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daveb97 Jul 16, 2025 12:35 PM

Wanted a VCM 1 for IDS for my 1997 XK8
 
Hi all
I am looking for a VCM 1 so I can put together a setup for my 1997 XK8. I am hoping some can help me find one for reasonable or give me suggestions for alternatives to communicate with my car beyond the standard code reader.
Any help id be very grateful plan on keeping my Jag for along time

Cheers

wymjym Jul 16, 2025 02:56 PM


Originally Posted by daveb97 (Post 2857854)
Hi all
I am looking for a VCM 1 so I can put together a setup for my 1997 XK8. I am hoping some can help me find one for reasonable or give me suggestions for alternatives to communicate with my car beyond the standard code reader.
Any help id be very grateful plan on keeping my Jag for along time

Cheers

check the marketplace, one is for sale.
wj

xalty Jul 16, 2025 04:30 PM

was sold years ago

i can throw another one together. you really don’t need the utility of a VCM for an x100 there’s nothing going on with these cars

daveb97 Jul 16, 2025 08:00 PM

Sorry not understanding what you are saying, I need to be able to address the modules. Do you have one? The one I saw on market place is a full system I have a laptop and the software

Cheers

xalty Jul 16, 2025 11:04 PM


Originally Posted by daveb97 (Post 2857966)
Sorry not understanding what you are saying, I need to be able to address the modules. Do you have one? The one I saw on market place is a full system I have a laptop and the software

Cheers

i sold it years ago. what i’m saying is you absolutely do not need a VCM for an X100, knockoff mongoose does everything.

i can throw together an identical system or make one with a mongoose for a fraction of the price.

daveb97 Jul 17, 2025 08:56 AM

Thanks for clarifying
do you have a recommendation for a knock off, i was reading some had trouble with mongoose knock off comunicating with the early 1997 cars, any info you could pass on would be greatly appreciated. I reached out to British Diagnostics but have not got a reply on email asking about theirs for the 1997.
I have an issue with this car saying Wrong Part on the dash I'm thinking somebody changed a module at some point and I want to be able to program the system to correct this

I appreciate the help here

michaelh Jul 17, 2025 10:57 AM

Beware of BD. I ordered (and paid for) a unit from there. 35 days later and no response to email so gave up and got Visa to do a chargeback. Sooo, I'm now looking for an alternative source.
He was pretty quick replying to the my sales enquiry, though :icon_denk:

daveb97 Jul 17, 2025 11:04 AM

Thanks I was going to purchase but I will not, let me know if you find another source.

This is a great bunch of people on here very responsive thank you again
If any one knows a good source please let us know

Cheers

daveb97 Jul 18, 2025 08:44 AM


Originally Posted by xalty (Post 2857999)
i sold it years ago. what i’m saying is you absolutely do not need a VCM for an X100, knockoff mongoose does everything.

i can throw together an identical system or make one with a mongoose for a fraction of the price.

how much would you charge me to do this Xalty?


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