cooki
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Registered: 4th Dec 05
Location: moreton, wirral. drives mk4 gti 1.8 turbo
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my clock,date+temp all reset when i turn the engine off so i obviously i have no memory on it for some reason.
could i take a perm live or sumthing from my headunit to give the mfd memory??
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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if you used a permanant live then it would need a switch to turn it off. take an ignition feed off the fag lighter. or one from the headunit so it keeps its memory
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cooki
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Location: moreton, wirral. drives mk4 gti 1.8 turbo
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righ mate nice one for that ill get it sorted
cheers for the advice
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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have you taken it out and just checked that a wire hasnt come loose or chaffed and is shorting out anywhere
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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it happened to mine when i broke the wire, check all the wires to the mfd first
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cooki
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Location: moreton, wirral. drives mk4 gti 1.8 turbo
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checked all wires as i had the heater souround off the other day+fited new bulbs in it.
it had no bulbs in the mfd previously so only noticed it resets its self after i fitted my blue bulbs
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ryan_fowler1985
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Registered: 27th Jul 05
Location: Trevethin, Torfaen
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it will be the connections inside the mfd taek the plasic cover off and resolder the plug to the board all will become clear when its off
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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^ As above. Common fault.
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cooki
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Location: moreton, wirral. drives mk4 gti 1.8 turbo
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cant be doing with all the soldering lark im in the process of geting another mfd lol
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