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Widgets #1602927 19/06/2017 17:26 19/06/2017 17:26
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin barnacle OP Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle OP Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin	I keep getting asked for widgets - even though I haven't made them for six or seven years. There are two on the bay at the moment, both at a damn sight more than I sold them for Nothing to do with either... just search for 'barnacle widget'. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1602989 20/06/2017 15:39 20/06/2017 15:39
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,313 Kent, South East Cooperman Former Membership Secretary 215
Cooperman Former Membership Secretary 215 My job on the forum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,313 Kent, South East	I have seen various posts about these and often wondered what these are / do? Must be turbo car related I suppose?

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1602995 20/06/2017 16:03 20/06/2017 16:03
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin barnacle OP Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle OP Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin	Nope... they work with everything except VIS and 1.8 models. They give you a selectable view of various engine parameters, and instant notification of engine faults. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1602998 20/06/2017 16:39 20/06/2017 16:39
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,113 highlands jimboy Club Member 857
jimboy Club Member 857 Forum is my life Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,113 highlands	I swear by my one. In times of "what the hell now" the widget lets you know..... I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1603008 20/06/2017 17:57 20/06/2017 17:57
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,313 Kent, South East Cooperman Former Membership Secretary 215
Cooperman Former Membership Secretary 215 My job on the forum Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,313 Kent, South East	Glad I asked, do they plug into a diagnostic port?

Re: Widgets [Re: Cooperman] #1603009 20/06/2017 18:14 20/06/2017 18:14
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 18,321 Auld Reekie Edinburgh Club President, member225
Edinburgh Club President, member225 Forum veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 18,321 Auld Reekie	Yes, on a 20vt it's by the w/washer tank, and often powered via an inline fuse from the ciggy lighter feed (services fuse) My coop cut out on two occasions whilst cruising and each time it flagged up the crank sensor which I've now replaced.....so very useful diagnostic! BumbleBee carer

Re: Widgets [Re: Cooperman] #1603010 20/06/2017 18:16 20/06/2017 18:16
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,113 highlands jimboy Club Member 857
jimboy Club Member 857 Forum is my life Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,113 highlands	Aye, they do indeed Cooperman. I've had mine for a number of years & last year NC tour, my fellow Coopsters were very taken by my widget, Edinburgh managed to procure one not that long ago. An added Coop information telling you what's going on with your engine, a must have in my opinion especially on long runs...... No I'm not on commision from Neil by the way..... I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1603104 22/06/2017 07:00 22/06/2017 07:00
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,945 Going North on the A9 dante giacosa My life on the forum
dante giacosa My life on the forum Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,945 Going North on the A9	So Neil, as you haven't made them in 6 or 7 years, and they don't work on the VIS (recently rated in Classic car magazine as a 'sleeper investment goldmine' and the 'thinking man's Coupe') Is NOW the time to respond, to the groundswell of interest, with a MultiscanECU compatible variant for the VIS engines????!!!!

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1603140 22/06/2017 16:54 22/06/2017 16:54
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin barnacle OP Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle OP Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,794 Berlin	I've got a full-time job designing hardware and software; I don't do it at home these days. Sorry. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: Widgets [Re: barnacle] #1603236 24/06/2017 08:11 24/06/2017 08:11
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 285 Kidderminster kev_megadon Making a profit
kev_megadon Making a profit Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 285 Kidderminster	I purchased an original one for my first coupe. It was brilliant. Possibly the best money I ever spent on the car. Unfortunately a few years after, the bonnet flew up when travelling at speed and wrote the car off. I sold the widget to Coupedummy thinking I would never return to ownership. About a year later I bought my 16v, and ive missed the widget ever since.

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