Hi. I'm in Australia too and just installed my Helix last week. Do you want to rent your dongle out? I'm based in Melbourne.
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THE Helix Dongle Programming Rental Thread -- Part 2
- Thread starter snobrdrdan
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Ambitious405
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- California
PM'd, please add me to the list, thanks
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
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TJN
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- Palm Coast, FL
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- 2017 Alltrack S
PM sent. Please add me to the list and let me know what info is needed from me.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
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- Southeast Michigan
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snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
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- Southeast Michigan
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snobrdrdan
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- Southeast Michigan
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snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
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- Southeast Michigan
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snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
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- Southeast Michigan
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arcade_west
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- Perth
hi, new here. where's the best place to buy the helix kit in australia?
phineass
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- Location
- Los Angeles
Not sure if this was common practice, but what I did was go to the general VW parts website and then search for dealers near me with the lowest combined price for the unit and install. The install price will show up right below the unit price. I personally paid $510 (15% off) for the unit and $175 for the install. The install was the lowest I've seen anywhere but I've seen the unit cost as low as $480 (20% off). Important note is that most dealerships will have the VW Accessories Rebate which is usually 10-15% back.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
Alltracker refunded...list updated
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
shovelware refunded....list updated
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
anotero refunded....list updated
The old thread was getting long, so I'm starting a new one & a slightly lower price too
I've been handling this for almost a year now & over 50 people have used it....we've had no issues.
I'm gonna keep it simple:
You pay me $10 to rent it, along with a $100 deposit (via PayPal as a gift, please) = $110 total, up front.
I give your info to the person currently borrowing it and they ship it to you.
You use it, in a timely manner.
I give you the next person's information & you pay shipping to the next person (prefer that it's USPS Priority with Insurance & TRACKING in a small flat rate box)....which is ~$10.
Once the next person receives it, you get your $100 deposit back from me.
So all in it'll cost you ~$20 to rent it.
I prefer to keep this to the lower 48/US, since it would obviously cost more to ship to Canada (sorry guys) screwing someone over.
Why a deposit? Well a lot of people with no or not many posts are wanting it and it's to cover the community's butt so that we can still have this "gig" going.
I will keep the list updated below...
Here's the order to date:
Racer* (from Vortex) -- Paid -- Shipped out & en route to Jeff
Buff******** -- Paid
phine*** -- PM'd
Ambit******* -- PM'd
T**
pon****
jj****
Mist****
dilipra*******
para*****
If you want to get on the list, send me PM with all your info to get it coordinated.
I will mainly be handling replies at night when I'm at work (midnight shift)....so bear with me.
But please be prompt in your replies or I will go to the next person on the list.
**And also be courteous in regards to shipping it to the next user, please**
approx how long is the wait?