Sunday 30 September 2018

Wednesday 26 September 2018

Golf gti edition 35 : 347 miles 31mpg

Not quite filling the car up to try and get more shell loyalty points based on the current to the nearest £10

That's why less mileage.  Mpg the same

Friday 21 September 2018

Golf gti edition 35 hits 25,000 miles

Bought in July at 20000 miles that means I've done 5000 miles in 3.5 months which is 20% off the cars total mileage! Needless to say it's getting used a lot...




Tuesday 11 September 2018

Golf gti edition 35 : enable central large Speedo MFD vcds

Pic shows

  • Original instrument coding
  • MFD  before
  • Remove alt display
  • Add dig Speedo
  • MFD  now


Added the mph central Speedo option as per
https://www.advanced-incar.co.uk/2017/01/12/vcds-activate-big-digital-speedo-mfd-dis-mph/


  1. Select Control Module 17 “Instruments” in VAG-COM/VCDS
  2. Go to Long Coding
  3. Go to Byte 0 > Bit 4-7
  4. Change whatever location you have in there (Normally England) to “Rest of World”
  5. Click Exit and then DO IT

Un-Plug your VCDS and get ready to start playing with your DIS.


  1. On your DIS go to your settings and do the following:
  2. Untick “Alt. Speed DIS”
  3. Still in settings, go to MFD Data
  4. Tick Digital Speedo
  5. Click Go Back and then Go to Units
  6. Choose Consump./dist.
  7. Scroll down and select mpg (UK), mi
  8. Tick Digt speed (ADDED Step)
  9. Bask in the glory of seeing your mph in full digital glory

Once you’ve done all the above you’ll then have removed the annoying KP/H display in the bottom part of your DIS / MFD and gained a nice Digital mph speedo.
Only missing item in the text is that you need too select the mph Speedo option

Sunday 9 September 2018

Mercedes A180 auto w176 mpg update

Been a while since I brimmed the car
860 miles 37mpg
Not bad at all.
Engine still really noisy though, my only gripe the actual performance is fine.
Topped up the oil

Service A due in 55 days....

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Golf GTI Edition 35 : rear '35' script

not a new idea, having seen a few cars on the forum and Autotrader I wanted to give it a try as i think it looks good.

Doesnt match the GTI font ...

from Ebay
Genuine High Chrome Self-Adhesive 35 Badge VW Golf R32 GTI Rabbit 5K0853688D739
£32 + £4 = £36 delivered from Latvia to UK

item on ebay

I have no idea if this is a genuine VW part or not, it looks like one but not sure

Used masking tape to align around boot, warm and apply