Services & process
Precise repair prices are quoted only after a personal diagnosis on the ECU. We do not give blanket prices without knowing the ECU type and its condition, in order to avoid unnecessary costs. No order without your consent. Return shipping is always included.
Your risk: none. Our commitment.
Fixed price in advance
We name the binding price before any work is done on your control unit. No surprise on the invoice, no open items billed as they arise.
No success — no cloning cost
If your control unit turns out not to be cloneable after the check, no cloning costs arise. We send it back and set out the alternatives.
Function assurance and warranty
We give a 12-month warranty on the cloned control unit. You keep the original data 1:1 — the vehicle recognises the clone as its own unit.
That takes away the worry of paying first and finding out afterwards. Check first, then the fixed price, then the order — in that sequence.
Body & comfort
- SAM module
- Door control unit
- Seat control unit
- Sunroof control unit
- Window regulator control unit
- ✓ Backup of the original data
- ✓ Cloning onto a replacement unit
- ✓ Verification protocol
- ✓ Return shipment
Engine & drivetrain
- Engine ECU (ECU/DME)
- ABS/ESP control unit
- FRM (BMW)
- DSG mechatronics
- Instrument cluster
- ✓ Backup of the original data
- ✓ Cloning onto a replacement unit
- ✓ Full data comparison
- ✓ Verification protocol
- ✓ Written report
- ✓ Insured return shipment
The most common send-ins
Complex / immo systems
- EIS / EZS (Mercedes)
- CAS 1–3 (BMW)
- Immobox Immo4/5
- Airmatic / ABC
- ECUs with HSM
- ✓ Extended diagnosis
- ✓ Cloning incl. immo data set
- ✓ Full documentation
- ✓ Written report
- ✓ Insured return shipment
- ✓ Installation advice
Feasibility is checked in advance
What the price is made of — three factors
Instead of invented flat rates we show openly what determines the effort and therefore the range. Your individual fixed price follows from these three factors once the findings are in.
Control unit type
A comfort or body module (SAM, BCM, door control unit) takes less effort than an engine control unit, a DSG mechatronic unit or a Mercedes EIS/EZS. The more complex the stored data, the higher the position in the range.
- Comfort / bodylower range
- Engine / transmissionmiddle range
- Immo / EIS / mechatronicsupper range
Read mode
How deep do we have to reach into the memory? That determines the work on the MagicMotorSport Flex system.
- OBD — through the diagnostic socket, lowest effort
- BENCH — unit wired up on the bench, without the vehicle
- BOOT — boot mode, access with a locked processor
- BDM — direct memory access through contact points on the board, highest effort
With or without immo / virgin
Does the immobiliser data set (the coupling to the immobiliser) have to be carried over? Is a virgin data set — an untouched donor unit — required? These sensitive data areas increase the effort, but they are what makes re-learning at a dealership unnecessary.
Range logic: „depending on the findings"
A straightforward OBD clone of a comfort module without immo transfer sits at the lower end. A BDM clone of a mechatronic unit or an EIS with a full immo transfer sits at the upper end. Where exactly your case sits we see after the feasibility check — and from then on the fixed price is set, before we start.
The comparison that puts the cost in context
The yardstick is not the cloning price on its own, but the clone against the dealer's new part. A new part rarely costs only the price of the part — the additional steps come on top.
The route via the dealer's new part
- Price of the new control unit
- + Programming through the manufacturer system
- + SCN coding (authorised partner only)
- + Variant coding and adaptation to your vehicle
- + Online activation / component protection, sometimes over several days
- ⚠ Waiting time for the new part often 1–3 weeks
Every one of these steps is a separate item on the invoice.
The route via the clone
- One fixed price — after the findings, named in advance
- ✓ Original data transferred 1:1
- ✓ No SCN coding, no component protection procedure
- ✓ Ready to install, coded to your vehicle
- ✓ Return shipment and written report included
- ✓ 2–4 working days processing
The difference arises where the new-part route requires those coding steps — and the clone simply does not trigger them.
What that means for your vehicle depends on the model and the control unit. Tell us both and we will set the clone fixed price against the actual new-part route.
Additional services
Diagnostic report (without repair)
Read out the ECU, document faults, deliver a report — if cloning is not possible or not desired.
Express processing
Processing within 1 working day after arrival. Please specify with your inquiry.
Sourcing a replacement unit
If you do not have your own replacement unit: we source an identical used ECU.
Installation advice
For questions about installation after receipt: consultation by phone.
Why clone instead of buying new?
Buying a new ECU from the manufacturer means, in addition to the part itself: programming, SCN coding, variant coding and adaptation to your vehicle. With complex systems such as DSG mechatronics or engine ECUs, this adds up substantially.
With cloning, we transfer the complete vehicle data from your defective ECU onto an identical replacement unit. The result: your vehicle recognises the cloned ECU as its own. No elaborate reprogramming, no compatibility issues.
Result: in most cases, cloning saves a considerable share of the cost compared with the new-part route — at identical function.
„Not repairable" does not mean „not cloneable"
When a dealer declares a control unit dead, they usually mean one thing: it no longer communicates through the diagnostic socket. For us that is not the end. What matters is solely whether the memory can still be read — and we reach it through BENCH, BOOT and BDM even when the unit no longer responds in the vehicle.
Cold solder joints, corroded pins, water ingress in the housing or a locked processor: in many of these cases the data content can still be rescued and transferred onto a donor unit. Only when the memory chip itself is destroyed or has been overwritten does the new-part route remain. Which case applies to you is what the check tells you — without any pressure to place an order.
More than 500 control unit types are documented in our device database. Which ones we clone, and which faults are typical for each, is set out under the control unit types we clone.
How you get to your fixed price
The nationwide send-in service is straightforward — you do not have to visit the workshop.
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Ask for a feasibility check
Send us the vehicle, the control unit type and the failure pattern through the send-in form. We come back with an assessment and the fixed price, as a rule within one working day.
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Send in the control unit
Remove the unit or have it removed, pack it anti-statically and send it. On request we prepare the shipping label.
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Diagnosis, cloning and findings
After arrival we secure the original data, clone onto an identical unit and check the VIN assignment as well as the immobiliser coupling. 2–4 working days processing.
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Insured return shipment
The cloned control unit comes back insured — with a written report, installation notes and the warranty document. In most cases ready to install straight away.
Fixed price after inquiry — always
We quote you a binding fixed price before any work begins on the ECU. After the diagnosis you receive a written report — the repair starts only after your explicit approval.
If cloning is technically not possible, no cloning costs arise. Only a diagnosis fee agreed in advance may apply. The control unit is then returned to you.
Request a fixed price
Vehicle, ECU type and failure pattern — price quoted within one working day.