Topic: 35080vp read: R270 programmer or VVDI Prog ? What’s the difference between the EPROM chips as listed: 1.35080V 2.35080VP 3.35080V6 Car year difference: 35080 and 35080v6 are different for example 35080 is in bmw until 2004 and 35080v6 is in newer bmw cars Data erasing difference: this eeprom has incremental area which cannot be erased by default. ETL, xprog, upa are able to erase them by using special way. M35080, M35080_6 can be erased by upa, xprog and a lot more programmers On M35080V6 and D80D0WQ you need special programmes like ETL or Codiprog or machines like digiprog, enigma to erase them. In any case incremental area has to be erased before writing. How to choose a decent programmer for 35080vp erase: VVDI Prog: works review 1: 35080 VP is erase full with vvdi programmer. good luck review 2: R270 vp series cip eraser need 5-10 hours vvdi normal eraser R270: need luck review 1: 1-2 hours R270 OK! Sometimes 1-2 hours. review2: n...