Trip computer fitting?

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Trip computer fitting?

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Is it possible to fit a trip computer to 6n2 polo.. with Average Mpg, Range etc...?? :roll:

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hi Jay

Yes its possible through the OBD port behind the ashtray. but havent seen it done before on a 6n2. remember these being fitted in smart cars though

have a look at this link:
http://www.ukobd.co.uk/component/virtue ... duct_id=49
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nice one that looks good

is there a factory one i can fit? ie from another polo
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That thing is pretty decent, basically a compressed user friendly vag com.
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Did anyone ever fit one - and has a picture of it fitted?
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Heres a scanguage that i fitted to my polo after a little fabrication work:

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The only problem i had with the guage is that it didnt seem to work on the petrol setting but works ok when set to diesel ???
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Ah sweet, did all the features work on it Neil?
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Yes, it works pretty well, i have set mine up to read average MPG which is coming up at about 37-40mpg, speed (whilst my speedo was bust), brake horse power and revs.

I will be changing them when i get the car back from having the gearbox rebuilt to read other things.
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It can measure BHP?
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Its one of the x-gauge features, you just programme it in which is really easy to do (instructions are provided)

Look on youtube for x-guage bhp or scangauge bhp
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That is seriously cool !!

What connections are needed?
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pvr wrote:That is seriously cool !!

What connections are needed?
goes straight to the ODB port behind ciggie tray
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Tim_GTi wrote:It can measure BHP?
tim i think we need to invest in one.

neilGTI wrote:Its one of the x-gauge features, you just programme it in which is really easy to do (instructions are provided)

Look on youtube for x-guage bhp or scangauge bhp
thanks neil. i like the way you fitted it. its perfect
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Im gonna see if i can get a set of clocks out of an early 9n2 polo, as this was when it was still a K-Line management system, and see if i can take the MFD out of the clocks and put it somewhere in my dash :)
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