Oh My God

[mike2926]

how easy is it to fit a boost gauge and is there a dash top mount pod around, sort of evo style?

cheers

 

[D.K]

It's easy mate, the worst bit is taking the glovebox out,
You can get dash top pod's have a look in Halford's or on Ebay.

 

[mike2926]

hmmmm i might have to take a look at this... cheers

 

[D.K]

If you need a hand fitting it give me a shout

 

[mike2926]

will do, halfords dont sell the pods which is annoying as i have a halfords about 2 mins away from where i live :~(

cheers

 

[mike2926]

If you need a hand fitting it give me a shout

cheers mate, i might just do that.


cheers

 

[D.K]

http://www.awesomegti.com/
Awesome Product Code: IN-DT-NEW-COLGO4
Newsouth Mk4 Golf ColumnPod - Pod Only
£28.75 inc vat

 

[mike2926]

... that look pretty interesting, will it get in the way of the speedo though???

i might just go for the pillar pod, these seem the most popular so i would presume they are the best bet.

cheers

 

[D.K]

The Nomad ones are nice

 

[JamJay]

Just to query, is this resetting the ECU thingy something that needs doing for everyone at some point?

 

[Pacey]

I was going to ask the same thing JamJay! Also when you say "resetting" do you mean just disconnecting the battery for 15min and reconnecting it or is there a "reset" process that needs doing too??

Cheers Pacey

 

[JamJay]

, you just pre-empted my next question.

 

[Pacey]

HAHA! lets hope we both get the answer we are looking for.....

 

[richybigman]

Take negative off for 15 mins (is you have a standard head unit get the code for it first).
Connect the battery back up and turn ignition on (don't start car).
You should hear a whineing noise fron the inlet manifold area for about a minute.
When the noise stops start your car and it'll be fine.

 

[Pacey]

Cheers Richy will be doing this at lunch and see what the outcome is also were will i find my Radio code?? in the hand book? Sorry

 

[JamJay]

Why does this need doing though? Can the car forget it's map when not used for a little while or driven conservatively for a few days?

I just poodle about in mine most often but find when I stick my foot down for a little bit, it runs noticably better afterwards.

 

[mike2926]

it happened to me after it went into a non vag garage so i reckon that after unplugging something they needed to reset the ECU but didnt.

the radio code is found on the first page of the radio maunal.

you should have a sticker in there with the code and serial number.

everybody should do this...just in case.

cheers

 

[Pacey]

Cheers Mike, Top Man

 

[LEE69]

The ECU is adaptive so will get use to your driving style, so if you drive like a granny, sell it and buy a corsa, if not, drive it like you stole it

 

[JamJay]

I call my driving style "balanced"

I'd never drive it like I stole it all the time and put all of that stress on the engine and other parts unnecessarily.