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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: dan_thevdub_man on 16 October 2014, 13:48

Title: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: dan_thevdub_man on 16 October 2014, 13:48

Any ideas what this could be?
I have a 1992 VW VENTO

Title: Re: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: dan_thevdub_man on 16 October 2014, 13:53

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/10/16/29369fcabdc3a0c3251351a1a0c525ed.jpg)

Title: Re: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: N900 MJT on 16 October 2014, 15:01

Was this posted on a FB group the other day? sure I saw something like this before :)

Anyway from what I remember its the communications port for the early cars

Title: Re: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: snozan on 16 October 2014, 17:15

Old diagnostic port. OBD1 if i dont mistake.  So nothing "mysterious".

Title: Re: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: itavaltalainen on 17 October 2014, 00:22

Yep that's the old OBD port - when I say old it's just the old style connector, the protocol hasn't changed after they fitted what is know known as OBD2 ports (i.e. it's still OBD1 but just has OBD2 connector - hence often known as OBD1.5)

YOu can get adapters on ebay to connect a 'modern' VCDS (or other VW diagnostics system) to it.

Title: Re: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: dan_thevdub_man on 17 October 2014, 10:26

Thanks guys

Title: Re: Vento mysterious connections
Post by: gasketface on 17 October 2014, 17:43

Those plugs are for the switches that tint the windows quickly when you see someone you know so they don't see you driving a Vento  :grin: