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when i get chance, i'll pop it to the local auto spark to let him have a looksie to see if anything can be done, my idea was to disconnect the rear one completley and run a new fused circuit independent of all else on the car, direct to the battery.
big q tho, would this affect the canbus?

sorry to post again,
but what is the telltale on this fault?

anyone?

had a look on passatworld as well as here, quite a few bods have done this without having to resort to VagCom to turn them on, you can get a part loom from a distributor in germany (Kufatec) or one from USA that allows for a retro fit without the need to activate VagCom. will look into this further ...

whats the tell tale to know its faulty?

mine started missing today on startup, only for about 6-7 seconds but enough to worry me!
its a 2008 2.0 TDI CR140 with only 14.5k on the clock.

is there a way to covert the rear centre console 12V socket (cigarette lighter socket i suppose) from ignition switched to permant live? the kids have a DVD system in the back which uses the socket and its a complete pain that it turns off everytime i stop the engine, which means i have to start the...

bump,

i would love to know this too.
will be purchasing the complete kit from VW dealers in the new year, jusy wondering if anyone hase done it yet?

ps, how do you release the headlight switch from the dash, the old technique dosnt seem to work on the B6?

[quote="g-black"]Why would you be in there in the first place?
You can buy some excellent bulbs on eBay for about

have to admit, i have very liitle sympathy with the bloke, a 37K Q7 and not even properly insured, wouldnt mind but you get plenty of reminders to say your insurance is going to run out, i know i do. his insurance company are dead right, if its not covered dont expect a pay out, thats why you have t...

which kit is it?
where did you get it from bud, also do you have a pic from the rear of the car at all?

cheers, dont suppose you have the part no-?

superb,
i mean really superb.
exactly what i want to do to mine in time, give me 6 months and it will look like this!

cant say it enough.....superb job mate!!

has anyone else noticed the rather large appature in the rear of the drivers door card when you open it?
open up your door and look at the door card where it closes against the B pillar.

anyone know what its for?

has anyone taken the rear bumper of a B6? i need to take it off to finalise the fitting of the parking sensors, everything else is done except drilling the bumper, but dont want to take a chance and guess the position id rather take it off and have a looksie first! its a 2008 highline saloon. any he...

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well, i get my new 58 plate B6 2.0TDI CR140 Highline tomorrow, and i want to add a few extras,
now VAG.com has ceased to be, anyone have any onther good VW parts sites that i dont know about?

im after,
genuine vw rear parking sensor kit, (theres one on e-bay for

hello again, just traded my old trusty B5.5 highline in for a 58 plate B6 highline, and would love to know if anyone has a link to the votex distributor here in the uk for the B6 R-line lookalike kit. ive had permission from the local VW dealer and the boss to fit the kit (and i dont get the car til...

just goes to prove that you cant polish a turd.

all that time and effort and its still one ugly, horrible, nasty looking car!!

i have 30mm drop Eibach springs on mine, no probs with speed bumps at all. im also running 18" RS4 reps and they look great without compromising the ride. we quite often go on hols in the car, 4 up and fully loaded and ive never had a problem with the car bottoming out, the only thing that hits...

i have a 2003 sat estate in silver,
my spare wheel well is the same bud.

mine was exactly the same last winter, wasnt any of the ususal suspects that are culprits for letting in the water. on mine (2003 B5.5) it turned out to be the rubber bung thats over the bonnet release cable as it passes through the bulkhead had come adrift when i passed a small wire through it, as ...

right, cars been back into the garage today and they hooked it up to their fault reader, basically it told them, abs sensor front nearside not transmitting below 5kph. they have ordered me one and will supply and fit it FOC friday for me as they have admitted not removing it when they did the job an...

any more pics of this?? keep telling the missus that the B5.5 i own is on its last warning each time something goes wrong!! lol i really want a B6, and this pic is really starting to clinch it for me, any one have any pics of a B6 estate on 19"s at all?? found this on an american B6 site. http:...

been flying micro copters for about 2 years now, total class, especially funny to watch the cats try to catch them. on twin rotor "chinook" style mini copters now, was down at the helicopter museum in weston super mare last week and gave them a little demo. get one, but get a good one as t...

cheers for the replys so far guys. back from somerset now, 890miles done this week. the car still has the fault, ABS light dosent come on when the fault happens, but comes on at startup as normal then goes out. managed to park on beach at weston this week and tried the ESP and ABS, traction control ...

cheers guys,
had it apart last night and checked everything for tight,
all ok.
no bolts or nuts replaced tho, except for the pinch bolt is new.

will check it all again now to be safe