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Offline th3_f15t

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Re: vag com
« Reply #1 on: 19 February 2015, 12:55 »
I assume you have VCDS on a laptop already?

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Re: vag com
« Reply #2 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?

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Re: vag com
« Reply #3 on: 19 February 2015, 13:22 »
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

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Re: vag com
« Reply #4 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?

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Re: vag com
« Reply #5 on: 19 February 2015, 20:27 »
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

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Re: vag com
« Reply #6 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will NOT work with software from ross-tech site, they only work with cracked versions (11.11 is by the way completely outdated).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.
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Re: vag com
« Reply #7 on: 22 February 2015, 19:58 »
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will NOT work with software from ross-tech site, they only work with cracked versions (11.11 is by the way completely outdated).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.
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