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Sorry for the late response. I managed to install the Kenwood after struggling for several hours of running the mic, etc. I am not impressed by the quality and not worth my time. Yes my RCD 310 has dab and it's a single Fakra male connector on the stereo. I had to buy a Fakra to SMB connector (ampli...

Cheers, thanks. Removed the unit from the car and yes it's double Fakra for FM/AM and single Fakra for dab. Spoke to Connects2 and got all required part numbers. Passat's built-in dab aerial is constantly losing signal in the RCD 310 so I will guess the same with Kenwood too if I use that aerial but...

Thank you. So far the parts needed are fascia, microphone cable, DAB aerial. Do I need a Double Fakra connector or Single Fakra connector? Do I also need a GPS antenna? Halfords recommended CTSVW002.2AA harness which has steering controls, this seem to have the Aerial Adaptor and Fakra connector. Av...

If it’s a Halfords exclusive Kenwood it doesn’t come wIth the DAB aerial but it should have a mic. Think it’s just a generic mic though so depending how cheap it was might be worth sourcing one for it. Make sure you read the instructions on setting up dab reception though or it will constantly say ...

Thanks J, Halfords suggested a £15 or £70 harness. The expensive one has the steering control module and the other one doesn't seem to. Haven't bought this yet as googling if I can source it cheaper from anywhere. Ordered a fascia from Amazon, awaiting delivery. Bought an ex-display Kenwood dabs dou...

Looking for advice please on harness adapter and other cables required to replace the RCD310 with a Kenwood or Pioneer double din unit with Android Auto and Apple Carplay. I would like to retain the steering wheel controls also. Halfords says Connects2 but web search says Autoleads too and I am conf...

i have had the same problem 2 yrs ago, sometimes it doesnt go into gear...it was the clutch which gave up..not sure if you have the same problem though..

Hi, i also got the same message when i tried to run the engine diags on vagcom, it says "its a shareware and need to be registered, pls contact ross-tech", i also bought the cable from ebay from the same member as per the actual post I wanted to check if my turbo was working properly Shall...

got the same prob with my car, 120k on it, when i asked the mechanic to check if the turbo was working properly, i saw loads of black smoke
he asked me to go to vw and get the diag done

mine is AFN engine on 118k now, service book says VW changed the cambelt at 80k (only stamp no receipts), when should I change again

Do anyone know abt the catalytic sensor? if passat has it, mine is 1.9 tdi 110 B5 97 R reg. I have a wierd problem from months, have been to VW they said they dont know what it is, I recently had a clutch and flywheel changed and since then the car vibrates in idling but not in running. It seems lik...

forgot to say mine is AFN engine, 97 B5 tdi

I recently bought a LUK flywheel from GSF Hemel for 235 inc vat, other GSF gave me a price of 265 so u better off trying them

hope this helps

Kaz

did u try gears when engine turned off without the clutch??

I had the same problem but only when the engine was on, so it was my clutch and had to be changed

sorry forgot to mention, how does the spigot bearing look like? most of the people were telling me that its a release bearing, but I am no expert and dont hav a clue how it looks like, does anyone have pics??

Thanks Dub, seems I got a bargain, flywheel from GSF for 220 incl. vat. Thinking of changing the Spigot Bearing as well as someone advised me to change when clutch is replaced as its only a tenner or a bit more. Tried looking for it in GSF and diff stores but none of them do and GSF doesnt hav them ...

cheers Vdub, I will try GSF tomorow, but wat should I go for? original or replacement one?

thanks Col, just got a quote for normal dual mass flywheel from 247 spares and its 235 approx incl vat (valeo make), when I asked for the aftermarket replacement one if valeo does any, he said he knows but need to find the price out, awaiting his call he said he would prefer replacement ones which i...

Hi All, dont know if you remember, I was asking a few stuff abt clutch and I got a few problems after that (like a vibration in idling and a bit of noise), I went to a VW dealer today and they couldnt find the reason why. They asked me to get the engine mountings and clutch mountings checked and als...

I am also interested to buy that, we can agree with Danski I guess, I tried looking everywhere but its not that cheap as its in ebay, I guess its just the cable (I am not sure)

Anyway whats the total expense for that software and the cable? any idea

http://tdiclub.com/TDIFAQ/TDiFAQ-4.html

Pls see the link, might be useful, thanks guys for the advice, I will try another VW dealer when I get time. by the way how much does VW charge for oil

cheers guys, as the tin says 5w-40 I thought it will be obviously better than castrol 10w-40. Tried VW dealer on my way to work they dont have any oil in stock, I will try another dealer tom, if I dont get from them I will have to stick with castrol 10w-40, dnt wanna use 15w-40s, what shall I do? Do...

can we top up 10w-40 castrol magnatec with 5w-40 oil I have got a 5w-40 Chevron supreme fully synthetic from Costco, which is £12, seems like a good deal to me, anyone knows if this oil is good at all?? Spec on the tin says specially designed for VW 505 specs and BMW etc if its good I would stay wi...

I am feeling the same problem with my car, had a new clutch installed, dont know if u guys remember i was asking for some advice abt the clutch failure. As soon as the new clutch was put in, the power has become less compared to what i had before and it feels like something is dragging the car back ...

mine is 97, B5 1.9 tdi sport, it has trip comp and also blue dash, planning to go for b5.5 dials (i like the shiny stuff) if i get them from any scrappy (only if they fit though)