DYI _Coding the E63-E64 *Updated 02-21-2011

[whatheheck]

Dang, no wonder China is such a cash rich country (The US keeps borrowing money from China) - most products nowadays are Made In China! (I am part Chinese by the way.)

Thanks for the great info Clyde.

It is not unlikely that our cables ordered will come from the same sweat shop.

Originally Posted by Clyde

I have experienced some variable quality buying direct from China. On the bright side, the items generally do arrive
The eBay link was only for a price reference, I would recommend buying from the same vendor as Zerocks.


I have already placed my order with One-Stop-Electronics and the payment was processed by paypal.com.hk (Hong Kong)
The cable will be shipped from China, but should meet our expectations

[zerocks1]

My cable did in fact come from China by the way. In spite of the website's look. I suspect the EBay item Clyde uncovered is the same, but there is a great deal of opinions on other boards about this. Just an FYI

The DYI has been posted in glorious detail I tried to take every keystroke into account as I revised this. It's the PDF document. Let's keep all questions on this thread for group learnings. I'm off to the garage to play a little more.

[whatheheck]

Interesting info on the cable. Thanks for the info Alan.

And I agree, keep the discussions here. Let the other thread you have good for the DIY discussions.

[mollet]

Thank you very much for youre work on this ! saved me a lot of time researching ...

[Clyde]

Originally Posted by whatheheck

Dang, no wonder China is such a cash rich country

These cables have a very low production cost.
This similar USB to OBD cable (which would not work for us) sells for only $13
$12.96 - OBDII V600 USB Car Diagnostic Cable for VW/Audi/Skoda - OBD/OBD2 Car Diag. Tools

[whatheheck]

That is dirt cheap!

If they can sell the BMW version for $100.00 made basically the same as the Audi $13 version - they are making a huge profit!

We should search the web and see if we can find a BMW version for less money.

Originally Posted by Clyde

These cables have a very low production cost.
This similar USB to OBD cable (which would not work for us) sells for only $13
$12.96 - OBDII V600 USB Car Diagnostic Cable for VW/Audi/Skoda - OBD/OBD2 Car Diag. Tools

[whatheheck]

OK, I just now received a reply from the adapter cable supplier (One Stop Electronics. Same supplier on post number 1).
Here's her reply:

"Dear Dan,

Thank you for your email.

Yes, we have the discount as below:
3pcs. 100 USD each
5pcs. 80 USD each
10pcs. or more - can be discussed.

About the shipping, we offer the free shipping by Hongkong Post Register Air Mail.
If you need fast delivery, the extra DHL shipping charge will need, for 1-3pcs, the DHL shipping charge is 25USD, more than 3pcs, we'll check.

Thank you and regards,

Cindy."

Summary:

If we can get 5 people on the group buy - it's $80.00 each, free shipping.
If not enough people are interested, that's fine. Regular price is $109.00 plus shipping.

Let me know. Either way is fine with me.

[Audioguy]

Nice work everyone! Count me in for one.

-Audio

[NCM6Cabrio]

I'm still in!

Originally Posted by whatheheck

OK, I just now received a reply from the adapter cable supplier (One Stop Electronics. Same supplier on post number 1).
Here's her reply:

"Dear Dan,

Thank you for your email.

Yes, we have the discount as below:
3pcs. 100 USD each
5pcs. 80 USD each
10pcs. or more - can be discussed.

About the shipping, we offer the free shipping by Hongkong Post Register Air Mail.
If you need fast delivery, the extra DHL shipping charge will need, for 1-3pcs, the DHL shipping charge is 25USD, more than 3pcs, we'll check.

Thank you and regards,

Cindy."

Summary:

If we can get 5 people on the group buy - it's $80.00 each, free shipping.
If not enough people are interested, that's fine. Regular price is $109.00 plus shipping.

Let me know. Either way is fine with me.

[jsherid1]

I think you may be able to get these at auto parts stores as well. Will check tonight.