Dan's fishing van

[hef355]

Good job Dan bud


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[DW2207]

Thanks lads, sorry about the layout of the pictures, for some reason tapatalk upload the images in any old order.


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[DW2207]

Been a while but now have a mk5 caddy maxi cargo commerce pro.

Got swepted up with a t6.1 transporter. Heart over head purchase. Loved it especially the factory led headlights.
Think I am having a mini midlife crisis . Gone through more vans than cars.

So this brings me on to my first project.
Retrofitting factory leds on the caddy.

I knew this was going to be tough going especially when I got access to vw erwin portals factory current flow diagrams for 1hrs access.
Parts link24 as also been useful too.
Just 4 wires.
12v Grnd and then can H can L.
Seeing the canbus, I thought f### . Lots of coding and adaptions no doubt.

Anyway, plugging through this.
Have constructed the wiring harness for the headlights.
In the process of constructing the 2 harnesses for front and rear level sensors.

A few pics to post up. Will update as and when I make more progress.

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[FishermansFriend]

All the best with your MK5 Dan, did take you long to be tinkering with it

[DW2207]

Made more progress.
Headlights wiring harness is now complete and connected
Front and rear level sensors wiring complete and connected
New headlights switch (ex59) with the 'all weather' button fitted.
D6 D7 is now on the gateway

So, the coding was always going to be difficult for someone like me who does not really understand computers, eeprom files etc .
The architect on the caddy mqb evo platform means everything is controlled via j519 bcm. Led headlights are on the convenience can and possibly one of the linbus networks.
It only has light control modules per headlight, front, and rear level sensors that are monitored and controlled directly to bcm for the auto headlight range.
When you look at it, it is very straightforward, especially the wiring schematics being an electrician.

I will say, I went to kufatec for their coding dongle, and thus worked to a degree, but some functions are incorrect.
Kufatec deny that it is 'their' fault, typical.
But they do accept that the modukes are on the gateway, so definitely not a wiring fault but coding from their side.
Hopefully, I will get a resolve but not hold out for much hope as I did not use their wiring harness, which, to be perfectly honest, looks like a child had thrown together for some pocket money.

Anyway, some pics this far.

See how we get on

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[DW2207]

Some more pics continued.

Kufatecs wiring harness included.
Glad I never followed their guide regarding the 12v power. They can not be arsed to at least show a pic of the correct fusebox this to go to.

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[FishermansFriend]

Very tidy retro fitting Dan, keep up the good work.

[DW2207]

Cheers Wayne, hoping to get a resolve on the last bits of coding mate

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