Micronas chip reading / writing on 8p0920982c (CDC3217G) for cluster clone

[snakku]

Hi all,

I am looking for some suggestions with regards to reading this Micronas chip in terms of best cheap setup to use as I am on a tight budget. I was considering buying Xprog from ebay but not sure if there are any better alternatives at the same price range.

I have also seen various instructions on what needs to be done to read / write the chip, but I cannot seem to find a video / wiring diagram explaining the pinouts, and was wondering if anyone could direct me to a post / thread or link?


I've never done any kind of soldering etc, and I think that this is required to read this chip, but willing to give it a go.


My last question, would be to confirm whether I would need to program new keys if I am able to write the old cluster data to the donor one?


Many thanks!

[lupu_sandu]

xprogM from ebay is like lotery.
Search on DK you will find pinout exactly for A3 posted by me.
If you want to clone flash+eeprom from old to new you need to have same HW, if not you will end up with a dead cluster.
Best job for this car is obd.

[snakku]

xprogM from ebay is like lotery.
Search on DK you will find pinout exactly for A3 posted by me.
If you want to clone flash+eeprom from old to new you need to have same HW, if not you will end up with a dead cluster.
Best job for this car is obd.


Thank you - will have a look.

The replacement cluster I purchased is the exact same model so shouldn't be a problem.

When you say via OBD2, do you mean to have the cluster on a bench or in the car itself? I had a key programmer that could read my original cluster via OBD2 but it would not connect to the donor at all.