... Thought i'd better join in... & Share the love



........ Is there any way to do software updates with a clone dice ?



Steve

You can share the love - go buy a Vida subscription from Volvo. Then come back on here and offer the service.

Alternatively, please use the search function or Google.


And in any case the answer is a resounding NO you need a subscription to Volvos servers to gain access to the downloads.

https://www.volvotechinfo.com/index....ida.thisIsVida

Is Bromsgrove too far away?

Cheers,
John

Well That told me.....

- Sorry i thought that clone DiCE were accepted as being "OK" -

As a casual home fiddler theres no way I'm going to get a genuine one - at least not for a car that cost £500! - as a side note i wonder how many volvo's are still on the road as a result of Vida & DiCE being available outside of the dealer network? - I Know in my case the car i have (v70 2.4t SE) would have been scrapped with only 66k on the clock! as it needed an ETM, & couple of sensors & Exhaust when i bought it... the seller told me it was going to cost £1500+ to repair

Steve

Popped into my local dealer today in order to "share the love"....

They are not a good date - Greased me up & aimed for penetration would be an understatement! - £7000+PA for Vida & the hardware comes in at £1000+... at these prices even small / medium indys are squeezed....

"We wont supply it to home mechanics as most of them dont understand how modern cars work"... I then proceded to explain the shortcommings of the volvo ETM, He's reply - If there duff we just clean e'm or change e'm mate...

I say Long Live Clone DiCE & all who sail in her.

Rant over

Steve

Air Bag Replacement
 

I have recently been informed that same makes of vehicles that are 10 years old require complete replacement of air bags. Is this true?

no thats not true for volvos ... they will last the life of the car unless the SRS light comes on ...

I don't think the cloned Dice units are frowned upon as such...but cloned or otherwise, a subscription is required. Whether or not a cloned unit is capable of delivering a software update, I don't know, but they appear to be exactly the same units as the ones the dealers sell, so I guess it would. It is possible to get a one-day subscription if you had a load of software you needed all in one go. To be honest, it's probably easier (and possibly cheaper!) to get a tame dealer to do it. The tricky part is finding a tame one. My local refused to spend 5 minutes reprogramming my remotes without charge (the next two nearest said they'd do it for free), and didn't return two calls about when they could charge me. Charming!

cheers

James

Fingers crossed

...or Sussex...maybe even Brighton perhaps??