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- Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:09 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Alarm/tailgate problem
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8364
Re: Alarm/tailgate problem
Funnily enough didn’t have any problems driving home this evening.....
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Alarm/tailgate problem
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8364
Re: Alarm/tailgate problem
The leak issue is not uncommon however my car seems dry and when the tailgate registers closed everything works fine. Having said that i havent looked inside/behind the trim yet.
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 4:13 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Alarm/tailgate problem
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8364
Re: Alarm/tailgate problem
ok, so is that part of the same assembly as the actuator I had replaced last year? If so hopefully that will be a warranty claim.....
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 11:40 am
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Alarm/tailgate problem
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8364
Re: Alarm/tailgate problem
Thanks and that does make sense, i was being a bit naive to think an alarm could be easily de-activated! With your experience i still suspect it is linked to the new lock actuator fitted last year. The tailgate is used a lot (we have adog) and my wife doesnt understand the concept of closing when a ...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:43 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Alarm/tailgate problem
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8364
Alarm/tailgate problem
Sunday morning 3.00am awoke to a blasted car alarm going off..... oops it was mine. Opened/closed the car, locked it and starts all over again. As it was frostbite weather Eventually decided to leave unlocked, alarm went off again an hour later.... cancelled it and all well until late morning..... S...
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: DRL PROBLEM
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2068
Re: DRL PROBLEM
And, a bit puzzled where the cable runs such it coukd be damaged? Is there a relay for the DRL’s?
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: DRL PROBLEM
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2068
Re: DRL PROBLEM
That occured to me too but would that still show as a bulb fail? I will get my continuity tester out tomorrow and check just in case. Was a bit cold and damp when i was fitting new bulb so didnt have the conditions to check everything.
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: DRL PROBLEM
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2068
DRL PROBLEM
One of the DRL bulbs stopped working accompanied by a bulb fail message. Changed bulb, still not working..... any clues? I suppose i might just have been unlucky and bought a dud bulb but is there anything else which might be the cause?
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:17 am
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: twin exhausts
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3746
Re: twin exhausts
Only on 170tdi Alltracks.....
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:15 am
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Passat B7 ESTATE can't open the boot
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11563
Re: Passat B7 ESTATE can't open the boot
Had i not been abroad at the time and needing access for the dog i would have gone down the eBay/DIY repair route on return. Final cost was €95 so under £90, the labour cost is covered by my holiday travel insurance and the parts also covered with VW warranty.
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:20 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Passat B7 ESTATE can't open the boot
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11563
Re: Passat B7 ESTATE can't open the boot
Realised i can still close the tailgate. However booked car into a VW dealer near where we are currently staying, (Plonersee). Quoted about €120 for parts/labour some of the cost of which is covered on my holiday insurance. Saves the hassle and isnt as eye wateringly expensive as feared.
- Wed Aug 22, 2018 5:37 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Passat B7 ESTATE can't open the boot
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11563
Re: Passat B7 ESTATE can't open the boot
Exactly same thing has happened to me this evening, B7 estate tailgate stuck closed. My question is if i use energency release to open it will it close securely? I am on holiday in germany, have still to go to Denmark and not back in UK for almost 2 weeks.
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:03 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Remap recommendations Huddersfield/Yorkshire
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1507
Re: Remap recommendations Huddersfield/Yorkshire
No response from web site or phone number. He did a number of my previous cars including an Audi A2 which covered around 130k miles after remapping.
- Wed Apr 18, 2018 6:18 am
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: Grey trim restoring/ cleaning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8925
Re: Grey trim restoring/ cleaning
Will do when I have worked out how to attach/upload a photo! As a supplementary question can anyone recommend a good clay bar and kit for a relative beginner? I have all the Autoglym cleaners, polishes and waxes I need (and probably some I don’t) and a polishing machine I am ok with using, just need...
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:03 pm
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: Grey trim restoring/ cleaning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8925
Grey trim restoring/ cleaning
The grey plastic external trim on my B7 Allroad from the recent scratch someone kindly applied in a car park appears to be painted rather than through coloured (unless anyone knows different). What products are recommended to clean/restore/protect the finish?
- Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:59 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Remap recommendations Huddersfield/Yorkshire
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1507
Remap recommendations Huddersfield/Yorkshire
Any suggestions? CCC Tech seems to have gone out of business......
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: Wash mitt recommendations?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9021
Re: Wash mitt recommendations?
Thanks guys, will try Motorgeek given they are local to me.
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 8:01 am
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: Wash mitt recommendations?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9021
Re: Wash mitt recommendations?
I have received a strange PM under this topic which doesn’t make sense, some sort of link?
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:51 pm
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: Wash mitt recommendations?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9021
Re: Wash mitt recommendations?
Hadn’t thought about that, had read lambswool is better but that might sway me to microfibre.
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Tyre advice for Alltrack
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2006
Re: Tyre advice for Alltrack
I do not want really to increase tyre footprint (doesn’t need it) and rolling resistance. If anything I want to reduce tyre costs and am as another option looking at getting 17” wheels and flogging the 18’s.
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:48 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Tyre advice for Alltrack
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2006
Re: Tyre advice for Alltrack
7.5J rims. Yes I should have said I probably need 98 load rated tyres. The car tows well, hAve towed a twin axle 1600kg Caravan around 6500 miles in past 2 years including trips to Austria and Pyrenees. I drive about 20,000 miles a year.
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:12 pm
- Forum: I.C.E
- Topic: HOw to disable shuffle when playing iTunes through car?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8736
HOw to disable shuffle when playing iTunes through car?
When I connect via Bluetooth into my iPhone to play music it is always on shuffle across my entire music library. Any idea how to disable so I can listen to a full album or playlist? Car is B7 with factory satnav.
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Tyre advice for Alltrack
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2006
Tyre advice for Alltrack
The standard tyres are 225/45x18’s however I know 215/55x18 will in theory work. The advantage is their availability in XL spec and general classification as SUV tyres, which in a way the Alltrack is an SUV. I need XL for towing a big heavy Caravan as I find my current standard car tyres a bit bounc...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:25 pm
- Forum: CLEANING AND DETAILING
- Topic: Wash mitt recommendations?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9021
Wash mitt recommendations?
What is the best value mitt to buy? I am not into show standard detailing, just a thorough wash now and again and so I can check the car over in between using the local hand car wash.
- Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:36 pm
- Forum: B7 PASSAT -2011 on..
- Topic: Corner turning fog lights and remote mirror folding
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4569
Re: Corner turning fog lights and remote mirror folding
If I need to replace the mirrors it won’t be happening but don’t understand why I do not have the corner turn Light function, I thought that was standard on the Alltrack.....