anybody bought an odb2 cable with software before?

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:30 pm

I'm thinking of getting one of those ODB2 cables and the vag-com software to go on a laptop.

if you ebay it you can get the stuff for about 50 or 60 quid all in.

anybody had any experiences with this stuff?

cheers

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:07 pm

careful, I very much doubt the ones on Ebay will include a registered copy of the software.

That means you get cut down functionality, basically all you can do is read fault codes & look at info, you can't make many changes to anything & it wont translate the fault codes for you. You have to find & print a list of what the codes mean.

If you buy the software from the proper place (ross-tech I think they're called) then you are paying the extra to register the software which unlocks the full features. It's not a case of getting a code either as it's dependant on a single computer.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:37 pm

so i could get the cable from ebay and best off buying the software (60 quid i think) from vagcom supplies?

cheers