my first venture in to the mk7 club...

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Nice. You did mention upgrades in your first post so I was expecting this kind of post to pop up.

thanks mate, I wasn't really intending performance upgrades. just upgrades to improve it as a daily driver, like apple CarPlay and the addition of the dog bone mount to stop wheel hop etc. both of which have been purchased and I'll upload photos as soon as they are fitted...

still, no one ever complained about having more horsepower so its quite likely to happen...

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Good little upgrades these mate. Let us know how you go.

thanks mate, surprised how easy they were to install. I reckon it wouldn't have been much over 30 minutes and it was all in. I'll add photos next time I'm under the hood...

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just in case I did decide to go with an ecu and tcu tune I thought I better do some research on costs etc...

[Lucas_R]

I have IE for both the ECU and TCU tune and cant fault it. The stage 1 high torque tune is really strong. Plus the convenience of being able to DIY the tune with the little dongle which can be purchased makes it so convenient. Both IE and 034 have just released an app for smartphone so you can now tune with the app too.

I have been a big fan for many years of the DIY type tunes where you do not need to make a booking and visit a workshop - and have used this DIY tune on various cars (both VAG and non-VAG). So with that in mind id recommend either IE or 034.

Note that both IE and 034 just had a sale on recently which might be finished now, but they do sales at various times throughout the year (10-15% off).

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I have been a big fan for many years of the DIY type tunes where you do not need to make a booking and visit a workshop - and have used this DIY tune on various cars (both VAG and non-VAG). So with that in mind id recommend either IE or 034.

thanks for the info and advice Lucas but I decided to go with Revo last Friday as their sale ended that day. the main reasons I chose Revo is that their TCU tune has optimised shift points in D mode (034 doesn't) and that I'm highly unlikely to flash back to stock so didn't want the expense of buying a dongle to gather dust. Each to their own though as everyone wants different things from a tune...

waiting to get flashed...

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I also got my gear surround replaced which sounds like a common problem...



it was nice to find out its a recall item as I was literally a click away from paying $80 for the trim from Europe...

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found time to install the android unit which I think looks close to oem except for the gloss black surround vs the gti pattern...



I'll change the buttons on the side to illuminate white to match the rest of the dials at night...

[genebaby]

That unit looks good, what type is it? I've always wondered, what happens to the vehicle settings and functions when you get one of these. Can you still see them?

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That unit looks good, what type is it? I've always wondered, what happens to the vehicle settings and functions when you get one of these. Can you still see them?

thanks mate, it a tulenavi tl7, whatever that is...

I was worried about the settings thing too and was mainly concerned about knowing which drive mode the car is in as that used to be displayed on the main unit. It’s possible to code the drive mode to be displayed on the mfd too as per the below photo. to my surprise it also shows up on the new unit screen when you press the button near the gear shift...




all the factory settings are still adjustable via the oem settings function on the new unit. I'll take a pic next time I'm in the car...

[genebaby]

That's pretty cool all round and seems a great option.