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VW Parts CD
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RocknRolz
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI found the following info on the German T4 Forum. I have not tried it and
don't know if it works. According to the post it is possible to download the VW
parts CD for the US market. One post claims it is 300MB and took 8 hours to
download. It is all in English.
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Hope it works--if there are any problems, let me know and I will check the
German site again.
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I belong to the vanagon group too and have downloaded this CD. BE
FOREWARNED... it requires 1280 resolution on your monitor and is in iso format (Adaptec CDR). You can download winimage from the same site and extract it (with winimage, once downloaded) and then burn it to CD. I had varied success getting it to work but eventually got it to work. It takes some tinkering with if your running NT. 95/98 ran it ok but I did experience some problems. It might work just fine for you and it might not and require some tinkering time. If you download one of the FTP programs they will resume the downloading if you get cut off while downloading. That is the best way to go. there is little documentation supporting the use of all the methods and programs involved in this process. You should be fairly competent in using the PC. I do not recomend using the iso format to burn it to CD. SeanG 95 EVC 80 Westy --- In ev_update@..., "RocknRolz" <RocknRolz@e...> wrote: howstuffworks.comI found the following info on the German T4 Forum.I have not tried it and don't know if it works. According to the post it is possible to download the VW parts CD for the US market. One post claims it is 300MB and took 8 hours to download. It is all in English. check the German site again.
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Michael G. McCarthy
Wow! ?This thing works! ?You download the file, decompress it using the Winimage program, and then burn a CD from the resulting directory of files. ?(I burned my CD on a Mac, even though it's a PC disk. ?Just make sure you burn an ISO disk.)
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Then, you use the CD to install the program to your PC just like any other program and viola!, you have the SAME screen on your PC that the VW dealer's parts counter guy has. ?This is just too cool. ?Now you can get ALL the part numbers, and all the exploded diagrams. True, the 1280x1024 resolution is a hassle, but you can zoom when necessary. This works. ?No more looking for microfiche on eBay. Mike '93 EVC Cincinnati ---------- From: seangar@... To: ev_update@... Subject: [ev_update] Re: ?VW Parts CD Date: Mon, May 22, 2000, 4:41 PM I belong to the vanagon group too and have downloaded this CD. BE |
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Rick Gordon
Perhaps we can setup a distribution tree? Those of us with access to CD burners burn a few copies for distribution to a few others? It's been working great for music for years, and I'll bet enough of us have burner access that everyone else doesn't have to deal with a 300MB download. Blanks and postage would be the only charge of course.
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(Or I'll just wait until I get back into the office and use the big pipe there!) Wow! This thing works! You download the file, decompress it using the Winimage program, and then burn a CD from the resulting directory of files. (I burned my CD on a Mac, even though it's a PC disk. Just make sure you burn an ISO disk.) |
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Sheldon H. Winick
Rick,
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That's a great idea. I'd be willing to burn some CD's for others in return for one of the CD's if the CD covers the '97 model parts (the original post didn't specify which model years are covered by the CD). A distribution tree would be a very logical way to distribute copies among members of this group. I should think it would be a handy reference to have for EV owners. Sheldon '97 EVC ----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Gordon To: ev_update@... Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:18 AM Subject: Re: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CD Perhaps we can setup a distribution tree? Those of us with access to CD burners burn a few copies for distribution to a few others? It's been working great for music for years, and I'll bet enough of us have burner access that everyone else doesn't have to deal with a 300MB download. Blanks and postage would be the only charge of course. (Or I'll just wait until I get back into the office and use the big pipe there!) Wow! This thing works! You download the file, decompress it using the Winimage program, and then burn a CD from the resulting directory of files. (I burned my CD on a Mac, even though it's a PC disk. Just make sure you burn an ISO disk.) Then, you use the CD to install the program to your PC just like any other program and viola!, you have the SAME screen on your PC that the VW dealer's parts counter guy has. This is just too cool. Now you can get ALL the part numbers, and all the exploded diagrams. True, the 1280x1024 resolution is a hassle, but you can zoom when necessary. This works. No more looking for microfiche on eBay. Mike '93 EVC Cincinnati ---------- From: seangar@... To: ev_update@... Subject: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CD Date: Mon, May 22, 2000, 4:41 PM I belong to the vanagon group too and have downloaded this CD. BE FOREWARNED... it requires 1280 resolution on your monitor and is in iso format (Adaptec CDR). You can download winimage from the same site and extract it (with winimage, once downloaded) and then burn it to CD. I had varied success getting it to work but eventually got it to work. It takes some tinkering with if your running NT. 95/98 ran it ok but I did experience some problems. It might work just fine for you and it might not and require some tinkering time. If you download one of the FTP programs they will resume the downloading if you get cut off while downloading. That is the best way to go. there is little documentation supporting the use of all the methods and programs involved in this process. You should be fairly competent in using the PC. I do not recomend using the iso format to burn it to CD. SeanG 95 EVC 80 Westy --- In ev_update@..., "RocknRolz" <RocknRolz@e...> wrote: howstuffworks.comI found the following info on the German T4 Forum.I have not tried it and don't know if it works. According to the post it is possible to download the VW parts CD for the US market. One post claims it is 300MB and took 8 hours to download. It is all in English. check the German site again.
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Bennett
I'd be more than willing to pay for this CD if they were made available
through the group! Having struggled through vacant stares from parts/service personnel (even at VW shops!) on behalf of my 88 Vanagon, this would be well worth your suggested price. I recently bought a '93 ev mv and know I will be facing a new learning curve. This CD would be an answer to prayer! Please let me know when you can do this and what you need... Kirk |
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Edward A. Bevan
I'd burn some for interested E-folks.
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Michael G. McCarthy
This CD is a complete VW and Audi CD. ?It has a pretty thorough parts list for ALL models from the 70's through 2001.
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There is some idiosyncratic stuff on this disc though. ?For example, I've looked up parts on 1999 and 2000 EVs and the CD will return a "no part number available" message. ?However, I can find the SAME part on the '93 and then get the correct part number (and I'm talking about the exact same part, like a particular bolt that is obviously identical on all EV's from '92 to present). The CD also has some pretty decent navigation tools and a nice bookmark feature (too bad the bookmark feature does not work across the ENTIRE disc -- you need to be within a particular model to see the bookmarks for that model). You also can assemble and printout parts lists. ?Today I'm going to try printing out a short list of parts that I'm sure will have to be special ordered and then fax them to the parts guy Jack at my local VW dealer. ?Hopefully he will order the parts without my having to drive in and order the parts over-the-counter. One other thing, the CD is pretty fast. ?I have slow old PC that only supports the big screen you need for this CD to work (1280x1024) in 256 colors (which is fine for the CD) -- I don't have a real fast CD player either -- and still the whole process of working the disc is pretty fast. You can also see which parts are discontinued as they are greyed out in the menus. (BTW, you DON'T need to actually burn a CD to make this thing work. ?You can install the whole thing on your harddrive and it will work the same, and even a bit faster. ?An intallation using a CD requires about 50MB of disk space for files that MUST be installed on the harddrive anyway. ?An installation using the harddrive only requires about 410MB total for the installation. ?So, if you have an extra 360mb of harddrive space, it might not be worth the hassle of burning a CD at all.) Mike ---------- From: Bennett <6bennett@...> To: ev_update@... Subject: Re: [ev_update] Re: ?VW Parts CD Date: Thu, May 25, 2000, 8:37 AM I'd be more than willing to pay for this CD if they were made available |
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Sheldon H. Winick
Re: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CDMike,
>> So, if you have an extra 360mb of harddrive space, >> it might not be worth the hassle of burning a CD at all. I think what the folks are talking about is sharing the information via CD and snail-mail so everyone won't have to individually commit to the long download time. As long as one of the downloaders would be willing to initially make some CD copies to share with others who have a CD burner who could in turn do the same, a distribution tree could be set up so everyone on this list who wants one could obtain a copy without having to commit to the extremely long download time. For those of us who have both a regular CD and a CD/RW, duplication would be an easy process. Sheldon '97 EVC ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael G. McCarthy To: ev_update@... Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CD This CD is a complete VW and Audi CD. It has a pretty thorough parts list for ALL models from the 70's through 2001. There is some idiosyncratic stuff on this disc though. For example, I've looked up parts on 1999 and 2000 EVs and the CD will return a "no part number available" message. However, I can find the SAME part on the '93 and then get the correct part number (and I'm talking about the exact same part, like a particular bolt that is obviously identical on all EV's from '92 to present). The CD also has some pretty decent navigation tools and a nice bookmark feature (too bad the bookmark feature does not work across the ENTIRE disc -- you need to be within a particular model to see the bookmarks for that model). You also can assemble and printout parts lists. Today I'm going to try printing out a short list of parts that I'm sure will have to be special ordered and then fax them to the parts guy Jack at my local VW dealer. Hopefully he will order the parts without my having to drive in and order the parts over-the-counter. One other thing, the CD is pretty fast. I have slow old PC that only supports the big screen you need for this CD to work (1280x1024) in 256 colors (which is fine for the CD) -- I don't have a real fast CD player either -- and still the whole process of working the disc is pretty fast. You can also see which parts are discontinued as they are greyed out in the menus. (BTW, you DON'T need to actually burn a CD to make this thing work. You can install the whole thing on your harddrive and it will work the same, and even a bit faster. An intallation using a CD requires about 50MB of disk space for files that MUST be installed on the harddrive anyway. An installation using the harddrive only requires about 410MB total for the installation. So, if you have an extra 360mb of harddrive space, it might not be worth the hassle of burning a CD at all.) Mike ---------- From: Bennett <6bennett@...> To: ev_update@... Subject: Re: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CD Date: Thu, May 25, 2000, 8:37 AM I'd be more than willing to pay for this CD if they were made available through the group! Having struggled through vacant stares from parts/service personnel (even at VW shops!) on behalf of my 88 Vanagon, this would be well worth your suggested price. I recently bought a '93 ev mv and know I will be facing a new learning curve. This CD would be an answer to prayer! Please let me know when you can do this and what you need... Kirk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Old school buds here: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hiking Biking Climbing Nature Tours Dude Ranches Rafting/Paddling Sea Kayaking Multi Sport Horseback Riding |
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Michael G. McCarthy
The download time is not that long; try this one:
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ftp://206.172.22.65/pub/vwcd.zip That's ?a zipped version that's just 208.6MB ?It can easily be downloaded overnight even at 28.8. True, you need a reliable connection, but the site (http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/gtdproject/fluids/cd.htm) also has resumable connections. Mike ---------- From: "Sheldon H. Winick" To: Subject: Re: [ev_update] Re: ?VW Parts CD Date: Thu, May 25, 2000, 10:48 AM As long as one of the downloaders would be willing to |
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You might want to take this discussion off the list, remember,
distribtuion of copywrited material is unlawful. All of these posts are in digest form therefore any lawer for VW could access these emails. Not that this might happen but... --- In ev_update@..., "Michael G. McCarthy" <mgmccarthy@c...> wrote: The download time is not that long; try this one:downloaded overnight even at 28.8.resumable connections.burner who could in turn do the same, a distribution tree could be set up soeveryone on this list who wants one could obtain a copy without having tocommit to the extremely long download time. |
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Sheldon H. Winick
I was under the impression that this file was being made available for free
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download by VW. If that's not the case, then it should definitely not be downloaded or distributed. I don't think anyone here was suggesting selling copyrighted material, or even illegally downloading anything. Perhaps someone could clarify the situation and legalities of the issue. If this is pirated software then it should definitely not be downloaded or copied. Sheldon '97 EVC ----- Original Message -----
From: <seangar@...> To: <ev_update@...> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 11:14 AM Subject: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CD You might want to take this discussion off the list, remember, |
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I would be very interrested in a CD
Thomas in Florida ex '77 Camper ex '85 Camper '93 EV MV 5-speed <<< snip Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:18:04 -0700 From: Rick Gordon <rickgo@...> Subject: Re: Re: VW Parts CD Perhaps we can setup a distribution tree? Those of us with access to CD burners burn a few copies for distribution to a few others? It's been working great for music for years, and I'll bet enough of us have burner access that everyone else doesn't have to deal with a 300MB download. Blanks and postage would be the only charge of course. (Or I'll just wait until I get back into the office and use the big pipe there!) |
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Bruce Curry
Sign me up as well
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Bruce ----- Original Message -----
From: <scharold@...> To: <ev_update@...> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 5:25 PM Subject: [ev_update] Re: VW Parts CD I would be very interrested in a CD |
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Moe
Try this: . It worked
for me. The FTP link is ftp://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/vwcd.zip, Dominique's page says there's a limit of 6 users at an time..It's really slow but it works :) Moe Walters From: "T. Jones" <inphase@...>snip snip |
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I downloaded it from this URL. Click on " ...VW CD etc" and then on the
bottom of the next page "VW CD" and you are there! It worked great. It took me of course 3 nights to download. Use GetRight to download so you can resume if the link breaks. Thomas in Central Florida ex '77 Camper ex '85 Camper '93 EV MV 5-speed |
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