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Recent work, with the detail attached

Every job below is a real vehicle that came through the workshop on Girlington Road, with what was done, why it was done and what the outcome was. No stock photography and no borrowed results.

Recently completed customer vehicles at the Navs HID Direct workshop

2 projects

Security

Ghost immobiliser installations, each concealed in a different place on a different vehicle.

  • Audi RS3 with a concealed Ghost immobiliser installed by Navs HID DirectSecurity

    Audi RS3 8V Saloon

    Ghost immobiliser, fully concealed

    Installed behind the driver side loom with no visible trace at the OBD port. Sequence set through existing steering wheel controls, TASSA registered before collection.

    Install time
    2h 40m
    Visible hardware
    None
    Registered
    TASSA verified
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  • Range Rover Evoque fitted with a Ghost immobiliser to defeat relay theftSecurity

    Range Rover Evoque

    Ghost install on a keyless-entry SUV

    Fitted specifically to defeat relay attack on a keyless vehicle. Certificate issued the same day and used to reduce the owner's renewal premium.

    Threat addressed
    Relay and OBD
    Valet mode
    Configured
    Insurance
    Certificate issued
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2 projects

Performance

Custom ECU calibration written on logged data, including the jobs where we recommended less rather than more.

  • Volkswagen Golf GTD undergoing a custom Stage 1 remap with live dataloggingPerformance

    Volkswagen Golf GTD Mk7

    Stage 1 calibration on logged data

    Baseline logged over three pulls, then boost, fuelling and torque limiters rewritten around the vehicle's own data. Road validated across two further logging runs.

    Power
    184 to 219 bhp
    Torque
    380 to 445 Nm
    Original file
    Archived
    About this service
  • Skoda Octavia vRS being road tested after an economy focused ECU calibrationPerformance

    Skoda Octavia vRS

    Economy-focused calibration for a commuter

    Owner arrived asking for Stage 2. After reviewing mileage and clutch condition we recommended a low-load efficiency calibration instead, and delivered it.

    Consumption
    Around 6 mpg improvement
    Focus
    Low-load efficiency
    Hardware
    Entirely standard
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2 projects

Lighting

Projector retrofits, restorations and coding work. The trade this workshop was built on.

  • Mercedes-Benz A200 headlight after a bi-LED projector retrofit and beam alignmentLighting

    Mercedes-Benz A200

    Bi-LED projector retrofit

    Original housings opened on the bench, projectors and shields fitted, units re-sealed and vented, then beam set on the alignment board before handover.

    Cut-off
    Sharp, MOT legal
    Dash errors
    Coded out
    Housings
    Original, re-sealed
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  • Volkswagen Passat headlight unit restored, re-sealed and re-lacquered on the workshop benchLighting

    Volkswagen Passat B8

    Headlight restoration and bulb-out fix

    Clouded lenses machined back and re-lacquered, failed seals and vents replaced to clear condensation, and a long-standing bulb-out warning resolved by coding.

    Versus new units
    Around 80% saved
    Condensation
    Cleared and sealed
    Dash warning
    Resolved
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1 project

Diagnostics

Faults other garages had already thrown parts at, traced to their actual cause.

  • Oscilloscope trace showing an intermittent signal dropout on a BMW 320d wiring loomDiagnostics

    BMW 320d F30

    Intermittent limp mode traced to loom chafe

    Two previous garages had replaced sensors without success. Scope testing under load captured a signal dropout from a chafed section of loom behind the engine.

    Time to diagnose
    90 minutes
    Parts replaced
    Wiring repair only
    Report
    Issued with evidence
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1 project

Emissions

DPF servicing that treats the blockage as a symptom and goes looking for the reason.

  • Ford Transit Custom connected to on-car diesel particulate filter cleaning equipmentEmissions

    Ford Transit Custom

    On-car DPF clean plus EGR root cause

    Filter cleaned in situ and regeneration completed, then a sticking EGR valve identified as the cause and replaced. Duty cycle advice given to the owner.

    Differential pressure
    Restored to spec
    Filter
    Retained, road legal
    Root cause
    EGR valve
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1 project

Transmission

TCU calibration bringing the gearbox into line with a tuned engine.

  • Audi S3 DSG transmission control unit being recalibrated after a Stage 2 engine remapTransmission

    Audi S3 8V DSG

    DQ250 recalibration after Stage 2

    Torque limiter raised to match the engine calibration, clamping pressure increased to stop slip under load, shift times reduced and kickdown thresholds revised.

    Gearbox
    DQ250 six speed
    Clutch adaptation
    Logged before and after
    Launch control
    Enabled
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Photographing your car

We only ever photograph a customer vehicle with permission, and we never publish a registration plate, a Ghost sequence, or the location a security device was fitted in. If you would rather your car was not shown at all, simply say so when you book. It makes no difference to the work or the price.

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Every project here started with a registration plate and a question

Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will tell you honestly what is possible on your vehicle, what it costs and how long it takes.