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Offline Janner_Sy

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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2011, 04:44:02 pm »
Quote from: spiker on February 10, 2011, 03:04:27 pm
Hi everyone,
I,m seriously thinking of having my MK5 GTI DSG 55,000 miles Custom Coded stage 1 by JBS of Chesterfield, is it a good idea?

Seriously!!!! in all fairness most of the custard code horror stories originate from JBS.  I st6ii wuldnt touch either with a barge pole.  Far to much evidence of bad experiences.

@ RR

dont think jabbasport would take to kindly to being called JBS :grin: :grin:
Quote from: Hedge on February 10, 2011, 04:19:12 pm
Quote from: Poverty on February 10, 2011, 04:17:20 pm
Just imagine how quicknit would have been with revo!

It would have broke traction earlier.  :driver:

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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2011, 04:45:48 pm »
Quote from: PDT on February 10, 2011, 03:58:55 pm
Out of curiosity, the people giving JBS a bashing, have you been to them and had them work on your car?



Yeah had 6k worth of work involving 6 visits back to them to try and get it right only for me to sell the car in the end. still not right
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2011, 05:00:19 pm »
Quote from: Janner_Sy on February 10, 2011, 04:44:02 pm

@ RR

dont think jabbasport would take to kindly to being called JBS :grin: :grin:


....Because of the similarity of their names (J's B's and S's) and both being up north and so no reason for my contact with them, I have always wondered which was the one with the fairly long established bad reputation. Now I know more clearly. Thanks, Sy  :drinking:
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2011, 05:44:22 pm »
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2011, 05:45:31 pm »
I had Stage 1 CC from JBS on my Edition 30 and It was a great map, never had any issue and drive well. Smooth power delivery compared to my friends ED30 with Revo that was much more brutal.

Fun either way tho  :signLOL:

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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2011, 05:51:12 pm »
Got a CC stage 1 remap on a standard GTI, at the time they replaced DV and air filter. It's been on the car now for 14 months and approx. 12 thousand miles and haven't had an issue yet!

power delivery seems smooth enough.

had an independent guy do some logging on the car whilst under full acceleration and he said its ok, timing a little out under full whack but turbo pressure ok and everything else seemed ok. He did say however that it was running about 15% lean - which isn't too bad, better to be lean then not lean enough - apparently.

Again at the time I 'Googled' JBS and CC and struggled to find anything!
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2011, 05:52:56 pm »
JBS were removed from at least 4 VAG forums that im aware of due to the problems customers were suffering, along with the aftercare.  

However there are issues with every tuner to be honest (apart from revo, that will just be a boost leak :grin:) its just thats theres more of it around the forums with CC and JBS than most others.

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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2011, 05:58:35 pm »
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I think this thread illustrates very well how we should all be very careful how we trash motortrade companies. What suits one car or person doesn't always suit another etc. CC, JBS, Superchips, Revo, Milltek, VWR, and many others, all make mistakes. That's not to say that criticisms or pointing out shortfalls is wrong but only that we should realise that it's not always black and white. All we can do is report our own individual experiences and leave it for others to decide for themselves. I hate witch hunts.
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2011, 06:00:47 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on February 10, 2011, 05:58:35 pm
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I think this thread illustrates very well how we should all be very careful how we trash motortrade companies. What suits one car or person doesn't always suit another etc. CC, JBS, Superchips, Revo, Milltek, VWR, and many others, all make mistakes. That's not to say that criticisms or pointing out shortfalls is wrong but only that we should realise that it's not always black and white. All we can do is report our own individual experiences and leave it for others to decide for themselves. I hate witch hunts.

The best thing I have read from you RR  :love:  :drinking:  :happy2:


Well said!  :smiley:  :congrats:
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2011, 06:41:08 pm »
mistakes I accept . but to be lied to and cheated I don't. every problem had a excuse and a bigger cost followed by another excuse. 6 months later and a car that was worse than it started. they ruined it for me i then sold it at a great loss
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2011, 06:55:56 pm »
boxxer1973 - you don't say what you had done to your car? You say you had 6k of work done  - that's slightly more than a stage 1 remap!
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #26 on: February 10, 2011, 06:58:08 pm »
I can think of 5 people all with similar stories to Boxxer.

There's a much bigger picture here that 90% of people won't know about with regard to the forums.

Read into that what you like.

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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2011, 07:01:26 pm »
Quote from: richardgti on February 10, 2011, 05:51:12 pm
Got a CC stage 1 remap on a standard GTI, at the time they replaced DV and air filter. It's been on the car now for 14 months and approx. 12 thousand miles and haven't had an issue yet!

power delivery seems smooth enough.

had an independent guy do some logging on the car whilst under full acceleration and he said its ok, timing a little out under full whack but turbo pressure ok and everything else seemed ok. He did say however that it was running about 15% lean - which isn't too bad, better to be lean then not lean enough - apparently.

Again at the time I 'Googled' JBS and CC and struggled to find anything!


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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #28 on: February 10, 2011, 07:08:44 pm »
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cmdrfire - care to explain the issue?
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Re: Custom Code
« Reply #29 on: February 10, 2011, 07:12:35 pm »
i bet all the regulars on here were waiting for me to make comment  :laugh:
i ve had 2 cars with 1.8t engine s and 3 with the 2.0tfsi all custom coded (stage 1 ) and imho all were brilliant , 3 of these cars inc my ed 30 (also vick n s ) the work inc other mods were carried out by JBS and again they were faultless
the only thing i would say is that since this jbs have had all new staff and have heard they are nt what they used to be ,
lee who used to work there was a top guy
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