The owner of this Sharan needed his spare remote programmed
Unlike conventional VAG vehicles, programming the remote involves a manual procedure without the need of VCDS
We programmed and syncronised all the remotes as well as enabling the alarm chirp (on lock)
Another happy customer!
We were contacted by the owner of this tidy Golf V5 who wanted a key (with programming to immobiliser) and some extras enabled
Once the key was programmed, we enabled autowindows, miles to empty, lit pointers and welcome message
Another happy customer!
We were contacted by a member of COV (Comrades Of VAG) who needed a key programmed to his car.
We had the key programmed and also enabled lit pointers (on ignition) within minutes
BEFORE (on ignition)
AFTER(on ignition)
Another happy customer!
We were around 30 miles away from France when we were asked to look at a Golf MK4 in Folkestone, Kent, which was having issues starting.
The owner happened to conincidentally have these issues after trial fitting some new instrument clusters to his car
After some initial investigation, we pin pointed the issue to the engine ECU.
After stripping the scuttle panel and removing the wipers, we could see that the ECU had visible signs of water ingress within the wiring harness.
The ECU had been damaged with one of the pins being corroded and also the engine harness required replacing
After the owner replaced both parts, we paid another visit to plug it all together and program the ECU / instrument clusters
Proof that sometimes, an enthusiast with a VAGCOM / VCDS cable is simply not enough!
Another happy customer!
We were contacted by the owner of this very clean MK4 PD150 R line Golf. With under 28k on the clock, this car was one of the cleanest cars we have ever worked on!
The owner wanted to fit some FIS Full Screen Bora Sport clocks with original R32 needles
We will let the pictures do the talking!
Another happy customer!
We travelled to Hampshire where we were asked to fit a set of instrument clusters from a Bora sport in to an early MK4 Golf
The interior of this tidy car was transformed dramatically after the cluster swap
another happy customer!
We travelled to Gatwick where we were greeted with an Audi S3 which had been looked at by a so called “diagnostics expert”
The customer was left with a dead car after someone had tried to modify the EEPROM on the instrument cluster
This resulted in the immobilser kicking in and preventing the car from starting
We were able to save the original cluster by fixing the software on the cluster
Needless to say, the customer was very impressed with our workmanship
Another happy customer!
We were contacted by the owner of this brand new Sharan who wanted to enable a few extras on his vehicle
We enabled anti hijack and modified the cluster coding to display the speed in miles per hour.
Newer cars must display the speed on the cluster both in miles per hour and kilometers per hour however some owners see this as an eyesore and would prefer to change this to MPH meaning they get an instant digital display in miles per hour
another happy customer!
It has been almost six months since we purchased our V6 4motion project car
The car has had an easy life, with only 69,000 miles on the clock and 1 owner from new. The only modifications were the non standard brake pads and discs
We have overhauled and replaced some major parts including suspension and exterior modifications which prepared it for its first track day
the list so far is
R32 Quickrack
R32 Wishbones
R32 Subframe
Superpro Polybush kit
Eibach Sportline Springs
Koni Adjustable shock absorbers
Milltek R32 Non Resonated exhaust system (tips sprayed black)
Audi S3 upper strut brace
Eibach Roll bars (26mm/23mm)
OEM R32 Xenons
OEM R32 Rear Bumper
OEM R32 Xenons
R32 Side mirrors
R32 Steering wheel
OEM BBS RC (Anniversary wheels)
Custom Passat / R32 Full screen (FIS) Instrument clusters
We took the Vagwerkes track car to Bedford Autodrome which is known to be the most safest track in the UK due to its massive run off area
We were not sure of the cars capabilities and limits however the below videos proves the car has been built to a high standard and capable of being driven on a track without any problems
We managed an impressive 142mph on the straight and the car handled shockingly well on the twists and bends
The highlight of the day was when a Porsche Carrera 4S spun out of control as it tried to chase us down the hairpin
Needless to say, the vagwerkes track car was the main discussion in the pit lane which felt rather uneasy as our car was one of the slowest (on a staight line!) and the cheapest. The cars which we felt were in our league included an E36 BMW M3, a Clio sport (182) and a Civic Type R all of which the V6 was able to annihilate throughout the day. We began to play with the Porsches and big powered Japanese cars but we did suffer some serious brake fade after 10 or so laps which meant we had to retire and let the brakes cool down
Overall, we were mighty impressed with our project car. It was able to take us from Essex, to the track and back.
We are looking to book a track day in Brands Hatch however we need some rear adjustable tie arms to help with giving those back wheels some more camber which will make it handle better on all road conditions.
We also need to complete our 6 pot brake conversion before the next track day as well as adding some extra brake ducting
We captured some footage with our GoPro 2 Camera. Apologies for the distorted view, thanks to a dead fly which was in the vision of the GoPro camera
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Until next time…. The vagwerkes team
We were contacted by a garage in Tottenham, North London that had a customer who was in dire need of a spare key for his 2002 MK4 Golf
We supplied the key to the garage and carried out the programming a few days later as the key needed to be cut by a locksmith
we also enabled autowindows
Another happy customer