Recently bought BRZ with OFT tuning which wasn't disclosed until a week after. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Zoot · 02-19-2021, 10:21 AM

Hey,
I recently bought a BRZ from interstate and it wasn't until a week later the seller notified me that there is oft tuning on the car and now wants me to pay 500$ for the tablet.
He said he uses it on his other car but from what I've researched they can only be married to one car and as my current car has the tune, it should be married to it. I'm not interested in the tune and wouldn't mind going stock but is there any way to do this without the tablet? I'm kind of strapped of cash and 500$ is asking a lot. Is there any advice anyone can give?

Tanstin · 02-19-2021, 10:42 AM

What an asshole. He intentionally omits information during the purchase and is now asking you to pay up for it? If the car is yours, you shouldnt owe him jack. I think you can get the car flashed back to stock yourself if you reach out to Openflash.

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Drifter X · 02-19-2021, 11:04 AM

If the car drives fine you can just leave it. Unless you plan on putting another tune on your car. Even if you do decide that you want to that, I’d suggest to go with Ecutek anyways. I ran an OFT tune for a whole year. I literally used the tablet once to put the tune on the car and once more to remove it. If I didn’t go with Ecutek I probably would’ve never used the tablet again. Save yourself the money. That guys a ****. A brand new one is only $450 and I sold mine for $400.

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NoHaveMSG · 02-19-2021, 11:32 AM

He basically has a paperweight now, I would make sure he knows this since it can only be married to one car, offer him 100 bucks or he can pound sand. If it runs fine don't worry about it otherwise.

pope · 02-19-2021, 11:46 AM

Seems to me he forgot to un-marry it before selling you the car and now he wants to tune another vehicle but can’t until he un-marries it, so he’s trying to sell you the tuner at almost new cost so he can turn around and buy another one with minimal additional financial outlay.

You should CHARGE him $250 to un-marry the tablet on your car and tell him you are saving him $250.

BigTuna · 02-19-2021, 01:45 PM

You don't owe him anything. He's upset that he now has a useless box and wants to take it out on you.

czechm8 · 02-19-2021, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pope

Seems to me he forgot to un-marry it before selling you the car and now he wants to tune another vehicle but can’t until he un-marries it, so he’s trying to sell you the tuner at almost new cost so he can turn around and buy another one with minimal additional financial outlay.

You should CHARGE him $250 to un-marry the tablet on your car and tell him you are saving him $250.

Exactly! What a tool!

steve99 · 02-19-2021, 05:25 PM

OFT doesnt lock ecu on your car. The oft device itself marrys to your car.

So you have no problem if car is running fine.

Also you could buy a Tactrix cable for $170 if you need to flash to stock

steve99 · 02-19-2021, 05:38 PM

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106068

Zoot · 02-20-2021, 10:00 AM

Thank you everyone for the helpful advice. The car runs fine so I'll probably leave it unless he decides to significantly lower the price.

Decep · 02-20-2021, 04:44 PM

How stringent are smog rules in Australia? It might be illegal to use OFT tunes where you live... hint hint.

czellers · 02-24-2021, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoot

Hey,
I recently bought a BRZ from interstate and it wasn't until a week later the seller notified me that there is oft tuning on the car and now wants me to pay 500$ for the tablet.
He said he uses it on his other car but from what I've researched they can only be married to one car and as my current car has the tune, it should be married to it. I'm not interested in the tune and wouldn't mind going stock but is there any way to do this without the tablet? I'm kind of strapped of cash and 500$ is asking a lot. Is there any advice anyone can give?

First thing I would do is download openflash manager and make sure to grab the stock tune file off there so you have it just in case, even if you don't keep the tablet.. having said that, I'd keep it in case you want to go back to stock and save your future self 500 bucks. But if you decide to get rid of it, charge him for it.

Keep your doors locked and good luck.

Rookie_34 · 02-24-2021, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pope

Seems to me he forgot to un-marry it before selling you the car and now he wants to tune another vehicle but can’t until he un-marries it, so he’s trying to sell you the tuner at almost new cost so he can turn around and buy another one with minimal additional financial outlay.

You should CHARGE him $250 to un-marry the tablet on your car and tell him you are saving him $250.

I agree to that! You should charge him to let him unmarry it. Cuz he is stuck with a tablet that isn’t linked to anything. Charge him.

02-19-2021, 10:21 AM	#1
Zoot Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Drives: Subaru Brz Location: South Australia Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Recently bought BRZ with OFT tuning which wasn't disclosed until a week after. Hey, I recently bought a BRZ from interstate and it wasn't until a week later the seller notified me that there is oft tuning on the car and now wants me to pay 500$ for the tablet. He said he uses it on his other car but from what I've researched they can only be married to one car and as my current car has the tune, it should be married to it. I'm not interested in the tune and wouldn't mind going stock but is there any way to do this without the tablet? I'm kind of strapped of cash and 500$ is asking a lot. Is there any advice anyone can give?

02-19-2021, 01:45 PM	#6
BigTuna Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Location: Ohio Posts: 672 Thanks: 258 Thanked 477 Times in 275 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You don't owe him anything. He's upset that he now has a useless box and wants to take it out on you. __________________ 2013 WRB "Build" Thread

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Decep Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Drives: 2013 FR-S Series 10 Location: CA Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 172 Thanked 497 Times in 326 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How stringent are smog rules in Australia? It might be illegal to use OFT tunes where you live... hint hint. __________________ 2013 FR-S 10 Series ~75k (SOLD) RCE SS-1 Coilovers Corsa Catback Edelbrock Supercharger installed @ 50k

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Tanstin Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: MD Posts: 99 Thanks: 220 Thanked 70 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What an asshole. He intentionally omits information during the purchase and is now asking you to pay up for it? If the car is yours, you shouldnt owe him jack. I think you can get the car flashed back to stock yourself if you reach out to Openflash. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

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Drifter X Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2019 Toyota 86 TRD SE Location: Honolulu Posts: 235 Thanks: 160 Thanked 86 Times in 71 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If the car drives fine you can just leave it. Unless you plan on putting another tune on your car. Even if you do decide that you want to that, I’d suggest to go with Ecutek anyways. I ran an OFT tune for a whole year. I literally used the tablet once to put the tune on the car and once more to remove it. If I didn’t go with Ecutek I probably would’ve never used the tablet again. Save yourself the money. That guys a ****. A brand new one is only $450 and I sold mine for $400. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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pope has a funny hat Join Date: Feb 2020 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: MI Posts: 480 Thanks: 1,022 Thanked 613 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seems to me he forgot to un-marry it before selling you the car and now he wants to tune another vehicle but can’t until he un-marries it, so he’s trying to sell you the tuner at almost new cost so he can turn around and buy another one with minimal additional financial outlay. You should CHARGE him $250 to un-marry the tablet on your car and tell him you are saving him $250.

02-19-2021, 05:25 PM	#8
steve99 Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FT86 Location: Australia Posts: 7,998 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 4,987 Times in 2,981 Posts Mentioned: 598 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	OFT doesnt lock ecu on your car. The oft device itself marrys to your car. So you have no problem if car is running fine. Also you could buy a Tactrix cable for $170 if you need to flash to stock

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steve99 Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: FT86 Location: Australia Posts: 7,998 Thanks: 1,035 Thanked 4,987 Times in 2,981 Posts Mentioned: 598 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106068

02-20-2021, 10:00 AM	#10
Zoot Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Drives: Subaru Brz Location: South Australia Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you everyone for the helpful advice. The car runs fine so I'll probably leave it unless he decides to significantly lower the price.

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