Alientech installed...

[Flanders]

oh man...this thing is cool http://www.alientech.net/

my windows all roll down with three presses of my keyfob. They all roll back up again with 2 presses. Very cool. I can see myself going through keyfob batteries even faster than I already do!

This combined with
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1484540&page=1
(to extend your keyfob range) has made me fall in love with the car again!

[Mr. Burns]

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If I'm not mistaken Peter (fluidic) had that in his Jetta and always had problems with it.

[Flanders]

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I've had it in my car for several days now, and not a problem (yet). If I do have problems, I can guarantee it's from the clip-on connectors...

[Khyron]

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I kept meaning to buy this... did you order from the US or find a source in Canada?

Khyron

[Stonewall]

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I kept meaning to buy this... did you order from the US or find a source in Canada?

Khyron

Try these guys linky Exact same thing plus they are from sheerwood park, AB. I think their products looks pretty good with a wide range and enough key combos to have to make you carry a card with them all

[Satnam]

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I'm not absolutely sure, but I think it pops the fuel door open sometimes on my car.
noticed it 2 times now, don't think I open it myself, and only on the unlock, and roll down window operation.

[Flanders]

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I'm not absolutely sure, but I think it pops the fuel door open sometimes on my car.
noticed it 2 times now, don't think I open it myself, and only on the unlock, and roll down window operation.

Disable the 30-second timeout -- then the windows will roll-up all the time. this fixed all my problems.

It shouldn't pop the gas cap door though I'm guessing either you've got a wrong wire attached, or the solenoid that controls the lid is busted (mine has broken twice on me).

--I ordered mine from alientech, in the states. $55US. That AutoWindow one looks exactly the same as alientech (the base one, anyway). It looks like they went nuts and added a bunch of extras to it (for more cost). I'm debating making my own version of this thing -- it's just a 2-sided PCB with a prom, some transistors...the only "catch" is that the identification numbers on top of the prom have been scratched off (I guess that's their anti-piracy policy ). Pretty simple to duplicate...if you can read the prom, it's a no-brainer to duplicate it... It sure wouldn't cost much to make!!

[Satnam]

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Disable the 30-second timeout -- then the windows will roll-up all the time. this fixed all my problems.

It shouldn't pop the gas cap door though I'm guessing either you've got a wrong wire attached, or the solenoid that controls the lid is busted (mine has broken twice on me).

--I ordered mine from alientech, in the states. $55US. That AutoWindow one looks exactly the same as alientech (the base one, anyway). It looks like they went nuts and added a bunch of extras to it (for more cost). I'm debating making my own version of this thing -- it's just a 2-sided PCB with a prom, some transistors...the only "catch" is that the identification numbers on top of the prom have been scratched off (I guess that's their anti-piracy policy ). Pretty simple to duplicate...if you can read the prom, it's a no-brainer to duplicate it... It sure wouldn't cost much to make!!

it's a pic microcontroller

[Flanders]

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it's a pic microcontroller

...part number? There are a lot of pic microcontrollers out there!

[Stonewall]

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...part number? There are a lot of pic microcontrollers out there!

If it is a 8pin chip my guess would be either a 12C508 or 12C509. They are dirty cheap and have 4 I/O's which would be about right for this job.

[R_Ethug]

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oddly enough i know assemby language for microcontrollers