I am thinking about getting my 2007 B7 2.0T chipped, but i am really worried about the warranty on it. A good remedy to this (seems to me to be one at least) is to get a spare ecu and have that programmed and then switch out whenever i take my car in, etc. So far i have looked at the APR and Revo website, and all i see is an option for direct port programming. Can the B7's ECU be removed/replaced? Also, if it can, can you direct me to a place where i can buy a spare one, i tried searching on ebay with some vague keywords (wasnt sure exactly what i needed to look for). Any help would be appreciated!!

Thanks!

 

first off, you should go with APR. they put out the highest numbers. and they allow you to switch between programs, so when you take it in to the dealer you can switch it back to stock and they wont even know your chipped. with b7's you dont have a chip soldered in, you just get flashed thru your obd II port so you would have to buy a matching stock ecu and have one flashed, if you wanted to have 2.

 

how hard/expensive is it find a matching stock ecu?? Also, is that option any safer than getting the different programs?