Dblock Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 I was looking to buy a vagcom cable. I was going to buy a cheapy hong kong/chinese type one like sohttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAG-GROUP-USB-COM-PORT-OBD2-II-KKL-ECU-DIAGNOSTIC-CABLE-LEAD-WORK-VCDS-LITE-409-/271036790042?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item3f1b0d351abut then saw these :http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vag-Com-Vcds-11-11-1990-2013-Hex-Can-Usb-Latest-FULL-2013-/181137366035?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2a2ca0dc13http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VCDS-11-3-VAG-COM-USB-HEX-CAN-Diagnostic-Interface-Tool-Kit-VW-Audi-Seat-Skoda-/151042011002?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item232ace2f7aSo the more expensive versions are they worth it? Can you do alot more stuff and are they full versions or is the guy full of crap? Thanks Dblock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Lol dblock, you obviously didn't read what I wrote the other day about these hahaha Go for the first one. I genuinely mean that. The first one is cheap, legal, and will do everything you need on a Lupo basically, using the old version of VCDS-Lite which is called that 409 thing.The second two are both illegal fakes and I'm surprised eBay continues to let them get away with selling them. Basically, they've cloned the eeprom of an original cable, hacked the accompanying software so that it will work with the fake cable. So yes... you will get a full version, but that isn't the end of it. In an attempt to stop this, Ross-Tech put in a piece of anti-piracy code which can wipe these cables if they are detected as fake. So if you upgrade the software, it'll wipe the cable guaranteed. Hell, if you go on other VW forums people have said they've gone on the Internet while using one with the hacked software provided, and it's wiped them. You're basically taking a massive risk with one of these. So, I wouldn't touch them unless you can get them for as cheap as the legal 409 ones. You're paying £50+ for something that could be wiped any day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 What I wrote the other day :http://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/95316-vag-com-specialists-in-the-midlands-exhaust-emissions-warning-lamp/?p=1105394 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Ahh. Cheapest one it is. Thanks again mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.