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by lewisheywood
Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:23 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: License Plate Bulbs upgrade
Replies: 2
Views: 3149

Re: License Plate Bulbs upgrade

I tried loads of different T10 canbus bulbs and all ended up flickering. Now got these, been solid for 4 months, colour is a nice white and nice and bright. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F142779153295" onclick="window.open(this.href);retu...
by lewisheywood
Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:48 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: engine light on (amber)
Replies: 5
Views: 3733

Re: engine light on (amber)

Buy Carista, £15 on Amazon will tell you the fault codes with the added bonus of customisations.

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by lewisheywood
Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:46 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Cylinder 1 glow plug dead
Replies: 1
Views: 2385

Cylinder 1 glow plug dead

So I turned the car on this morning, really strange start up, sounded normal but it jumped straight to circa 900rpm quicker than usual and didn't fluctuate at all, as if it wasn't showing the true engine rpm. About 2 seconds after I had an EML come on, plugged a scanner in and it's showing Cylinder ...
by lewisheywood
Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:15 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: 170 TDI Remap
Replies: 5
Views: 3891

Re: 170 TDI Remap

Thanks for the replies.

Revo does definetly sounds like the most healthy option to go with.

Did your DPF removal make the car smoke more ?

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by lewisheywood
Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:24 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: 170 TDI Remap
Replies: 5
Views: 3891

170 TDI Remap

So who have people gone for with their diesel remaps and what kind of power are they making? - Revo quote from 170 to 208 BHP - Celtic tuning quote 170 to 230 BHP - APR quote 170 to 195 BHP Think I'll go with the Revo one as Celtic seems very high which I can't imagine being healthy and APR is rathe...
by lewisheywood
Sat Jul 21, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Aftermarket Camera Installation
Replies: 5
Views: 7193

Re: Aftermarket Camera Installation

Don't suppose you have a photo of the light output from the new number plate light in comparison to the normal one?

Always been hesitant as I thought they'd look drastically different.

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by lewisheywood
Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:36 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Reversing sensors
Replies: 2
Views: 3558

Re: Reversing sensors

I have a problem with my sensors, I put it in reverse, get a long beep and error message and they don't work. Image

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by lewisheywood
Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:47 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...
Replies: 6
Views: 4493

Re: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...

So a bit of an update as promised. From the top half of the tank, I have managed to get 350 miles. This was in Drive, being extremely light footed to the extent i ended up annoying a few people out of junctions etc. I'd imagine I can get a bit more than that, shifting myself, avoiding the lugging an...
by lewisheywood
Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:41 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...
Replies: 6
Views: 4493

Re: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...

I have a Golf MK6 GTD 170 and a Scirocco 170 - both get about 45 mpg in mixed use with two different drivers. At the risk of teaching you to suck eggs, it's worth playing with when you change up. Peak torque is ~2000, so revving the nuts of it is pointless and will burn fuel. The beauty of these is...
by lewisheywood
Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:35 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Scirocco Cutting out when starting
Replies: 1
Views: 3352

Re: Scirocco Cutting out when starting

Try starting the car with jump leads attached to a friend's car, or if possible switch out the battery and see what happens. Could be a dying battery, when I replaced mine I opted for one with almost double the starting power and now it turns over quicker than ever. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapat...
by lewisheywood
Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:31 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Removing emissions update
Replies: 0
Views: 2211

Removing emissions update

Does anybody know whether it is possible to remove the emissions update? I've heard some mention that a remap will remove it, if so which maps have people gone with? Reason I ask is I've been hearing nothing but negative things about it lately , reliability issues, being underpowered and fuel econom...
by lewisheywood
Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:51 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Tdi 140 No boost.
Replies: 4
Views: 5333

Re: Tdi 140 No boost.

Post is over 5 years old mate, but you never know, he might still be on the forum.

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by lewisheywood
Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:48 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: "Off" on flappy paddle
Replies: 6
Views: 3606

Re: "Off" on flappy paddle

To be honest that's what I do , just stick it in manual , however if it's a spur of the moment over take (for whatever reason) then you can just flick the paddle down a gear or two.

Good to know I guess.

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by lewisheywood
Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: "Off" on flappy paddle
Replies: 6
Views: 3606

Re: "Off" on flappy paddle

So let's say your in automatic drive mode and you want to overtake, you flick down on the downshift paddle and it puts it into manual mode for 30 seconds. If you want to go back to auto quicker than 30 seconds you can hold down the upshift for 2-3 seconds and it will go back into auto. Sent from my ...
by lewisheywood
Wed May 30, 2018 10:49 am
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...
Replies: 6
Views: 4493

Re: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...

Thanks for the replies chaps. Definitely heard that before in regards to the emissions update, perhaps that explains why people are seeing a very noticeable difference in fuel consumption when remapping these cars, as the emmisions update is supposedly removed when doing so. I am going to try to be ...
by lewisheywood
Mon May 28, 2018 11:13 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...
Replies: 6
Views: 4493

TDI 174 Fuel Consumption...

So from a full tank (£80) of V-Power diesel (£1.40 per litre) I am finding that I will get around 450 miles. This seems really low to me for mixed driving. Yes I put my foot down quite often but this is pretty much 35MPG. I struggle to get more than 500 miles to a tank if I'm driving efficiently. MF...
by lewisheywood
Mon May 28, 2018 7:22 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Stuff
Topic: Ground on top of an existing ground?
Replies: 0
Views: 5764

Ground on top of an existing ground?

Basically I am putting a subwoofer and amp into the back of the misses car.

Just want to know if putting the subwoofer ground on top of the brake light ground is a no no ?

Saves me drilling another hole.

TIA, Lewis

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by lewisheywood
Thu May 24, 2018 9:54 am
Forum: The Showroom
Topic: The BEST Shot Of Your Car
Replies: 74
Views: 84850

Re: The BEST Shot Of Your Car

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by lewisheywood
Wed May 23, 2018 9:41 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuse box diagram
Replies: 2
Views: 9486

Re: Fuse box diagram

Cuprabob wrote:Have you looked here?
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Thank you, had everything I needed!

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by lewisheywood
Wed May 23, 2018 4:59 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuse box diagram
Replies: 2
Views: 9486

Fuse box diagram

Anyone got one ? Need it for radio and parking sensors

My manual doesn't have one unfortunately.

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