VW GTi 2004 Question

**SashET** · 17-07-2009, 08:25 PM

Hi All,

First time poster, long time reader.

I picked up my VW GTi 2004 about 3 weeks ago and I'm loving it.

Best little car I have ever owned.

I have a few questions about Vag-Com and Vag-Tacho.

I want to buy a Vag-Com cheap knock-off ebay cable from ebay to monitor the car via the OBDII port. Anyone have any experience with the 'el cheapo cables?

I also want to enable the distance to empty thing one my car as well as try to get the windows and sunroof to close automatically when I lock the car. I'd also like to play around with the gauges lighting options so they light up on their own without having to turn the headlights on. Reasearch so far has indicated that the Vag-Com cable won't do this but the Vag-Tacho cable will.

First things first, will this cable and software work on my dash? See pic below;

Does anyone in Melbourne have this cable that can do these for me?
Free beer on offer and I'd like to meet more vw golf gti fans!

Some pics of me beast, anyone know what these 17" Rims are off? I don't think they are standard.

Any help would be great.

BTW, Love the forum!!!!

Cheers
Sash

**Silver dub** · 17-07-2009, 09:22 PM

Hey mate, the wheels are genuine vw Toccata's.

**coons88** · 17-07-2009, 09:30 PM

Pretty sure the Vag-tacho wont work with your cluster! You would have to swap in a cluster from either an R32 or a Bora with a full height FIS display like below

**SashET** · 17-07-2009, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by coons88

Pretty sure the Vag-tacho wont work with your cluster! You would have to swap in a cluster from either an R32 or a Bora with a full height FIS display like below

What a spew!!!

I was really looking forward to getting this to work with my car.

Can anyone confirm this?

Cheers
Sash

**Silver dub** · 17-07-2009, 09:59 PM

Toccata's were basically just a option wheel for mkiv golf and bora's, so if you were buying a gti brand new you could have specially ordered it with them. You will probably see more on bora's though.

**SashET** · 17-07-2009, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Silver dub

Toccata's were basically just a option wheel for mkiv golf and bora's, so if you were buying a gti brand new you could have specially ordered it with them. You will probably see more on bora's though.

Sweet, great to know.

Thanks for the help.

Cheers
Sash