Ok, I've decided to have a go myself as this thread is really good.
Got all the bits on order. I'll change the stalks later if it all goes to plan.
It's the coding that worries me.
A couple of questions:-
1 - If I get all the wiring in and steering wheel fitted, will there be any issues driving it with the wheel not coded in? (If the coding takes me a while)
2 - The Kauftec instructions talk about replacing the 'coil spring'. What is this, and is it necessary?
3 - I don't have any cruise currently, so assume I follow the 'cruise not available' sections 15 & 18 and the coding looks more which is to be expected.
I'll download the wiring schematics at work next week, but how easy is it to ID the different connectors? Especially the one under the battery? Really not looking forward to that one...
Many Thanks
Hi, actually I'd never done any coding before either but I found that it was the easiest part! After reading on this forum I was a bit worried that my ECU wouldn't accept the coding. So I actually did a test run (using VCDS HEX-V2) before I installed anything to make sure that my ECU and BCM would accept the coding. It's just a matter of selecting some tick boxes in the software and then VCDS does the magic for you. And you can easily revert it back to the way it was.
1- I wouldn't recommend it. The wiring modification changes the horn from being hardwired activated, to being activated by the LIN bus. So if you do the modification but don't code it in then your horn won't work.
2- I didn't replace my clock spring, don't think it's necessary.
3- Actually I followed 16 and 18. I think 15 and 16 are the wrong way around. You only move Pin 26 to Pin 11 if you already have cruise control on stalks. You don't, so you need to run the additional wire from Pin 11 to the ECU. This isn't mentioned in the Kufatec instructions.
4- It's the black connector at the very bottom of the holder. Pin 1 has a wire in one side only. I double checked the other wires against the wiring diagram to make sure that I had the correct one.
Good luck!