Is my Accessoport married to my ecu or VIN?
08-12-2011, 11:21 PM
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Is my Accessoport married to my ecu or VIN?
Is the ap married to the cars ecu or vin, and is my vin number stored inside the accessport somewhere?
08-13-2011, 12:27 AM
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it's married to the ecu
this is from: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=565662
this is from: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=565662
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Originally Posted by rex n effect View Post
Thanks all. I got a copy of the users guide.
Can an accessport that was bought as an upgrade be divorced in the same manner?
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Originally Posted by 03WRXMA View Post
Thats a good question!
Because an AP bought as an upgrade may be associated with a particular ECU since it costs less, but its unlikely Cobb would do this as it seems rather complicated.
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Originally Posted by oman View Post
Once an upgrade AccessPort is married to an AccessECU reflashed ECU it becomes identical to a normal AccessPort.
Basically it allows the guys who have a reflash already to get to the same point as someone who paid full price without having to pay for the reflash over again.
The old "upgrade" AccessPORTs will not work on a car that didn't have one of the VERY OLD AccessECU flashes. These units would only work on cars that were so equipped and no others.
That said, if you are talking about a V1 to V2 upgrade, these AccessPORTs are the same as any other so you can uninstall them and sell them on, trade them for beer or what have you and they can be installed on another car.
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I'm selling my accessport, when I unmarry it, I see that you connect it to the car and go to the unistall blah.... when I flash the ecu and unmarry it..will the settings on my ecu go back to the stock settings? or can I just sell it to him and then let him unmarry it with his ecu???
When you uninstall the AccessPORT it writes the stock map that was previously on the ECU back to the car, this is part of the uninstall process. DO NOTE: This is not the same as flashing the "stock map" to the car, you have to go through the uninstall process to "unmarry" the AccessPORT. Once this is done, the ECU is back to 100% stock and the AccessPORT can be installed on another car.
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I have a question, is there any way to unmarry an accessport that was married to a car but that car got tottaled and took to the junk yard?
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Originally Posted by Scooby-King View Post
You can send the unit to Cobb and have them unmarry it manually IIRC.
Its not cheap, and you need proof that it wasn't stolen or anything like that lol
We are able to "relicense" a unit that is still installed on a stolen or wrecked car but we do need to see 1. Proof of purchase AND/OR 2. A police report stating the car is wrecked or stolen or an insurance claim stating the car was wrecked or stolen. Otherwise, the relicensing fee is $395.
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Originally Posted by rex n effect View Post
Thanks all. I got a copy of the users guide.
Can an accessport that was bought as an upgrade be divorced in the same manner?
Quote:
Originally Posted by 03WRXMA View Post
Thats a good question!
Because an AP bought as an upgrade may be associated with a particular ECU since it costs less, but its unlikely Cobb would do this as it seems rather complicated.
Quote:
Originally Posted by oman View Post
Once an upgrade AccessPort is married to an AccessECU reflashed ECU it becomes identical to a normal AccessPort.
Basically it allows the guys who have a reflash already to get to the same point as someone who paid full price without having to pay for the reflash over again.
The old "upgrade" AccessPORTs will not work on a car that didn't have one of the VERY OLD AccessECU flashes. These units would only work on cars that were so equipped and no others.
That said, if you are talking about a V1 to V2 upgrade, these AccessPORTs are the same as any other so you can uninstall them and sell them on, trade them for beer or what have you and they can be installed on another car.
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Originally Posted by theblackstallion View Post
I'm selling my accessport, when I unmarry it, I see that you connect it to the car and go to the unistall blah.... when I flash the ecu and unmarry it..will the settings on my ecu go back to the stock settings? or can I just sell it to him and then let him unmarry it with his ecu???
When you uninstall the AccessPORT it writes the stock map that was previously on the ECU back to the car, this is part of the uninstall process. DO NOTE: This is not the same as flashing the "stock map" to the car, you have to go through the uninstall process to "unmarry" the AccessPORT. Once this is done, the ECU is back to 100% stock and the AccessPORT can be installed on another car.
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Originally Posted by richbrown06 View Post
I have a question, is there any way to unmarry an accessport that was married to a car but that car got tottaled and took to the junk yard?
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Originally Posted by Scooby-King View Post
You can send the unit to Cobb and have them unmarry it manually IIRC.
Its not cheap, and you need proof that it wasn't stolen or anything like that lol
We are able to "relicense" a unit that is still installed on a stolen or wrecked car but we do need to see 1. Proof of purchase AND/OR 2. A police report stating the car is wrecked or stolen or an insurance claim stating the car was wrecked or stolen. Otherwise, the relicensing fee is $395.
Travis
COBB Tuning
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08-13-2011, 10:27 AM
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who you calling lazy? Dont have to be an ***.... I am rebuilding this whole car... and if you didnt notice, that isnt lazy at all. I did look using google about the AP question, but several people said married to vin, and others said to ecu. So whatever.
08-13-2011, 02:49 PM
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Based on all the people who fail to search and rehash the same subject over and over again I have to be an *** to avoid having an aneurism.
The bottom line is that regardless, when it is married to your car it is married to it and when it's not it's not. Yeah, it really is that simple. Maybe if you explained why the distinction is so important to you we may be able to understand and address the the root of your inquiry.
The bottom line is that regardless, when it is married to your car it is married to it and when it's not it's not. Yeah, it really is that simple. Maybe if you explained why the distinction is so important to you we may be able to understand and address the the root of your inquiry.
08-13-2011, 09:33 PM
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