swakop_toe
Active Member
...as if it was never linked/coded to a key.
Like a replacement ECU, brand new.
I inherited a used ECU from a totalled '12.
Only the ECU. The keys was sold with the ignition and immobiliser unit.
So my idea is to have this ECU flashed.
Have another set of keys cut and swap ECU's if and when I want.
If I choose to keep the flashed ECU, perhaps sell the non-flashed one.
Or keep it for shits-and-giggles.
So, according to the Service Manual, page 8-82, when the ECU is replaced, I need "Code re-registering key and standard keys" .
So I have the current red key registered to my non-flashed ECU.
Will it work if I have new keys cut to fit my current ignition.
Plug in the other/flashed ECU and code the new set of key that way?
Or does the key code the ECU?
I am of the opinion the ECU codes the key, otherwise you won't be able to recode replacement keys, right?
And when does the immobiliser come into play?
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Like a replacement ECU, brand new.
I inherited a used ECU from a totalled '12.
Only the ECU. The keys was sold with the ignition and immobiliser unit.
So my idea is to have this ECU flashed.
Have another set of keys cut and swap ECU's if and when I want.
If I choose to keep the flashed ECU, perhaps sell the non-flashed one.
Or keep it for shits-and-giggles.
So, according to the Service Manual, page 8-82, when the ECU is replaced, I need "Code re-registering key and standard keys" .
So I have the current red key registered to my non-flashed ECU.
Will it work if I have new keys cut to fit my current ignition.
Plug in the other/flashed ECU and code the new set of key that way?
Or does the key code the ECU?
I am of the opinion the ECU codes the key, otherwise you won't be able to recode replacement keys, right?
And when does the immobiliser come into play?
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