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Got a 14' Passat TDI. Nice car all around, I enjoy it.

But, I find it lacks of upgrades both visually and mechanically. I got an noname RCD330 with CarPlay, amazing feature, and definitely sound it better all around.

Did any of you installed any visual mods? How about tuning? Can we make this puppy sound and be more faster? Pics?

Cheers!

I'd count Bilstein shocks and struts with an H&R rear bar as pretty good mods. Won't look faster but definitely will corner faster and flatter.

Lasfit LED low beams, you will need to aim them down, but they are the lights the car should have come with

Another light option is new bulbs (candlepower .com) aimed lower.

I currently only have an RCD330 (coming from a NEW car not having Android Auto was a huge let down, but this works great). I have swapped interior lights to LED which looks nice and helps. Been considering LED headlights but still debating since these are non-projector headlights and I don;'t want to throw light.

REALLY want coilovers but can't make myself. I don't want any performance mods because I bought this car for the warranty and CPO.

BRIAN427COBRA said:

Lasfit LED low beams, you will need to aim them down, but they are the lights the car should have come with

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Do you only have Lasfit low beams? what about for DRL or fogs? (I have yellow fog lens cover but haven't really driven at night since quarantine and summer to test)

For the people with RCD330, how do you make your backup camera work with the new headunit?

I believe they are different connectors (although I haven't really open up my Passat yet).

pedroYUL said:

For the people with RCD330, how do you make your backup camera work with the new headunit?
I believe they are different connectors (although I haven't really open up my Passat yet).

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There is a Scosche adapter that I bought from Crutchfield. I haven't installed it yet because it was on backorder and I just haven't gotten to it.

gh0stdylan said:

I don't want any performance mods because I bought this car for the warranty and CPO.

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I bought a similar car ('13 TDI) with the great warranty. I would say suspension mods are OK - as long as it's not emissions/drivetrain related, you're good to go.

I agree with the Lasfit low beams. They are awesome! I can now actually see the road at night and the cutoff is decent enough that I don't get flashed.

Now, if someone made a good replacement for the high beams. Any ideas?

Also, the european headlight switch is a neat upgrade too.

The H&R 24mm rear anti-sway bar makes a HUGE difference in handling. I chose the second hole from the end to attach the end links.

As far as tuning, I am considering Kerma and Malone. Based upon current information, I am not sure who to choose for the engine.

I am definitely getting a DSG flash from someone. I cannot stand the shift points/logic with this car.

Does the DSG flash void the VW warranty? I bought a ‘15 Passat SE TDI last week.

It would if they knew about it, I would imagine. But it isn't included in the extended emissions warranty anyway. So if your initial new car warranty has run out you don't have nay warranty on it anyway.

performance upgrades

Any one know if any of the following changes have been made to the 15 vw tdi, like blutec delete, performance chip, ejr delete and so on?

Yes they have. A number of posters have said they have tuned their cars and/or deleted stuff.

BRIAN427COBRA said:

Lasfit LED low beams, you will need to aim them down, but they are the lights the car should have come with

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Which ones did you get and how do you go about aiming them lower?
Were they these? https://smile.amazon.com/LASFIT-Hea...-3126--5-1&vehicleName=2014+Volkswagen+Passat

Did you need an adapter?

I'm also new with a '15 SE. Going to need tires soon and the 40K DSG service. I'm also looking into the Lasfit LED lowbeams. I picked this car up as a daily for my new job (80 miles round trip each day) and hope to get good MPG and life out of the diesel. Coming from cars with great headlights, I feel like holding a flashlight out the window would work better than the stock bulbs lol.

Another question on the stereo/headunit, and thanks gh0stdylan for that tip on the backup camera.

What do you do with your MDI connector 5N0 035 729 E ? I believe that's also the Bluetooth module, but I wouldn't need any of that if I go the RCD330+ route. Also I don't want to just have a hole with a bunch of cables in my armrest, or a couple of dud connectors there either.