APR ECU Upgrade MK6 Golf - Customer perspective

[SMCC]

Very nice.

Tell me - when was your car built, and did they need to physically remove the ECU to flash it? I believe at one point there was a suggestion that the design has been changed by VW to prevent flashing via a port under the dash, and can now only be done with the ECU on a bench; as a result, dealers can subsequently observe that the ECU had been removed and therefore deduce it's been flashed.

Also had APR Stage 1 done at Volkspower last week - they did not remove the ECU at all - all done via cable. Paid $1695 with 7 programs - i wont use most of them but will use security lockout when dealer services and will use some of the others from time to time. Very happy with it - drives smooth as and the extra power is available when required.

My car has a build plate of Jan 2010 and arrived in Oz early April 2010.

[Scoots]

Nice thing to say after all of 3 posts in these forums.

I will speculate that the manual is somewhat generic and you cannot in fact change modes while driving. But I am only speculating as I have a MK6 118tsi and not a MK6 GTI.

Dont get your knickers in a knot, it wasnt specific to you.

[Guy_H]

Unless the performance company has replacement screws etc so that they can put it back in "as new" condition...

I'm sure someone in spare parts must say "gee that company buys a lot of these security bolts, I wonder what they do with them?"

[Corey_R]

I'm sure someone in spare parts must say "gee that company buys a lot of these security bolts, I wonder what they do with them?"

Lol! Good point. So in the instances where an APR dealer needs to remove the ECU to flash it on the bench with that new equipment you and your dealers have, do they have replacement security bolts? Or do you have a method of removing the ECU without it being detectable to the dealers?

[EWT]

Recently flush my car with APR stage I very happy with everything but I have noticed one thing
that my ESP light often comes on and I get some wheel spin even at 2nd gear. Just wondering if that is normal ?

[Corey_R]

Recently flush my car with APR stage I very happy with everything but I have noticed one thing
that my ESP light often comes on and I get some wheel spin even at 2nd gear. Just wondering if that is normal ?

I'm not sure if that's your way ofexclaiming how awesome the APR upgrade is, or whether you're asking a serious question...

[EWT]

Im just little concern if the wheel spin is normal when you floor it every time especially when ESP is turn on that is all.

[VW Convert]

Im just little concern if the wheel spin is normal when you floor it every time especially when ESP is turn on that is all.

Perhaps a lighter right foot will fix the problem.

[Corey_R]

With a normal MKV GTI, if you floor it, the wheels will spin and the ESP light will flash. The MK6 now has XDL and a better chassis, but there are plenty of people who have mentioned being able to violently bounce the front of the car due to loss of traction.

So yes, when you then increase the power by another 20% and torque by another 40%, you're going to spin the wheels even more if you put your foot down.

The ESP isn't meant to stop you having some fun, just stop you from getting into trouble. So you just need to learn your car more intimately and figure out how quickly you can feed in the accelerator instead of simply flooring it!

[Guy_H]

Lol! Good point. So in the instances where an APR dealer needs to remove the ECU to flash it on the bench with that new equipment you and your dealers have, do they have replacement security bolts? Or do you have a method of removing the ECU without it being detectable to the dealers?

Most dealers do, they are not expensive, it is just a time consuming process. Not all cars have security bolts, its a bit random which cars have them & which don't