Hi, Just noticed that on that famous site there are people selling laptops with what looks like genuine Ross Tech cable/paperwork,software etc. Are these genuine products? Just a bit wary cos they seem too cheap. 

Cheap = Fake. Especially if they come with a specific version of the software.

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That's what i was thinking, The photo's show what they are selling,  The paperwork looks like a genuine certificate and the cable looks legit?

Here is a list of the official distributors 

 

http://www.ross-tech.com/distributors.php

 

Less than £200 - £270 (depending on which one you go for) and it will be a hacked copy

PM me some links and I will soon tell you.

Got your PM and replied, @Uwe@Ross-Tech and @bearthebruce you may want to check your emails

There were 2 people about 12 months ago buying every second hand Ross tech interface that became available then banging them on cheap tablet pcs and selling them for £500+

those were the genuine article but recently there's been a huge influx of people buying laptops and hammering them with as much cracked software as they can download off Utorrent, with or without leads and people are buying them for £150+ !?

Many thanks to andyvee for checking it out for me, Saved me from buying a fake.

Hi Folks,

 

Has anyone heard of, or used one of these to check the car diagnostics?

 

ELM327 WiFi Interface Wireless OBD2 Auto Scanner Adapter for iPhone

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTUFtBHGyDs

 

I want something for my superb II, but not sure about spending big money just yet? this looks like a cheaper option, but i know cheap is usually junk:(

 

any ideas?

 

John

Hi Folks,

 

Has anyone heard of, or used one of these to check the car diagnostics?

 

ELM327 WiFi Interface Wireless OBD2 Auto Scanner Adapter for iPhone

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTUFtBHGyDs

 

I want something for my superb II, but not sure about spending big money just yet? this looks like a cheaper option, but i know cheap is usually junk:(

 

any ideas?

 

John

This will enable you to check for trouble codes on the engine. You can use free Tourqe app if you have Android. There you will be able to display also few data from your car (speed, temperature, etc.).

But this is also everything that you will be able to do with this interface. So, basically this is a nice cheap toy to play, but not able to do any real work. Except if you need deleting trouble codes on the engine.

PS: If you buy one, buy the one with on/off switch, so you can leave it connected to OBD all the time and there are also smaller available. For example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELM327-Bluetooth-OBD2-II-Car-Auto-Diagnostic-Scanner-Tool-ON-OFF-Switch-Android-/111328743157?hash=item19ebb5cef5:g:RKcAAOSwGvhT4vef (I do not have any experience with this one in my link, it is just an example)

Edited 4 November, 201510 yr by mtl

This will enable you to check for trouble codes on the engine. You can use free Tourqe app if you have Android. There you will be able to display also few data from your car (speed, temperature, etc.).

But this is also everything that you will be able to do with this interface. So, basically this is a nice cheap toy to play, but not able to do any real work. Except if you need deleting trouble codes on the engine.

PS: If you buy one, buy the one with on/off switch, so you can leave it connected to OBD all the time and there are also smaller available. For example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELM327-Bluetooth-OBD2-II-Car-Auto-Diagnostic-Scanner-Tool-ON-OFF-Switch-Android-/111328743157?hash=item19ebb5cef5:g:RKcAAOSwGvhT4vef (I do not have any experience with this one in my link, it is just an example)

Thanks Mtl for the advice. I'll check it out. I've heard other buy tool/software on Ross-Tech? Any experience with that?

Yes, some experience . You can do a lot with VCDS, including code many new features. Then you have also VCP.

Or you could use Carista with the ELM Interface. Read the thread below.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/348046-carista-obd2-a-cheaper-alternative-to-some-of-vcds/?hl=%20carista

Will Carista work on the MQB platform and does it have the ability to change adaptation channels on MQB platform?

 

Very little is done by coding now on the MQB, you have around 2000 adaptation channels on controller 09 to play with for starters

 

I know it is fine for A5 platform cars, just wondered if anyone had risked connecting it to MQB yet?