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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: CarlGallagher on 31 October 2011, 11:19

Title: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: CarlGallagher on 31 October 2011, 11:19

Just got my first golf been having a lot of minor issues but im looking to get the car to a decent spec in the next 6 weeks. A friend has said getting a VAG COM would be a good idea. I dont really know a lot about these and there seems to be a massive selection from £15 upto about £400.

Whats a good one to get and a good price to pay, is it possible to buy second hand ones or do the software things only do one registration?

Any advice or links to cheap places to buy would be great.

Thanks

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: rio_gti on 31 October 2011, 13:16

get a cable from ebay for about £15 (try not to go for chinese ones  :wink: )

then regester it with ross tech for about £70

thats the best way imo unless your wanting to do all the vag group (newer cars etc..)

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: CarlGallagher on 31 October 2011, 13:28

Thanks, any ideas were i get the software from. That looks like a registaration of product only?

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: Ant1981 on 31 October 2011, 13:59

Any fault code reader will do, doesn't have to be VAG COM.

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: Wayne on 31 October 2011, 14:02

I have one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-VAG-Diagnostic-Fault-Code-Reader-CAN-OBD2-/160673256769?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2568df5541

Does the job :smiley:

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: CarlGallagher on 31 October 2011, 14:05

That will do nicely thanks a lot mate

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: daz veedub on 31 October 2011, 16:02

well worth the money they are

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: CarlGallagher on 31 October 2011, 16:07

Yeah i was looking for ages but the ones that are windows based seem to cost a fortune around the £200 mark which is too much for me to be spending, wont be working on it much myself

thanks for all the help posters

Title: Re: Advice on VAG COM
Post by: jamie16v on 31 October 2011, 16:33

you have pm!