My caddy build and face lift
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Quantum shocks are all ordered now so I should have them in a couple of weeks.
Watch this space as then I can get it all fitted
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Looking forward to seeing photosKenTDI140 wrote:Quantum shocks are all ordered now so I should have them in a couple of weeks.
Watch this space as then I can get it all fitted
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
I will take and post picks as I’m fitting it. I’ve even managed to find a way to use shocks with 100 mum of travel
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Ok so the new shocks and springs arrived today
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Wow! They look lovely. Almost too nice to hide behind the wheels. Haha
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Very nice them
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Looking good ken, How much more travel do you reckon your going to get over the standard set up?
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
It’s not more travel over the std set up. It was more about being able to keep enough travel for the suspension to work properly. These shocks only have 100 mm of travel but that’s 30 mm more than the shocks that were being offered with the link kit.
The big problem with the std caddy rear suspension is that the shocks are at quite an inclined angle and the more you lower the caddy the worse that angle gets. Which also means that when you hit a bump and the shocks get compressed and the bigger the bump the less the shocks can do to dampen the springs.
A shock absorber works best when it’s upright and is then direct acting on the spring.
So I wanted to make sure that with my van at the ride hight I want my shocks have enough travel to not bottom out when the bump stops hit and also have enough travel so that on the rebound or when the suspension is on droop it won’t lift a rear wheel off the road which in a corner would cause the read end to loose grip.
Hope that explains it.
I’m hoping to spend a day fitting the whole kit next weekend.
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The big problem with the std caddy rear suspension is that the shocks are at quite an inclined angle and the more you lower the caddy the worse that angle gets. Which also means that when you hit a bump and the shocks get compressed and the bigger the bump the less the shocks can do to dampen the springs.
A shock absorber works best when it’s upright and is then direct acting on the spring.
So I wanted to make sure that with my van at the ride hight I want my shocks have enough travel to not bottom out when the bump stops hit and also have enough travel so that on the rebound or when the suspension is on droop it won’t lift a rear wheel off the road which in a corner would cause the read end to loose grip.
Hope that explains it.
I’m hoping to spend a day fitting the whole kit next weekend.
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
WOW Nice rebuild of a 2007 caddy
Got two questions
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What did you change to fit the mk7 MFSW
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What is the partnumber of the tray with 4 slots and switch.
Got two questions
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What did you change to fit the mk7 MFSW
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What is the partnumber of the tray with 4 slots and switch.
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
I used the different steering wheel control module and made a small alteration to the wiring harness in the wheel.
Not sure on the part no of the console section but I’m pretty sure it’s from a touran
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Not sure on the part no of the console section but I’m pretty sure it’s from a touran
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
What steering wheel control module did you use and what alteration did you make? And how did you programm it.
Part no of the console section i have found that one allready.
Part no of the console section i have found that one allready.
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
I used the ch module that everyone uses for the mk6 wheel and programmed it with vcds
The loom alteration was one wire for the horn
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The loom alteration was one wire for the horn
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
Cool i allready got the ch module
And where can i find the info about what wire to alter for the horn?
And where can i find the info about what wire to alter for the horn?
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
You do realise that with this mod the lights on the wheel won’t work neither will the cruise buttons
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Re: My caddy build and face lift
No because you posted that everything worked so i assumed that de cruise buttons were also working.
Never mind then the only reason to change my mk6 wheel to mk7 were the cruise buttons.
Never mind then the only reason to change my mk6 wheel to mk7 were the cruise buttons.
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