[itwasntme]

Man that's a big rat. You'd better do everything you can to stop this happening. Winter is coming and they are even more likely to seek the engine warmth when you park at night.

Also the complex wiring harness and electronics of VAG cars are a nightmare to replace or troubleshoot in case of rat bites. Do something radical now!

[Immix]

Originally Posted by keeru

I had got it installed at the same place as yours. It was working all well for the first month but since then the headlight switch is malfunctioning.

Took it to the service station and explained the problem to service advisor then he straight away asked if I had connected any relay.

After removing the relay, the headlight switch started working normally.

Anyways it is good that you don't have this problem in your car.

After getting the relay installed in my car, I also faced some issues (flickering high beam, high beam turning off after some time, etc). My technician traced the issues to a fuse. By replacing that fuse with the one that allowed higher current, all headlight related issues went away. I don't remember the fuse number, but it definitely WASN'T the one associated with low beams and high beams (in the POLO fuse diagram). He traced the fuse by trial and error.

[keeru]

Originally Posted by Immix

I don't remember the fuse number, but it definitely WASN'T the one associated with low beams and high beams (in the POLO fuse diagram). He traced the fuse by trial and error.

Thankyou Immix, how long have you been using this setup in your car?

Service advisor had told me that, the polo headlight switch cannot take that much load (90/100 setup) and few headlamp connectors have gone kaput due to this.

[Immix]

Originally Posted by keeru

Thankyou Immix, how long have you been using this setup in your car?

Service advisor had told me that, the polo headlight switch cannot take that much load (90/100 setup) and few headlamp connectors have gone kaput due to this.

About a year now. But I don't have 90/100 setup. I have the projector (xenon HID) for low beam and halogen for high beam. I replaced the headlight assembly with an aftermarket one with LED lights and projectors.

[Ramsagar]

Good to see you sprucing up the ride, as you always do. After upgrading the lamps to 100/90, the reflectors in the HL assembly will start loosing its shine. Gets dull over a period of time & leads to poor lighting. Not sure if the reflectors can withstand the heat of high beam.
I've observed this in swift earlier when used the lamps with realy. Not sure about VW's. This is making me to stay away from upgrading the lamps.

I would advise to use external lamps that are meant for heavy duty purpose.

[salilpawar1]

Originally Posted by Ramsagar

Good to see you sprucing up the ride, as you always do. After upgrading the lamps to 100/90, the reflectors in the HL assembly will start loosing its shine. Gets dull over a period of time & leads to poor lighting. Not sure if the reflectors can withstand the heat of high beam.
I've observed this in swift earlier when used the lamps with realy. Not sure about VW's. This is making me to stay away from upgrading the lamps.

I would advise to use external lamps that are meant for heavy duty purpose.

Using 100/90 bulbs with relay in my Vento for 2 years now, no issues faced whatsoever with the assembly. The relay had gone kaput once, it was changed.

[Dr.Naren]

How's your car doing? How many kms have you driven post remap? Did you face any black smoke issues post remap? Sorry for many questions buddy. I drive a sx4 remapped by Wolf Moto and grand i10 with RD box.
Cheers!

[brraj]

Originally Posted by Dr.Naren

How's your car doing? How many kms have you driven post remap? Did you face any black smoke issues post remap? Sorry for many questions buddy. I drive a sx4 remapped by Wolf Moto and grand i10 with RD box.
Cheers!

Car is doing fine.
Have clocked 22k kms.
No black smoke issues until n unless you are driving pedal to metal style.

[FireFoot]

Hello,

A friend of mine from work and I have been following your thread closely till the time it was being updated.
I was wondering if you could let us know how is your car doing now? Is everything good till date after the remap? Any do's and don'ts you may want us to know of.
A friend of mine with a Polo GT TDI 1.6 is intending to go for the same map once we get a confirmation from you.

Thanks,

[brraj]

Car is doing fine and its running with a new map from T8 performance.
The reason to shift from TOT to T8 performance was due to non availability of stage 2 map at that time for polo GT though its now available with them aswell. In stage 1 was missing the top end power and i needed it badly.

Tried T8 performance map and was satisfied with flat power delivery from 0-topend. Had a friendly drag with Bmw 320d till 100kmph and it was doing neck to neck.

Much needed wash after a fantastic long drive. Still amazed at the kmpl it returns on spirited drives.

[brraj]

Of Late was getting squeaking sound from the front left disk and a checkup revealed that it's time to change the disk. Wanted to try the new T8 performance Cross Drilled and Slotted Brake Rotor but due to no stock have to re-order Brembo slotted disk.
Called Amit brembo goa dealer(9822126156) and it was delivered within 3 days.

Have been a satisfied customer of brembo slotted rotors and pads. Brembo rotors have served me well for 30k kms.

New disk..


installed..


A special mention of Continental MC5 tyres as these have served me well be it On-road/Off-road.
It's a perfect balance between Grip and toughness.

[Dr.Naren]

Originally Posted by brraj

Car is doing fine and its running with a new map from T8 performance.
The reason to shift from TOT to T8 performance was due to non availability of stage 2 map at that time for polo GT though its now available with them aswell. In stage 1 was missing the top end power and i needed it badly.

You had got 0-100 timing of 8.8 seconds on TOT map. As per the thread title, it is 7.5 seconds now. That's a huge difference. Was it timed on V Box? Any hardware mods done for stage 2?

[brraj]

Originally Posted by Dr.Naren

You had got 0-100 timing of 8.8 seconds on TOT map. As per the thread tittle, it is 7.5 seconds now. That's a huge difference. Was it timed on V Box? Any hardware mods done for stage 2?

It's as fast as a BMW 320d and so is the timings mentioned.
More over it's getting a turbo upgrade aswell which should kill 320d timings.
Will update as I do step by step mods.

[brraj]

Changing suspension every 40k kms is normal for my car and now it was time to change polos suspension as well. I didn't want to go with the stock and wanted to try Bilstein B6.
At the same time one of my friend posted sale of Bilstein B6 in whatsapp group which were used 22k kms. Enquired Petes and they said it will usually last for 2 lakh + kms. Immediately bought and fixed it.

Installed Bilstein B6


Drove around 500 kms and all i can say is, it's a perfect balance between stiffness and comfort.
For a performance car this should have come from factory as standard.
I like the fact that GC remains same.

[Surprise]

Originally Posted by brraj

Changing suspension every 40k kms is normal for my car and now it was time to change polos suspension as well. I didn't want to go with the stock and wanted to try Bilstein B6.
At the same time one of my friend posted sale of Bilstein B6 in whatsapp group which were used 22k kms. Enquired Petes and they said it will usually last for 2 lakh + kms. Immediately bought and fixed it.

Installed Bilstein B6
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Drove around 500 kms and all i can say is, it's a perfect balance between stiffness and comfort.
For a performance car this should have come from factory as standard.
I like the fact that GC remains same.

I was looking for one quiet sometime...an used Bilstein without any luck.

Changing suspension at every 40k kms? Why? Iam sure it wont be a worn out replacement at that age