I paid ~£185 (inc. P&P) for mine direct from Ross-Tech where it was listed for US$350 (exc. P&P).
$79 seems a bit cheap and does not sound Original?
There are 2 types, microcan for all MK5 based Golf Technology Models which dont think yours comes under mate & then there's the Hex-Can-USB that does 99.999999% of vag cars old/new which is what I sell, 100% genuine & RT can confirm this if need be.
The current price from RT is nowhere near 185 delivered, more like £270-£300 with P+P & import charges, worked it out number of times, mine is £241 delivered via SD & is identical.
PS: Just checked, its £243 from them today, this is without import taxes so add another 10% minimum I should think, so more expensive for same thing I sell.
The $79 one is counterfeit, wont get supported by RT, I unfortunately wont help counterfeits as I think thats unfair overall to RT, also it wont ever update to newer versions of vagcom, so its IMHO a wasted expense, originals hold high resale values aswell, no brainer if you ask me.
I originally bought an eBay cable and tried to get it to work with VCDS (VagCom) and had nothing but problems so decided to buy one direct from Ross-Tech.
Its more than paid for itself in sorting out stuff like replacing the convenience module and modding the settings such as window control (open/close) with the remote keys, retrofitting RNS-E, Bluetooth etc :icon_thumright:
Spot on mate, it usually pays for itself in the 1st use easily, not one person has complained about the system or gone faulty, one did get damaged by car running it over but thats a user fault, lol.
Either way - VAG-COM should provide the answer!
It would determine the issue on most cases with some common sense & research, possibly fix on 1st use aswell.
A £300 quid answer though.
£300, £241 chris, but lets look at it from this way, audi charge £100 an hour or more, so 2.5 hours or less with them & then possibly the next visit or buy vagcom, mostly fix yourself or find a cheaper garage to tell of the faulty component & each use afterwards is free, where as audi will charge every single time, again no brainer.
Door leds flash though?
Windows don't go up with holding down lock on the alarm either, but it does when i keep the key turned.
Coding could be the issue here, need to scan the car for logs or errors, also do your windows roll up with one touch on the window switches, if not reset these by rolling up/down with switch constantly pressed, this resets auto operation & maybe will fix the remote window up issue, maybe not, but vagcom will help for sure.
Maybe get someone local to check it with their vagcom before buying it.
Although I have a copy and don't even own an audi any longer!
It is a worthwhile buy.
Very worthwhile & my sig has users in areas to get a scan, but its about convenience aswell, driving to them, beer tokens, driving back etc etc time costs money to remember guys.
the look on her face would be priceless
but he holds onto his cable just to feel part of the scene still, lol.
