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by dubber36
Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:36 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: Admin next motor - Passat cc GT
Replies: 16
Views: 9381

Re: Admin next motor - Passat cc GT

So it was you I was stood next to at Oulton Park today. You know when you think you recognise someone, but don't say anything just in case? I saw the car as we were heading back towards the bridge over Clay Hill and I thought that couldn't belong to anyone else.
by dubber36
Fri May 29, 2020 10:58 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: W8 Model
Replies: 0
Views: 7952

W8 Model

by dubber36
Tue May 05, 2020 1:00 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Kerosene. Asking for a friend.
Replies: 3
Views: 615

Re: Kerosene. Asking for a friend.

When I worked at a dealership I had a 40 litre per week fuel allowance for my diesel 'demo' car. I used to top that up with kerosene out of the heating oil tank, so probably 50/50 mix. I used each car for less than 3000 miles, so never knew if there were any lasting effects. The safest option for th...
by dubber36
Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
Topic: Badge differences
Replies: 9
Views: 2230

Re: Badge differences

1.6 has one tail pipe, whereas the 2.0 has 2 along with a 2.0 badge, so that distinguishes the engine. The red "I" indicates the higher power of whichever engine.
by dubber36
Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:00 pm
Forum: OTHER VAG OR NON . .
Topic: Xenon retrofit
Replies: 2
Views: 8686

Re: Xenon retrofit

You'd think it would be straightforward, but the CanBus has a lot more to do with things than just sending 12V to a component. Also the LED DRLs that dim when they operate as position lights get complicated. That's before we get to the bendy cornering function. I'm sure a Tig forum would be a better...
by dubber36
Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:11 pm
Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
Topic: Replacing front tyres
Replies: 5
Views: 1188

Re: Replacing front tyres

Are you sure they are run flats, or Contiseal, which have goo inside with seals small holes?
by dubber36
Wed Nov 06, 2019 1:55 pm
Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
Topic: Is it me
Replies: 6
Views: 1513

Re: Is it me

So you spent thousands on changing your car to save a couple of hundred pound a year???
by dubber36
Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:14 am
Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
Topic: After fitting LED Headlights.....
Replies: 1
Views: 891

Re: After fitting LED Headlights.....

The cover is there to stop the light filling with water, so it might be a good idea to put it back on.
by dubber36
Fri Sep 06, 2019 12:26 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: B5 Passat woes..get rid or stick with?
Replies: 24
Views: 2603

Re: B5 Passat woes..get rid or stick with?

There are still a good few of us on here that don't have Passats anymore. I've not had one for over 3 years. Can someone remind mind me what Ant is driving these days?
by dubber36
Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: B6/CC PASSATS
Topic: Bluetooth rns315
Replies: 6
Views: 950

Re: Bluetooth rns315

Most RNS315's have bluetooth. It will probably need activating with VCDS to talk to the car, oh and the mic for the overhead console.
by dubber36
Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: What to do?
Replies: 6
Views: 687

Re: What to do?

I would suck it up and get the car repaired. Granted you will have to spend more money on it, probably more than the car is worth, but value only matters when you come to sell it. Once repaired, you'll know that you'll have a good car under you with no hidden faults waiting to bite you. You could pa...
by dubber36
Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:29 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Replace halogen headlight with LED/Xenon
Replies: 17
Views: 3763

Re: Replace halogen headlight with LED/Xenon

My Velle is getting on for a year old, so quite a bit cheaper than a new one. Still quite a lot granted, but when I looked at the price of nice spec 5.1's, especially the Business Edition, my money should be safe. The one you saw may have been an SE. Mine is an Executive (fortunately it doesn't have...
by dubber36
Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:51 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Replace halogen headlight with LED/Xenon
Replies: 17
Views: 3763

Re: Replace halogen headlight with LED/Xenon

I've just bought a T6 Caravelle and need to do something with it's headlights. Factory LEDs are out of the question, so I was considering fitting bi-xenon projectors with a HID kit, then having LEDs in the main beam chambers for flashing duties all inside the factory twin halogen lights. Do these re...
by dubber36
Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:02 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Carry on or scrap?
Replies: 12
Views: 1889

Re: Carry on or scrap?

You could have all of the current niggles that you have with a car that's done half the mileage. My take on older cars is better the devil you know. You'll spend more than the car is worth to sort it, but what the car is worth only matters if you come to sell it. I reckon if you can service and repa...
by dubber36
Thu Jul 04, 2019 6:58 am
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Replace halogen headlight with LED/Xenon
Replies: 17
Views: 3763

Re: Replace halogen headlight with LED/Xenon

As a mot tester I would like to point out a few things. There's now a fail for headlamp bulb/light source and lamp being incompatible. Most led/hid headlamps are required by law to to have a cleaning device ie washer. Hid/led headlamps are required by law to to have a automatic level device. Afterm...
by dubber36
Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: For Sale heads ups rules?
Replies: 4
Views: 1593

Re: For Sale heads ups rules?

To my mind, something's either for sale, or it's not.
by dubber36
Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Turbo Owl sound
Replies: 8
Views: 1421

Re: Turbo Owl sound

Are you 14?
by dubber36
Fri May 31, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Lowering my passat b8 2.0 bitdi but.....
Replies: 7
Views: 2320

Re: Lowering my passat b8 2.0 bitdi but.....

I know of many people that have fitted lowering springs to Golf GTI/R etc, even with adaptive dampers with no reported issues. It's important to get a full geometry check done afterwards, but other than that it should be a straight forward job.
by dubber36
Fri May 31, 2019 7:21 am
Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
Topic: Searching for bi-xenon headlights
Replies: 6
Views: 1518

Re: Searching for bi-xenon headlights

It will soon be cheaper to buy a whole car with factory xenons.
by dubber36
Wed May 29, 2019 7:00 pm
Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
Topic: Searching for bi-xenon headlights
Replies: 6
Views: 1518

Re: Searching for bi-xenon headlights

Just keep searching ebay etc for cars being broken and hope you find a seller doesn't know what he has.

Are you talking £500 for the pair? If so, I'd say that's a decent price to pay.
by dubber36
Wed May 29, 2019 5:44 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Wheel recommendations
Replies: 7
Views: 1344

Re: Wheel recommendations

Original Audi RS4s (circa early 2000's) with a slight drop and colour coded lower plastics. Now there's a look that worked, back when this forum was a hive of activity.
by dubber36
Wed May 29, 2019 5:39 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Cleaning up, who would have known?
Replies: 4
Views: 11382

Re: Cleaning up, who would have known?

ct.p wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:00 pm Top tip;

Mix 50:50 white spirit and fairy liquid, whisk it up and magically you will have made swarfega. Smells like it, looks like it and is the said same stuff !
Add a spoon full of sugar into the mix for added scrubbing grit.
by dubber36
Tue May 21, 2019 7:25 am
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Finally got a remap today - 227Bhp & 495nm torque
Replies: 18
Views: 4136

Re: Finally got a remap today - 227Bhp & 495nm torque

Now my Amarok is completely different. You can more or less select which of its 8 gears you want by balancing throttle position and load. Frenzied kickdown only happens with that extra shove of the pedal to activate the switch. The 7 speed DSG in our Tig is quite manageable in this way too. I've fou...
by dubber36
Tue May 21, 2019 5:40 am
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Finally got a remap today - 227Bhp & 495nm torque
Replies: 18
Views: 4136

Re: Finally got a remap today - 227Bhp & 495nm torque

I had already read alot of folk were unimpressed with a DSG map. The guy had altered it for me anyway to remove the torque limiter. The only thing i noticed so far is in sport mode it red lines before upping a gear in 1st 2nd and 3rd where as before it changed earlier. Not noticed it in 4th or made...