Mk2 GTi Syncro Build - Operation MOT

I was going to copy the one made in the members section but it seems the screen and the code clash.

What’s this openhaldex you speak of?

 

Definitely not Mk3 dash. And I wanted to keep it stock tbh, which is why I looked into the corsa speedo thing. Rev counter isn’t an issue luckily.

I’d love to keep my 16v 160mph clocks

 

It seems the code doesn’t reflect the screen used. Which was the problem I had anyways. And the circuit diagram is a bit pants.

oh really? Where do I find info on it? I googled it earlier but nothing came up

well I’ve found this brilliant guide on GitHub: https://github.com/ABangingDonk/OpenHaldex

this looks like a great option, and only relying on engine speed is great as the 20v Ecu handles that, mean no need for ABS etc like I was planning. If my understanding is correct anyways.

I’m not a fan of having to run an app on my phone, like you say, I’d like it on the dash or something.

This is a great idea tho, and seems pretty easy to wire in, I have no haldex loom from the plug back so I’ll just create something with that incorporated.

 

to get it on the road just use mk3 clocks for now, then you can finish off the corsa conversion in your own time. still need to test mine on the road, but since its not got an mot it'll have to wait. I do have a 3d printer but not used it yet, eventually plan to design a case to mount the corsa unit rather than my mix of mk2 and corsa housings hacked together

 

Yeah I wrote about it a bit earlier in the thread, but getting the corsa bits to fit the mk2 clocks is a pain. I started but I’m not massively happy with how it’s going.

I don’t either sadly, otherwise you could have all my data! Well it’s worth a go, parts are cheap enough. No reason not to build it, see how it goes.

There’s no need to ‘get it on the road’ so I’ve got plenty of time to sort it out. If I knew how it worked properly, I could do that but I don’t!

 

nothing to it realy, 3 wires to the speedo unit and you just need a speedo healer to adjust the VW signal to suit. As I say it works out to almost exactly 4x the speed input so I made a very simple arduino project to put 4 pulses out for every single pulse in. seems to work on the bench, but need to try it on the road to make sure its not too laggy or unstable

 

It’s more fitting of the unit into the clocks which is a bit shit. I don’t like it!

 

just take your time, and ideally use ce2 clocks as then you dont have to figure out the oil warning board as well as everything else. MM clocks have the metal frame which is handy for bolting all the bits to, but then you have to figure out how to hold it to the main housing since all the parts which used to hold it together are missing. VDO is all one piece so its easier from that perspective, its all plastic so in some ways easier as softer material. swings and roundabouts tbh. I have a finished MM one and I started a VDO based one as well though would need another corsa speedo to complete plus a load of free time which is hard to get

 

Yeah, see that’s an issue as mine is CE1. I need to buy another set of clocks if I do it as I broke my motor, doh!

 

I’m also considering it, have been for a while, an R32 or something

 

Can’t say I’m a huge fan, but would be a bit more useful

 

Going back to this, didn't the one in the members section act as a standalone controller?