sorry about yet another remap question but is it possible to have your original ecu remapped so that it cannot be detected and if yes where would be the place to get it done.

if it isnt possible to get it done so that it cant be detected could someone point me in the direction of some insurance companies that are not too hard on this type of mod:)

thanks.

As far as I know, most ECU remaps are virtually undetectable, unless an insurer wants to insist that the memory contents are compared byte-by-byte with a standard map. That's certainly possible, but I would expect it's unlikely...

To be honest, it's probably better to declare all your mods anyway. I think this forum has a relationship with an insurer, and the discount might offset some of the extra premium.

Glad to see another 328i owner has defected to a vRS

Si

Any remap is detectable simply by looking in the measured value blocks.

But would an insurance company do this? Probably if it meant they didnt have to pay out. I know of a manufactuer that used a tuner I used to work for to verify a few cars had been mapped in the case of warranty claims and issues (NOT Skoda btw).

No reason why an insurer wouldnt do the same.

thanks for the sound advice,best off finding an understanding insurance company then:rofl: i see that chris knott is the prefered insurer on here and i am assuming that he is approachable with a few mods then:thumbup:

of course the other thing to consider is that i have a years warranty as i have just bought from a main stealer so obviously that will be lost if it is remapped.

as for the 328i,fantastic motor,fast,great looking,handling etc etc but cant fit a minimoto in the boot;)and that is very important to me:Dplus of course it doesnt have a turbo to wind the boost up on:eek:

As long as you're 25 and above..you'll not have a problem with Chris Knott.

To reiterate...no remap is undetectable....if you know what to look for it can be found.

Remember, a remap or any mod will practically void your warranty...depending on your dealer. It is also legally advisable to decalre all modifications to your insurer.

Hi, I've had a Fabia VRS remapped then sent it back to Skoda for loads of warranty work and never had any problems, also had a 225 bhp TT remapped and it ate the gearbox, again repaired without question, however, when i recently had my work vehicle, a Renault Trafic DC100 van remapped from brand new it burned out the clutch in 8000 miles, took it back to dealer, who replaced the clutch, but had road tested it and they said it did not perform 'as normal' and if there were to be any more warranty claims regarding clutch or transmission they would emmisions test it, a surefire way of finding out if its been mapped.

There is a guy called Will in Wolverhampton that works from home doing remaps, he is really 1st class and his prices are very good, his website is www.mini2tuning.co.uk or .com, sorry can't remember. Very helpful guy and really good to deal with, might be worth talking to him before you decide.

Hi Mate

The APR remap is switchable via the cruise control switch.

If you do not have cruise control we have this on offer at the moment at £149.00 + VAT

Also the remap is £375.00 + VAT

The cruise control also works as cruise control as well as the switchability of the remap.

We can offer you a 6 hour free trial of this remap too.

Hope this helps you

Sarah

www.amdtechnik.com who are a well known tuning firm in bicester oxfordshire offer a gadget called a oneclik which allows you to load and unload a re-map from a hand held device through the diagnostic port in the car. so you can put it back to standerd when ever you like.

When OneClick loads the original map back to the ECU, does it wipe the rest of the chip clean or is there code still present from the remap? If the latter, then the car is not back to standard for warranty purposes. I don't know the answer to my question - which is why I have posed it.

It swaps the required code back to std thus overwriting the remaped code so in theory if its swapped it should be undetectable.

It swaps the required code back to std thus overwriting the remaped code so in theory if its swapped it should be undetectable.

But what if the remap code uses more memory space on the chip that the original map?

But what if the remap code uses more memory space on the chip that the original map?

Thinking about this....the remap code shouldn't have a greater foot print than the standard map.....I don't think remaps actually add parameters they just alter them....so memory usage wise they should be the same.

Also I don't think it's just a case of overwriting EEPROM segments....I think you have to erase a specific number of them first and then write the new data. So the remap would be erased and the original code written back in.