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washed my car today and went for a drive
i drove passed my local VW dealers
the sun was out so it was rude not to take a picture

Man up
Do what I do
Say I work hard and I don't got to the pub or football games
It's my money and my car and I will spend it on what ever I like

That normally works and she don't speak to my for days

Bit of a WIN WIN in my eyes lol

one very nice b4
love he rear US parts too
next time i go to the ace cafe i will keep my eye out for it

Sweet Dan Yeah if you have the key i would like it Let me know and I will pm you my address The central locking works on the button on the drivers door inside But the passenger side unlocks its self straight away unless you push the switch fast 4 times The key in the drivers lock will unlock all but...

i will say one thing about the venoms
MIND THE KURBS!!!

Yeah I have all the history with it Only 1 stone chip in the bonnet and a little bit of laquer on the top of the tailgate peeling off What can you tell me about the car Like make of coil overs Is there any other bits you done I did read on your build post you was gonna get it mapped I bought the car...

anyone else maybe have a problem like this?

THAT SUCKS i was gonna get a bra for mine but dont think i will bother now i work for burton power (ford motorsport parts) and my guv's son has a new focus RS he got the hole front and all edges that stick out vynyl rapped with a clear think protection layer that way you can display all your lovely ...

very nice looking car
wheels really set it off

01329 - Convenience System Data Bus in Emergency Mode If you've not had the loom apart that's the step you've missed. My CAN cables were rotted inside the insulation and at the joints... all power and other feeds were perfect, it wasn't until I stripped the loom tape off that I found all the breaks...

update today just a quick run through my problems the central locking on the keyfob stopped locking the key in the lock does not lock any other door but the drivers if you push the lock button on the inside of the drivers it locks all the doors and the passenger door unlocks again straight away also...

Yeah man nice tidy looking motor that! i remember this when i was looking for my passat. Hows it going with it? you enjoying it? Gotta say tho the only thing id change would be the number plate mate, a nice German style one would look sweet!! :wink: loving the car very much my first passat after ma...

goldpedro wrote:Awsome car dude were from you got side exhaust?

on the car when i got it

sisson wrote:Here you go.....

Username dan_gsxr

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14969&p=138450#p138450

nice one..real good find
ive emailed him to find out more about the car

toonmania wrote:Do you have aftermarket stereo's? Learnt last night that vag-com doesn't like to communicate if you have

yeah ive heard that from someone else too
i do have an aftermarket radio

mattyk wrote:What lead have you got ? because i borrowed a vag.com lead from my uncle and couldnt get it to connect to my car right so i ordered another that i researched about and it worked fine

heres the link to the lead i bought
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160473018110

Devon-Sam wrote:Sorry to hi-jack the post slightly

But my vag-com works fine, all APART from the engine controller -- it just can't connect to it at all?!?

All other available controllers work fine...

any thoughts??

not sure
wierd how somethings work and others dont

looks like ive go a busy day sunday lol

JA1987 wrote:Did you buy this from eBay? I saw it on there a while ago and if I had the funds at the time
Im sure I'd have bought it. Awesome motor and the exhaust suits the car so well.

yeah thats the one..about 3 months ago
i love the exhaust..wish it had 1 each side though

cheers carl i did look under the passenger carpet and it was slightly damp under the main box but nothing to write home about i had the box apart and looks like new and no corrosion i looked at the plugs in the kick panel and again all clean thinking along these lines i didnt look at the loom its a ...

i have a 3b passat b5 1.8 turbo 20v estate the main reason for the vag com is my central locking only unlocks and does not lock and all my interior lights stay on and the drivers puddle light in the bottom of the door i bought a vag com lead off ebay i have the lead set in device manager to com port...

Wheaver wrote:Very tidy

Do you not get grief about them plates though?

touch wood nothing yet

Andy_O wrote:Nice looking motor mate. Absolutely love the side exhaust, nice touch

Quick question, how's the radio reception with that aerial?

radio reception is totally useless
i live in romford and we have a local radio station called time fm
i even get dodgy reception from that

be nice to know who built it

very nice