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Carista OBD2 Bluetooth and Software

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Today I’m going to try the new OBD2 Bluetooth Dongle from Carista. It’s quite simple and easy to pair, I use the free trial software which doesn’t have any long coding, although there are quite a few simple programs that’s good. The paying structure is subscription which is good for some and bad for other. …

Install Garage Opener Button (HomeLink) in e-Golf

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Our 2017 e-Golf doesn’t come with HomeLink like most of the newer cars, I decided to put in a switch for activate the garage every time we leave the house and come home. We ordered a button with light indicator momentary switch, nice and small enough to fit one of the empty switch on the …

2015 MBZ B Class Electric

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We bought a used 2015 MBZ B Class Electric with 15,500 miles. Instead of buying a new 2018 Leaf for $30000 – $7500 (Fed rebate) – $2500 (CA) = $20000, we decided the MBZ B Class is a better choice since the quality is better and we don’t really need the 150 miles range. This …

No Power e-Golf 12V Socket

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After using the air pump to fix the flat so many times, the 12V socket fuse was blown. I looked for the fuse box in the manual and it wasn’t clear on how to access and check the correct fuse. Finally I found it by searching for Golf fuse box diagram. Anyhow, it wasn’t hard …

Real Life Range On My 2017 VW eGolf

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I’ve had our 2017 eGolf since March and this is the first time we checked to see how far we could drive with our eGolf. I drove from Fremont to Sunnyvale, then Sunnyvale to Oakland, back to Sunnyvale and to Fremont again. The total miles was 128. In the morning we did turn on heated …

How To Fix A8 D3 Broken Glove Box Frame

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If you have an Audi A8 D3, chances are you’d have a broken glove box frame which cause the left side to sag down. It’s an easy fix with a heavy duty staple gun.

Creader 3001 OBDII Scanner

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Our 2004 Honda Accord CEL (Check Engine Light) is on, we need to find out what fails so we can fix it in case we need to get the Smog Check. Since OBDEleven and VCDS can only work on Audi and VW, we got an inexpensive OBDII scanner Creader 3001 OBDII scanner that worked. It’s …

Attempt To Fix A8 D3 Door Lock Switch On Handle

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When the car is exposed to heat by sitting outside for a long time (no garage), the little door lock switch button on the handle no longer locks the car. This is the attempt to remove the button and hope the button has problem of pushing the switch inside the door handle. If the button …