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same here please

← Sorry bloke, not ignoring your comment, the seller sold the car and held on to the tuner so not an option. Same I would say for most who bought one second hand (with the same issue I had) unless you bought it from a mate or the car went to a mate, then ya gotta convince the new car owner to flash back to the stock tune etc.. I will say, there was no dishonesty or mal intent from the seller, he as I simply didn't know, as there is little factual information regarding this particular issue readily available.

You are correct to a point, if the standard ford tune is changed, IE: you had version 1.1 in your capa box, and ford flash over your custom tune with version 1.2 you're stuffed. The box actually comes with a page, in huge letters, stating that if ford do flash over your custom tune the unit then becomes unuseable. Your experiance differs thus I would assume (can you verify please, don't like assumtions) as they probably flashed over your tune with the same version as is stored in the box. If this is in fact incorrect and they flashed over your custom with a different version of the standard tune, I'll speak to Capa again and get clarity on that, I can't stand conjecture, rhetoric and supposition, prefer facts direct from the maker I believe that it's as simple as the checksum changes when the updated ford tune goes in to your eprom, thus the software locks the functions out, most software engineers and developers use that method to validate data itegrity.

To be fair, I actually did a search for Capa and Reset on this forum, and on AFF and both came up with nothing that indicated my problem, most posts just said - get your tuner to reset it - nothing that I found described it with any clarity at all. Now, in saying that I'm sure 600 people will search the forums and find something I missed. Should make a sticky about this sort of stuff, seeing as how just about everyone is using these things and effectivly your better off buying a new one rather than a second hand one that is vin locked for whatever reason, as the cost is near on the same for second hand + reset. Also, with a new one you get a warrenty. My biggest gripe is that the tuners themselves didn't really know what the process is (not their fault at all btw), I would assume that it's an education thing for Capa to address, and during my conversation with Capa (who by the way are very very helpful, qudos to them) stated that they will be sending out a new bulletin to their authorised resellers clarifying exactaly how it works.

Groovy, thanks mate

my understanding was this is only true if it has ben used multiple times and it does`t have any lifes left.I think you are incorrect on that one son. ← Mate, I am right, I just went through the process, get the facts before posting. A unit can be used on 5 separate VIN's at once, no worries, but before using it on another VIN you must flash the previous VIN back to factory, it will then 'save' the previous VIN as one of the 5, thus you can then use it on the next, there is a 'unlock xcal' function in the tuners software, but only useable if the previous VIN was flashed back to factory. You can then retune any of the 5 VIN's as many times as you want so long as you follow the process above. Also, if ford reflash over your tune, the unit then becomes useless, can't be used on ANY vin and must be sent back to the USA. Again, if ya don't believe me just ask Capa in Australia, don't do what I did and believe the bullcrap on the forums or even what the 'top' tuners tell you, as they told me that no worries, just send it back to Capa Australia and they will charge you around $200 to reset it, Capa Australia can not do that. Everything above is fact, all of it can be checked with one phone call to Capa.

A word to the wise here guys, if the car HAS NOT been returned to the ford standard tune ie: reflash back to factory, you CAN NOT UNLOCK the capa box in Australia at a tuning shop, it must be sent to the USA to get unlocked and that'll cost you many many hundreds of dollars (roughly half what a new unit costs)... Speaking from first hand experiance here by the way, you can confirm this with Capa...

Ok, been wanting to ask this for ages, wtf is a Wog cooler ? Yes yes, it's an intercooler I know, but is Wog the brand ?

28 pages and counting, who am I to not add at least one to my post count ?

If your dealer dosen't know about Turbo manifold bolts loosening up then shoot him and do us all a favour, it's a standard part of a turbo service, they will charge more and so they should as it takes more time. Things comming lose is part of a car, simple as that, I don't know a car built that if you put a touque wrench over it at 15000k's everything will be as it should be. If you get sticky bolts, get em out a tad, drown them in Pentrine (or simmilar) pop em back in, warm up the motor, go away for 15 minutes, come back and go again, should get you through, failing that helicoil all of them, that's what I do to my motorcycles from new (cam cap bolts, rocker cover etc etc etc). Well worth the time invested.

Hmm, looks like a midnight spares special to me, ain't cheap to bolt all that stuff on..

Jebus, /drool.... That gents is why men need woman in their lives, imagine cleaning up after them dogs..

un bolt old one, bolt in new one, get a set of nolathane or similar bushes for it, makes a difference.. How much did you pay for the bar and where from ?

That Luke bloke don't even have a drift license, nuff said really... Hello Pot, this is Kettle, your black !!

You think that guy is good ? have a look at the real world champion, and his weapon is an inline twin BMW 800cc.. Stunt Champ - Chris Pfeiffer As there wasn't actually a world championship run this year (the yanks like to call everything a world championship) the European Championship was taken as the 'world title showdown' Check out what this guy can do, better than a few stoppies and half a$$ed mono's.. YouTube his name and have a geezer