Hello again all my fellow 2.5ers. Back from vacation in Mexico where I got sick... I didn't drink the water but I did have a lot of mixed drinks where I'm assuming the ice was the culprit. What a great way to end a vacation and start a new job tomorrow.
You guys have been up to a lot lately it seems. Some interesting stuff here.
@Dartregor; I had a similar issue where my ECS would randomly go off even on straight roads. No interaction but a dash light just like you mentioned. Pulled negative terminal for 30 min to reset and its never come back so far. Its been years since that ordeal. Did I miss you trying this or have you tried this yet?
@KanyesChest; Drone can suck. One thing I noticed while doing a different mod was that when I went from the stock crankshaft pulley to ECS' lightweight under drive pulley, it lessened the drone while keeping my exhaust basically the same while accelerating. If you were planing on doing that mod, might be a win-win?
Got a few questions for you guys; Do any of you use or have experience using the 'Carista' OBD2 dongle and done any of the 'apps' with it? I have a few wants from it and it looks decent but I don't want to mess up any previous coding that I've had for a long while now.
I also bought a cheap 'USED' GTI steering wheels and the pictures were deceiving. The leather is pretty gnarly. A couple smallish gashes and the black leather is pretty worn between the 8 o'clock position through the 4 o'clock position. I tried using some Meguiar's but its past any minor chemical wipe solutions. I got it for a pretty good price, $200, and I'm decently happy with it since the stupid cheap steering wheel was one thing that has always annoyed the hell out of me. Even in this condition I consider it an upgrade by miles. I don't have the skills to rewrap the wheel and won't pursue that but do you guys know of any other methods or anything to try to cover that worn leather look up shown below? I also don't want to get a steering wheel cover. Perfect case of you get what you pay for.
I'll also have a ECS weighted shift knob and OEM 35th anniversary parking brake handle in by this Friday. Week after that should be an APR bottom pilar replacement since my GTI steering wheel is on a non-GTI car. I don't like to badge my car as something its not. :thumbup: