You're correct, I simplified my original reply, here's a bit more detail. Up until the end of 2020, there was a £15 VAT & Duty free threshold on goods and many items got through without VAT despite being worth more than £15. Since 2021, everything gets VAT added so there's very little chance of ...

Thanks, hopefully my Vida clone will do for now but good to know there's a backup if needed. Unfortunately, I'll have to pay tax & import fees in the UK which will put the price up a fair amount but still way cheaper than the prices of new clones.

That's good news! Can you share a link for the device that you bought?
Thanks

Just wondered what the opinion is about this working with VIDA?

https://www.obdexpress.co.uk/wholesale/ ... rover.html

Davidib wrote: ↑12 Mar 2022, 09:03 I was on windows 7 pro & vida 2015A when I wasn't able to communicate with the ECM.

Was your W7 in a VM too, also what browser / level? All a bit academic I suppose, but might be useful for future reference.

Update, after making another Virtual machine with windows 10 pro following Trixeo's tutorial on Swedespeed, everything is working. Only thing I'm dealing with right now is the weird aspect ratio :lol: I'll swap it over to Google and see if that solves it. Great news, glad that you got it working! S...

Do both the V160's you bought give the same problem?
Looks like you're using Chrome, so maybe a VIDA problem like you suspected or maybe W10 / Chrome?

br0dy519 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 12:37 Thanks for being our guinea pig!!

Your info will probably help dozens of us. After my DiCE finally died last year I've been looking for alternatives.

Agreed!

Interesting, many thanks.

Just curious, what does Vida report the interface as for the JLR / Mongoose device?