John West Bear
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£25 for the centre caps posted?
Pm with Paypal address if your interested.
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Yeah Wipers are still for sale. Sorry been a bit of a delay only just got back from Holiday.
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Maybe what are you offering for it?
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Oh found a stealth shelf with 2 Alpine 6X9s built into it (SPS 6929S)
Looks to be home made - £20 weighs a bit so anyone who wants it is probably best off picking it up.
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Pm Sent.
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Got a couple of Bits for Sale.
Set of Bosch Aerotwin Windscreen wipers Brand New in Box. Fit all Lupos that don't use the VW Aerowiper fitting. (So 1.0 - 1.4 Definately) - £15 Posted.
Set of Pop out Rear windows with all clips / bolts and seals. Factory Green Tint - £100 (Pickup Preferred) can courier for £15 more.
Gamma Cassette / CD Changer including leads - Removed from 2001 GTi - £35 Posted.
GTi Front Grill Badge - £7.50 Posted.
VAG Com lead - Suitable for all cars. Although 2001 onwards cannot really change a huge amount without the full license version. This is for the Lead only - £10.
VAG Tacho Lead - Again not suitable for GTi's but good for most VW Cars upto Kombi instrument 2 cars (so again 2001 onwards) - £10.
Think that is pretty much it for today
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Everything you listed is a possibility and believe me I went down all those routes before ending up at the CCM, however this was definitely what caused the problem 100%.
The CCM is a passive device and yes you are correct there will be some type of drain to run say the Clock in the car however it may be minuscule and not showing on my multimeter. The CCM draining the battery is common on other VWs such as Golfs and Passats. I went through through an exhaustive list as you can probably see throughout this thread so it's not like I just plucked it out the air.
And your calculations on Battery life (Which coincidentally most batteries are more like 50Ah upwards) etc - I have been there worked it out and got a big T shirt saying it. But the drain before the CCM was changed meant it was lasting for 18 Hours the Drain after means I can leave the car for 2 weeks and it still starts OK. I can tell you there was no Window Switches changed so words like '50mA over 18 hours is sod all' is a little bit disrespectful to a thread which was only kept up to help others with similar problems. I certainly don't go into your build threads and make blaise comments about your supercharger builds etc.
Sorry if that seems a bit harsh but end of the day it's an informative thread and whilst the majority of your post gives others indications of what else to look for the first part just seems a bit off and makes out like I know FA.
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I left the car for a week with the CCM removed completely and the battery lasted the whole time. The CCM controls the electric windows, remote central locking all that sort of stuff but for a new unit to be fitted the remotes have to be reprogrammed as well. There was a siginificant drop when the fuse was out but there was still a drain. With the new module in place there is no drain at all.
Hope that helps you. If there is anything else feel free to ask it might take a while to repsond though as I'm an electrician so driving around quite a bit from job to job
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The drain reduced from I think it was 50mA to about 10mA with the fuse removed. I didn't run the car with the fuse out though.
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I can have a look later on but probably wouldn't be until late tonight as I'm at work until 5. From memory it had a key icon on it??
Picture of the CCM removed off the car -
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The fuse removed in the picture below is the one that the CCM Module is mainly powered from -
Think its 7th in from the left on the bottom row (In between 2 other 15A fuses)
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Yeah sounds about right its fairly small measures 5" Wide 4" Tall.
Mine had a part number - 1C0 962 258N Not sure if that helps you a all.
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Driverrs side footwell. Have to remove the Lower dash to get to it. Located roughly behind where the Fuseboard is for the car.
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Twin Post ramps and they lifted it in the wrong place.
Not a great start. So much has gone on with the dealership and there general service, that a complaint letter is being written.
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Been a while since I have updated this.
Solved the battery problem - Turned out to be the CCM that has been replaced and recoded - 2 new keys made up as well so were all good now.
Been a few updates as well. Mostly minor but listed below and some upto date pictures to go with.
New Crystal Side repeaters and some locking nuts:
Stubby Ariel Fitted:
New Stereo:
Started replacing the OEM Stickers:
Some General Pictures:
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McLaren looks seriously better then last years version already. Think this year will be immense.
What about the other 'Lotus' team have they revealed their car yet?
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its alright ive gotta pick your fat mom up an i dont want it rubbin on the arch enit
Epic Reply - Your Mum jokes never fail.
Check out LGG car above and that will give you an idea.
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Update:
Finally got to the bottom of this.
The CCM has come in from Germany for the car which has all been fitted and coded to the car. I also done some Insulation Resistance tests on the loom when the car was apart and noticed the offside dooe was weak compared to the rest of the wiring so I have changed this at the same time.
The CCM was the main culprit. Car has been running a Week now with no drain issues at all. Previously was lucky to get 18 Hours out of it.
Lupo Battery Drain - Done.
I have listed Part Numbers for the bits I have replaced on the Car incase anyone else needs or finds them Useful
CCM Module: 1CO 962 258 N
Drivers Door Loom: 6X2 971 120 Q
Will update progress thread with some pictures of the parts fitted later today as well.
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Damn this site going down.
I missed this interweb Golden Nugget.
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Evening,
I'm down in Southend - Couple of Essex Folk on here now.
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Seats are too low, lower tie bar is too low, and is now missing some paint.
anyway...
Fitted the other pop-out window, modified the c-pillar trim. Took it for a drive and seemed to get a lot of wind noise, found I could space the catch along to put more tension on the seals, and worked a treat.
Also...
Whilst cleaning the engine bay i spotted a way of increasing the counterweighting of the gear linkage, which is helpful with my short shift... No pics as its a little pikey.
Were the holes already in place for the pop out windows? Some nice updates recently fella
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PM'D
its still on the car mate. the car hasn't got an alarm. but has immobiliser though, that any help?
Unfortunately not - Needs to have the alarm as well. Cheers for the reply though.
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When you say the Slam panel is dead have you removed it already or is it still on the I need a piece of wiring that comes from the bonnet latch back to the drivers side wing - Will only be on the car if it has an alarm.
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I use the scissor jack and then put a hydraulic underneath it when its high enough.
slammed my car...but big problem
in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
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I feel like I should Lower my car now. If it makes my penis bigger.