VCDS Tweaks

[Diegothecat]

Do you have pictures of the different gauge styles? Particularly interested if it can look similar to the Arteon gauges which look a lot nicer.

Yea thats one of the options but IMO there is a better one. This is the one Im using. Sorry for the blurry pic I dont think the person taking the pic was concentrating totally on their photography skills.

They look better with a different background colour but I am unable to get a pic atm sorry.

[Wynnston]

Yea thats one of the options but IMO there is a better one. This is the one Im using. Sorry for the blurry pic I dont think the person taking the pic was concentrating totally on their photography skills.

They look better with a different background colour but I am unable to get a pic atm sorry.

Ok, you have me interested. How would one go about paying to get this done. I am in another state so you'd probably have to send me the instructions...?

[vwcaddy123]

Yea thats one of the options but IMO there is a better one. This is the one Im using. Sorry for the blurry pic I dont think the person taking the pic was concentrating totally on their photography skills.

They look better with a different background colour but I am unable to get a pic atm sorry.

How do you change the dials with VCDS to the new "Arteon" 320 km/h look? I may only change the centre of the AID, i.e. the "dots" on each side of the centre of the AID with my VCDS latest version? I have 4 options to choose from, mine is also default number 2. My Passat B8 is a Highline - does it have to be an R-Line model to function?

[Diegothecat]

How do you change the dials with VCDS to the new "Arteon" 320 km/h look? I may only change the centre of the AID, i.e. the "dots" on each side of the centre of the AID with my VCDS latest version? I have 4 options to choose from, mine is also default number 2. My Passat B8 is a Highline - does it have to be an R-Line model to function?

Hey bud look me up and Ill try and help.

[Jap]

How do you change the dials with VCDS to the new "Arteon" 320 km/h look? I may only change the centre of the AID, i.e. the "dots" on each side of the centre of the AID with my VCDS latest version? I have 4 options to choose from, mine is also default number 2. My Passat B8 is a Highline - does it have to be an R-Line model to function?

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0-5 (I think, all have differences from dash's to R clocks (as pictured))

[Diegothecat]

Here is a little vid of the start up function with a different colour.

Dropbox - Start up in gold .mp4 one in gold

Dropbox - Purple Dash Lights.mp4 one in purple

But with the stock gauges.

DV52 Im not trying to make a profit or try and be reimbursed for my time and effort. I feel more that Im not quite ready to give up all of my secrets that Ive worked very hard on to make my car one that is different from the pack. Seeing that the only real differences between my 206 Passat model car and other factory vehicles is the option to have the vehicle fitted with or without a sunroof. I'll happily give a hearty thumbs up to the next person to figure out the coding and adaptations for this mod, as it is inevitable this is for sure.

In the pursuit of doing all of my mods, they didn't come without a cost to me or my cars. Weeks of work has gone into learning, trying and failing and in some cases requiring the manufacture to rectify the issues that I have created which has happened many times on various mods. As this video just shows that they dont always go to plan.

Dropbox - Many Farkups.mp4

[DV52]

In the pursuit of doing all of my mods, they didn't come without a cost to me or my cars. Weeks of work has gone into learning, trying and failing and in some cases requiring the manufacture to rectify the issues that I have created which has happened many times on various mods. As this video just shows that they dont always go to plan.

Dropbox - Many Farkups.mp4

Diego: Alas that's the inevitable plight for what psychologists call "an early adopter" - just goes with the territory!!

........ and that's why it's ALWAYS a very, very, very good idea to make a complete database of ALL the settings for the 5,000-ish adaptation channels and the code-strings for the control modules in their VIRGIN state - i.e. before making any changes to the car.

The CAN network for the previous version Passat was of the traditional type that is familiar to many forum colleagues here. However, when the B8 was transferred to the MQB platform, UDS/ODX protocols were introduced to the modules and the CAN topology was fundamentally altered. This enable much greater flexibility like the Active Display feature in your videos, which is really only possible because the dashboard module in the B8 uses VW's MOST technology (i.e. optic fiber) to drive the display.

Unfortunately, with the increased flexibility comes increased complexity - that's why it's very, very, very handy to have a complete database of settings for when the brown stuff and the fan collide! And, it's not a matter of "if" a tweak goes pear-shape - it's a matter of "when" - and when this happens (as it inevitably will happen), the database is worth every minute that was spent creating it!!

Don

[kamold]

They are free because you are entitled to 3 years of map updates.


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[bunglebp]

Heya all I have a 2017 206TSI R-Line and am wondering how to change the color of the ambient lighting, I have OBDeleven, if anyone can assist? Id love to be able to select some colors from the infotainemnt system?

[Wynnston]

Heya all I have a 2017 206TSI R-Line and am wondering how to change the color of the ambient lighting, I have OBDeleven, if anyone can assist? Id love to be able to select some colors from the infotainemnt system?

It's static white. The LED's required for changing colour are the RGB LED's and they are a different part. You could probably retrofit but it wouldn't be cheap. I have to replace one of the trim inserts on my door and it's $550.