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Originally Posted by HPsauce
Found an 8L0 951 605A going cheap so might try that. 
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Well you win some and you lose some and this one was a WIN! 
Arrived just now. Looked rather tired and dusty when I opened the package and had the wrong retaining bolt/nut (for an 8) which I removed and replaced.
But I plugged it in and locked the car - very satisfying loud chirp.
Loaded up VCDS and cleared all codes, locked and unlocked the car a few times, all sounding good. Still no errors, not even a low voltage warning! Even got a totally clean VCDS scan for once (that won't last though, various niggles return regularly).
So far so good, later in the summer I'll probably open it up anyway and put fresh batteries in it, or even wire in an external pack. Future-proofing with a separate battery pack is probably both easier and more reliable.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 30th May 2024 at 02:02 PM.
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