VAG Tacho cable and sw

[goodfella]

Manaz and I are looking to go halves in one, any other sydney siders want to join us... we are looking at about USD53-63 delivered, depending if we go for V2.2 or v2.5

[Treza360]

Doesn't sound like a bad idea (especially since I ran the tank dry a few weeks ago thinking I had a few litres left - SWMBO wasn't amused!) - how soon were you looking to order?

Don't expect the distance to empty to be the most accurate thing in the world. It's pretty good but as always take it with a grain of salt. It can vary quite a bit sometimes depending on your driving.
Cheers,
Trent

[sierra055]

Ah fellas if you have an aftermarket stereo it can ground the k wire or may have 12v which can even zap your laptop!!!!! Original Stereo and all is good
Jmac

I have an aftermarket stereo (using iso converter), but when I had this problem, I checked the K-line and it had no wire on the other side. Voltage was fine according to the recommendations made in response to my post. I even tried plugging the factory stereo back in. No dice.

I think it may be that the cheap ebay cable I have doesn't work.

[geoff_gti]

Don't expect the distance to empty to be the most accurate thing in the world. It's pretty good but as always take it with a grain of salt. It can vary quite a bit sometimes depending on your driving.
Cheers,
Trent

Agreed! It would be nice to have for ****s & giggles but I wouldn't take it as accurate either. Basically when the light comes on, I know I have about 40-45km left without pushing it.... (ran out once, thinking I can get to the servo in the morning on the way to work... doh won't make that mistake again)

[goodfella]

I now have DTE on my Bora Instrument cluster!!! Also enabled the Needles and Display lighting option, now its super cool driving through tunnels or in low lit days, where I previously had to switch the parkers on to light up the dash.

Heres how I did it:

Step 1. Buy the VAG-Tacho cable
Step 2. wait for delivery
Step 3. Download the software
Step 4. Plug into OBD port
Step 5. Follow basic instructions (Big shoutout to JMAC for help)
Step 6. oh wait, its all done... woo hoo!!!

Damn easy. I'll bring it along to one of the Nats GTG if anybody else wants it done (where it can be done).

[Nafen]

Sounds good mate, so what exactly was involved in Step 5 ? Is it follow the prompts type stuff or inserting specific code?

[MAC883]

So the VAG-Com cable and the VAG-Tacho are definitely different?

I bought a cheap VAG-Com cable and got that working with 409-1 ok... Doesnt seem to work with 908

D/L'd Vag-Tacho 2.5 but can't get anything info to display

[goodfella]

Vag Tacho cable is different to VagCom cable. I tried the same, dl'ed the software with no luck, so I ended up buying both cables.

[h100vw]

So the VAG-Com cable and the VAG-Tacho are definitely different?

I bought a cheap VAG-Com cable and got that working with 409-1 ok... Doesnt seem to work with 908

D/L'd Vag-Tacho 2.5 but can't get anything info to display

AFAIK the 409.1 is the newest version of VAG-COM that works with cheap cables.

Gavin

[SashET]

I purchased one of these cables (Vag Tacho) and after 2.5wks, the seller emailed me back to say they cannot get them anymore and that they would refund my money (which they did).

I then purchased the vag tacho 2.5 from ebay for $35.00.
Arrived promptly and worked a treat.

So, no more Vag Tacho Cables from this mob.

Cheers
Sash

[MAC883]

Thanks for the responses... is this correct?



myself and a mate who has an Audi TT have been trying to get this to work on my R32 and his TT and on two laptops, (one is Lenovo with Vista, the other an eeePc with XP). We both work in IT and have plenty of experience with COM ports both serial and USB.

We are able to get what we see is a successful connection, yet we are unable to access any of the controllers. We have tried different drivers, different versions of the SW, changing the baud rate but to no avail. All we end up getting is an error: unable to access controller

[sierra055]

The problem is that you are trying to use licensed software without certified hardware.
VAG-COM uses a coded chip in the cable to authorise it's use.

That said... there are ways around it. Just do some searching.

[goodfella]

The problem is that you are trying to use licensed software without certified hardware.
VAG-COM uses a coded chip in the cable to authorise it's use.

That said... there are ways around it. Just do some searching.

+1 on the searching.. the answer is out there!

[MAC883]

I will keep you posted... My mate has a laptop at home with the software installed from 4 years ago which he is adamant does work without having done anymore than what we already have...

I guess it is possible that the software has been altered during these 4 years though

[harryboy_1]

Anyone know how to enable DTE on bora cluster around sydney? and program a 3 button keyfob to bora?

Thanks.