Techstream is a powerful Toyota software. Besides provides DTCs, it also can:
- Run health check your SC
- program keys, add or delete Master keys
- monitor the TPMS, registers sensors
- customize your SC preferences
- Turn on/off DRLs
And many others functions that I have not fully explored
For less than hundred bucks, about an hour of installation, I think it’s a valuable tool to have.

 

And I would absolutely agree. I'm just frustrated with the whole Techstream saga. I got a used laptop with Win 7. Replaced the battery that was toast and then I bought a specific version of S/W from a vendor, lets call them Baye and they were selling V10 and the cable. They sent V13 with the cable which I knew was problematic. And they can't get me V10 so they are asking me to take a ten % discount. I wanted the dang V10 S/W not a lower cost on a problematic package. One day I'll get it together.

Paul

 

Ok, so Techstream V12 (linked above) with a VCI 2.0.4 cable is the way to go. Does anyone have a link to one that has been used and known to work/known to be a reputable seller?

The cheapest I'm seeing on ebay when I search for "VCI 2.0.4" is $43 shipped from china. Do they get any cheaper than that?

 

Simple solution: go to the link that Dennis provided, download version 12 from BGW and you are good to go. That’s what I did, so as others, when version 13 crashed on health check and some other functions.

 

I paid $56.50 for my version 13 which was bad software.
So you save $13.50, consider it’s cheap.

 

joemg

Most folks are not repeat not going to be able to walk themselves through setting Techstream up on a Virtual machine. Yes it can be done but you better bring your A game and have all of it in one sock.

Get the cable with 2.04 firmware and down load the version 12 that I posted about that had been provided from BGW70.

Dennis

 

Yeah, that suggestion is for more tech savvy folks or if you have a tech savvy friend you can bribe. But it was worth noting, especially for any mac users here.

 

And you could do it on a Windows 10 Pro machine but it is not easy to get the virtual XP program setup much less get Techstream to run on it.

Dennis

 

Quick update.

I purchased this cable:
I used the V12 software above, and I installed the x64 drivers for the cable (provided by the vendor) linked below. I didn't bother with their V14 software they provided since everyone said the V12 worked well.

I'm on a Mac so I used a Win10 x64 VM and everything worked on the first try.


I disabled DRL and changed the auto-relock to 60 seconds. Is there anything else cool or useful I missed?


I uploaded the x64 driver here: https://www111.zippyshare.com/v/f1QZ6DtQ/file.html

I've never used "zippyshare" before, if it sucks, let me know a better hosting site and I'll upload it. I didn't feel like creating an account for MEGA.

 

joemg

Glad you got it up and running. There are a whole host of things you can customize. You can change how long you hold down the trunk open button on the key fob.

Dennis

 

oh yeah, I saw that. Pretty cool, also you an change if 1 door or both door unlocks on 1 click.

I was hoping I could kill that annoying buzzer that tells you your key is in the ignition, it rattles my brain when I'm working on something with the door open, but I couldn't find that option.

 

Does it allow you to change how the side view mirrors work? I would like to make the tilt feature selectable so that if the switch is set to right side, only the passenger side mirror tilts down so I can watch the curb during parallel parking.

Paul

 

There is the list of customized items you can do with Techstream, unfortunately none of those things.
I wish I can make the NAV door stays open and only close on demand.

 

Can you disable the rear O2 sensors or change tire size with techstream?

 

sorry...unfortunately, you cannot.

see all of the settings in Post#2...thanks VTTiBob!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc4...tins-tsbs.html