Durametric Cable Worth Selling?
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Durametric Cable Worth Selling?
I recently sold my 997.1 (2006) 911 Carrera and have a Durametric cable that I used with it. Because I traded the car in I didn't include the cable in the sale. The receipt from 2017 says it's good for 3 VINs. I've used only one.
Is this still something worth selling? Here's the description from the receipt email (yes, I still have that!)
DURAMETRIC 1 1 Durametric Diagnostic cable
supporting 1996+ Porsche models
(three VIN limit).
Molded case.
Software installation, and hardware
connection instructions.
I don't think I have any other parts except some really sticky/worn temp controls that I replaced.
Thanks!
Is this still something worth selling? Here's the description from the receipt email (yes, I still have that!)
DURAMETRIC 1 1 Durametric Diagnostic cable
supporting 1996+ Porsche models
(three VIN limit).
Molded case.
Software installation, and hardware
connection instructions.
I don't think I have any other parts except some really sticky/worn temp controls that I replaced.
Thanks!
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Yes, the portion of the cable that plugs into the OBDII port appears to be the valuable part with a unique identifier the durametric software uses to identify each license. The software can be downloaded from the durametric website, and they have instructions there as well. Do a search for Durametric Enthusiast version here on rennlist and you'll see someone should happily buy yours - just list it as an enthusiast version with one VIN used, cable only.
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Definitely with selling. They limit it to 3 VINs but that's not a permanent limitation. It can be used on 3 VINs regularly. If someone has 3 Porsches that they use the cable on and then sell one and get a different one, you can call Durametric and tell them which VIN you'd like to remove and then use it again on the new car. The limitation was to keep shops from buying the cheaper cable. Coding of modules is also not possible with the Enthusiast version, just the Pro version.
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Definitely with selling. They limit it to 3 VINs but that's not a permanent limitation. It can be used on 3 VINs regularly. If someone has 3 Porsches that they use the cable on and then sell one and get a different one, you can call Durametric and tell them which VIN you'd like to remove and then use it again on the new car. The limitation was to keep shops from buying the cheaper cable. Coding of modules is also not possible with the Enthusiast version, just the Pro version.
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For .2 cars, the coding is pretty useless as Porsche removed the capability for many common feature functions. I have a Durametric enthusiast cable and again, the coding is pretty useless. All I was able to do was program the window drop with the key fob. It may be more valuable to someone who tracks their cars for dealing with a wing, or tire pressure monitoring and such.
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For .2 cars, the coding is pretty useless as Porsche removed the capability for many common feature functions. I have a Durametric enthusiast cable and again, the coding is pretty useless. All I was able to do was program the window drop with the key fob. It may be more valuable to someone who tracks their cars for dealing with a wing, or tire pressure monitoring and such.
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