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Offline jonesltd

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vag-com 3rd party cable
« on: 25 May 2022, 09:56 »
Right, looked into things and I simply cannot afford vagcom legit prices so need a 3rd party cable.

What cable works 3rd party and what software do I need to download from ross-tech to work with 2016 golf R? Is it VCDS lite 1.2 (or is that pre 2005 cars) or will I have to pay to download vagcom/ross-tech software to work with the cable? Its going on a laptop/tablet that wont have access to the internet.

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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #1 on: 25 May 2022, 10:30 »
Have you looked at obd11?
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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #2 on: 25 May 2022, 10:32 »
its costly? pay for the unit, then coins then yearly subscription
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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #3 on: 25 May 2022, 10:35 »
You don't have to pay for tokens. All you do is watch some adverts and you get 6 free tokens per day. If you have Android phone or tablet then just buy a first gen device to keep the costs down.
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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #4 on: 25 May 2022, 10:36 »
I have an iphone 12...i just want to scan and sort faults out at my leisure without having to go get it scanned if that makes any sense. the cheaper the better ideally.

I can buy a cheap samsung phone if needs be and then would i just simply buy the pro pack for subscription and then thats it?
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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #5 on: 25 May 2022, 13:02 »
If you buy a gen 2 device it works with iPhone. Then just watch the adverts and get your free tokens 👍.
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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #6 on: 25 May 2022, 16:18 »
If you do go down the OBD eleven route.

i recently bought one, I found the cheapest place to buy one, was from OBD themselves,

It came next day delivery too.

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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #7 on: 25 May 2022, 19:04 »
The problem with vcds rip offs is you can only use it with the software it comes with, you can’t download a newer version as it won’t see the fake dongle
Obdeleven doesn’t need pro just for scans and etc clearing, basic dongle is fine, not sure you get next day delivery from east Europe, they have Amazon delivery on checkout BUT a few people have selected that and got a returns one, where the password has been set so you have to go through the hassle of getting voltas to clear that for you, also you can download the app today and start collecting credits then when you choose which dongle you like you should have a few credits to start with (the app can be on both android or iOS as your account is stored in a server and if you buy gen1 and a cheap android tablet you can just download, log in and have all the credits you saved in the app on iOS)

If you was closer I’d let you borrow mine when needed (I have gen 1 and gen 2) but it’s a bit of a trek from Dudley

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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #8 on: 26 May 2022, 09:13 »
I ordered the 1st gen one and its been dispatched via some strange airlines  :laugh:

Bless ya! No worries thank you though! I may bug you for assistance when my device arrives to change things cos Ive looked at long coding and wtaf!!!
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Re: vag-com 3rd party cable
« Reply #9 on: 26 May 2022, 19:29 »
It’s not too hard to code, long or adaptions, plus there’s plenty of YouTube videos to help you along the way (I’ve even got one)