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Vagcom

Post by steve2003rs6 » Thu May 18, 2023 12:26 pm

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Finally my Vagcom unlimited genuine cable has re surfaced.
Yeah please don’t ask.

As you know I bought a new one from Ross tech a few months ago to replace the missing cable. So I now have a spare one.
Anyone interested at a fair price.

Also found my K commander cable which sweegie used to remotely program my spare instrument cluster. So I could use the car while my original cluster was away for a new screen. There was a few pixels missing so I had the screen replaced.
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Re: Vagcom

Post by Shoppinit » Thu May 18, 2023 12:34 pm

Where had she hidden it?
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Re: Vagcom

Post by steve2003rs6 » Thu May 18, 2023 12:40 pm

She has just been spring cleaning the garage.
A large box full of old scart leads, Airiel cables and a load of computer connecting cables.
I was asked to go through them and dispose of any cables that were not needed.

Apparently I must of put them in there by mistake and forgot that I had put them in there. !
How stupid of me to forget.

No worries. Only cost £500 to replace the cable. !!!!!!!!!!

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Post by steve2003rs6 » Fri May 26, 2023 8:05 pm

A potential buyer offered me the asking price for the cable.
I contacted Ross tech. I asked if there was any fees applicable to a new owner to register the cable.
Yes was the answer for the amount of 99 dollars.

When I bought the cable from a forum member about 3 years ago. I registered the cable and didn’t have to pay any fees for registration.

Anyone come across this

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Post by stuartbarriskell » Fri May 26, 2023 9:59 pm

Yes, I had asked them if I punted my 10 licence arrangement how much to reregister in someone else's name, attached the part email I received from them.
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Post by Shoppinit » Sat May 27, 2023 6:18 am

Ive only asked for support once in 10 years and they were useless.
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Post by stuartbarriskell » Sat May 27, 2023 12:41 pm

That doesn't fill me with confidence ! ... they were bang on to deal with prior to purchase, as I had some questions which were promptly answered. but then again, £400 was heading their way

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Post by Shoppinit » Sat May 27, 2023 12:59 pm

I'm talking about Rosstech. Never dealt with Gendan.
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Post by stuartbarriskell » Sat May 27, 2023 1:35 pm

Ahhh... cool

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Post by stuartbarriskell » Sat May 27, 2023 1:39 pm

Meant to ask, other than fault finding/correction did you code anything on the car, been watching some vids on YT. I feel that I can use it for more than I do.. any tips would be handy.


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Re: Vagcom

Post by steve2003rs6 » Sat May 27, 2023 3:57 pm

Thanks for the info guys.
I informed the potential buyer that there is a transfer fee involved. He has decided to purchase a new cable from Ross tech.

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Post by steve2003rs6 » Sat May 27, 2023 4:02 pm

Stuart. Keep watching the YT videos.
I did the same.
Loads you can do with the cable besides autoscan.
I am still a novice with it and learning all the time.
But it has more than paid for itself since I started with it two years ago.

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Post by stuartbarriskell » Sat May 27, 2023 5:07 pm

steve2003rs6 wrote:Stuart. Keep watching the YT videos.
I did the same.
Loads you can do with the cable besides autoscan.
I am still a novice with it and learning all the time.
But it has more than paid for itself since I started with it two years ago.
Cheers, Steve.... Charles (Humble Mechanic) has a few excellent clips, he rattles through them pretty quickly tho, it's hard to keep up with him Image...I'm a bit wary of copying and changing a line of code incase I <beep> something up..

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Post by steve2003rs6 » Sat May 27, 2023 5:24 pm

Yes mate. If I am changing any codes I always take a photo of the original settings. “ just in case “
If you are stuck you can always ask for assistance on here.
Plenty of knowledgeable folk on here who are willing to provide assistance.

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Post by stuartbarriskell » Sat May 27, 2023 6:04 pm

Perfect, sounds good to me

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