MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: chopper on May 30, 2012, 10:26:36 pm

Title: vagcom
Post by: chopper on May 30, 2012, 10:26:36 pm

any recommendations where to buy reliable cheap vagcom cable and cd?

Title: Re: vagcom
Post by: sub39h on May 31, 2012, 08:32:16 am

most would argue that the official cable IS cheap (only the cost of 2 or 3 scans at a main dealer) and as it's the only one with the R&D backing so you know it's not going to sent 12V to the wrong thing and fry some circuitry in your car.

plus when you come to sell it on it'll cling to it's value, whereas a cheap cable won't. so in the long run it won't cost you much more, and will be less troublesome.

Title: Re: vagcom
Post by: vRStu on May 31, 2012, 11:50:27 am

There is only one to buy and none of them are cheap.  You will want either a Hex+CAN or MicroCAN

There is a user who frequents here called Nigel, username NHN, whom is an authorised seller.

Or

http://www.ross-tech.com/distributors.html

Title: Re: vagcom
Post by: chopper on May 31, 2012, 03:39:02 pm

so a cable for 8 quid on ebay is not a brilliant idea?

Title: Re: vagcom
Post by: bacillus on May 31, 2012, 04:25:26 pm

Quote from: chopper on May 31, 2012, 03:39:02 pm

so a cable for 8 quid on ebay is not a brilliant idea?

Only for the seller...    :evilgrin:

Title: Re: vagcom
Post by: Dp_Ed30 on May 31, 2012, 04:51:15 pm

Quote from: chopper on May 31, 2012, 03:39:02 pm

so a cable for 8 quid on ebay is not a brilliant idea?

they are K-line only so work fine on old stuff but wont work on new can cars