VAG Com question....

[Murrayedition35]

I know this is probably not the correct place to ask this question and probably a stupid question...but here goes.

If I wanted to buy Vag com system, so I could change my own stuff...where could I get one and what all do I need...and is it as easy as all that.....and would it work with a apple laptop....

[ScottA]

I know this is probably not the correct place to ask this question and probably a stupid question...but here goes.

If I wanted to buy Vag com system, so I could change my own stuff...where could I get one and what all do I need...and is it as easy as all that.....and would it work with a apple laptop....

Email sales at vagcom dot biz and he will do you a good price, better than any other sites. He's a mate and he supplies genuine VCDS cables, sold a lot on the various Audi forums.

It's easy but won't work natively with a Mac. However, you could probably do some fancy virtualisation to get it working. Whatever Apple call it these days. I'm not an Apple user so cannot say anymore than that

[Murrayedition35]

Thanks Scotta   

[Snoopy]

http://www.ross-tech.com

[Keithuk]

If I wanted to buy Vag com system, so I could change my own stuff...where could I get one and what all do I need...and is it as easy as all that.....and would it work with a apple laptop....

No it only works on a Windows system. You should be able to pickup a cheap Windows laptop.

If you read the Distributors list there are 4 places you an buy either VCDS or Micro-CAN for your car. Now when I enqiured with these distrubutors in 2010 when I asked my works to buy one only Ilexa would give a small College discount all the others said they are only allowed to sell them at list price. I bought mine from Ilexa and I paid £264.14 in 2010 for my VCDS.

[SteveP]

Just stick a copy of Windows XP on some free virtual machine software (Virtual Box for example) and then you can run it fine on Mac.

That's what I do for VCDS, ETKA and Revo's SPS software