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Pros

Works great on a 2004 subaru forester xt. The website is in chinese but it's not that hard to figure out. Latest vcds running in xp sp3 compatibility mode.



Cons

The newer full version of vcds no longer support third party cables ( other than vcds-lite ) and at that you need to register it to get any worthwhile functionality. I suspect they didn’t manufacture the usb connector correctly.

This is the most scamming product i have ever bought in my life. Highly do not recommend. Ended up buying a ross-tech cable for $199.

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Quality


Great cable, it does the job needed.


Works fine with free vcds lite software, downloaded from ross-tech.


Results of using the cable was smoother shifts, before the ecu would cut fuel and cause a stumble.


Problem: my old reliable dumb interface does not work with any serial to usb adapters and only on a serial windows xp laptop wh...  Read More

Price


Definitely worth the effort for the cost savings over an accessport.


I definitely recommend it at this price.


28 nothing newer won't work works like a charm, go figure i ordered the $200 cable by the time it finally did work the tactrix ...  Read More


Feels kinda of cheap, but does the trick at a low price.

Competitiveness


I used this with romraider and ecuflash on a 2005 subaru forester with very little issue.


I can't attest to the cd or the software provided as i already had rosstech's software.

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    port, lite, fine, needed and able.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 701 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 25 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Works but its a tricky process


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Finally tried windows 7 pro ran as administrator the disk drivers everything i could click or run with ecuflash version 1


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you run the program in compatibility mode for windows 7 run your flash program and everything you can as an administrator try different com ports this should work for you


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Good luck keep trying wake up try again dont give up


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Took me like 3 days but i suck with tech 😬🙄

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