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HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« on: November 23, 2012, 05:16:42 pm »
Hey All

If anybody could shed some light on this for me please, as my car is in bits:-





to get up there where you can see red!


I find it really tight in round the area of were the canbus is, i cant even get all 3 clips of just 2 or disconnect the red clip thats connected to the canbus...

I have tried going in from the engine bay behind the wipers, but not much room there either, & i dont have big hands.

If anyone can help with any pointers, i would be so grateful  :happy2:
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 05:26:42 pm »
Can't help much, but it was a bit of a bugger when I changed mine, though I went through the inside. Once I located it, it was a matter of just using the hands without looking to unclip the plug and waddle it out. I found that the easy part... putting the new one back in the same place and putting the plug back in was painful!  :fighting: :fighting: 

Eddie might have a lot more info

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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2012, 05:33:06 pm »
Cheers Jonny! Did you unclip the canbus 1st or undo the clip?
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2012, 05:36:34 pm »
Had the same problem, managed to replace old with new but could not put it back into clip so got some tape and secured it out of the way of moving parts e.g clutch pedal and has been ok so far!

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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2012, 05:38:34 pm »
If I can remember correctly, the campus did slot into a holder, once I unhooked it from that I found it easier to unclip the clip. The clips an arse to release aswell especially when you can't see what you're doing. Good luck

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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2012, 06:03:37 pm »
I really dont know how ya's done it!    :sad1:
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2012, 06:34:58 pm »
Hi Neil,

....surely someone has some advice on changing these for you???

It's painful when the car is in bits and you need help to continue with the job.  :sad1:


I've found a bit of a video on YouTube but its for a DSG so it'll be easier than a manual.

Ill keep searching for some help for you. It's just one of those jobs I've not done myself.  :ashamed:




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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2012, 06:44:19 pm »
When I removed mine I went in from under the dash,removed the plastic cover which looks like you already have, then removed the air pipe which is in your pic, dropped the relay holder out the way. Then on the face of the dash is a pocket/compartment that opens up and pulls off. Then you should have better access to remove the canbus.
Hope this helps and good luck.

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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2012, 06:50:05 pm »
^^^^^^ That sounds like a pretty good explanation BlackGti  :congrats:^^^^^^


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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2012, 06:51:15 pm »
Hi Neil,

....surely someone has some advice on changing these for you???

It's painful when the car is in bits and you need help to continue with the job.  :sad1:


I've found a bit of a video on YouTube but its for a DSG so it'll be easier than a manual.

Ill keep searching for some help for you. It's just one of those jobs I've not done myself.  :ashamed:





cheers monte i seen that video, only if it was a dsg, 5 mins would do it  :party:
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2012, 06:52:12 pm »
When I removed mine I went in from under the dash,removed the plastic cover which looks like you already have, then removed the air pipe which is in your pic, dropped the relay holder out the way. Then on the face of the dash is a pocket/compartment that opens up and pulls off. Then you should have better access to remove the canbus.
Hope this helps and good luck.

thanks Black, do you know how many screws holds that pipe on?
« Last Edit: November 23, 2012, 07:10:12 pm by scopes »
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2012, 07:14:56 pm »
take the pipe work out that is in the lower footwell

prise the gateway holder away from the metal cage
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2012, 07:29:10 pm »
take the pipe work out that is in the lower footwell

prise the gateway holder away from the metal cage

i'm getting somewhere now  :party:  i have the red connecter of, just need to get the canbus out now, how is it attached in there?

how do u mean prise away Ed

much more room to work with that pipe out of the way

thanks guys, i was close to givin up there!
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2012, 07:34:56 pm »
Did mine tody (cut hands to ribbons  :sad1:).

Mine was not in the place where the youtube vid said. It was behind the relay ubit....

Remove the little drawer/cubby try thing under ther steering wheel, uuclip the top relay set and it was behind there. Such a PITA to remove the clips and plug  :sick:

PS, mine is a 57' plate R32 DSG..
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Re: HELP required Please with Canbus change over
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2012, 07:38:18 pm »
That metal rod that is hanging down is attached to the steering column by 2 bolts take it out and you can get movement into the canbus...sorry if i'm late on this.

The above is what I used to do if in that area and is miles better without the rod in the way.

>05 GT behind the ashtray

05-06 above the clutch pedal

07> behind the CECM Relay bar