Read This Before Buying A Second Hand Capa Box..

[bencat]

A word to the wise here guys, if the car HAS NOT been returned to the ford standard tune ie: reflash back to factory, you CAN NOT UNLOCK the capa box in Australia at a tuning shop, it must be sent to the USA to get unlocked and that'll cost you many many hundreds of dollars (roughly half what a new unit costs)...

Speaking from first hand experiance here by the way, you can confirm this with Capa...

[YPURV4]

It makes sense, other wise you could just flash your car to the tune you want then sell it, so you still have all your power and the poor bugger who bought it has to pay all that cash so he can use it

[stang]

A word to the wise here guys, if the car HAS NOT been returned to the ford standard tune ie: reflash back to factory, you CAN NOT UNLOCK the capa box in Australia at a tuning shop, it must be sent to the USA to get unlocked and that'll cost you many many hundreds of dollars (roughly half what a new unit costs)...

Speaking from first hand experiance here by the way, you can confirm this with Capa...

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my understanding was this is only true if it has ben used multiple times and it does`t have any lifes left.I think you are incorrect on that one son.

[myxr6twpn]

your kidding I thought u culd get it unlocked at the tuner shops

[wrxkilla]

that's pretty common knowledge mate

every man and his dog mentiones it just about every second day.

sorry you got caught out!

:(

[Dagabond]

Take it back to whoever you purchased it from and have them re-flash the original back into it.....

[YPURV4]

A word to the wise here guys, if the car HAS NOT been returned to the ford standard tune ie: reflash back to factory, you CAN NOT UNLOCK the capa box in Australia at a tuning shop, it must be sent to the USA to get unlocked and that'll cost you many many hundreds of dollars (roughly half what a new unit costs)...

Speaking from first hand experiance here by the way, you can confirm this with Capa...

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my understanding was this is only true if it has ben used multiple times and it does`t have any lifes left.I think you are incorrect on that one son.

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No I think it's true, like I was saying it stops people buying the unit getting the custom tune done flashing it to there car then hand balling it off to a mate.

So in other word the box must be flashed back to the standed for the box to be retuned to another car,other wise if the box hasnt been set back it lock's it self from being retuned,that why you have to send it away.

Edited 10/01/07 03:51 AM by ypurv4

[Ralph Wiggum]

Theres unlocked and unlocked when it comes to these boxes.

If you purchase a 2nd hand box you must make sure the original owner was flashed the factory tune back into the box. Otherwise (afaik) SCT have to reset the box.

If the original owner has reflashed the car back to the factory tune then your tuner can unlock the VIN locking an the box can be used on another car. This can happen five times.

The wording on capa's website is misleading and to my mine infers that the same box can be used on multiple cars at the same time. We all know this isnt true...

Edited 10/01/07 03:56 AM by hiddeous

[Dagabond]

Brings up an obvious question to me as to how do you prove to a tuner that you purchased the box legaly, whether you knew it or not?

Even if it has been reflashed....

[YPURV4]

Brings up an obvious question to me as to how do you prove to a tuner that you purchased the box legaly, whether you knew it or not?

Even if it has been reflashed....

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Why would the tunner care aslong as he can unlock the vin and your paying him, he will do it wont he??????