Vag com

[Braff]

Hi Guys,

I want to purchase a Vag com. I purchased one on ebay that didnt work. Point me in the right direction please

Thanks

[JohnRS]

Marshall's Industrial - Volkswagen powersystems and components distributor for the UK. IMPCO Gas products Distributor

That's the cheapest I found; £234.98 inc VAT & Delivery. (emailed 18 Feb)

[martziniuk]

Hi Guys,

I want to purchase a Vag com. I purchased one on ebay that didnt work. Point me in the right direction please

Thanks

Did you install it correctly?

There are quite a few claims of faulty cables but a lot of the time they just aren't installed correctly.

[Braff]

I followed the instructions to the letter. It kept telling me connection not detected

[JohnRS]

LOL I got totally the wrong end of the stick. I had loads of problems installing my ebay one. com ports mainly.

[karlbar2k]

did you change the COM port that was assigned to the USB to COM adapter to between 1 and 4? as VAG COM can only read up to COM 4

[karlbar2k]

the bit that caught me out for a while was getting VAG COM to work with the cable, then I realised it needed to be plugged into the car to work (when the led came on giving the port a nice blue colour I felt a right numpty!)

[Braff]

Thanks for the info. I have however seen a hand held scaanner on the web that I am thinking of buying. Can anyone tell me how good it is and would it help me reduce the main dealers profits (see attachment)

[mbames]

I have 2 cables purchased from ebay. One is a serial cable, which worked fine (also works with Serial -> USB adapter), and a USB one too. I run an older version of vagcom would (303.1, iirc)

Edited 22 February, 2009 by mbames

[martziniuk]

Yes the Ebay ones will only work with software up to 409.1

[karlbar2k]

Thanks for the info. I have however seen a hand held scaanner on the web that I am thinking of buying. Can anyone tell me how good it is and would it help me reduce the main dealers profits (see attachment)

I'd have another go at getting the cable to work before spending out on a handheld. If you are using Vag Com on a laptop it is so much easier to get the information to the forums when you need advice. If you need help setting the cable up PM me, I have tools to allow secure remote access as well.

[Braff]

Thanks for the advice. Will let you know if I am successful