Trip Computers
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:22 pm
Do any mk4 polos come with trip computers? If so, what exactly do they show and can they be fitted to other models?
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:22 pm
i think 16v's & glx have trip computer (MFA) they show mpg, oil temp , outside temp, travel time and travel distance
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:50 pm
Really do the 16v's come with one? There us digital display on the dash on our 16v but that only seams to read trip or millage... am I missing something 
hopefully 
Si
hopefully Si
Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 10:18 pm
Hello!
In my opinion there that was not availabble in the mk4 and mk5
You can take a Golf mk3 Dials with MFD, but the wireloom in the mk4 Polo hasn´t the wires for the Things the MFD shows more.
Also you need a Signal from the ECU for the fuel consumption, but all the engines which were available in the mk4 Polo AND in the Golf mk3 (for example the 1.4 8V (AEX) and the 1.6 8V (AEE) also hasn´t the MFD in the Golf.
So what i want to say is you can´t copy it 1:1 from the Golf because nobody knows if the Polo mk4 ECUs gives such fuel consumption signals.
But all other functions will work 100% with all sensors.
Another disadvantage is that the Golf mk3 Dials with MFD has mostly larger wheels than all Polos and so the Speedos are programmed to calculates different to the PoloDials.....what means that such Golf Dials wouldn´t show the correct Speed.
Hmm......perhaps there are some more things you have to consider.......
Cheers
Christian
In my opinion there that was not availabble in the mk4 and mk5
You can take a Golf mk3 Dials with MFD, but the wireloom in the mk4 Polo hasn´t the wires for the Things the MFD shows more.
Also you need a Signal from the ECU for the fuel consumption, but all the engines which were available in the mk4 Polo AND in the Golf mk3 (for example the 1.4 8V (AEX) and the 1.6 8V (AEE) also hasn´t the MFD in the Golf.
So what i want to say is you can´t copy it 1:1 from the Golf because nobody knows if the Polo mk4 ECUs gives such fuel consumption signals.
But all other functions will work 100% with all sensors.
Another disadvantage is that the Golf mk3 Dials with MFD has mostly larger wheels than all Polos and so the Speedos are programmed to calculates different to the PoloDials.....what means that such Golf Dials wouldn´t show the correct Speed.
Hmm......perhaps there are some more things you have to consider.......
Cheers
Christian