Nathanio

I have used Tayna several times and always great service. This time however I used Halfords as the wife gets money off via blue light card. It was the same price as Tayna with delivery and 5 years warranty on their own brand. fitted and used Carista to recode to the car. Car starts much better now. I did when I noticed a few sluggish starts on the cooler mornings

I've done it. It's real easy. Open bonnet Loom at passenger scuttle Remove 2 clips and lift Look for it under there Rotate off clip mount Unplug Reverse

I had a Passat with wireless AA as a courtesy car and it was great for around town. I used the cable for long journeys did to battery drain. I got my Superb3 with MIB2 Columbus and it obviously doesn't have wireless AA. I've checked out a few dongles and there is 3 main ones AAwireless Carsifi Motorola MA1 The MA1 is MIA in Europe still so that left the other two. The AAwireless one seems to come out on top most of the time and their developers helped Motorola with bugs in their device. I've had it for the last week and used it a lot when on holiday in Wales. It's been flawless so far. It's easy to setup and small enough to sit under the front hatch easily. I've added power to my center console box and charge it in there whilst using it. Highly recommended from me!

That is a very good point that I should have pointed out. I'm used to more traditional alternators but modern LIN ones are a whole different kettle of fish! I've only just got a car with a smarter alternator and so still learning. I do remember being sat in a friends recent S60 with my USB charger (which shows voltage) and watching it switch between battery voltage and charging voltage. You also need to be wary that some recent systems also charge at higher voltages for AGM batteries. The Ford Transit uses a 15V system for instance.

An alternator is self managing. It uses feedback voltage from the battery to work out how much current it needs to generate. Just drive it normally for over 30 minutes regularly. Consider a battery maintainer that you plug in to keep it in best condition

Blackcircles currently have PS4 on offer using the code PSDEAL. Makes 4 of them £370. Bloody bargain. I got 16,000 miles out of a set Best tyre I have ever run

I'd really like to get the Passat extending visor. Should be an easy replacement. Just need to get the part number!

Oh that's bloody annoying!

Hey folks, Been thinking about possibly fitting some extra lighting in the boot as it's woeful on the estate. I don't have seat release on the side trim on my estate and was thinking of cutting them and fitting some of the light units from the boot. I was going to take power from the remove able torch. I've had a go and I can't figure out what I'm missing to remove. I can pull the end closest to the seats out slightly and then move it towards the seats, I just can't seem to release it. What am I missing? Thanks

Any chance you can link to where you got these from please?

This is typically what I use on most my cars. Also if it fails for whatever reason it's not really an issue

This is sorta what I was thinking or a push in panel grommet. Hole saw it out and then use the lip to hold it in position.

I must admit I'm amazed at how bad the S3 access is for xenon bulbs. The S2 was a doodle to charge and so is the wife's yeti. We also have a z4 and that has access panels in the wheel arch liners so you can reach in without having to take the wheel off. I was wondering if anyone had modified a wheel arch to take a rubber grommet or access panel to make easier? I think a 100mm hole would be all that's needed.

I believe the existing one is buried deep in the shifter mechanism. That's why there's a replacement add-on that bypasses it

This, I believe, is the microswitch in the shifter. It can be replaced individually I've been getting this on my new purchase and will be doing the repair as described in the above