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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Due to popular demand we ran out of the VCDS (VAG-COM) HEX-V2 ENTHUSIAST (USB, 3 VINS) last week...

They are now back in stock and ready to be shipped out, we have 100 units in stock... act fast!

[Melen2120]

Can I pick one up local today ( Saturday ) ?

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Can I pick one up local today ( Saturday ) ?

Unfortunately we are only open M-F... they do ship for free.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

If you own an Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda, or Bentley you need a powerful tool that will help keep your vehicle on the road. Ross-Tech VCDS® (VAG-COM Diagnostic System) helps diagnose real problems instead of swapping out costly parts. With features found only on dealer level factory tools, VCDS surpasses the performance of aftermarket diagnostic tools and rivals factory tools for a fraction of the cost. Always know exactly how your vehicle is running instead of paying someone else to diagnose the problems, usually leaving you with a huge repair bill.

[Nick2011B8S4]

Will this one work on a b8 s4 and 2014 Q5?


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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Will this one work on a b8 s4 and 2014 Q5?


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Yes, this will work on most Volkswagen and Audis 99 and up... you would not have any issues using it on your Q5 or S4. They are in stock and can be picked up at our Piscataway NJ location or shipped same day.

[tonton]

Hugh i just placed an order and it was canceled because you couldn't verify my payment? Thank god i cared to check my email and place the order again using paypal...

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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Hugh i just placed an order and it was canceled because you couldn't verify my payment? Thank god i cared to check my email and place the order again using paypal...

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Hello, we try to prevent fraud as much as possible for both us and our customers. There are times where a third party can get a hold of your credit card info and will try to place an order using the card holders billing address but ship it to their own mailing address. To combat these we ask for a verification or simply to use PayPal. Thank you for your order and it will ship out today!

[tonton]

Hello, we try to prevent fraud as much as possible for both us and our customers. There are times where a third party can get a hold of your credit card info and will try to place an order using the card holders billing address but ship it to their own mailing address. To combat these we ask for a verification or simply to use PayPal. Thank you for your order and it will ship out today!

I used the same address for both billing and shipping. I'm glad everything is sorted out! Thanks Hugh :)

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

I used the same address for both billing and shipping. I'm glad everything is sorted out! Thanks Hugh :)

Anytime! Thank you for your order.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Vin Limited Interface FAQ...

Why sell VIN-Limited interfaces?

Because it allows us to charge for the product in a manner that's somewhat commensurate with how the product is used. A professional workshop that's in and out of several vehicles a day with their VCDS gets considerably more value from the product than a private individual who only uses it occasionally one one or two of his own cars. When the previous generation of interfaces was designed 10-12 years ago, most VW/Audi cars on the road did not yet know their own VIN, so it was not really practical to restrict usage that way. Hence the pricing on our universal interfaces (interfaces that worked with all the cars available at that point) had always something of a compromise. Plenty of workshops told us that VCDS was the best value for the money of any tool they'd ever bought and that we could/should charge more, but we were already at or close to the limit of what an enthusiast would pay, and enthusiasts were (and still are!) a very important part of our business. In fact, the reason this product exists is that I got frustrated that I couldn't trouble-shoot my own cars anymore in the late 1990s. Some pros suggested that we make a less expensive version for enthusiasts by restricting the what the enthusiast version could do, but that was not an approach that was palatable to me. So now a decade later, most of the cars people are working on do know their VINs and restricting the number of cars an enthusiast can perform certain functions on seems like a reasonable way of differentiating between a "pro" and a private individual.

Will VCDS count a car's VIN as toward the license limit as soon as I plug into a particular car?

No! VCDS will never count a VIN toward the license limit without the user's explicit permission. It will always ask you first, thereby giving you the opportunity to decline to "register" a VIN in the interface. Besides, there are a lot of useful things you can do on an unlimited number of cars.

What functions are not VIN-Restricted?

A VIN-Limited interface can do Auto-Scans, Clear DTCs, and look at Measuring Values on an unlimited number of cars. I think this is important because I wouldn't want to keep an enthusiast from doing basic diagnostics on his friends' cars, or to use his VCDS when evaluating used cars he's contemplating buying. You wouldn't buy a used car without doing an Auto-Scan on it first, right? In addition, you can make channel maps on an unlimited number of cars because sending us those maps helps us improve the product.

What functions are VIN-Restricted?

• In essence, it's those functions that actually change things in the car:
• Adaptation
• Basic Settings
• Changing Codings
• Changing the Gateway Installation List
• Login or Security Access
• Output Tests
• Optical Bus Diagnostic
• Readiness
• Resetting SRI
• Turning Transport Mode on or off

In addition, directly accessing a control module outside of an Auto-Scan will prompt the user whether he wants to "register" that car's VIN, but declining to do so at that point will not prevent access to the module.

What about older cars that do not know their VIN?

Simple: They are free. You can do anything and everything on those cars without them counting toward the license limit.

Which cars do and don't know their VIN?

Virtually all model year 2002 and newer do know their VINs -- basically those cars with Immo-3 and up. I believe the only model year 2000 car that had Immo-3 was the Audi A8, but a few others got Immo-3 in model year 2001.

If I sell one of my cars, can I de-register and free up that VIN slot?

No, it doesn't work that way. VINs are stored permanently. They cannot be erased.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]