................as a newbee decided to buy (start doing my own coding etc. and possibly be able to help others as well )a CAR DIAGNOSTIC CODE SCANNER for 2010 facelift fabia tsi bur really dont know where to start .

i can see there is plenty on ebay, anyone got an idea to a ok one???

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_GDVAGPRO.html

http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_GDVAGPRO.html

...would this device enable me to do code navigation,hijak,radio,maxidot etc?? :S

Doubt it.

BTW: Is your 2010 a MY 2010 or MY 2011, if it's the latter the answer would be a straight - no.

Doubt it.

BTW: Is your 2010 a MY 2010 or MY 2011, if it's the latter the answer would be a straight - no.

just had a chat with shop that sells them and he said the same ..........nope.....

......well what do i need to do my own code enabling :S

just had a chat with shop that sells them and he said the same ..........nope.....

......well what do i need to do my own code enabling :S

VAGCOM and lead. Assuming you have a laptop.

VAGCOM and lead. Assuming you have a laptop.

...actually i have 2,,,

...where do i get these leads??

Gendan is probably your best bet to get the genuine VCDS interface.

.....finally bought a VAG COM USB DIAGNOSTIC CABLE 409.1 OBD2 II LEAD VAG-COM from ebay for 15 quid ,dont know how good it is but ill propably find out soon .

...has anyone else used this particular cheap one and can give us some feedback

..cheers

Does the 2010 Fabia use CANBUS?

If it does then it will be £15 down the drain, if it doesn't then good luck ........ you may well need it as the eBay cables can be very hit and miss.

Does the 2010 Fabia use CANBUS?

If it does then it will be £15 down the drain, if it doesn't then good luck ........ you may well need it as the eBay cables can be very hit and miss.

..to be honest i dont know-NEWBEE- I dont even know they plug em..

Edited 9 July, 201015 yr by john123

VAG-COM 311/409 are no longer available, they have been replaced with VCDS-lite which still works with 3rd party hardware. Fabia/Roomster MY 2010 do not require CAN for diagnostics but even for those VCDS-lite is not the optimal choice either, no matter if registered or not. MY 2011 does require CAN capable hardware/software though, VCDS Release 10.6 is ready and tested on these MY 2011 models.

Personally I wouldn't bother with the 3rd party hardware, especially not as a newbee. If you really want to change and retrofit things either go with the real deal yourself or find somebody who has the proper experience and tools.

Edited 9 July, 201015 yr by Theresias

My link

......this is where i got mine.........

..basically to start off i want to code my columbus to show arrows in maxidot (radio already shows on maxidot)

-does this mean that i wont be able to use this cable??? :'(

Don't think will work with VCDS-lite since the compatibility with the RNS510/Columbus was added in later versions but feel free to give it a try. Current versions will work fine though.