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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

[Sanjman]

Shut the front door! 199????

Wish I had this option when I purchased mine! Great buy...

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Shut the front door! 199????

Wish I had this option when I purchased mine! Great buy...

That's right! the $199 version will only work on 3 vin numbers however... you then have the option to upgrade to 10 vins for $169.00

[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!

[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.

[z_wrecker]

I ordered one about a month ago. Shipped right away and I had it two days later!


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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

I ordered one about a month ago. Shipped right away and I had it two days later!


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It took that long to get to you?

[a4darkness]

What's this VIN limitation all about? That is some BULLSHIT.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

What's this VIN limitation all about? That is some BULLSHIT.

There is an unlimited version for the Hex-Net and Hex-V2 available. The vin limitation allows the product to be sold at a lower price point.

[a4darkness]

That's terrible justification Hugh. There never used to be a VIN limitation on the lower price point models.
Are there other significant features of the lower price cables to make up for this removal of a core feature? Doesn't look like it.
Bummer for anyone who didn't buy an older cable... now these are the only options.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

That's terrible justification Hugh. There never used to be a VIN limitation on the lower price point models.
Are there other significant features of the lower price cables to make up for this removal of a core feature? Doesn't look like it.
Bummer for anyone who didn't buy an older cable... now these are the only options.

The lowest Hex-Can was $350.00. Another reason that the vin limit came into play was because there were many instances where owners rented their cables for profit which was frowned upon as the software is licensed.
We only re-sell the product so I can't speak for Ross Tech but those were the rumblings that we were made aware of.

[a4darkness]

While that reasoning is logical it's still a poor justification for the shift in product offerings.
Yes, well aware you're a reseller and don't speak for Ross Tech. However, you're defending them ITT hence the comments Hugh.
Obviously you're kinda caught in the middle on this one so don't take it personally.

[jdevoid]

I don't mind the 3 Vin limit. But how about a registry where if you get into a 4th Audi you can send copy of Title and/or Registration with name to allow for newer Audi? Maybe limit that too 6. Now that I think about it...this item is useless. I would love to scan any Audi I might purchase. Oh..well.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

I don't mind the 3 Vin limit. But how about a registry where if you get into a 4th Audi you can send copy of Title and/or Registration with name to allow for newer Audi? Maybe limit that too 6. Now that I think about it...this item is useless. I would love to scan any Audi I might purchase. Oh..well.

Any current Ross Tech product can be upgraded to unlimited vins.

[ny2flb7a4]

I will be purchasing this next week Hugh. Hopefully you will still have in stock. I don't mind the 3 vin max as I have my B7 and Mk6 GTI. In the future, I could always upgrade to unlimited vins. It's better than always borrowing my friends cable.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

I will be purchasing this next week Hugh. Hopefully you will still have in stock. I don't mind the 3 vin max as I have my B7 and Mk6 GTI. In the future, I could always upgrade to unlimited vins. It's better than always borrowing my friends cable.

Sounds good! We always have these in stock... the 3 vin will work for you and you're right, you can always upgrade!

[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.

[zzzz05725]

Love the free shipping Hugh, just ordered a timing belt kit and updated vacuum pump for my B7 A4 from you.

Also, I know that this is an older thread, but I need to agree with a4darkness for a moment. I have a genuine Ross-tech cable, and I LOVE VCDS. That said, I felt very shafted when I bought my cable knowing that I only had a few licenses, what a joke. People ask me to do one-time adjustments to their cars all the time and I have to say no, which makes me feel horrible because nobody is aware of this new restriction. I want to help them too, but they think I'm just being selfish after I try to explain the new licenses to them. Not shooting the messenger though, I know it wasn't your doing.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Love the free shipping Hugh, just ordered a timing belt kit and updated vacuum pump for my B7 A4 from you.

Also, I know that this is an older thread, but I need to agree with a4darkness for a moment. I have a genuine Ross-tech cable, and I LOVE VCDS. That said, I felt very shafted when I bought my cable knowing that I only had a few licenses, what a joke. People ask me to do one-time adjustments to their cars all the time and I have to say no, which makes me feel horrible because nobody is aware of this new restriction. I want to help them too, but they think I'm just being selfish after I try to explain the new licenses to them. Not shooting the messenger though, I know it wasn't your doing.

The old setup was better but Ross Tech caught on that people were renting them out and that was against their policy. The new ones are available in unlimited vins also, I believe the update is $160.00 for 10 vin cables putting them a bit higher than the original but you also have access to the 2017+ models.

[Solarsuplex]

MERICA

That is all.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

MERICA

That is all.

You're in a star state.

[kloeb2]

Whoa. good deal.

I think i paid $350 for mine years ago and I only have one vehicle to use it on.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Whoa. good deal.

I think i paid $350 for mine years ago and I only have one vehicle to use it on.

The entry level 3 vin system will pay for itself with the first 2 scans.

[zeitmorder]

bought this back around xmas time from Europaparts. has already paid for itself many times over.


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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

bought this back around xmas time from Europaparts. has already paid for itself many times over.


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Thank you for your order... it's an essential for all Audi and VW owners. I have owned one for 8 years and it has paid for itself over, and over, and over again.

[Theiceman]

the three vin thing sucks ... although I understand it ... that business model everyone is using these days for software . its all about protecting the revenue stream for Ross tech. I wont be surprised in a few years if its still around It will expire after a year and you will have to renew license to use it like what adobe is doing on some of their software platforms.

Cant really call it a Ross-tech tool anymore though. I don't have any " tools" in my toolkit that I can only use on 3 cars.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

the three vin thing sucks ... although I understand it ... that business model everyone is using these days for software . its all about protecting the revenue stream for Ross tech. I wont be surprised in a few years if its still around It will expire after a year and you will have to renew license to use it like what adobe is doing on some of their software platforms.

Cant really call it a Ross-tech tool anymore though. I don't have any " tools" in my toolkit that I can only use on 3 cars.

I understand, however there have been people who are pretty happy with a starting price point of $199.00. The older cables were $350 and if you only own 1 or 2 Audis in your life the newer pricing is better. The problem was that Ross Tech found out that people were "renting" these cables and profiting from it, this was the best way to put an end to that.

[onedumslack]

the three vin thing sucks ... although I understand it ... that business model everyone is using these days for software . its all about protecting the revenue stream for Ross tech. I wont be surprised in a few years if its still around It will expire after a year and you will have to renew license to use it like what adobe is doing on some of their software platforms.

Cant really call it a Ross-tech tool anymore though. I don't have any " tools" in my toolkit that I can only use on 3 cars.

Although the three Vin thing is kind of annoying at first, once I realized that it only meant I can only recode 3 vin's, but I can still scan an unlimited amount of vin's for codes and clear codes then it doesn't really matter that much.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

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[beefski]

Hubert, In order to use this tool to its full potential,do you need to be versed in VAGCOM usage? As someone who has never used this type of software before, is it user friendly enough so a novice can unlock the full potential of the software and the functions of the vehicle?

Is it just plug into laptop then into vehicle? Are there laptop requirements?

Thanks.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Hubert, In order to use this tool to its full potential,do you need to be versed in VAGCOM usage? As someone who has never used this type of software before, is it user friendly enough so a novice can unlock the full potential of the software and the functions of the vehicle?

Is it just plug into laptop then into vehicle? Are there laptop requirements?

Thanks.

Hey! Yes, you would just plug it into the laptop and the car. I use an old netbook that can barely turn on and it works just fine. It's very user friendly, it took me 5 minutes to get going and I'm no rocket surgeon.

[beefski]

What about getting into functions like making doors automatically lock when moving, closing open windows via the FOB, functionality like that? Is that a easy operation? I want to be able to use as more than just a code scanner.

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

What about getting into functions like making doors automatically lock when moving, closing open windows via the FOB, functionality like that? Is that a easy operation? I want to be able to use as more than just a code scanner.

Absolutely, there are tons of simple DIYs on Audizine, YoutTube, and Ross Techs site. Those mods are very easy to do.

[gotrek]

So this is locked to the Car's Vins now not the computer? As in I can use it on different PC's?

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

So this is locked to the Car's Vins now not the computer? As in I can use it on different PC's?

Good morning,

You would be able to use it on as many PC's as you'd like, once you use a vin however you cannot erase it. Vins aren't used for basic scans but if you need to use adaptations then it would be used.

[gotrek]

Talked to Ross tech yesterday. They have an offer to upgrade liscenced vcds lite users like me to hex-v2 for 199$ and you get 10 vins. That's a good deal! Only crappy part is shipping to Canada is 55$.

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[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Talked to Ross tech yesterday. They have an offer to upgrade liscenced vcds lite users like me to hex-v2 for 199$ and you get 10 vins. That's a good deal! Only crappy part is shipping to Canada is 55$.

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That's a good deal, they have a good upgrade program from what I know.

[Spetznaaz]

How much would you charge to ship to the U.K?

These are about £280 ($360) here. The thing is when you add 20 percent import tax it makes it the same price for me to pay $199 and have it shipped as just buying it from a U.K seller, as shipping cost on ross-tech website is like $70 (plus an extra $14 i'd be taxed).

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

How much would you charge to ship to the U.K?

These are about £280 ($360) here. The thing is when you add 20 percent import tax it makes it the same price for me to pay $199 and have it shipped as just buying it from a U.K seller, as shipping cost on ross-tech website is like $70 (plus an extra $14 i'd be taxed).

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