[psya]

Hi,

I would like to know what you guys think of these 2 powerfull tools.
Witch one is better and why ?
What do you use and what would you recommend ?
The price difference between the 2 is very high, so i am looking to know in what direction to go.

Thanks

[Fx82]

Again such a topic? All info can be found using the search function.

[psya]

Again such a topic? All info can be found using the search function.

If you have nothing good to say keep your commpents for yourself

[willisodhiambo]

Interestingly I have been debating how to go too between the two. Unfortunately most reviews are not from those who have both. It is useless to read a post by one who has only one of the two rather than both because generally one praises what they have.

It is also useless to have 24/7 support for a tool that is not 100%. rather have no support for a tool that does what it is meant to do 100% all the time, than have to chase after customer service every now and then on teamviewer. For that reason I am not interested on which tool has better support.

I have experienced Autohex failing to change vin on a CAS3 so I am sceptic about it. Neither does it support some older E series ECUs. Not sure about Explorer though. It is as rare as hen's teeth where i come from! A one on one comparison, like for like function wise would be useful from a user of both, but such is rare! I bet no business would sink so much money in two similar tools. We are left to figure it out from biased reviews all over.

[larshutten]

Well they both have have functions that the other can’t do. I have explorer and main reason for that is that I don’t need yearly subscription, with low info from Autohex side on this subscription I chose for explorer. And it never failed on me, also support is there not always instand reply but I can live with that. Also it is impossible to find a tool that can do everything....

[milkyway]

Hello!

Autohex II isn't the favorite tool for old CAS systems. For FEM/BDC is better than Explorer (no need for extra tools). Due to the high costs I have Autohex II, a friend of mine BMW Explorer. To be on the safe side for old CAS I use also ACDP von Yanhua, nice and smart.

CU Oliver

[bm92]

Have bmweplorer full with a friend, very powerfull
Can't do everything but most of what you need
Need to buy buy separately key programmer to program keys
So, yes more expensive but more functions
I would recommand to you bmwexplorer

[bmwcoder75]

Given price of CAS or even FEM ECU new is it really worth it so you can change VIN of used CAS ecu?
Use this to make keys? There is much cheaper solutions out there.
Buy this for coding, not worth it at all.

[psya]

The main use for these Tools will be ecu repair and ISN numbers and from tme to time a key....I have other programers for keys so that is not a problem
Most important are dead ecu's and having the possibility to read out icn numbers and program ussed ecus to cars.

[Bahhah]

Hi everyone,
even though this topic has been discussed a lot in this forum i would like to give my part to help @psya
i got hands on both tools and experienced both myself on various cars, both has its on up and downs but for me as
personal AutoHex got a higher hand among both, specially for doing latest car its the best one
FEM and BDC unlock is easy as few clicks and no need of any soldering even when all keys and DME lost.
Also their latest update added some DME's for editing ISN which i believe explorer cannot do
Also AutoHex software is much user friendly and support is far better compared to explorer even though got yearly subscription.
the only advantage for explorer i feel above AutoHex is mileage reset  which is personally i m not interested in.
for more details for @psya refer the old thread on the same topic there's a lot in it.