Vag-Com

[CheesmoS4]

Where have you guys been buying yours?? I see some on ebay but dont know which one i should buy can any of you guys direct me in the right direction.

[lrg8683]

this thread will soon get closed because i think ross-tech is a site sponsor.. you can buy it at their site www.ross-tech.com why is it 8 bajillion dollars for a program and a usb cable ? who knows. good luck.

[AK1RA07]

You can get them on eBay, but it takes some time to get it to work properly. The software provided is just a shareware version, so you wont be able to get the full usage of it...

[infinkc]

i have the old ebay one with the "special" software, been doing me good for years now. Im going to be buying the ross-tech one soon, the new software looks so much better.

[Kruat]

I just bought mine off ross-tech. Didn't wanna mess with cheap ebay stuff...

[o3spec]

i bought the program off ross-tech for 100 and bought a ebay cable for 10 and it works perfect

[will175]

I cant get mine to work with our mac computer, oh I did not get it straight from ross-tech. Is there a program to work with a mac.

[o3spec]

I cant get mine to work with our mac computer, oh I did not get it straight from ross-tech. Is there a program to work with a mac.

yeah i believe ross-tech has different programs for macs

[GetAudiHere]

Ross-tech as far as i know does not have specific programs for the mac but you can run it in boot camp for the mac i believe.

[Rajan147]

ebay cable is great for the price, if you buy ross-tech used, make sure you dont get shafted on transfering the software over

[BITRBO]

i bought the program off ross-tech for 100 and bought a ebay cable for 10 and it works perfect

So no issues with compatibility or anything? got a linky to that eBay cable?

On a side note: Does anybody think APR's ECU-Explorer is better and/or more capable than VAG-COM, or is this an apples to oranges comparison...? I'm trying to trouble-shoot a boost fluttering issue and would prefer not to buy both

Thanks,

p.s. sorry for the thread jack OP!

[o3spec]

this is the same one i got http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Auto...m370051140255&
all you have to do is have a full version of vag-com and the drivers

[lrg8683]

i had the ebay cable and vagcom before and it worked great.. new laptop has Vista and my old copy doesn't work with it..

[BITRBO]

so VAG-COM and ECUx can both use the same cable I take it... nice!

[RudyH]

Check the classifieds.

I picked up HEX-USB for the price of a brand new KEY-USB. Gonna work great for my B5 S4, and even better when I get my A3 2.0T Quattro :D

[dennisS4]

i have a B5 what cable and program should i go with as with other B5 owners???????

[Jung]

this is the same one i got http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Auto...m370051140255&
all you have to do is have a full version of vag-com and the drivers

So does anyone have a link for the drivers? I'd love to be able to get my stuff to work. i read about some drivers, but the link didnt work. i have an older version of vag com.

[mholme]

ebay cable is great for the price, if you buy ross-tech used, make sure you dont get shafted on transfering the software over

Genuine Ross-tech interfaces unlock themselves on any laptop. The software downloaded from their site is all you need with a genuine cable. No activation codes to buy for them to be fully functional. Plug and play.

[Jung]

i know that... But I dont have the ross tech software and dont intend on buying it, i just want the drivers forteh cable.

[mholme]

i know that... But I dont have the ross tech software and dont intend on buying it, i just want the drivers forteh cable.

I wasn't quoting you...You don't have to buy ross-tech software, you can download it from their site along with USB drivers. Are you using an ebay cable? download version 311-2.

[mholme]

So does anyone have a link for the drivers? I'd love to be able to get my stuff to work. i read about some drivers, but the link didnt work. i have an older version of vag com.

http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/799446.phtml

Try that

[ThirdStrike]

So does anyone have a link for the drivers? I'd love to be able to get my stuff to work. i read about some drivers, but the link didnt work. i have an older version of vag com.

dude just connect to the internet when trying to install the cable. windows will find a generic driver for you from the net. works everytime with my ebay cable.

[Blake260]

I have the actual ross-tech cable...200 bones at waterfest two years ago. I run it on a mac, with bootcamp. I tried it with parallels, but the parallels program doesn't recognize new hardware through the usb port.

[BITRBO]

I just bought mine off ross-tech. Didn't wanna mess with cheap ebay stuff...

^Diddo. I'm already so tired of dealing with all the issue with the car, that I really didn't want to deal with software hassels too.

I was soooo nice just to be able to plug & play...

p.s. oh, and the were out of stock for the KEY-USB's, so they sent me a HEX-USB for free Ross-Tech

[Jung]

http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/799446.phtml

Try that

sorry man... yeah thanks a lot dude!

[Rajan147]

ebay from alpha bid for $8, works well, i'll buy the ross tech software later on down the road but shareware vag-com 409 works fine for now.

I did have problems when I upgraded to Vista, but did not have one problem with XP.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ag-com%2C+ebay

this has a lot of good info

[AB18]

Apr EcuX is far superior. I have a genuine ross-tech cable with the new 805 version, works great. Don't even waste your time with the ebay stuff, buy it once and be done. I bought the alpha cable, and it was far from plug and play.