dannyboy

Well guys after alot of studying and head scratching i have finally got my sony headunit to work with VW Aktiv system :D info was thin on the ground but the little i found made it easy to get it to work the sound is good but not as good as a aftermarket speaker setup but its oem at end of the day. :wink: Anyone thats needs help getting aftermarket headunit to work with Aktiv system give me a shout or PM me!!! :tongue:

10 pins, i didnt even know what the system was til last week! yeah they have a amp but the info on them is very scarce

hi guys, My rado has the Activ system and the wiring is a absoulate nightmare,wires dont go direct to the speakers.Has anyone out there ever wired up a activ system to a modern headunit????id like to keep speakers oem(i even have the gamma oem headunit but its locked) Ive got no sound at all,think the activ system is not getting power hence speakers not working. Heres pics of the unit,theyre bloody heavy :shock: Guys help would be deeply apprecitated

The temp guage on my g60 is acting a bit funny. just yesterday it went to 70 degrees then goes down and up a little but never went up since. thought it could be a failing thermostat so left it idle til the fan came on but guage didnt move.wiring is ok as far as i can see. Anyone had a failing black coolant sensor? dan

I get 110-116 degree oil temp at 220 kmph and will stay there but thats foot to the floor on the autobahn. :norty: at 80 mph you should be less than 110 degrees,so 120+ indicates problem.

could be,not sure where, youll have to look mate! It will cause your engine to run rough and use more fuel(if break is before O2 sensor it will detect too much oxygen and dump more fuel in to protect engine)

sounds like your exhaust has broken somewhere,maybe downpipe? get under,grab the exhaust,give it a wiggle!

nice one,glad to hear you found the prob! took me two weeks to find out why my old raddo ecu was on the fritz!found out igniton switch had bad contact(reason i found that was because the electric seatbelts were on the same switch which they were playing around while i was driving! Police officer-why havent you got your seatbelt on? Me-bang the steering column,belts go on,one puzzled looking officer!! :confused4: :grin:

sorry i meant do they work on the dash when you put hazards on?

does the indicator lights come on when you turn on the hazard lights?

OBD2 On Board Diagnostic- generation 2 Cars from 1996 had to have it OBD1-car manufactures made there own version of on board diagnostics,their own codes readers could only read. OBD2-homogenised the on board diagnostics so that nearly any code reader could read any car hope that helps :wave: :wave:

quite true about cheap brand petrol.they are allowed put up to 5% ethanol by volume by law without having to publish it.they also stick in very small amounts of methanol and other detergents. ethanol eats rubber for breakfast.bad on old cars

sounds like fuel starvation problem,doesnt have to be just the fuel filter.maybe fuel pump not up to the job anymore by the sound of it

top one is the brushes

one with the little black wire on spade connector leads to little rectangle black box(bottom one!)

think you may have popped the voltage regulator :( no biggy,plug it off the back of the alternator,undo one nut holding it on and replace it! only few quid,well was last time i replaced one anyway(prob have to buy the whole alternator for a regulator these days!!! :cuckoo: )

chris youve got the prefect lowering stance sorted!! :notworthy: really nice rado mate! only wish i could do that :? was going to see all you guys over there,maybe even take it to santa pod but BFG takes far too long to sort out :bad-words: Going to be doing weekend at the nurburgring,with few of my work mates in few weeks,so if anyone is going there give me a shout :wave:

ive got one and a half :lol:

this might help :salute:

ok thick red/black wire-- soleniod very thick Red only--- motor two black wires--both earths one for the soleniod,one for the motor both attach to the soleniod(should be male spade on near copper connection point) as motor is earthed from the engine

no worries give me shout if you check it Just had few bad experiences buying duff items!!!! :( got 12 month guarante though!!test it,wreck it,send it :wave: :norty:

what colour is the wire?

hi guys, decided to try out a different apporch to everyone and go with an ASD box instead of the CTN.it has 46000 miles on the box and bought it for 150 euro.wont be able to install it til over two weeks cause i have to wait for import licence for my car to come through,before i can move my car :( anyway i keep yous updated. The question i am asking is that i have tried to turn the drive output flange by hand and this spins in the same direction as the other.every other gearbox i have come to the other drive output will spin in the opposite direction,differential is stiff to overcome but i can do it by hand(just),gears do turn without cluncking or grinding but are very weighty and require bit of effort to turn by hand. only tiny amount of backlash on the teeth which is a good sign I have an ATA petrol box is a very high miler (350k) and can turn the output flange with two fingers and other side spins opposite,differential is quite easy to overcome holding one side. Im prob comparing a old,duff petrol box that should be on the scrap-pile to a low mile,solid,diesel box :roll: but i want to be sure before i install it Any help guys,tell me what you think? look first or shut up and get the thing installed already :norty:

bit of 14 guage wire helps alot. bend a hook onto the wire and bit wd40 and out they come had the same prob on my mk2 gti 16v when i changed them.made it alot easier hope it helps! :)

try not to use stuff that goes into race boxes in your normal box as motorsport boxes are designed for relaibity and durabitly,not longitivity and smoothness The cogs in motorsport boxes maybe heat or cold treated and can take that type of oil but maybe not so your normal gears I recommend using oil one of the above the guys have talked about,its been proven and safer for your box :wink: