msalyers
Member
If I do a auto to 5 speed swap which is easier swapping the ecu and all or rewiring I have a complete donor car does the 5 speed have a tcu if so will they interchange
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dweisel
Top Post Dawg
Just follow the 5speed swap instructions. The wiring READS more complicated than it is to actually do. No tcu in a manual and no need to swap ecu's.
scooperhsd
Top Post Dawg
But you do need to make sure the ECU gets recoded as a manual.
msalyers
Member
Can't I just switch to the standard Ecu out of the donor car I don't have access to vagcom
Rrusse11
Veteran Member
Buy the cable, and a laptop, if you don't have one.
Knowledge is power, and now YOU will have a better
understanding on what's going on with your car.
I certainly don't do all the work on my car, but I know
what to ask for, and half the battle with any problem is
diagnosis. Good mechanics appreciate this!
On a budget? Keep an eye on the classifieds for a cable, they come
up on a regular basis. Used laptops abound on Ebay for $100 that'll run VCDS.
Worth every penny, and you'll save heaps on any work you
either have done, or do yourself.
Cheers,
R*2
Cptcrnch
Veteran Member
This VCDS cable should work on both your cars. It has unlimited VINs too. RossTech doesnt make it anymore and their new cables cost $200 and you can only use it on three cars. http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=482037
VCDS is a great investment that will easily pay for itself in short time.
VCDS is a great investment that will easily pay for itself in short time.
dweisel
Top Post Dawg
You will open a whole new can of worms trying to switch ECU's.
You would have to deal with the immo,cluster and rfid chip just to mention a couple. One option if you want to swap ECU's would be to get an immo delete on the ECU you want to use.