vag com

[mrdeli]

Hi all,

About a year ago I bought a VAG COM lead from ebay (non original as it turned out!). The lead also came with a driver disk.

It all worked fine - however earlier this year I had my house broken into (they where searching for my RS4 keys whilst I was on my hols!!!) and they took my laptop with the driver on.

Has anyone got a link or a copy of a driver that is likely to work?

The lead is a USB lead, but I think the driver 'fooled' the computer into thinking it was a serial lead.

Thanks for any help (I just want to adjust the seatbelt bleeper, locking etc.)

Regards to all. Mark

[PetrolDave]

The driver will likely be specific to the chipset in the lead.

Any identifying marks on the lead you can use as a Google search?

[mrdeli]

It is a Autonostics lead

[Uwe@Ross-Tech]

Since you know who made the lead, why not just go to the source for the driver?

http://www.autonostics.com/pages.php?pageid=3

-Uwe-

[davidhodgkinson]

Since you know who made the lead, why not just go to the source for the driver?

http://www.autonostics.com/pages.php?pageid=3

-Uwe-

Personally I'd buy the original - It's been very useful

[mrdeli]

Thanks - I have since tried this driver - but it only coonects to the radio - the other modules do not work.

I know the original is probably the way to go, but as I only want to make a few changes (all of which worked ok on my last laptop with this lead) - I thought it was worth some effort trying to get the one I've already paid for going.

Has anyone any experience with an Autonostics lead?

Thanks Mark

[PetrolDave]

Thanks - I have since tried this driver - but it only connects to the radio - the other modules do not work.

If I had a pound for every time I've heard something like this about a non Ross-Tech lead then I would be a millionaire by now (OK slight exaggeration!).

IMHO the hassle and stress just doesn't justify the cost saving.

[yorkie]

IMO the only way to go is buy the real lead.

[grizz]

Get a real lead , the ross tech guys work hard to make sure we all get a great product that works .

[mrdeli]

Which one do i need - their website shows three different types, up to about £200 - quite alot.

[PetrolDave]

Which one do i need - their website shows three different types, up to about £200 - quite alot.

Need to know the answers to 2 questions to be able to answer that:

1) What car have you got?
2) Does your laptop have USB?

B5 RS4 or C5 RS6 - a lead with dual K-line

B7 RS4 or C6 RS6 - a lead with dual K-line plus CAN

The most future proof purchase is a HEX-USB+CAN - that will work with all of the RS models, and most laptops now don't have COM ports but do have USB ports.

[reevesroadster]

I support the Ross-Tech option - having recently bought the cable from the USA, had it delivered in a couple of days and had same day response to queries from the guys at Ross-Tech.

[PhilT]

Likewise after many years of putting off getting the original lead, I finally took the step to get the HEX-USB+CAN and can't believe I lasted so long without it. Using VCDS now is in a different world as it connects to controllers that previous non-Ross-Tech leads did not.

OK, so it's not cheap but it is an easily resellable used item.