Many thanks to you all for your alternative equipment comparison comments about BBS equipment versus current alternatives.
And also the Interesting comments rasheed makes about the seeming negativity aspects of our SV (Lock to VIN) licensing policy.
I would like to clarify that our equipment does not just mimic and provide exactly the same capabilities as dealers own T4 equipment or anything else, It actually provides access and capability way beyond.
Unless you happened to own both, and few do, you would of course not know this. And that's a factor other equipment actually relies upon in their sales blurb.
There might well be a tick in the box in the settings column next to an ECU, but that hardly details exactly what you will actually get access to and how would any buyer ever get to know if something is missing.
To give a prime example, using the core ECU of the P38's BeCM.
A T4 dealer system provides 3 separately adjustable settings. Front Fogs, enabled or disabled, Sunroof and Cruise, fitted or not.
By comparison a BBS system provides a page of about 40 BeCM settings where front fogs can be set to not just enabled, but with Rear Fogs, with dipped or main beam etc as you prefer.
Here is a link to the help page for the MSV-2 listing exactly what is possible
https://www.blackbox-solutions.com/shop/help/SM022.html
You can save the provided HTML page of settings with any name you wish and re write it back, as was, or modified if you prefer to another replacement ECU or just restore it if you want to have a play with settings, and want to start over, as you wish.
You can also access half a dozen pages showing input status's and a half a dozen more allowing the direct driving of as wished and much more.
If you have a problem with a window or fuel flap release, the T4 can get you to the root of the problem, but only after 10 times the time and effort an MSV-2 would take, and if you are paying by the hour, that's important.
I may be the BBS Guy, but anyone can clearly see for them self that in respect of access and capability our equipment is really in a league of it's own.
However, providing such is not without cost and ordinarily that cost is well acceptable and indeed very profitable for profit making businesses, and who once was our sole custom base, but is obviously just that bit too unaffordable for private owners and enthusiasts.
We were the first to try and rectify this and provide LR dedicated diagnostic equipment affordable enough to end up outside the business circle. And most notably with our SV concept, we have tried to find a unique and innovative way to supply our noted top end equipment and its immense capability to private individuals and enthusiasts at a much reduced cost than normal.
Sadly however many, do not seem or want to appreciate the cost / value difference between our equipment and any other, or conveniently choose to dis regard that aspect, despite having chosen a Land Rover over any lesser 4x4, and think / post that our SV concept is an unfair restriction over what they must otherwise imagine is like for like equipment.
It is not, It is a just a new and innovative extra option for gaining the benefit of dedicated LR diagnostic equipment over what you had before.
Before, you could either buy a 20 inch LCD and share it with as many mates as you wish, or spend more and get a 50 inch LCD to share with your mates. Totally your choice.
Uniquely I offer you new and different option, for the same cost as a 20 inch, you can have a 50 inch, but only you can watch it. No Pub's clubs, Cinemas or other such public usage allowed. Sound Familiar
You could try the, yea but if you sold your 50 Inch LCDs at 20 inch prices you would sell more and make up the difference. But might i point you to the threads on here from the delighted buyers of our MV sync mates who state what a wonderful bit of kit it is and thank us for producing it ( in essence spending the time and money to develop it) and then in their next line, offer to loan or rent it out to anyone. :doh:
Our SV (lock to VIN) licensing might sound overly restrictive and inflexible, however nothing could be further from the truth. If i could find a way to lock our system to an individual, i would, but in the meantime, the best i can do is lock it to their current vehicles VIN and provide a cheap, and easy as possible way for them to swap vehicles as they wish and keep their BBS system with them, or sell it on to another owner if they leave the marque :doh:
I apologize of course if i have some how over stepped the mark in any promotional aspects of our equipment entered into, however i think that it was only fair, under the circumstances, for me to reiterate, clarify and raise awareness of the non Like for Like comparison aspects of our equipment and defend and respond to the criticism raised against our SV (Lock to VIN) marketing policies.
