exchanged a coupla emails, they just do the reprogramming which I don't
think is hard if you know what you're doing (which I don't yet though I
have looked into it some). I need to figure out if any version of the
module will fit this car. I chatted with and FCPEuro guy who said their
new unit will fit a whole bunch of cars, and fits mine, so the new one
seems to be either a "generic" version that supersedes various part
numbers or it is kind of a universal unit, and the VGS1 2 3 might not
matter much to the actual transmission. I'll have to dig into it more
and look to see what might be in some of the local knackers I could just
pull one and see if it would work. I can't find in the EPC what the
actual part is in this car's trans, it doesn't seem to dig down that far
--FT
On 6/15/21 3:46 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
Can you contact the EBay seller and confer over phone? Gives you a chance to
get a feel for their level of competence.
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Jun 15, 2021 3:37:03 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <[email protected]>:
I've been kinda trolling around trying to figure this thing out, to swap in a
new TCM/conductor plate to get the trans working again on the $900E500. I see
this outfit that will reprogram a used TCM/CP for $250.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154014594726#viTabs_0
I think this car has a VGS1 and there are 2s and 3s as well. I'm trying to
figure out if I need to be picky about which version I pull from a junker as it
seems from ads I see that one version will fit a range of cars and supersede
the one that supposedly fits my car. I don't know if they are specific to the
actual mechanicals, or just an upgrade to performance or shifting or something
and fit the same basic unit.
A new unit is $850-900, these guys will reprogram for $250. I *might* be able
to do it myself with the fancy Benz computer but the procedure is a bit
complicated.
Anyone have any insights on this? (probably not as this is a "new" car!)
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--FT
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