JMG Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hi all can anyone recommend VW mappers in Surrey or London area please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Do it yourself. Have a quick google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Do it yourself. Have a quick google.That's really interesting!!I have just had a little look online and found these guys http://www.blacksmoke.co.ukMaps from £45 and all you need is a cable and a laptop. I might give this a go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 That's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thanks guys. I did look on google but was hoping to find mappers people have used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ok any mapper in your area will do. They put on the same map but will charge you 3-5x for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ok any mapper in your area will do. They put on the same map but will charge you 3-5x for it.That pretty much what I have found out after emailing all of my local mappers. In the end I contacted the mapper nearest to me to book in for the remap and was told that they couldn't do it on this particular day as the company they get the maps from was on holiday. I have concluded the same, in that they download a "tested" map and upload it to your ecu. The only way to get a true custom map is to find a mapper with a rolling road, but then the cost goes up significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) I know next to nothing about mapping apart from what i've read now and again over the last few weeks...But I would like to have a go at this sort of thing though.Once you have said map is there a cheap easy way to modify the map before uploading? i.e can you tweak the map cheaply or free?All the indications were you have to spend lots of money on the software etc and it is very difficult to use, or is that just the mappers protecting their bottom line?I want to go the gt1749v route (I has one) you see and stumping up £400 just wont be done on a car worth under £1k. If i have to spend money I'd rather buy tools or kit to do the job myself.Sorry for the thread hijack.... Edited October 22, 2015 by Sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Good. I'll be buying the lead and having a go. Now which lead do i get? LOLVagsuite here: http://socalsaab.com/suites/VAGEDCSuite.msi(assuming it's what he meant) Edited October 22, 2015 by Sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 MPPS is better IMO. But a gellato works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Just bought an mpps lead. Mine's 105 bhp (or was several years ago when it was mapped) That's excellent if I can fiddle with it some more for free (unless i bork it obviously LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Do you have a link to the cable you brought Sausage?I was going to go for the Galletto 1260 as it seemed cheaper. I have seen a few for sale on various sites but blacksmoke.co.uk don't offer support if you use a dodgy eBay copy lead and I can't tell if it is or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) The cheapest nastiest one i could see like the one he used in the vid LOLhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262011928858I wanted flashing lights, the cheaper leads some said not for diesels, so double check.Was going to update here when it arrived, but it's cheap enough for a punt, but defo do the precautions he did in the vid and watch the one where he nearly bricked it too.MPPS has recovery if your flash fails, gellato doesnt i think. Edited October 22, 2015 by Sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Bargain that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I didn't get the metal box just USB - MPPS. Was alot cheaper that way and worked fine. Exact reason why MPPS is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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