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Title: vag com
Post by: golfgttdi2004 on 19 February 2015, 09:12

hi, please advise if this will work on golf gt tdi 2004?

http://www.banggood.com/Car-Diagnostic-Tool-VAG-COM11_11-HEX-CAN-USB-Interface-p-76723.html?currency=GBP&refreshTmp=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_content=saul&utm_campaign=Auto-uk&gclid=Cj0KEQiAjZGnBRCOuJOUo9Xd0sUBEiQAPbicN4qjnz7cAzwY6TCZ1aL28_azoOt3pq-GEZzOXdLKQrwaArJ_8P8HAQ

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: th3_f15t on 19 February 2015, 12:55

I assume you have VCDS on a laptop already?

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: golfgttdi2004 on 19 February 2015, 12:57

no, nothing, I would like to know exactly what I need, most come with CD's that I have seen on amazon or ebay?

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: Rhyso on 19 February 2015, 13:22

Quote from: golfgttdi2004 on 19 February 2015, 12:57

no, nothing, I would like to know exactly what I need, most come with CD's that I have seen on amazon or ebay?

If they come with cd's they aren't genuine cables

The software is FREE from Ross Tech

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: golfgttdi2004 on 19 February 2015, 13:27

thanks for this, please can you advise if the above cable would work once i get the software from the site you advised on?

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: Rhyso on 19 February 2015, 20:27

Quote from: golfgttdi2004 on 19 February 2015, 13:27

thanks for this, please can you advise if the above cable would work once i get the software from the site you advised on?

You won't get the full functionality; you will be limited to about 20% of the software

A genuine lead is over £200 and will easily pay for itself over the course of your ownership

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: itavaltalainen on 22 February 2015, 02:34

The fake HEX-CAN leads like in the link will NOT work with software from ross-tech site, they only work with cracked versions (11.11 is by the way completely outdated).

These cheap crap copies are not worth the money. Genuine lead will set you back a bit but you get support and updates in the future.

Title: Re: vag com
Post by: golfhappy on 22 February 2015, 19:58

Quote from: itavaltalainen on 22 February 2015, 02:34

The fake HEX-CAN leads like in the link will NOT work with software from ross-tech site, they only work with cracked versions (11.11 is by the way completely outdated).

These cheap crap copies are not worth the money. Genuine lead will set you back a bit but you get support and updates in the future.

Had the above with CD and it worked for a while then stopped working, go for the real thing.