Viezu V-Switch from previous owner ok to use?
Hello everyone,
If someone is selling me their V-Switch with a tune for a base V6 F Type, can I use it on my V8S with a proper map for my application? If so, how would I acquire a new map if I already have the hardware? And is there a cost to doing so, or would the manufacturer provide it for free? Thanks to anyone that can assist in answering these questions. David |
Originally Posted by Jst2gtby
(Post 2093778)
Hello everyone,
If someone is selling me their V-Switch with a tune for a base V6 F Type, can I use it on my V8S with a proper map for my application? If so, how would I acquire a new map if I already have the hardware? And is there a cost to doing so, or would the manufacturer provide it for free? Thanks to anyone that can assist in answering these questions. David |
Originally Posted by Unhingd
(Post 2093792)
Should save you about $250.[/SPOILER]
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Originally Posted by Jst2gtby
(Post 2093808)
What do you mean? Will the company I send it to do it for free? I'm not sure if retailers charge for basic stage maps. 🤔
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Perfect! Thanks👍
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Pretty sure all tunes are tied to the VIN number of the vehicle so as Lance says, all you're buying is a hardware box to transfer the tune. On the secondhand market they're virtually worthless - the tuners have to pay a reset fee I believe in order to clear the VIN so I doubt they'd offer much discount on a tune for your car. May as well just buy it "new".
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Originally Posted by stmcknig
(Post 2094251)
Pretty sure all tunes are tied to the VIN number of the vehicle so as Lance says, all you're buying is a hardware box to transfer the tune. On the secondhand market they're virtually worthless - the tuners have to pay a reset fee I believe in order to clear the VIN so I doubt they'd offer much discount on a tune for your car. May as well just buy it "new".
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like stated above the V-Switch box itself is the cheap part, the tune is where the $$$ is. You can re-use the V-Switch box just will have to clear it and start over with your tuners instructions.
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Originally Posted by Unhingd
(Post 2094337)
It just occurred to me that the V-Switch might already be matched to the car if the previous car owner was using for the car that the OP has just acquired. If so, the V-switch already has the correct OEM tune and just needs to acquire the desired tune to flash it to the car.
I even offered a couple of my no longer needed tune boxes back to the original tuner but they said by the time they paid for the VIN reset, it wasn't worth even mailing to them. So I trashed them, |
Originally Posted by Itismejoshy
(Post 2094397)
like stated above the V-Switch box itself is the cheap part, the tune is where the $$$ is. You can re-use the V-Switch box just will have to clear it and start over with your tuners instructions.
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