Honestly couldn't let this thread die..
So water pump saga. Went into the dealer last week and they did a pressure test at 1 Bar pressure and it held, so they upped the test to 2 Bar and left it overnight. And luckily no leak. Info have an oil leak from somewhere above the pump, but it's all dry topside, so something I have to keep track of.
Brake flushes are important guys. I pushed 3 years this time and apparently it was pretty nasty. And after my brakes feel so much firmer.
New feature added. With big thanks to N4S he cracked the code and found it is possible bro have HHC Hill Hold, Anti roll back whatever you want to call it. A bit of coding changes and boom I now have something those that have followed along 6 years ago we messed with and figured it wasn't possible. Now I can be off road on a steep incline with Auto Hold Off, I can transition from brake to throttle and the brakes will hold from 2-5 seconds depending on adaption settings. It will not appear in the drop downs. You have to know the channel and adjust from Normal, (3 seconds) early (approx 1.5 seconds) or Late 4.5 seconds when it will release. You can still roll back after it releases and it WILL stall the engine. It also works if you are pointing downhill and trying to back up.
Update on Off Road. Again with the new ABS coding we added +512 and it opened up channel 23 in Adaptations for the first time! I can see the 6km cutoff for downhill Assist. And changing the Bit in the BCM. Sadly still no love for me getting Off Road functional. I am going to triple triple check I have it pinned to the BCM correctly and if it is, we are moving back to a ECU trigger source. Now with it opened up we have proved the ABS unit supports it. We either have a ECU Block or a BCM Block.
I have a Highline BCM out of a Canadian 2011 mk1 fully loaded that does have the pins on the board. I may open it up and trace out making sure something as simple as a connection on the board is needed. So hopefully we can make it work and I should be the only NAR Tiguan with Off Road.
Tail Light Saga. Back in October I made the decision to pull the trigger on a set of Hella LED Tails from AliExpress. Around Nov 15 they entered the Netherlands, and about Christmas they left Netherlands never to be seen again. AliExpress thankfully refunded me my money in full, saying if I eventually get them I don't have to pay or return. I figure someone in the NL knew what they were and scanned the barcode saying they shipped out right into their trunk. Lol!!
Suspension stuff.
Still haven't Installed the new LCA Bushings or the new End Links. I was told the S3 ones that are more solid fit the Tiguan.. nope no dice. So I have a set of Powerflex Bushings to press onto my existing. Sold the S3 ones to a friend for his R32 that as soon as he installed the sold. Lol. Reminds me he still owes me for them. Also remember to purchase new bolts as they are TTY, I only reinstalled my existing to get me to when I can do the Powerflex. They are not cheap ($50) but they are one time use. Also blast VW how they installed the fronts, you have to cut the bolt out as you go, but it can be installed on reverse going back in.
I have decided due to the overwhelming messages and emails to be here for a while. Not spending as much time on here as my schedule is slammed. I hardly have enough broke for myself lately so I'll be on here and there. If you need me message me and I'll log in.
Again many thanks. Lots planned for this spring if I have time. I still have my retrofit headlights to rebuild and install.