Time 2 Get ECU'd!!!

[VW GTI]

Yeah, that information is outdated, from when the original tune for the 1.8T engine was released (a long time ago).

I can assure you it's not soldered. I've watched Alex do it.

[DubSteve]

The APR for the Polo GTI is just a reflash, not a solder type. I stood there while they uploaded it!

Not just APR all mk5s and polos are flashed not soldered.

mk3 and mk4 are soldered!

[h100vw]

Not just APR all mk5s and polos are flashed not soldered.

mk3 and mk4 are soldered!

Not quite true Steve, I can flash MK4s, just have to take the ECU out and do it on the bench.

Gavin

[DubSteve]

Not quite true Steve, I can flash MK4s, just have to take the ECU out and do it on the bench.

Gavin

True Gavin I realised after I said it but I thought you could actual flash some ECUs.

Nice to see that they can be bench flashed

[Golf Houso]

Not just APR all mk5s and polos are flashed not soldered.

mk3 and mk4 are soldered!

As for MK3's OBDI cars are just a plug in chip, as for OBDII cars the original chip must be removed from the board, a chip housing soldered and the new chip put into the housing. I believe this too is an option for MK4's.

[DubSteve]

Which means that they still need to be soldered.

[Golf Houso]

Which means that they still need to be soldered.

No, not OBDI vehicles...

[h100vw]

As for MK3's OBDI cars are just a plug in chip, as for OBDII cars the original chip must be removed from the board, a chip housing soldered and the new chip put into the housing. I believe this too is an option for MK4's.

Most tuners fit a socket and a chip to do MK4s but Custom-Code have the hardware to flash the ECU with a bench lead.

Gavin

[Guy_H]

We can "bench flash" MKIV's & any PSOP memory type ME5 ecu's, but seeming the ECU has to come out of the car (and all MKIV's ran out of factory warranty some time ago) - what we do is install an APR EMCS module with 6 times the memory of the standard chip & has an onboard processor.

They are hard soldered, not socketed, as sockets can come loose.

[Guy_H]

Anyway - back to T- go's original post - Its a flash (ECU in the car), you get two programs included in the base price (Stock & performance), and you can choose options such as:

Valet Mode (Locks speed & rev limits car)
stock
95 Ron
98 Ron
104 Ron (Race gas)
Anti theft (immobilises the car)
Security (does not allow program switching without a PIN Number first)

You can add any of these as options at any time, and you switch between them all with your cruise control lever - no extra devices required, no flash counter change etc etc.