TPLGT Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Sebastian, can you please point me to a current eBay listing of the VAG-COM cable that you bought? Both of the links you posted in this thread are now showing as invalid on eBay. I bought the VAG-COM cable directly from the Autonostic site 2 weeks ago and still haven't gotten it. I've sent them 2 e-mails asking to update and have tried calling several times but nobody picks up. I just wanted to make other vendors aware, that if they plan on buying the VAG-COM cable, do it through eBay and not Autonostics. The company is a complete ******* joke and I basically just lost $20 because I don't think there's any way I can get my money back since nobody over there is answering my e-mails or picking up the phone. -Sergei That's too bad. I bot mine from them and then returned it 'casue I could not get the ECU to be read....had to buy a Tactrix. They shipped mine quickly and cerdited my account in a timely fashion... This is the same company located here in FL, correct? Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02rusWRX Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 That's too bad. I bot mine from them and then returned it 'casue I could not get the ECU to be read....had to buy a Tactrix. They shipped mine quickly and cerdited my account in a timely fashion... This is the same company located here in FL, correct? Yep, same guys. I Google'd them to try and find more contact information, and instead found an Audi forum where a couple of members were complaining that it was taking them a while to get their cable (like 2 weeks). This is simply unacceptable and I'll be filing a complaint via PayPal to get my money back. -Sergei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 Sebastian, can you please point me to a current eBay listing of the VAG-COM cable that you bought? Both of the links you posted in this thread are now showing as invalid on eBay. I bought the VAG-COM cable directly from the Autonostic site 2 weeks ago and still haven't gotten it. I've sent them 2 e-mails asking to update and have tried calling several times but nobody picks up. I just wanted to make other vendors aware, that if they plan on buying the VAG-COM cable, do it through eBay and not Autonostics. The company is a complete ******* joke and I basically just lost $20 because I don't think there's any way I can get my money back since nobody over there is answering my e-mails or picking up the phone. -Sergei Wow, I went to leave a comment for the seller on ebay and it said they are no longer a registered user. Cable seems to be working fine though. check the sticky topics, I think they are pretty clear uh, yeah, clear as a bell.. I'm looking for (hopefully it exists somewhere in one thread) is something that tells me how to read the datalogs and what to look for to insure the tune on the car is safe and the engine is working properly. Maybe I'm not typing in the right key words in the search engine here and at Romraider, but I can't really find a good beginners guide.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Here are a couple of logs that I did. The bigger one is me driving around the car, warming it up. The second is a 0-60 pull. I see the roughness monitor showing something at the beginning of the large log and at the end of the short one. Can anyone take a look at one or both of these and tell me if they see any cause for concern? The engine was recently replaced under warranty and is completely stock. (05 LGT 5EAT)romraiderlog_20090505_205446.csvromraiderlog_20090505_210634.csv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWilly Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Reviving the thread.. So does anyone else have an opinion on cable/laptop vs AP? What I want to do: 1. I want to be able to download or buy tunes and put them on the car. 2. I want to be able to take the car to a dyno, and have them tune the car, and store the map on my AP or laptop. 3. I want to be able to read and clear CEL's. 4. I want to be able to data log. 5. Being able to switch maps on the fly would be cool, since I plan on getting an electric exhaust cutout. Again this is cool, but not an absolute deal breaker. These were never answered. Im also looking for answers to 2 and 3. Also when using OS, can you save your stock tune and reflash back to stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biz77 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 These were never answered. Im also looking for answers to 2 and 3. Also when using OS, can you save your stock tune and reflash back to stock? If a tuner flashes an open source tune onto your ECU then all you need to do is a read ECU function in ECU Flash to have a copy of that tune on your computer. This is the same way that you save the stock ROM. Learning View now has a code reader built in. Clearing the codes can be done by the reset ECU function on learning view or reflashing the current or a new map via ECU Flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlabrash Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Basically, you should be able to do #1-4 with the laptop + USB cable; #5 requires an AP from all I've read. Also, as biz77 mentioned, the shop would need to flash an open source tune. It's my understanding that Cobb, Ecutek, etc. tunes can't be read by anything but the corresponsding hardware. Perhaps someone with more authority an confirm/deny this. You might want to check out the RomRaider forums to see if there's a free open source tune that would work for you. In the end, why not just try it out? Do what I did and throw down $13 to get a VAG-COM cable on eBay. Mine took about 2 weeks to get here from Hong Kong, and works well (I drive a 2005 OBXT). At the very least, you'll get $13 of amazement at the effort that has gone into the free tools (RomRaider, EcuFlash, etc.) Pretty impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWilly Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I am going to get infamous1 to tune me. Unfortunately I have an 07 so I need $170 tactrix! AP will be for sale soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayway Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Newbie here, love what im hearing from this thread because I may not have to buy the AP. So a VAG-COM cable works on an 05 so im assuming it will work on an 06 correct? -thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous1 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Newbie here, love what im hearing from this thread because I may not have to buy the AP. So a VAG-COM cable works on an 05 so im assuming it will work on an 06 correct? -thanks Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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