Cburb88
Well-known member
Im slowly trying to read about this subject, its all new to me but still confusing im seeing multiple different names for these diagnostics cables either vagcom, hex etc then i believe VCDS is the software itself but im just not sure what i need and whats all compatible id like to buy these cables used if possible because i see some people selling them for a good price. Then im not sure if the software is included sometimes and other times you have to pay for software separate?
I will likely just have this one vw golf i doubt ill buy more. I just want to be able to check all codes and timing, im going to need to buy a setup here soon because i plan on doing my timing belt. Then i need to get a tune which from my understanding i can either have it sent out to be loaded onto the ecu itself or you can use flashzilla to load tunes onto it from there? Im trying to read as much as possible but for my own use im trying not to buy something incorrect, thanks for any help. Im used to just using plain OBD2, timing lights and such.
I will likely just have this one vw golf i doubt ill buy more. I just want to be able to check all codes and timing, im going to need to buy a setup here soon because i plan on doing my timing belt. Then i need to get a tune which from my understanding i can either have it sent out to be loaded onto the ecu itself or you can use flashzilla to load tunes onto it from there? Im trying to read as much as possible but for my own use im trying not to buy something incorrect, thanks for any help. Im used to just using plain OBD2, timing lights and such.