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How easy is it to use vag-com software out of interest? I have electrical problem with my newer boring daily vw. I have used the bmw inpa before to clear down some errors and reset them after changing parts so no totally new to it all. Is it worth the cost or is it easier to get a garage to look into it?
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Last Edit: Jul 1, 2020 11:30:09 GMT by retroray
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vag-com softwareballbagbagins
@ballbagbagins
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I paid £250 for the usb to odb port from Ross tech in the states. That allows you to use it on 4 vins, might be 3.
It's really easy to use and you can post errors onto the Ross tech forums and get help from ross tech plus other owners of their software.
I had a fuel pressure issue on my golf. The software only got me so far, fuel pressure testing was next.
I bought it because it fitted xenons and they need coding in the work. You can do lots of little things like leave wing mirror puddle light on for so long, get the alarm to beep on arming.
A vag specialist near me wants £75 to read the code and do a little further diagnostic work.
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I paid £250 for the usb to odb port from Ross tech in the states. That allows you to use it on 4 vins, might be 3. It's really easy to use and you can post errors onto the Ross tech forums and get help from ross tech plus other owners of their software. I had a fuel pressure issue on my golf. The software only got me so far, fuel pressure testing was next. I bought it because it fitted xenons and they need coding in the work. You can do lots of little things like leave wing mirror puddle light on for so long, get the alarm to beep on arming. A vag specialist near me wants £75 to read the code and do a little further diagnostic work. How does the 3 vin thing work? I see you can do certain stuff without having to use up all the vins Tempted as i have an error to do with the pump in the dsg gearbox but want to find out if its electrical or down to the gearbox. Been quoted a few times around £60 to read the codes and then £80 plus an hour to find out the problem. |
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How new is the VW? You might find 3rd party lead (£10) and VCDS lite will do pretty much all you need and you can either pay the reg fee to unlock all of it or find early version of it for free via internet search.
Plenty of how to and guides for making the most of it as well, essential to have tbh if you own older VAG stuff.
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How new is the VW? You might find 3rd party lead (£10) and VCDS lite will do pretty much all you need and you can either pay the reg fee to unlock all of it or find early version of it for free via internet search. Plenty of how to and guides for making the most of it as well, essential to have tbh if you own older VAG stuff. 2012 the car is wasn't aware of VCDS lite either! Will have a look. I am likely to have older VWs so it could be worth while investment. |
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vag-com softwareballbagbagins
@ballbagbagins
Club Retro Rides Member 164
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When you do an initial scan it captures the vin of the car it's plugged into.
My father in law has vcds lite but borrows my cable every few months, the most recent time was for coding a new key.
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2012 is probably can bus so too new for vcds lite.
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I bought a VCDS from emanuals on line which cost about £45 and has worked on everything VAG i've had from 03 Golf, 06 Galaxy and 16 Scirocco.Its warranted by them so no issues.
Coded in keys, did live monitoring and module adaptions and I'm practically a luddite.
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Needs a bigger hammer mate.......
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I'm using VCDS lite with a cheap cable and it's been very useful for code scanning and so on, but then my car is a 2000 model. I know it doesn't list the Mk2 TT which was introduced in 2006, so I am pretty sure it would be no use on a 2012 car.
As for ease of use, it's pretty straightforward for what I've had to do, and there's plenty of assistance available on line. My laptop doesn't really run off battery, so any kind of live monitoring isn't possible for me unless I have a really long extension lead.
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As an alternative consider OBD eleven
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dubwarrior2
Part of things
"Open up, its the filth"
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I bought a VCDS from emanuals on line which cost about £45 and has worked on everything VAG i've had from 03 Golf, 06 Galaxy and 16 Scirocco.Its warranted by them so no issues. Coded in keys, did live monitoring and module adaptions and I'm practically a luddite. Have you got a link buddy? Ive seen quite a few on facebook marketplace for about the same price but don't want to get ripped off. Wil need to use it on more than 3 vrms |
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