Module Reflashing

Cloning a Module When the Replacement Is Discontinued

When the part is NLA or the unit is security-locked, cloning copies your original’s data to a donor so it comes up plug-and-play. How it works.

By Latimer Technologies 4 min read
EEPROM memory chip being read on a programmer under green light

Some modules can't be replaced the normal way. The part is no longer available, or it's locked to the vehicle by security and can't be programmed online. Cloning solves both — by making a donor module identical to the one you already have.

What cloning actually is

We read the contents of your original module's memory — VIN, immobilizer data, mileage, configuration, and calibration — and write that exact data into a matched donor unit. The donor comes up believing it is the original. No online programming, no security relearn, no dealer trip: it plugs in and runs.

When cloning beats programming

Cloning is the answer when the module is discontinued, when it's immobilizer-locked and can't be virginized or programmed, or when online programming simply isn't available for that platform anymore. It's also faster and cleaner than chasing security access on a car that's already apart.

What we need from you

The original module is the key — even a dead one often still holds readable memory. Send it along with a matched donor (same hardware and software part numbers where possible), or let us source one. The closer the donor, the more seamless the clone.

Have a module that's NLA or locked? Send the original in — we'll clone it onto a donor and ship it back plug-and-play.

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