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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 03:37 AM
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Hi what do I need to swap other than the ecu bcm and key inserty bit I don't know what else so pls help a brother out
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:01 AM
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What are you trying to do?
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:10 AM
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I'm tryna swap the bits from my old one to use key that used to start that one on the new one I've swapped out my ecu and bcm located under drivers dash it's a right handed one
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:34 AM
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The stolen one?
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:43 AM
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Lol most certainly not I got it in auction online but my other a8 is buggered so I figured I could do a swap out to save money rather than having to get someone out here to recode etc coz that's heaps haha I've got 3 now so surely I can make 1 out of the 3
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:45 AM
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I don't fck with stolen **** I cldnt imagine losing one of mine so I refuse to have any hand in their es taking something that doesn't belong to them
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:53 AM
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By design it’s a lot more complicated than just swapping modules between cars. It’s all VIN locked, precisely to prevent these sort of shenanigans.
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Old Feb 4, 2025 | 05:55 AM
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Hence the ecu and bcm swap also where is the kessy located and wat other bits need to be swapped out?
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Nah, this is way too sketchy. Sorry.
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Meh whatevs the fact that ur both acting as sketched az uze are leads me to think that y'all are dodgy as fk anyways all I'm seeking is some advice bkoz I'm a newbie to Audis and what not so giv a fk wat y'all think it claim tis what it tis dubz up
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