Post 6/2020 ECU unlocked in US

[JDG520]

Just. Go. Direct. To. Femto. I've been screaming this for a year. Message them on Instagram, done.

I’ve seen you say this multiple times. I literally don’t understand why people don’t do this. Why add the middle man and his tax.

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[Mimosa]

By the time I tried to do it everyone already bought up all the ECUs and I wasn't going to sit there and waste my time trying to hunt that shit down. And this was back in January I believe. I can't imagine how hard it is to find one now. It was only a couple of extra hundred bucks to let someone else worry about the logistics and possible replacement of everything.

I've sunk so much money into my build right now that paying a few extra hundred bucks is inconsequential.

 

[Avarela99]

Just. Go. Direct. To. Femto. I've been screaming this for a year. Message them on Instagram, done.

How much does Femto actually charge for an unlock direct?

 

[underdonk]

Is the reason people hunt for an additional ECU to do the Femto thing because they don't want to or can't be without their car for the period of time it takes to do the unlock et. al.? For those whose cars aren't their daily driver I suppose I never understood why you don't just send your ECU off for unlocking. I get there's a risk it will be lost, stolen, screwed up during the unlock, etc., but I figure many of us take greater and more expensive risks with all of the other work we have done with our cars.

 

[zrk]

Is the reason people hunt for an additional ECU to do the Femto thing because they don't want to or can't be without their car for the period of time it takes to do the unlock et. al.? For those whose cars aren't their daily driver I suppose I never understood why you don't just send your ECU off for unlocking. I get there's a risk it will be lost, stolen, screwed up during the unlock, etc., but I figure many of us take greater and more expensive risks with all of the other work we have done with our cars.

Femto needs two ECUs. An unlockable one (pre 2020.06) and your locked ECU. They take the data from your cars ECU and slap that data on to an unlockable one. You then use the unlockable ECU in your car and proceed as if you had a 2020.

They also offer a second unlock service, which is watered down. It only allows for modifications to the calibration tables

 

[razorlab]

Is the reason people hunt for an additional ECU to do the Femto thing because they don't want to or can't be without their car for the period of time it takes to do the unlock et. al.? For those whose cars aren't their daily driver I suppose I never understood why you don't just send your ECU off for unlocking. I get there's a risk it will be lost, stolen, screwed up during the unlock, etc., but I figure many of us take greater and more expensive risks with all of the other work we have done with our cars.

No, you need an additional ECU to clone to.

 

[zrk]

How much does Femto actually charge for an unlock direct?

It's currently 1100 Euro

 

[underdonk]

@zrk @razorlab Aaaaahhhhh, thank you both. I obviously have no idea how the process works.

 

[kaj]

I feel bad for anyone needing an ECU as a replacement part/repair. Prices are astronomical.

 

[zrk]

I feel bad for anyone needing an ECU as a replacement part/repair. Prices are astronomical.

Why? You just get those from the dealer.

 

[kaj]

Why? You just get those from the dealer.

They used to be able to pick up a used on on the cheap.

 

[damnsupra]

excuse my ignorance, what is partial unlock? can you use your own ecu for partial unlock and just run bm3?

 

[Levanime]

It's currently 1100 Euro

FEMTO charges 600EU (For M cars 750EU)
rest is shipping

 

[Levanime]

excuse my ignorance, what is partial unlock? can you use your own ecu for partial unlock and just run bm3?

yes, Original DME is getting partially unlocked.

Partial unlock means - Calibrations only (maps) can be modified, tuned,
Program changes can not be done (necessary for FlexFuel, on the fly map switching, antilag, etc)

 

[zrk]

excuse my ignorance, what is partial unlock? can you use your own ecu for partial unlock and just run bm3?

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