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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: TheBoy on 14 February 2007, 22:21:54
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OK, I've done a few now, I would appreciate some simple feedback, so vote away :y
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Wish I could give it a try :(
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Dad was stuck in the Isle of Man last weekend, so he has not driven it since the update. Not done the discs yet either! ::)
Will report back as soon as he has driven it :y
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Having experienced it I can say it really is a worthwhile upgrade. Gearchanges are definitely smoother.
Has to be noted, this is not on mine as my estate is too old (96 N reg) and the MV6 is a proper one with the fully functioning "driver involvement pack". ;)
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This was done two weeks back now, by jaime, on my wife's 1999 CDX Auto estate.
Ok, the difference is immediately noticable and a BIG improvement on what was already a very smooth gearbox.
Under gentle acceleration, the gearchange is so subtle that you virtually don't notice it at all. Under power is where the big difference comes in. The software update is very good because the gearchange under load eases the car back off power while changing, THEN brings the power back in gradually. When I say gradually, all over in a second, but you don't loose the acceleration, you just gain smoothness.
This was a bit like the best of Volvos in the 1990's where they seemed to have this down to a fine art.
Absolutely improved and very worth getting done.
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
But if you ever fancy a trip up North, we may arrange a Jockular meeting around you (if you can handle another 11 page thread to decide nothing) ;D ;D .
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
wooooooooo hey hold on!!!!
I will put Jamie up - give him access to anything he wants board / bed / drink / food / tools :y
But he aint parking a caravan outside my house ;D or a Rover :o
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
Never. Bloody caravans.
Would rather sleep in a nice tent... ...fortunately, I have a nice tent...
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
wooooooooo hey hold on!!!!
I will put Jamie up - give him access to anything he wants board / bed / drink / food / tools :y
But he aint parking a caravan outside my house ;D or a Rover :o
You're safe from the caravan, but maybe not the Rover ;)
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
Never. Bloody caravans.
Would rather sleep in a nice tent... ...fortunately, I have a nice tent...
But you'll probably need 6 foot long pegs to keep it at ground level, around here. :P
Anyway, I wouldn't bother just now, it's Haggis breeding season, and have you heard how frisky them little fellows can be? ;) ;D
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
wooooooooo hey hold on!!!!
I will put Jamie up - give him access to anything he wants board / bed / drink / food / tools :y
But he aint parking a caravan outside my house ;D or a Rover :o
You're safe from the caravan, but maybe not the Rover ;)
Well in that case i cant guarantee it not being stripped of parts in the morning and some of it on ebay ;)
Remember my strange affliction with the little things last year! ;D
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intresting....so who can...where can they and how much will they want for said update ( in scotland) :-/
Brackley is a hell of a way to go....
You could be up for an 'all expenses paid' holiday in Scotland..........
Just remember to bring the caravan ...... and a porta-loo! ;D ;D
wooooooooo hey hold on!!!!
I will put Jamie up - give him access to anything he wants board / bed / drink / food / tools :y...
Jamie - it's not getting in there that's the problem, it's getting them to let you go back... ;D
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Does anyone know roughly what a dealer would charge to do the upgrade? I'd go to TB but by the time I've paid for fuel it will probably work out cheaper at Vaux!
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1 local dealer said 'standard tech 2 price of £72 +vat'
When I recover I will ring some others!
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Spoke to 2 different lookers .... £82 each time
Spoke to a local Dickens .... £44, here we go! Then I said what I wanted, cue the sucking of air through teeth, Sorry mate dont want to do that, did a 2.2 Omega and it went wrong, had to go searching for an old disk to put it back, dont want to go through that again!
Sounds like a 2.2 was a 2.2 anything to them, same engine must be ok, sounded like they put the vx220 software on the omega and wondered why it didn't work!
The search continues.
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Mwhahahahahaha
Spoke to Dickens, Wrexham (last was Mold)
She went of to speak to the electrican!
No problem Sir, that will be £36.72 inc Vat
Booked in for a week on Monday :-)
Think I will put the old stereo in the Boot, just in case.
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Watch them do it, and you should see on TIS the version you are at, and what it is taking it to. If they don't plug it in to TIS, they are pulling a fast one...
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Watch them do it, and you should see on TIS the version you are at, and what it is taking it to. If they don't plug it in to TIS, they are pulling a fast one...
Cheers for that, will try to be in with the action.
To confirm procedure,
1 end of tech2 plugged in the car, the other plugged into a pc?
how long should it take?
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Watch them do it, and you should see on TIS the version you are at, and what it is taking it to. If they don't plug it in to TIS, they are pulling a fast one...
Cheers for that, will try to be in with the action.
To confirm procedure,
1 end of tech2 plugged in the car, the other plugged into a pc?
how long should it take?
Procedure is:
Plug tech2 into car, and read g/box ecu.
Go and plug tech2 into PC, and get PC to read ECU data from Tech2. PC then determines correct software for g/box (and show your current and new version numbers) and downloads to Tech2.
Plug Tech2 back in car to do that actual flash.
Switch off ignition for 30s then back on.
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Cheers, nice to know the info beforehand.
If only you were a bit more local, or I travelled your way more often, then I could relax.
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Does anyone know roughly what a dealer would charge to do the upgrade? I'd go to TB but by the time I've paid for fuel it will probably work out cheaper at Vaux!
Well TheBoy may not work out cheaper than your local Vx dealer if you have to travel from afar, but on the other hand he is sure to get it right first time round, while Vx.... need I say more? :o
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My vote was not yet done, not true anymore.
I beleived the hype, the boy too far, so booked it in locally - had quotes from £36 - £96! so shop around.
The other 1/2 was very sceptical, don't waste your money etc, but I persevered and went ahead, as it was cheap in the end.
Drove back, and wow, could tell the difference before I even left the car park, car seemed quieter, smoother, more powerful.
Got home and raved about it, got some funny disbeleiving looks, so we went for a drive....
5 minutes after getting home, hers is now booked in for the update.
What more of a good impression can that be, not doing it once, but twice!
how does the advert go, 'If you can, you should!'
(MV6 done, 2.2 CDX being done tomorrow)
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My vote was not yet done, not true anymore.
I beleived the hype, the boy too far, so booked it in locally - had quotes from £36 - £96! so shop around.
The other 1/2 was very sceptical, don't waste your money etc, but I persevered and went ahead, as it was cheap in the end.
Drove back, and wow, could tell the difference before I even left the car park, car seemed quieter, smoother, more powerful.
Got home and raved about it, got some funny disbeleiving looks, so we went for a drive....
5 minutes after getting home, hers is now booked in for the update.
What more of a good impression can that be, not doing it once, but twice!
how does the advert go, 'If you can, you should!'
(MV6 done, 2.2 CDX being done tomorrow)
You original vote deleted so you can vote appropriately... :y
Anyone else needing it deleted, let me know.
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Does anyone know roughly what a dealer would charge to do the upgrade? I'd go to TB but by the time I've paid for fuel it will probably work out cheaper at Vaux!
Well TheBoy may not work out cheaper than your local Vx dealer if you have to travel from afar, but on the other hand he is sure to get it right first time round, while Vx.... need I say more? :o
Thats why I travelled south last weekend, I got all my bits on TC (thanks Dave) I had my cambelt, tensioners and aux belt changed properly (Thanks Timbuk, Mark DTM Theolodian and sounds2k)not like the last time by Vauxhall who broke the cambelt cover and the timing was one tooth out my gearbox upgraded (Thanks Jaime) and had a nice BBQ (thanks MaxV6) a few beers and met a load of like minded fellas and a good time was had by all :y
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Does anyone know roughly what a dealer would charge to do the upgrade? I'd go to TB but by the time I've paid for fuel it will probably work out cheaper at Vaux!
Well TheBoy may not work out cheaper than your local Vx dealer if you have to travel from afar, but on the other hand he is sure to get it right first time round, while Vx.... need I say more? :o
Thats why I travelled south last weekend, I got all my bits on TC (thanks Dave) I had my cambelt, tensioners and aux belt changed properly (Thanks Timbuk, Mark DTM Theolodian and sounds2k)not like the last time by Vauxhall who broke the cambelt cover and the timing was one tooth out my gearbox upgraded (Thanks Jaime) and had a nice BBQ (thanks MaxV6) a few beers and met a load of like minded fellas and a good time was had by all :y
Would have loved to have brought both cars down for a similar amount of work, an 8 month pregnant wife, however means a bit of a travelling / drinking ban :(
Maybe next time :)
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had mine done today, my software was version 1 and is now version 10, going for a drive tommorrow so will update over the weekend
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Had it done yesterday at local vx dealer for 36 + VAT - I just couldn't wait till next time in Brackley :P Its brilliant, sport mode is a million times more responsive and normal driving around town is now a pleasure rather than clunky.
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Failed miserably on the 2000 2.2 CDX
Apparently at latest gearbox and engine versions.
ahh well :(
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well mine definitely feels smoother, especially when accelerating - but the biggest change I noticed is when the torque converter locks up, it used to go clunk, then the revs dropped. Now the revs drop - no clunk at all - in fact unless you're watching the rev counter you don't even notice it happening ... job's a good 'un :y
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Thanks Jaime for upgrade today. :)
Certainly smoother than before - seems to be less "lag" when it does change.
Looking forward to another drive tomorrow.. 8-)
Baz.
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Thanks Jaime for upgrade today. :)
Certainly smoother than before - seems to be less "lag" when it does change.
Looking forward to another drive tomorrow.. 8-)
Baz.
:)
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I could really use a software upgrade on the gearbox on my meega - any chance you might make the trip to Scotland? :y
Alternatively, I'll be in Oxford at the end of the month, I could drop in to Northamptonshire on the way back up if that suits?
Dave
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I could really use a software upgrade on the gearbox on my meega - any chance you might make the trip to Scotland? :y
Alternatively, I'll be in Oxford at the end of the month, I could drop in to Northamptonshire on the way back up if that suits?
Dave
I'm about 6m from Jnc 10 of M40, down the A43 dual carriageway.
Presumably, yours is a 1998 or later?
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I could really use a software upgrade on the gearbox on my meega - any chance you might make the trip to Scotland? :y
Alternatively, I'll be in Oxford at the end of the month, I could drop in to Northamptonshire on the way back up if that suits?
Dave
I'm about 6m from Jnc 10 of M40, down the A43 dual carriageway.
Presumably, yours is a 1998 or later?
That's on the way to Silverstone from Oxford then? Not much of a detour at all.
Mine is a 2000 2.5 V6 Auto. Car seems slow to shift up. Will the software upgrade help?
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I could really use a software upgrade on the gearbox on my meega - any chance you might make the trip to Scotland? :y
Alternatively, I'll be in Oxford at the end of the month, I could drop in to Northamptonshire on the way back up if that suits?
Dave
I'm about 6m from Jnc 10 of M40, down the A43 dual carriageway.
Presumably, yours is a 1998 or later?
That's on the way to Silverstone from Oxford then? Not much of a detour at all.
Mine is a 2000 2.5 V6 Auto. Car seems slow to shift up. Will the software upgrade help?
I would say the shift points are only tweaked, rather than drastically changed.
The benefits are smoother changing, and less 'slip' in the box.
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I could really use a software upgrade on the gearbox on my meega - any chance you might make the trip to Scotland? :y
Alternatively, I'll be in Oxford at the end of the month, I could drop in to Northamptonshire on the way back up if that suits?
Dave
I'm about 6m from Jnc 10 of M40, down the A43 dual carriageway.
Presumably, yours is a 1998 or later?
That's on the way to Silverstone from Oxford then? Not much of a detour at all.
Mine is a 2000 2.5 V6 Auto. Car seems slow to shift up. Will the software upgrade help?
I would say the shift points are only tweaked, rather than drastically changed.
The benefits are smoother changing, and less 'slip' in the box.
Sounds like a plan! I'll be down in Witney on Friday 30th driving back to Edinburgh on Saturday 31st. If either late Friday afternoon or saturday morning suits you, that would be great! Be a great chance to test it out heading back up the motorway afterwards too. I'll PM you nearer the time if thats OK :y
Dave