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May 14, 2012 | 12:20 PM

lace

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I just bought a superchips flashpaq tuner from someone. When I plug it in to the computer to check updates it tells me that the tuner is vin locked. How do I change that to my vin instead of the one that is stored on it

May 14, 2012 | 12:24 PM

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Sounds like the previous owner didn't return his truck to stock with the tuner before selling it. You either have to find the PO and have him set it back to stock OR send the unit back to Superchips and pay to have it unlocked.(if SC does that I know SCT will) The cost to unlock it may be more than you paid for the unit.

May 14, 2012 | 12:40 PM

lace

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So I just need to have the owner return his truck to stock and that will reset the unit?

May 14, 2012 | 12:50 PM

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So I just need to have the owner return his truck to stock and that will reset the unit?

It should unless the unit has been returned to stock more times then allowed.

May 14, 2012 | 04:29 PM

ken kenmnedy

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yea my hypertech tuner came vin locked sent it in and they cleared it for 280.00plus 14.00 shipping and i paid 150.00 from e-bay yea i was a little pi$$ed off

May 14, 2012 | 06:32 PM

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yea my hypertech tuner came vin locked sent it in and they cleared it for 280.00plus 14.00 shipping and i paid 150.00 from e-bay yea i was a little pi$$ed off

Yeah you got hosed big time there. I would have ran the Hypertech over with the truck. An SCT X3 with custom tunes costs less than that. A lot of people get screwed by dishonest sellers.

May 14, 2012 | 11:42 PM

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Ok I took it back and we put his truck back to the stock setting. Now it says that the vin is not locked. When I hook this up to my truck will the vehicle information that is stored on his change to mine?

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May 15, 2012 | 06:24 PM

lace

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thanks. I have an 05 excursion 6.0L.

May 16, 2012 | 07:48 AM

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thanks. I have an 05 excursion 6.0L.

Did you get the tuner to work on your truck?

May 16, 2012 | 11:24 AM

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The Superchips not working is the Almighty telling you to ditch the canned tuner and get an SCT

Custom tunes are 100% the way to go on the 6.0

May 16, 2012 | 11:42 AM

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Moved to the 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel forum.

May 16, 2012 | 06:52 PM

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I don't know about the superchip tuner, but I love my SCT tuner. Only runnin the canned tuner right now. Waiting to get my 4.56 gears put in before I call Matt to get some custom tunes.