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When investigating files on the Formentor infotainment, I came across another one… OPS configuration files: the Optical Parking System. Looking at the file format and decompiled code, I could figure…
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If you've been following my blogs, you know this journey started with a simple question: why does my infotainment look so generic? That was the Golf GTE era. Back then, I thought swapping a few image…
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If you're a frequent visitor to my blogs, you know I love to dive deep into technical matter. Years ago, I got a Golf GTE, and didn't like the way the default image on my infotainment was looking, wh…
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This project has been waiting for a long long time… but I decided to have another go at it: Parsing EPS Datasets.
Analyzing a whole bunch of datasets, I've been able to find some structure inside, b…
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Some sites and companies are offering a paid service to decode FRF files.
There are open source decoders available on Github, but if you don't have the skills or knowledge to use them, it can be quit…
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If you've been following me for a while, you know I like playing with datasets, and sharing the knowledge about it with the community. I do this because:
— Investigating obscure stuff is like solving…
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So, it's been a LONG time since I've last worked on the FPA tool on MQBTools.nl. but working on the Soundaktor, inspired me to make some long awaited improvements here as well.
Change log from the l…
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First of all: What is a Soundaktor?
Modern Volkswagen Group cars (VW, Audi, SEAT, Škoda, CUPRA) use a system called the Soundaktor to shape what the engine sounds like inside the cabin. Rather than r…
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I've been working some time on customizing soundaktor firmwares.
As you can read in these earlier blogs:
AVAS E-sound customization might be possible
MQBtools.nl Updates (Soundaktor graphs!)
After b…
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This is one of the topics I get flooded with questions about on a daily basis, in DMs here, on Facebook, on Reddit, and by email: how to enable purple ambient lighting.
At the same time, I keep seei…
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A few weeks ago, I got a light on my dash that I hate, especially when it's raining and I'm far from home:
I was able to get home by inflating the tires with my beloved mobile compressor.
So I co…
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The Skoda washer fluid cap(part number 000096706) is an improved better version of the default Cupra cap (a variant of the 1H0955455 cap that's in basically all VAG cars). It's made from TPE instead…
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The Formentor dash has quite a few possible tweaks and settings you can perform via OBD2, (by OBDeleven, VCP, VCDS, VC Tool). Most of the forums have some topics about them, but are mostly Leon speci…
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If you've been following my cars for some time, you know I have a special kind of love for finding structure in what might appear like a bunch of 0's and 1's to others.
Some topics from the past:
Ha…
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The Formentor interior is quite nice, but the Facelift version has a major improvement: the center console is covered in stichted leather instead of being just plastic. So I did some browsing and fou…
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To get an idea of the possibilities of visual customization of the Formentor, I threw some pictures in ChatGPT and asked to apply some simple mods.
Lowered and tinted the windows:
Added a front…
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Not sure if anyone is actually interested in this topic, but I wanted to share :)
Some time ago, I started researching the Soundaktor: the part that sends fake engine sounds to the cockpit, and is a…
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Some things that are currently on my list to mod, or to research if modding is possible:
— RGB ambient footwell lights
— Adding more RGB zones, and maybe find out if the Ambient color sliders from VW…
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- OPS zone editing?
- GCA editor released! (For MIB2 and MOI3)
- MIB3 MCF file reverse engineering — part 1 (MIB3 Toolbox coming up)
- Sneak preview of what's to come
- New research: Powersteering datasets (xxx909144)
- New tool: FRF Decoder
- New tyres
- Ambient light palettes on MQB Evo: New tool released!
- Improving the FPA tool!
- Soundaktor editor released. Tutorial on how to use inside.
- Work in progress: Soundaktor tools
- Tutorial: Purple lighting in Leon mk4 and Formentor
- New goodies have arrived: Parts for active TPMS!
- Skoda washer fluid cap.
- Coding & Adaptation: Dashboard module.
- Ambient lighting research on MQB-W
- Facelift Center Console retrofit: leather!
- Tuned by AI
- AVAS E-sound customization might be possible
- Planned mods and things to research