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vikingrs6
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Possibly a daft question but..

Post by vikingrs6 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:46 pm

I have the vagcom software and cable - now can I use the cable with other software or is it a vagcom specific item... for example would the BMW / Ford / Subaru / whatever equivalent software work with my vagcom cable / has anyone tried it?..
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RS6 C5 - H&R'd and MRC'd Happy Days!..

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RE: Possibly a daft question but..

Post by Shoppinit » Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:48 pm

I have heard of people flashing the ECU using a vagcom cable. As such I believe that the vagcom cable is a basic serial port <=> OBDII interface BUT which has a chip in it which VCDS interrogates to know if it's a genuine cable.

The important bit in the cable is the chip, not the interface.
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