overwrite cobb v1 map

y2ldude · 09-25-2012, 12:47 AM

my brother had his car broken into and they took his accessport which was in the glove box

It was a cobb v1. Can the car be flashed via open source?? or will i have to either find a used/new ecu??

thanks in advance!

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the suicidal eggroll · 09-25-2012, 12:50 AM

If it was a v2 AP you could do the following:

Find a neighbor with an AP. Temporarily divorce it from their ECU, marry it to your brother's, divorce it (flashing back an OEM map in the process), and then marry it back to the owner's ECU. That will wipe the locked AP map from your brother's ECU and allow it to be flashed via Open Source.

I'm not sure how things change with a v1 AP though.

quazimoto · 09-25-2012, 08:25 AM

Yes it can be reflashed with Opensource. The V1 did not lock the ECU like the V2. You can even pull the Cobb map off the ECU and manipulated it and reflash it.

09-25-2012, 12:47 AM	#1
y2ldude Scooby Newbie Member#: 99400 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakland Vehicle: 2005 sti asphen	overwrite cobb v1 map my brother had his car broken into and they took his accessport which was in the glove box It was a cobb v1. Can the car be flashed via open source?? or will i have to either find a used/new ecu?? thanks in advance! * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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09-25-2012, 12:50 AM	#2
the suicidal eggroll NASIOC Supporter Member#: 51961 Join Date: Jan 2004 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Broomfield, CO Vehicle: 2005 STi 2012 WRX	If it was a v2 AP you could do the following: Find a neighbor with an AP. Temporarily divorce it from their ECU, marry it to your brother's, divorce it (flashing back an OEM map in the process), and then marry it back to the owner's ECU. That will wipe the locked AP map from your brother's ECU and allow it to be flashed via Open Source. I'm not sure how things change with a v1 AP though.

09-25-2012, 08:25 AM	#3
quazimoto Scooby Guru Member#: 70395 Join Date: Sep 2004 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Da-boonies,Va	Yes it can be reflashed with Opensource. The V1 did not lock the ECU like the V2. You can even pull the Cobb map off the ECU and manipulated it and reflash it.