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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: mkviken on 11 December 2011, 21:02
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Can anyone advise what I need to Get started with vagcom?
Do I need a specific hand unit? Adaptercable to plug into car? Where do I get the software from? How much are we talking for all the kit I would need?
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I haven't got it but Ross Tech seems to get mentioned a lot and are very supportive apparently.
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/
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You need this: http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_VCHU.html?gclid=CPue5uT2-qwCFYIPfAodXF_HTg
That is VCDS / vag com, the software is free and it's all you need except a laptop :wink:
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Getting started.
First you have to make a decision on what you want to do, simple checks and adjustments then VCDS-MicroCAN (http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_VCMC.html) or the full VCDS (http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_VCHU.html). VAG-COM was changed to VCDS in 2008 but people still use the old name. Obviously you'll need a laptop to install it on to. As Doc says the software is free to download.
I bought mine from ilexa (http://www.ilexa.co.uk/acatalog/vagcom.html) you're talking about £260 for VCDS. Don't be tempted by these cheap Chinese clones on eBay it pot luck if they work?
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Im no expert on VCDS, but found this company online. They are alot cheaper than most ive seen and seem very professional with good reveiws,
http://www.vag-diagnostics.com/support.html
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It seems like a lot of the cheaper ones use ross-tech software, but you cannot update it, and will get no support from Ross-tech.
You can pay a small fee to ross-tech and get support for third party cables, but still no software updates, so you're stuck with whichever came with the cable.
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has anyone tried an ebay VCDS lead? i take it they don't work and are 10x cheaper for a reason?
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Im no expert on VCDS, but found this company online. They are alot cheaper than most ive seen and seem very professional with good reveiws,
http://www.vag-diagnostics.com/support.html
No those are just the cheap Chinese ripoffs except they have a flashy web page to fool you and then charge more
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has anyone tried an ebay VCDS lead? i take it they don't work and are 10x cheaper for a reason?
They do work but if the interface goes wrong and overloads the CAN bus interface then there is the potential of some very expensive repairs plus you wont get any support from ROSS-TECH if you require coding help.
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The official product is brilliant...with great support.
Why risk a cheap rip-off copy on a £25k+ car?
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The official product is brilliant...with great support.
Why risk a cheap rip-off copy on a £25k+ car?
^^^this
Ive had mine 4 years now and its saved me a fortune; in fact its earned me money :smiley:
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Ive had mine 4 years now and its saved me a fortune; in fact its earned me money :smiley:
Back to around 2001 for me, when it was a serial lead with a single licence for the laptop :grin:
I've used it constantly since, had great support (especially from Uwe and Sebastian) and got a great deal when upgrading from the old serial lead to the latest CAN+ cable.
They deserve success in my view...the product is superb.
If everyone buys cheap rip-off cables then they wil stop developing VCDS and we all lose out.
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I got a good deal on mine as I know one of the distributors and I'm fairly certain I could sell it on eBay as used for about what I paid, so can't complain at all!