Dodds GTTDi180

[Andy]

ooh that looks really good

[dodds-gttdi]

Carbon Resin Gel plates arrived on Monday. One of the 'lifetime guarantee stick' letters was half unstuck. hopefully their replacements will be here next week.

On a plus note, had my WALK installed today. took 24 miles to get home from work, which is only 3 miles from home. 4 Wheel alignment sorted some big camber out on the back wheels too. And finally MoT passed with flying colours, no advisories!!

[JoeDarKa]

Good work! Funny about the plates! 

[dodds-gttdi]

Plates ordered from ebay turned up nearly two weeks ago but it's taken me until Friday to go to the DVLA office and get my new registration put on the car. Fitted the plates yesterday, what's your thoughts?

I've blanked out a number on the pic but they are fully legally spaced when the number is there. Carbon Fibre Resin Gel Letters (pressure-washer-proof) which looks the nuts imho. My first name starts with 'S' and the 00 DDS could  be mis-positioned and helped  to spell D0DDS, my surname. 

Bargain price too. 

[dodds-gttdi]

Today I have been mostly learning VCDS. 

[Matto]

Looking good mate. What percentage you set to? I have mine set to 20%.

[dodds-gttdi]

These are at 30%, nice and noticeable at dusk however pretty unseeable during the day. I have a poverty spec CECM so next on my shopping list is a 30 byte module.

Ideally I'd be able to use fogs as DRL's, an easy VCDS mod with the right hardware. I'd go for it properly though, changing the fogs for LEDs and correct housing/reflectors.

Anybody selling a 30 byte CECM by chance?

[Matto]

Cool. I dimmed mine abit more than they were because I had someone tell me my indicators were on all the time. I was like, I know lol.

I have a 30 byte cecm and couldn't get the fogs as DRL's to work. Also tried on a Gti of Gazon69 who had the option but that never worked either. I believe there are 2 types of 30 byte though. A 3C0 which I probably have and a 3C8.

Phil Miller is selling one in the ads sections at the min I think.

[rdfcpete]

Anybody selling a 30 byte CECM by chance?

Genuinely don't think you need that mate. Put it like this, I have the 20byte controller on my GTI and I can use fogs as DRL's with my whiter fog light bulbs.
Do your checks before you splash out on any more expensive CECM's 

[dodds-gttdi]

Cool. I dimmed mine abit more than they were because I had someone tell me my indicators were on all the time. I was like, I know lol.

I have a 30 byte cecm and couldn't get the fogs as DRL's to work. Also tried on a Gti of Gazon69 who had the option but that never worked either. I believe there are 2 types of 30 byte though. A 3C0 which I probably have and a 3C8.

Phil Miller is selling one in the ads sections at the min I think.

Yeah, I've seen some photographs on here and you'd think the people had changed their dipped beam to orange bulbs, they're that bright.  Mine are fairly subtle at the min. I thought about turning them up when I first done it but am glad I left them at 30%.

Yeah, there are two types of CECM (or 3) highline, midline and poverty lowline. I'm ideally looking for a highline 30 byte module as then I'd have the most scope for modding my car further, i.e. cornering fogs and all that jazz.

I've PM'd Phil Miller and left a post on his for sale thread but no response yet. My car is an early version (2004) so I'll need a CECM designed for more door cars with 4 controllers in it. If Phil's one will do the job I'm all for buying it. 

[dodds-gttdi]

Anybody selling a 30 byte CECM by chance?

Genuinely don't think you need that mate. Put it like this, I have the 20byte controller on my GTI and I can use fogs as DRL's with my whiter fog light bulbs.
Do your checks before you splash out on any more expensive CECM's 

I've had a look through all my available bytes and bits and cannot see the option to use Fogs as DRL's.   When I open the Central Electrics section my byte 17 is a '00' and blank when I click on it. There are no more bytes after 17.   I will need to read up some more before definitely deciding on one. Thanks for the advice.  

[dodds-gttdi]

Ok, so unusual to my slow approach to 'fixing' things on my car, I managed to acquire a 30 byte Highend CECM this week from Golfman, and it's fitted, coded and on the go. Will work out all my extra options tomorrow in the daylight and post some pics.

I used this tutorial for fitting the CECM, absolute pig of a job as there isn't even 5mm spare room to manouver anything. Managed it tho, without breaking anything:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3173886-DIY-Highline-CECM-Swap

Meanwhile I got my Votex spoiler bonded on this week, my front Votex and rear GTI valance re-painted and even fitted onto the car. Pics to follow. 

[Eddie-NL]

good job

[dodds-gttdi]

Parts painted and (mostly) already fitted:







And this is what my rear end has looked like for the last 2 weeks while the GTI valance was in the shop:

[dodds-gttdi]

Collect another set of 17" Monza's, this time for myself (see page two for the first set). Excellent bargain price on them, guy described them as 'Golf Horseshoe alloyz' on Gumtree.   lol. Come with two part worn continentals, two new budget tyres, all bolts, locking wheel nut AND key.   Tyres will be coming off, two going onto my Lexus and two I might put up for sale here. Thinking of squirrelling away these in my garage til I find winter tyres for them. Then sell off my original 16" wheels/winter tyre combo.