[RAVEgrnGTI]

Hey Guys. I'm about to take my car in for it's 20,000 mile check up. I'm going to be stripping the car down to bone stock because I've got a broken motor mount I want to have fixed under warranty. Also I really can't afford the hassle of them voiding my warranty right now.
I'd like to temporarily swap ECUs with someone in the NoVA area for about 3 days. It's gotta be NoVA though no DC MD peeps sorry. I have a VAG tool to perform the swap and the whole thing takes like 20 minutes.
I'd appreciate the help if anyone is available. It's a good chance for you to evaluate APR's work if you were thinking about chipping your car.

Help a Bruva out yO!

 

[GENIUS00100]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (RAVEgrnGTI)

Maybe i can help!!!
I probably can get a spare ecu from my friend at the dealer.
I call him and let him know...
email me if u want to contact me
[email protected]

 

[GENIUS00100]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (RAVEgrnGTI)

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quote:[HR][/HR] I have a VAG tool to perform the swap and the whole thing takes like 20 minutes.[HR][/HR]​

Oh i forgot,
can u solder a chip in to my ecu and program it for me with you vag com?

 

[RAVEgrnGTI]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (GENIUS00100)

That'd be great. I'll e-mail you when I get home.
Thanks for the help. Very Greatful. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

 

[RAVEgrnGTI]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (GENIUS00100)

I wouldn't trust me at soldering. It's best if you have that done by someone who is use to working with small electronics. I could definately link your ecu to your car though. That's really easy to do. Also as long as you're soldering the chip into your stock ECU it shouldn't need to be associated with your car. Everything should happen automatically. But if you have any codes you need to clear or just want to make some runs we should be able to do that.

 

[RAVEgrnGTI]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (RAVEgrnGTI)

TTT incase this thing with Genius doesn't work out.

 

[Raring 2 Go]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (RAVEgrnGTI)

No EMCS?

 

[RAVEgrnGTI]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (Raring 2 Go)

Nah just fault code erase......which now that I have access to a VAG tool is kinda dumb to have. Actually let me ask some advice of you guys. My friend Drew has EMCS with Stock/chipped but no lock out. Do you think if I swapped ECUs with him and put the car in stock mode they'd do enough detective work to find the chip? I'm probably just being paranoid. Raring 2 Go did you run into any problems with visible mods on your car? Nothing is horribly wrong with mine but I think I bent or broke a mount somewhere. Plus they do a lot of work on the 20k check up so I want to have the car stock as possible.

 

[Silver_1.8T]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (RAVEgrnGTI)

^^^

 

[RAVEgrnGTI]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (Silver_1.8T)

TTT
Thanks Wanna.......You's mah nugga

 

[Dubbin1.8]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (RAVEgrnGTI)

free bump for ya, i had an extra ECU that I could give you but I sold it 2 weeks ago, sorry

They shouldnt do THAT much detective work if they took it out and felt it stock. Wouldn't worry about it if you just replaced the ECU. They have no reason to look in it.
-Tim

 

[GENIUS00100]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (Dubbin1.8)

Ravegrngti....
My friend also works at springfield VW. I think he is the warranty supervisor... He is the one who void warranties. I think if you bring it to him, I will tell him not to F*ck with you warranty. so drop me a line alrite....
Peace out....

 

[Raring 2 Go]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (GENIUS00100)

Springfield has voided a warranty (on a clutch repair) for a chip before. But I use them and have a good relationship so far.
And Rave - the answer is no, you're safe in stock mode. If I wasn't in the middle of exams and busy as crap I'd hook you up with my EMCS.

 

[Silver_1.8T]

Re: Temp swap my APR ECU for Stock ECU in NoVA (Raring 2 Go)

I think ill just be swapping out ecus with him for a day....not a big deal on my end. Ill just keep his apr ecu if they take mine lol
Drew