Touareg 2004 Refurb/Customisation Project
Latest Touareg 2004 Posts
PCV Valve Replacement
This was a scary one but in the end, turned out okay, but possibly could have been worse. The short story was that for a couple of weeks now if I drive her hard and do 140kph+, after a short while the dipstick pops out and oil and smoke started coming out of the...
New Boot Struts for Touareg
For a while now, the boot on my Touareg 7L 2004, has been "droopy" meaning that when I open it up, it's dropping slightly, so I keep banging my head. On a slope it's worse, the boot drops down and closes.So after some searching on the VW forums and watching some...
Replacement of Wiring Harness For Front Headlights
I was looking to upgrade the bulbs in my headlights to LED and when removing the headlight unit was horrified to discover the degraded wiring on the harness plug. Sure, the lights were working fine, but the state of the wiring and the plug meant its days were...
ClimAir Air Comfort Wind Deflectors
Just installed these ClimAir Car Comfort wind deflectors for my Touareg 2004. I enjoy driving along the motorway with my windows down so think these will help deflect some of the wind + make the car look that little bit cooler. They cost around €65 for the front pair....
Led Turn Signals for Wing Mirrors
I have never been a huge fan of ALIEXPRESS as I have heard many horror stories of cheap knock-off products. So this month I decided to take a dive into this murky world and buy a set of wing mirror led lights for my Touareg. They cost €21.99 from Ali Express. See the...
Correct Oil For a Touareg 7L 2004 R5 2.5TDI
A little bit about the type of oil you need to use and whyRegarding the R5, there is ALOT of conflicting information about which type of oil to use.See below the screenshot from my local dealer confirming the oil is 506.01, then read the update on 31/3 below. (you can...
Oil Change for Touareg R5, 2.5TDi, 7L Year 2004 (extraction pump method on the roadside)
I decided today that instead of taking the car for an oil change at the dealer and them charging me several hundred euros, I took my hand to change the oil myself. However, I don't have the luxury of a driveway or the space to jack the car up and put it on jack...
Stahlbus Oil Change Valve
I just received my delivery from Stahlbus in Germany for my new Oil Change Valve for my Touareg. - Oil Drain Valve - €31.05- Oil Drain Valve Tool - €22.65- Racing Dust Cap - €9.24Total: €62.94 As I like to drain my oil frequently, it will save me a lot of time by...
Interior Mood Lighting
The guys from Addiction cars told me they did an install of some mood lighting in a Mercedes and told me that my Treg would be a perfect candidate for it. I gotta say, the lighting does bring the interior up a level.To control the lighting we are using the "Lotus...
EGR Valve Replacement
I was getting some errors on the VCDS and found that I getting an emissions error and we found that the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve was showing some issues and when it was removed, we found that it was gunged up. Ideally, EGR Valves should be cleaned every...
Side Scratch Accident in Parking
Damn Damn, Sh*t, F*ck, Sigh, I'm an idiot. I tried to squeeze into a narrow parking space in an underground parking garage on a crisp October morning and as I was getting out of the space I managed to scratch the side of my beast against another damn car (a Tiguan)...
Steering Wheel
Woohoo! New steering wheel was bought in October 2021 to replace the old standard-issue Touareg steering wheel. This one has a nice leather and rubber finish with tailored grips. Originally I was simply going to get mine re-covered with new leather but it meant that...
Interior Buttons
When I bought the car back in November 2020, the interior buttons were a bit messy due to a known fault in the production and design of the Toureag rubber-coated buttons, known in Touareg owners circles as the "Peeling Buttons Problem". The cause of the peeling...
Stage 1 Tuning from 174 to 204BHP
I had Addiction Cars reprogramme the ECU for some extra kick. They took the car from the standard 174BHP to 204BHP. Initially, I was thinking of using a device from ChipPower whereby you connect a widget to the fuel temperature sensor but was advised against that as...
Rear Subwoofer
The standard radio unit that came with the car was not great, although the speakers in the car are very good quality, with lower bass tones they tend to start to rattle. So after switching out the old radio for a Dynavin N7 Pro I made the added decision to install a...
Leather Seats
This is more about restoration than customisation and is an ongoing story in a few parts. The leather, in general in this car, when I bought it in November 2020, on surface appearance was "okay", however upon very close inspection we found the front seats were coming...
Xhaust Active Sound
This was a kind of accidental customisation as I had just had the car lowered and new 20' alloys added and when I was in the Addiction Cars workshop, the owner was very excited to announce to me that he had become the distributor for Spain for something called "Active...
Springs
When I changed the wheels, I decided that the car should be lowered a fraction to remove some of the enormous gaps between the tyres and wheel arch. However, in Spain, this is a huge deal and requires homologation of the project, which basically I have to get a lab...
Dynavin N7 Pro Head Unit
I looked at many options for the head unit from cheap android head units to pricey Alpine but finally settled on the Dynavin N7 Pro, which made for easy installation and configuration with a reverse camera. I also installed a custom subwoofer in the rear. Link to...
Wheels
The original wheels that came with the car, in my opinion, were not great looking as they looked small and had huge gaps in the wheel arch, so I decided to get them changed and at the same time get the car lowered a bit to remove the big space between the wheel and...