving home

Here's a video of the leaving home Polo 6R GTI: Leaving home function - YouTube

[PoloDave]

Sweeeet!! How long did it take you overall and can it be done by a not-so-technical person?

[readerr0r]

Sweeeet!! How long did it take you overall and can it be done by a not-so-technical person?

Depends, it's fairly easy getting the pins out of the OEM headlight switch with a bobby pin but getting the pins out of the BCM connector is pretty tricky (and the manual doesn't tell you how to). The auto/LH function still works if you don't take out the two Pins in the BCM connector but your fog lights won't work. So you could always do that first?

Took about 4 hours and some sore knees and some minced hands