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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: EvilScotsman on 02 March 2007, 18:45

Title: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: EvilScotsman on 02 March 2007, 18:45

I stripped out the ashtray and cant find it.

its a 95 M gti and its got simos injection - if that helps. Cant find any info on where the bloody thing is hidden.

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: freakydeakie on 02 March 2007, 19:02

Hi M8 - took me a while to find it to - remove the ashtray - to the left of the ashtray, there is what looks like a blank for a switch, slide it towards the empty ashtray socket and it behind that.

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: patch900 on 02 March 2007, 19:07

Deakie is spot on :wink:

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: EvilScotsman on 02 March 2007, 19:19

thanks mate  :wink: i'll look again!

I have a ciggy lighter to the left of me ashtray tho - does that still apply - or do you mean the right side?

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: freakydeakie on 02 March 2007, 19:31

Scotsman - mines a 98, one of the last MK3's, and the ciggy lighter is below the ashtray, so I don't know if they changed it from earlier cars, but to totally confuse you try :-
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/dlc.html#94mk3

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: EvilScotsman on 02 March 2007, 21:12

you were all correct. Its a dec 95 built model and the lighter is actually slightly below as the ashtray is deep. What i took for the top of the lighter socket trim was the sliding panel covering the socket lol  :embarassed:

Thanks guys  :cool:

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: freakydeakie on 02 March 2007, 21:32

Hi M8 n glad u found it, what version of vag-com r u using??

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: EvilScotsman on 03 March 2007, 06:38

ver 607.3 mate wi a hex-can usb cable.

Tried it last night its the dogs danglies!

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: Doyley on 03 March 2007, 20:34

Where do you get the cables form?

E-bay?

Cheers

Doyley

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: EvilScotsman on 04 March 2007, 10:09

No mate -  im starting an auto-electronics business in my spare time (im an engineer in a PCB manufacturing company) and I got a proper ross-tech cable direct from the manufacturers in china as i am going to stock these and sell them amongst other car stuff. It is a lot cheaper trade than ross-tech charge! Their mark up is huge.

I could sell these for a low price (£70) and still make a decent profit. Its the full monty too usb/can/k-line/obd1/2 does all vw/audi from 1990 to 2006. ross-tech charge $360 for this one, its their top of the range cable (about £220) although they are really recovering money for the software by making the cable expensive. If they did it the other way round people would copy the software and just buy a cable.

A lot of the ebay ones are cheap copies and only do certain stuff and wont unlock or activate the full version of vag-com so loads of things can't be done like key + immobiliser matching, basic settings reset etc etc

This one is immediately recognised as a ross-tech interface and the software is fully activated after you scan your car once with it.

Would you guys buy at this price if I stock them? Just to get an opinion  :cool:

Title: Re: Wheres the VAG socket?
Post by: Doyley on 04 March 2007, 14:46

Where do I sign up? :grin:

Sounds reasonable.  1 cable = an hour and a half at VW :rolleyes: - well worth it!
Give us a shout when you get sorted..