VW Phaeton

Ok i know this should be in the vw section, but if mr TD can be patient and leave this here for a day or 2 that would be great.

Got one of these in the next day or so and looking for any tips or advice on this ( please dont just say cake, etc etc as not want to her that)
I seen from Pan european that the second battery needs to have a permanent feed if the cars not running, but is this a load of
Any help would be great

no...it's not a load of crap. listen to what pan said. i haven't done one but a close friend up here has and had a hell of time with it. the car's definitely a pain in the azz to work on.

For what reasons is it a pain? Any ideas?

Sorry to move your thread DT, but it does belong here.

For those not knowing what DT is referring to....

http://www.tintdude.com/phaeton.html

WOW, that's good to know, never done one, but when I first read the thread, I thought he was refering to doing an alarm/stereo (something electronic) I don't like cars that have issues like that

Glad I could help......

Cake job...

Hey Davie,

Just PM'd you and have read this thread. Kinda makes my PM look a bit lame but jeez I'm glad I didn't read it before I did the Phaeton otherwise i'd have been myself.

Take his point about seat heater matrix but we have never gone to those lengths - we do cover the inside with drop sheets. We do also start cars up periodically even if they have trickle chargers on them.

Feel sure it will go sweet - you've done top end cars and this will be no different.

Ok got this done today, and was a right pain in the ass to say the least but its now sussed
I would also like to say cheers to Tintim in the above post for helping me as well
(and to mr TD fo the site )
Will post pics up shortly

Cheers for all the help to everyone

good to know!!!

Hi Guys, I've been asked to do this car tomorrow or to be exact the Bentley Flying Spur. Can anyone please tell me if I use a trickle charger then can I leave the ignition on for more than 20 minutes without the car shutting down?

Also, I only have a standard 4 amp trickle charger, would this be sufficient for the job?

Thanks for help.

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes you did and I had a look at it already.

I also went to have a look at the car I was suppose to tint, unfortunately (or rather fortunately for me ) it was a false alarm. It's a 2 door Bentley GT not the Flying Spur. So won't have the problem with the ignition.

Done one today one problem on install could'nt get headrest out , anyone know how they come out,Got job done ok would just like to know for next time as i just picked up this VW dealership.thanks for heads up on electrics,covered everything an no problems.