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by jmagee
Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:05 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: B8.5 R Line Edition TSI 4Motion
Replies: 8
Views: 2772

Re: B8.5 R Line Edition TSI 4Motion

pist0nbr0ke wrote:
Gazwould wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:34 pm I hope Andrew is giving you discount .
You've lost me, sorry :(
Think he owns DTUK. I had one of their pedal boxes on a previous car and that was amazing.

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by jmagee
Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:58 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: B8.5 R Line Edition TSI 4Motion
Replies: 8
Views: 2772

Re: B8.5 R Line Edition TSI 4Motion

Looks nice. Welcome

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by jmagee
Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Tyre pressures
Replies: 11
Views: 3043

Re: Tyre pressures

Shouldn't find it that rough then unless it's been dropped or your used to SUVs or something.

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by jmagee
Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:03 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Tyre pressures
Replies: 11
Views: 3043

Re: Tyre pressures

That seems high. 32 front 35 back I normally go for. What size wheels are you on?

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by jmagee
Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:05 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Boot opening
Replies: 1
Views: 4122

Re: Boot opening

Think it will only lift if it's got the electronic boot.

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by jmagee
Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:07 pm
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: First time Passat-owner
Replies: 2
Views: 3283

Re: First time Passat-owner

Check out roof box.co.uk for bars. Always found the good. Atera ones maybe?

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by jmagee
Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:46 pm
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: Hello
Replies: 3
Views: 3486

Re: Hello

Welcome. Nice choice of car. Little jealous as it's 12 months newer than mine so will have LED headlights. Need pictures when you get it

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by jmagee
Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:39 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: passat b8 buying advice
Replies: 3
Views: 4282

Re: passat b8 buying advice

Option to plug your phone in for the satnav. Nice to have but not essential for most people

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by jmagee
Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:52 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Front assist not working
Replies: 3
Views: 4352

Re: Front assist not working

Thanks for the reply. Tried a reset and no joy but then on Friday it's disappeared all by itself. Fingers crossed it doesn't come back. Bizarre!

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by jmagee
Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Replacing my 190 SCR with a BiTDi
Replies: 12
Views: 8289

Re: Replacing my 190 SCR with a BiTDi

Looking good!

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by jmagee
Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:49 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: BiTurbo R Line - rear valance options
Replies: 1
Views: 3937

Re: BiTurbo R Line - rear valance options

With you on the terrible fake tailpipes. Really annoying! Nice choice with the Bi turbo. Bet that shifts.

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by jmagee
Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: passat b8 buying advice
Replies: 3
Views: 4282

Re: passat b8 buying advice

If it's automatic make sure gear box oil has been changed every 40k
Waterpump and Cambelt as with and car in that mileage

Might want to make sure it has Android auto

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by jmagee
Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:30 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Front assist not working
Replies: 3
Views: 4352

Re: Front assist not working

Small update. Swapped the sensor from behind the badge with the sensor from the wife's golf. Mine didn't have the error on the golf after turning ignition on and off a few times. Golf sensor in Passat had more errors. Sensors look identical other than the VW sticker all other codes and branding were...
by jmagee
Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Front assist not working
Replies: 3
Views: 4352

Front assist not working

So error message this morning "front assist unavailable" Had this after VW had changed the waterpump and they claimed it was cob web in front of the sensor. This was immediately after the repair. Anyway they got it working again and this was 2 months ago. Anyway it's not working again. Tak...
by jmagee
Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:37 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Wow, Wow. WOW
Replies: 3
Views: 5639

Re: Wow, Wow. WOW

What a brilliant post to see. All too often all we do is complain about bad service and forget to reward the good. Hopefully you'll get many happy years of motoring out of it now.

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by jmagee
Sun Sep 13, 2020 9:44 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Does your ACC handle hills in slow traffic?
Replies: 5
Views: 6625

Re: Does your ACC handle hills in slow traffic?

Mine is fantastic on the flat in slow traffic. Amazing feature. Never used it on an incline.

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by jmagee
Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: B8 Coolant warning
Replies: 4
Views: 7016

Re: B8 Coolant warning

Might be worth looking up my post which sounds similar. Mine was a sticky valve on the waterpump. Basically car would overheat in first 15 minutes of driving sometimes enough to put on warning light. I'd stop the car and the switch would unstick meaning it would be ok the rest of that day. Fault was...
by jmagee
Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:27 pm
Forum: MEMBERS MOTORS AND MUGSHOTS
Topic: T'other Admin's R-Line B8
Replies: 5
Views: 8472

Re: T'other Admin's R-Line B8

Nice colour. R lines are lovely.

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by jmagee
Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:15 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Discover Pro 2
Replies: 3
Views: 6978

Re: Discover Pro 2

Yeah get app connect unlocked and use Tom Tom on your phone or Google maps etc for free

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by jmagee
Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Well I just did it!!
Replies: 8
Views: 10722

Re: Well I just did it!!

Nice. Was it new enough to have the led headlights too? I just missed the boat on that one

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by jmagee
Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:01 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Overheating help
Replies: 19
Views: 7181

Re: Overheating help

No it was the waterpump. Diagnosed and replaced by VW in the end.

Thanks for all of the advice and help folks.

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by jmagee
Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Overheating help
Replies: 19
Views: 7181

Re: Overheating help

Would that be the case with the engine off?

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by jmagee
Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:18 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Overheating help
Replies: 19
Views: 7181

Re: Overheating help

Yeah I can normally hear the fans working overtime to cool the engine when I stop.
It's in with VW for a new coolant pump. Apparently some Microswitch that can fail.

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by jmagee
Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:39 pm
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: App connect
Replies: 3
Views: 7299

Re: App connect

That's newer phones I think. My P30 works fine. Try uninstalling and reinstalling Android auto

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by jmagee
Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:04 am
Forum: B8 Passat 2014 on
Topic: Overheating help
Replies: 19
Views: 7181

Re: Overheating help

So apparently coolant pump c and a common fault. Would be great to know if anyone else has had this?



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