Kurt

Anyone considering chipping their TT's, should consider the following if sending their ECU to be modified. It is a MAJOR pain in the *** to get the ECU out. Do not try it in cold weather when rain is impending! The ECU is against the firewall under the lip that has the VIN of the car on it, and you'd better have small hands as well. It can be done, but it is not close to being easy.

Ted

As far as that WW valance scratching your hand... you are SO right. Tho in actuality what it is is a couple of cable ties holding up the water line and two short electrical wires. The cable ties were installed and cut so their sharp end was left facing downward and will cut/scratch and gouge your hand while you're doing the swap. Next time you're in there just spin them around so their sharp end is facing upward and between the line they hold and the underside of the wiper valance. Additionally theres a smal flap of hard plastic that acts as a guide/retainer that the cable ties are looped thru to keep the water line secured and it too has an annoying, yet less scratchy surface. If you run a full length piece of black duct tape (double thickness)along that piece of plastic, full-length, your days of wearing gloves and being scratched are over... forever. Also to expedite ECU swapping you can also de-tangle that mass of black cloth wrapped wires that are always in your way and with some clever cable tie-work of your own, tie them loosely back out of the ECU's path. Then never push the retainer clip back on the ECU's locking pin. The friction-fit rail assembly is enuf to hold the ECU in place without the clip.

Once these things are done you can swap ECU's, with the forward bolt on the hood-mounting linkage holding the valance up and out your way with no screwdriver "wedge." You'll have PLENTY of clearance and the ECU swap becomes literally a 1+ minute ordeal... with no more torn up hands ever again. Dont believe it? Spend ten minutes doing the things I mentioned, then make a "dry-run." Only takes 1+ minute to find out.