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delphinE30 · 09-20-2012, 02:34 PM

so i decided to get myself a 2012 GLI for a daily. Picked it up in May, i finally just got around to taking pics of it today.

draggins10 · 09-20-2012, 02:54 PM

Nice car. My friend just bought a 2012 gli Autobahn. What mods are out there for these cars

delphinE30 · 09-20-2012, 02:57 PM

Anything you can imagine really. Im not doing any serious mods. Its just my daily

sfd · 09-20-2012, 11:04 PM

ECU Flash - totally worth it.

delphinE30 · 09-20-2012, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sfd

ECU Flash - totally worth it.

I know but voiding the warranty on my daily isnt haha

draggins10 · 09-21-2012, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sfd

ECU Flash - totally worth it.

do you need any other supporting mods for this? And could you buy another ecu and get that flashed to your car so you can keep your warranty

sfd · 09-21-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by delphinE30

I know but voiding the warranty on my daily isnt haha

Well yea it's a risk but something needs to go wrong that the flash could have caused to void your warranty. However VW/Audi is running a "TD1" flagging right now where cars with flashes get flagged and they say warranty is void. Truth is though there needs to be proof. It's hard to prove since most people don't have the time or money to hire a lawyer but still a possibility.

I recently took my car into Audi with a blown ECU Relay. I was worried about warranty issues and they tried to tell me if the car is chipped they will know and void the warranty. However I had no issues. It's been hit or miss for many. I felt the same way though I've had regrets about flashing a DD but every time I dump the gas in stage 1 it's totally worth it.

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Originally Posted by draggins10

do you need any other supporting mods for this? And could you buy another ecu and get that flashed to your car so you can keep your warranty

For stage 1 with most companies (APR, Unitronic, GIAC, etc) you do not. You could try to get a second ECU but a) it's costly b) needs to be specially flashed to match your car c) there are anti tamper bolts that keep the ECU looked in. Unless you have the bolts and do a clean job, it's detectable.

Older cars are easier so depends on the year.

delphinE30 · 09-21-2012, 09:11 AM

I was planning on flashing it after warranty. But right now i just got thos to run around while i build up my BMW again.

09-20-2012, 02:34 PM	#1
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delphinE30 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Member #14644 My Ride: 1987 BMW 325is iTrader: (0)	I was planning on flashing it after warranty. But right now i just got thos to run around while i build up my BMW again. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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