AMD chipping, flash or solder?

[MarkB]

When AMD chip an S4 do they do it via serial programing on do they solder a new chip in the ECU?

Thanks

Mark

[david7m]

I believe AMD flash like REVO, APR do the soldering!

Not 100% though....

[andy123]

i was looking at an APR a while back. for cars after 99 they can do a reflash, but before its soldering. Dont know about AMD tho, may be worth giving them a call. Are you worried about insurance or something?

[david7m]

i was looking at an APR a while back. for cars after 99 they can do a reflash, but before its soldering. Dont know about AMD tho, may be worth giving them a call. Are you worried about insurance or something?

My car is a 2001 and is soldered in

[Dippy]

AmD soldered when I went there, but that was a few years ago. I would be surprised if they still do it that way.

[andy123]

andy123 wrote:
i was looking at an APR a while back. for cars after 99 they can do a reflash, but before its soldering. Dont know about AMD tho, may be worth giving them a call. Are you worried about insurance or something?


My car is a 2001 and is soldered in

I dunno then, but i was told that if i had a later version of the ecu used in the S4 they wouldnt have to solder it in. if that info is balls then i apologise

[andy123]

andy123 wrote:
i was looking at an APR a while back. for cars after 99 they can do a reflash, but before its soldering. Dont know about AMD tho, may be worth giving them a call. Are you worried about insurance or something?


My car is a 2001 and is soldered in

I dunno then, but i was told that if i had a later version of the ecu used in the S4 they wouldnt have to solder it in. if that info is balls then i apologise

[ChrisG]

AmD soldered when I went there, but that was a few years ago. I would be surprised if they still do it that way.

When they were at Oddington Geoff used to disappear into the house to solder !

[MarkB]

i was looking at an APR a while back. for cars after 99 they can do a reflash, but before its soldering. Dont know about AMD tho, may be worth giving them a call. Are you worried about insurance or something?

Looking at buying a car that is AMD chipped and was wondering if I chose to get an MRC map at a later date would it cause me problems...??

[Doug_S2]

no problems with a soldered chip.

[BRETTCOLLINS]

had AMD chip in mine, now have MRC chip. easy to replace.

[MarkB]

I'm suprised they still have to resort to a soldering iron

[UKS4APR1]

My APR chip was soldered in, but the new chip came with a socket on it to allow any future map to be flashed.