MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: biffobear on February 02, 2012, 07:31:04 pm

Title: VAS5054A
Post by: biffobear on February 02, 2012, 07:31:04 pm

ANYONE GOT ONE? ANY GOOD? WILL IT DO THE SAME AS ROSS-TECH?

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: biffobear on February 03, 2012, 03:26:41 pm

anyone?

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: MPS on February 03, 2012, 06:23:02 pm

VAS5054A is a piece of kit you'd only find in a dealer surely?

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: Deako on February 03, 2012, 06:32:06 pm

You've been looking at this one too?  :happy2:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAS5054A-VCDS-VagCom-like-Audi-VW-Seat-Skoda-diagnos-/250985962333?pt=UK_Measuring_Tools_Levels&hash=item3a6feddb5d

Must admit, i was tempted. But not sure whether the VAS software is any better than VCDS or any more user friendly.

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: perky85 on February 03, 2012, 06:41:03 pm

it does have the guided fault finding function that could be useful, but no mention of updates for software.

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: Eddie-NL on February 03, 2012, 06:44:37 pm

This is from china, you not going to get any updates or support.

There is no way the genuine VAS equipment that the dealers use is this cheap.

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: Deako on February 03, 2012, 06:53:16 pm

Quote from: Eddie-NL on February 03, 2012, 06:44:37 pm

This is from china, you not going to get any updates or support.

There is no way the genuine VAS equipment that the dealers use is this cheap.

My advice to the OP would be to keep your eye on the VCDS section for an up and coming group buy hopefully. :happy2:

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: ub7rm on February 03, 2012, 08:14:17 pm

As above there are some very weak hints that its not genuine VAG 'like-Audi, VW...' in the item description and

'Our device offers the same level of functionality as dealers equipment' gives it away.  If it was genuine VAG it would be stolen.

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: pazz on February 03, 2012, 08:17:17 pm

VCDS is better for non-standard coding work.

VAS is quite restrictive unless you know the long coding you want to enter. There is no long coding helper like with VCDS.

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: biffobear on February 04, 2012, 04:00:20 pm

done a bit of research, it seems to be using ross-tech software copies, there is no contact address if you have problems, only a helpline email address. the positives are, anyone that has used it think its great, dont know about software upgrades, although their website says they do everything you would expect aftersales.

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: Clotaire on November 21, 2017, 07:06:33 am

I have already bought it from buyobdii.com , works well and cheaper

Title: Re: VAS5054A
Post by: pudding on November 21, 2017, 03:47:50 pm

Good old plagiarism at it's finest.