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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: kierhanlon6 on April 04, 2016, 09:44:03 pm

Title: VCDS Help
Post by: kierhanlon6 on April 04, 2016, 09:44:03 pm: hello I'm after buying a vcds got hot of questions people firstly will this work on a mac book pro? best place to buy it from. or does any one have one near somerset i could come and burrow????
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Post by: kierhanlon6 on April 04, 2016, 10:06:48 pm: also what one to buy is it just a lead and u download the software? all new to this sort of stuff
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Post by: rich83 on April 04, 2016, 10:20:35 pm: It will work on Mac... buy youll need to be running Windows on it via an emulator
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Post by: kierhanlon6 on April 04, 2016, 10:24:54 pm: Quote from: rich83 on April 04, 2016, 10:20:35 pm
It will work on Mac... buy youll need to be running Windows on it via an emulator

how hard is this to do do u know how much the vcds set up is?
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Post by: Nasir on April 04, 2016, 10:30:38 pm: VCDS cable is around £250. The software is free but only works with a genuine cable.
Title: Re: VCDS Help
Post by: rich83 on April 04, 2016, 10:50:52 pm: Quote from: kierhanlon6 on April 04, 2016, 10:24:54 pm
Quote from: rich83 on April 04, 2016, 10:20:35 pm
It will work on Mac... buy youll need to be running Windows on it via an emulator

how hard is this to do do u know how much the vcds set up is?

Its a bit of a faff to setup. If you are half capable with a computer you will be fine.
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Post by: Dan_FR on April 05, 2016, 07:31:25 am: Easy enough to set up, and the cable is around £280 these days. Software is a free download from the website which will only work with an official cable
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Post by: andyR43 on April 05, 2016, 08:59:04 am: Whereabouts in Somerset are you?
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Post by: Rob. on April 05, 2016, 11:44:02 am: I had it working on my MacBook fine for a while using Virtual Box, but now I can't get it to work no matter what I try
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Post by: hobbsy on April 05, 2016, 03:25:54 pm: Works on my MacBook Pro. I used boot camp and just googled a Windows 10 product key and have had no problems yet. Been using it about 3 or 4 months
Title: Re: VCDS Help
Post by: kierhanlon6 on April 05, 2016, 07:40:24 pm: Quote from: andyR43 on April 05, 2016, 08:59:04 am
Whereabouts in Somerset are you?

Taunton. Just after it to put a code in for my mfd2 head unit to accept my aux port I think that's what it needs to accept it.
Title: Re: VCDS Help
Post by: andyR43 on April 05, 2016, 08:33:25 pm: Have a look here for owners in Somerset :- http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,88875.0.html

There is a member in Taunton with vcds listed.

I live in Somerset but near Wincanton if that's any good?
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Post by: Alex157_gti on April 06, 2016, 11:02:35 am: I have a genuine ross tech vcds cable for sale as i no longer have a golf :(
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Post by: Alex157_gti on April 06, 2016, 05:39:44 pm: Up for sale in the for sale section