02-14-2019, 08:39 AM | #1 |
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ECU and VIN
Can someone please explain to me why some tuners lock car’s VIN number to a cable/tablet when they tune a car, and some don’t? In short, what’s the difference between OFT tablet which can be reused, and a cable that tuners provide, but cannot be used again because VIN is locked to that cable. Here’s an example. Let say I sold my 2013 M5 and bought a 2015 M5, I can reuse OFT on my 2015 again, but with cable tuning I cannot, and I need to buy new cable. How come?
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Pretty sure it has to do with the specific ecu on your car, as well as locking the tune to your car.
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02-14-2019, 09:42 AM | #3 |
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If it had to do something with specifics of the ecu, why lock it. Wouldn’t my software be compatible with other ECUs? Same thing with a tune. If a tune is done for my ecu than wouldn’t it cause a damage to another ecu if I were trying to pass it to someone else?
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Plus as has been said with OFT for example you buy the tablet and get software for one car only. |
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02-15-2019, 09:29 AM | #6 |
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I just looked at my original question, and I had clarify it. My fault
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