$400.00 to Run 3bar OS??? this cant be right.

[jfdmas]

So a vehicle came into my shop with a locked pcm. finally got it unlocked after sending his PCM out and paying for the service. Now that the PCM was unlocked I was able to license it but the current tune on the vehicle was 2BAR OS. So I payed the $200 to get into the PCM and make the car driveable. I needed to be on the 3bar OS since this is what the new config was but the only option I was given was to license the 2BAR when I hooked up.

Now tech support is telling me if I don't have the stock original file (which I don't) I need to pay another $200 and grab a stock bin from the repository and license that which im not even sure how that's going to work since ill be basically licensing some random VIN I got off the repository and not the VIN to the vehicle in my shop. Am I really SOL here? I find this hard to believe. Ive already spent over $200 with licensing the the vin with the 2bar (already installed) OS and to have the thing unlocked too! I need help. lol This guy is ready to burn his car to the ground after the headaches from his previous tuner.

[Bill@HPTuners]

If you already know who the previous owner is why not just get the stock file from them?

[DSteck]

You should only need to spend another $100 to flash a stock file with the correct vin. When you read that back out, you should be able to convert that read file to a 3 bar for free.

[jfdmas]

If you already know who the previous owner is why not just get the stock file from them?

bad blood between the previous tuner and myself. it will be a cold day in hell before he gives me the stock file.

[jfdmas]

You should only need to spend another $100 to flash a stock file with the correct vin. When you read that back out, you should be able to convert that read file to a 3 bar for free.

the current PCM is outta a 2002 transam, I do have a license 2002 transam file from a different car ive tuned but I wasn't sure if it was as easy as just flashing a stock file with correct vin.

[DSteck]

That should work.

[JnJSpdShop]

bad blood between the previous tuner and myself. it will be a cold day in hell before he gives me the stock file.

Yeah sometimes it pays off not to be an asshole in life.

[Keith@HPTuners]

Take it to private...