Have you charged the batteries fully, yet? You may think a drive to France would fully charge them but you don’t want egg on your face if you’re told that a low battery has caused several of the error codes.
Any VW detectives out there?
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Yes batteries fully charged. Now I have the vehicle, most error codes are resolved but some remain as a result of the stereo, TPMS and virtual dash mainly. Now I’m working through a list of issues remaining and hope things get resolved but never imagined there would be so many things to fix. Overall, the problem is there has been very little quality control on all the work resulting In around 25 issues now needing to be followed up. At least Leighton are taking responsibility as they admit they have fallen way short.
Glad to hear it. Have you been using Carista or VCDS to diagnose and clear?
@TheWandering hoping you have resolved your issues, however i would strongly recommend retrofits at Nuneaton, extremely switched on and know what they're doing
I could say a plenty about each of the companies you have mentioned, from personal experience, one extremely very good and the other is polar opposite, but i would not want to get into trouble with the forum lol
Said and done wishing you well and hope you enjoy your dub
I could say a plenty about each of the companies you have mentioned, from personal experience, one extremely very good and the other is polar opposite, but i would not want to get into trouble with the forum lol
Said and done wishing you well and hope you enjoy your dub
As far as I’m aware the front sits lower than the back from factory. It’s the wheel arch to wheel centre measurement that’s important.
Is that correct @CRS Performance ?
Ride height looks fine to me, as said it's a balance between looks and practicality, and that looks pretty good.
It's rubbing because the tyres are too big though.
Leighton insist on putting those huge 275/40r20 tyres on all their 20" wheels, too big dia. and also too wide for the fronts.
Guess it makes them more money bulk buying cheaper sizes.
A standard van will sit 40 mm lower on the front , the measurements in the pictures above look like 30 mm difficult to tell from the angle the pictures are taken at , 275 40 20 Tyres Often used by discount houses as it’s the cheapest solution . Selling those wheels and tyres with a coil over kit is asking for trouble particularly on the front. . Need to lift the van a bit or change the front tyres ?.
I have the Leighton LV1 and you are correct. The 275/40/20 is too wide for an 8.5j wheel. I’ve changed my fronts to 245/45/20 and it drives so much better.
I’m looking at a stereo upgrade, what errors did your throw up?
Reading some of the OP, I also have Direct TPMS which might show more fault codes. Do you have Direct TMPS?
I have TPMS however mine works by the ABS sensing the rotation of the wheels. No physical hardware within the wheels. Have you swapped out tyres or upgraded wheels recently as the TPMS needs to learn these changes.
I looked into changing the wheels but the new valves are £300 so it makes changing a bit expensive. By the time you add on decent tyres you looking north of £2k
It is doable but throws a fault on the dash
Schrader TPMS valves can be had for ~£100 for 4.
These work fine on my T6.1 https://www.buycarparts.co.uk/schrader/14528229
And that might be the game changer
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