Hassan Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Hi im in the process off buying a 2nd hand HKS fcon vpro gold. So i thought i ring a hks dealer and ask them about mapping it. And he said if its 2nd hand then its going to be no use since these ecu's are password protected by mappers. So unless i have that password then its no use. Anyone else had this problem with the hks fcon vpro gold?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I belive this may be true. Pretty sure the Do Luck supra is running one of these and it was locked by Mr Ito. Not sure if there is a way to reset it though; you'd lose the existing map I suspect but that wouldn't be a problem if your fitting it to another car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 http://1jzmerc.com/hks-faq/hardware/f-con-v-pro-gold IMHO limiting your mapping options with a UK market odd ball ECU is very counter productive. Asa you can see from the above HKS Japan charge a fee to wipe and unlock, which is something I would find unacceptable. Whether a UK FCON specialist can do this and how much they'd charge is not something I have tried to find out. I would definitely go Motec, Syvecs, GEMS or other well known ECU with proper UK support and a wide choice of mappers truly familiar with the thing. There's probably nothing wrong as such with the HKS, but why compromise choice and knowledge base with such an important item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Have you phoned TDI south? They are HKS authorised mappers and dealers, they map a lot of FCONs. Im pretty sure the password is there to protect the map and not to lock the ECU, sure it could, and should be wiped before its mapped again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 If you ring TDI and can get to speak to Sam Borgman he is an internationally renowned mapper and familiar with the HKS software and what will be required. He's as near an engineering genius as you will find outside of aerospace and F1, too with a hugely broad spectrum of knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazil Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I know of a guy that sell's the software that un-locks it so anybody can map it, I will PM you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little num Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Any of these HKS ecu's that are passworded can be wiped to factory reset by using jumpers inside the ecu. reason I know this is cause I bought a used 1 myself from an evo that was pass worded and my mapper Greg at pro tuner (Redditch) reset it and mapped it to my car. He also pass worded it for me so I cant access it but he will give me the pass if I decided to take to another mapper. Its a safe guard so if you decide to get another mapper mess and blow your car up then you cant blame the original mapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Ok thanks alot everyone for the advice. I think i might just look fir another ecu with a better uk support network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Syvecs is where its at, way better for abit more dosh;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Only the map is locked, it can be remapped you just can't access the current one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex341 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I know of a guy that sell's the software that un-locks it so anybody can map it, I will PM you. What this guy said! I wouldn't let all the horror stories put you off, there are ways around the security issues. The power writer software isn't the same for all the versions of the f-con though. there should be a coloured round sticker onn the front of the unit to show which version it is, or you can be doubly sure by checking your serial number against the ones listed on the HKS Europe website. I also have the Hks wideband/knock sensor which I personally think makes for a great set up. This obviously is dependent of the price you will be paying for the fcon your interested in buying, I went down this route because I feel the f-con has a lot to offer (when you can use it) and can be purchased relatively cheap compared to other ecu's out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s2000 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Anyone with instructions to hard reset with the internal jumpers? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 If you ring TDI and can get to speak to Sam Borgman he is an internationally renowned mapper and familiar with the HKS software and what will be required. He's as near an engineering genius as you will find outside of aerospace and F1, too with a hugely broad spectrum of knowledge. had my car on their dyno when doing some Syvecs testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Link just released a new ecu that works with the hks harness http://www.linkecu.com/products/wirein-ecus/g4-kurofune/ Edited October 13, 2016 by Jellybean (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryww89 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 TDI South mapped my HKS FCON - Great team and service, Speak to Sam, top bloke and extremely knowledgeable. Same issue though, password protected on the map, easy enough for TDI to make a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I have the unlocked english software for the HKS Power writer. I've mapped a few and non have had the map password locked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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