TradeFlash

File services that help your tuning business earn.

Buy ECU and TCU files, join TradeFlash with a supported slave tool, or launch a file portal under your own brand.

  • Most files back in 15 minutes
    Most manual files are returned within 15 minutes.
  • Free revisions
    If a file needs changing, we revise it at no charge.
  • Full support until it's resolved
    We stay with every job until it's sorted.

I have a master tool

Buy ECU and TCU files for the cars you already read and write.

How it works

I need a slave tool

Offer remapping with a supported slave tool and TradeFlash files.

How it works

I want my own branded portal

Sell files to your own customers under your name and prices.

How it works

Master File Service

Your customer. Your job. The file and support behind it.

For tuners with their own master tool who need dependable ECU and TCU files. You read the car, we write the file, you flash it back.

  1. 1

    Create your account

    A free trade account. There is no monthly fee to keep it open.

  2. 2

    Upload the read

    Add the vehicle, upload the original file and choose the service and any solutions.

  3. 3

    Pay per file

    Pay by card at checkout, or use prepaid credit from your account.

  4. 4

    Download and flash

    The finished file comes back to the same job, usually within 15 minutes. Revisions are free: just ask in the job's messages.

Good to know

  • Reads accepted from Alientech KESS3 and K-TAG, Autotuner, CMD Flash and Magic Motorsport Flex.
  • ECU and TCU files for cars, vans and light commercials.
  • Support 08:00 to 22:00 UK time, every day. Outside those hours we offer limited support.
  • Track every job's progress in your dashboard.
  • Free revisions, and full support until every job is resolved.

Slave Tools

Start taking tuning jobs with TradeFlash as your silent business partner.

For garages, mechanics and new tuners who want to offer remapping without writing files. Your slave tool reads and writes the car. TradeFlash supplies the file.

  1. 1

    Talk to us

    Tell us whether you need a new tool or want to move a slave you already own.

  2. 2

    Eligibility and terms

    We check the tool can join our master and confirm the tool price and joining terms before you commit.

  3. 3

    Set up and first job

    We help you get set up and walk you through your first job.

  4. 4

    Order files

    Every file is ordered through your TradeFlash account and charged per file.

Tools we offer

  • Autotuner slave unit.
  • KESS3 slave unit, OBD and bench or boot.
  • Magic Motorsport Flex slave, with a selection of protocols.
  • Already slaved to another supplier? Some tools can move to our master. We check yours first.

Two separate costs

The tool
A one-off purchase. We quote the current price and joining terms before you commit.
The files
Charged per file at the same prices as the Master File Service, by card or from credit.

TradeFlash Partner

Your network. Your brand. Your own file portal.

For businesses with customers or industry contacts who want to sell files under their own name. You own the customer relationship and set your retail prices. TradeFlash runs the portal and does the agreed file work. You don't host anything or write files.

  1. 1

    Set up your portal

    Choose your address, like yourname.files.ltd, then add your logo, colour and support details.

  2. 2

    Set your prices

    Your price for each service, at or above TradeFlash wholesale. The difference is your margin.

  3. 3

    Customers order

    Your customers sign up on your portal and upload their file. Every job comes to TradeFlash automatically.

  4. 4

    Paid on return

    When the file is ready, your customer pays you. Wholesale is then taken from your credit and the download unlocks.

What you need

  • A TradeFlash trade account.
  • At least •••• of TradeFlash credit to switch your portal on. This is credit you spend on jobs, not a setup fee.
  • Your business details and prices for at least one service.

Costs and payments

  • A •••• monthly portal fee, taken from your credit, starting when your portal goes live.
  • Wholesale for each job is taken from your credit only after your customer has paid.
  • Customers pay from credit held on your portal, or by card into your own Stripe account once your Stripe key is verified.
  • You see every order in your Partner console. Files pass only between your customer and TradeFlash.

TradeFlash Lab

Specialist help when a job goes wrong.

Mail-in ECU recovery and technical support for TradeFlash customers. For failed flashes, corrupted software and control units that no longer respond.

  1. 1

    Tell us about the job

    Send the vehicle, ECU, the tool you used and what happened.

  2. 2

    Send the ECU

    We reply with shipping instructions. An assessment charge applies.

  3. 3

    Get a quote

    We assess the unit and quote the recovery work. Nothing starts without your approval.

  4. 4

    Return

    We do the agreed work and send the ECU back. If you decline, it comes back without the work.

What Lab covers

  • Recovery after interrupted programming, corrupted software or a failed flash.
  • Software restoration where normal procedures haven't worked.
  • ECU cloning and replacement support, where technically feasible.
  • Diagnosis of communication failures and difficult programming problems.
  • Calibration and file work outside standard file orders.

FAQs

Questions, answered.

Master File Service

Slave Tools

TradeFlash Partner

TradeFlash Lab

Contact

Talk to TradeFlash.

General and sales

Files, slave tools, Lab jobs and joining TradeFlash.

enquiries@tradeflash.co.uk

Partner support

For Partners setting up or running a portal.

partnersupport@tradeflash.co.uk

Support hours

08:00 to 22:00 UK time, every day. Limited support outside those hours.

Account holders can also message us on any job.
Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection. Card payments are processed by Stripe.