NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread - Page 59 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

finch1750 · 02-20-2013, 09:07 PM

OK. I just have to rant. I took my car in on Tuesday to get the ECM swapped out in order to turn my Dr off and still have my high beams (its a tsb). So I get a call yesterday saying that They have been on the phone with Toyota all day and didn't get it done, plus now they tell me they need my second key. So car gets kept overnight and now I'm getting told that my car won't come out of park, and will be sitting there overnight yet again. Everything with this damn car is not easy. I replaced my window after the break in an now the window control module doesn't work (windows only goes down, not up). Body shop took 3 months to get it back to me after my accident. This is why I told myself I would wait for the second year, but nooooo. Damn dealership had to have what I wanted available. Lol

Anyway, I am FRSless for the 3rd day now and am having angry withdrawals if you could tell.

/rant

86_ZN6 · 02-20-2013, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

OK. I just have to rant. I took my car in on Tuesday to get the ECM swapped out in order to turn my Dr off and still have my high beams (its a tsb). So I get a call yesterday saying that They have been on the phone with Toyota all day and didn't get it done, plus now they tell me they need my second key. So car gets kept overnight and now I'm getting told that my car won't come out of park, and will be sitting there overnight yet again. Everything with this damn car is not easy. I replaced my window after the break in an now the window control module doesn't work (windows only goes down, not up). Body shop took 3 months to get it back to me after my accident. This is why I told myself I would wait for the second year, but nooooo. Damn dealership had to have what I wanted available. Lol

Anyway, I am FRSless for the 3rd day now and am having angry withdrawals if you could tell.

/rant

Go to another dealer. They dont know what they are doing.

The ECM does not need to be changed

You just plug your car to tech stream an you can turn off the DRL

Its a 30min job

finch1750 · 02-20-2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

Go to another dealer. They dont know what they are doing.

The ECM does not need to be changed

You just plug your car to tech stream an you can turn off the DRL

Its a 30min job

When they did that it my high beams turned into Drls when I turned them on. Then I found the tsb and my ecu is in the range.

BlaineWasHere · 02-20-2013, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

When they did that it my high beams turned into Drls when I turned them on. Then I found the tsb and my ecu is in the range.

They are idiots. They I'm not exactly sure how the Toyota (or is it Subi?) ECU code works but it sounds like they are not inputting the correct commands. I'm pretty versed with the VW or VAG codding and when people tried to disable their DRLs they'd wind up with turn signals as headlights and all sorts of crazy stuff if they were off by a hair or just flat out didn't know what they are doing.

86_ZN6 · 02-20-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

When they did that it my high beams turned into Drls when I turned them on. Then I found the tsb and my ecu is in the range.

pretty weird! my car is in the 2000 range and no ECM replacement was needed.

JackSmiley · 02-20-2013, 09:40 PM

Welcome to all the new pipz! Hopping to spot you guys on the road.

finch1750 · 02-20-2013, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

They are idiots. They I'm not exactly sure how the Toyota (or is it Subi?) ECU code works but it sounds like they are not inputting the correct commands. I'm pretty versed with the VW or VAG codding and when people tried to disable their DRLs they'd wind up with turn signals as headlights and all sorts of crazy stuff if they were off by a hair or just flat out didn't know what they are doing.

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Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

pretty weird! my car is in the 2000 range and no ECM replacement was needed.

Yeah. I don't know. When they tried it and it happened I then found the TSB. When I read it I thought it was the reason and took it to them didn't think they would around just swapping ECUs without a good reason so I trusted I had been right. Who the hell knows. I can't take it to another dealer now though since its stuck in park, otherwise I would. Damn sure am not taking it back though.

finch1750 · 02-20-2013, 11:08 PM

It was Geweke Toyota in Lodi.

matchamochi · 02-21-2013, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

From where?

I moved to SJ from San Francisco.
Got my brz Sunday though. Hoping to come out to a meet and meet some folks.

matchamochi · 02-21-2013, 06:36 AM

Anyone in Nor Cal have the OEM audio plus audio package? I keep hearing how good the audio is, but it's so pricey - I'm really curious to hear how it sounds in person - especially with the JL set coming out fairly soon.

Kamakanani0 · 02-21-2013, 11:14 AM

@Clipdat @BigFatFlip I just bought me a Dual action polisher and I'm going to start detailing my car myself ill let you guys know the results and if you like my results ill hook you guys up save you guys some money

Clipdat · 02-21-2013, 01:15 PM

Sweet! Looks like you have an ideal shaded area to detail, and maybe even some garage space too? Post up some pics after you try it out!

BlaineWasHere · 02-21-2013, 06:04 PM

I'm dragging ass today. Work sucks.

finch1750 · 02-21-2013, 06:27 PM

So it turns out the new ecu was defective. Took 3 days of working on the car to figure it out. New one gets here tomorrow. Problem is I need to be in San Jose for a Little League Umpire clinic I am teaching at. Anyone think its unreasonable to ask for a loaner at this point? I have no car for four days at least and need a way from Stockton to San Jose and back now

02-20-2013, 09:07 PM	#813
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,564 Thanks: 9,380 Thanked 9,393 Times in 5,257 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	OK. I just have to rant. I took my car in on Tuesday to get the ECM swapped out in order to turn my Dr off and still have my high beams (its a tsb). So I get a call yesterday saying that They have been on the phone with Toyota all day and didn't get it done, plus now they tell me they need my second key. So car gets kept overnight and now I'm getting told that my car won't come out of park, and will be sitting there overnight yet again. Everything with this damn car is not easy. I replaced my window after the break in an now the window control module doesn't work (windows only goes down, not up). Body shop took 3 months to get it back to me after my accident. This is why I told myself I would wait for the second year, but nooooo. Damn dealership had to have what I wanted available. Lol Anyway, I am FRSless for the 3rd day now and am having angry withdrawals if you could tell. /rant __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

02-20-2013, 09:40 PM	#818
JackSmiley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: A Potential Traffic Ticket Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 1,112 Thanks: 448 Thanked 231 Times in 182 Posts Mentioned: 28 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Welcome to all the new pipz! Hopping to spot you guys on the road. __________________

02-20-2013, 11:08 PM	#820
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,564 Thanks: 9,380 Thanked 9,393 Times in 5,257 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	It was Geweke Toyota in Lodi. __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

02-21-2013, 11:14 AM	#823
Kamakanani0 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FRS (RAVEN) Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 534 Thanks: 551 Thanked 181 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@Clipdat @BigFatFlip I just bought me a Dual action polisher and I'm going to start detailing my car myself ill let you guys know the results and if you like my results ill hook you guys up save you guys some money __________________ Philippians 4:13

02-21-2013, 06:04 PM	#825
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02-21-2013, 06:36 AM	#822
matchamochi Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: swp brz Location: San Jose Posts: 177 Thanks: 45 Thanked 56 Times in 39 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone in Nor Cal have the OEM audio plus audio package? I keep hearing how good the audio is, but it's so pricey - I'm really curious to hear how it sounds in person - especially with the JL set coming out fairly soon.

02-21-2013, 01:15 PM	#824
Clipdat Proud of BOXER Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: Subaru Boxer Location: Bay Area Posts: 8,147 Thanks: 7,070 Thanked 6,843 Times in 3,673 Posts Mentioned: 199 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sweet! Looks like you have an ideal shaded area to detail, and maybe even some garage space too? Post up some pics after you try it out!

02-21-2013, 06:27 PM	#826
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,564 Thanks: 9,380 Thanked 9,393 Times in 5,257 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	So it turns out the new ecu was defective. Took 3 days of working on the car to figure it out. New one gets here tomorrow. Problem is I need to be in San Jose for a Little League Umpire clinic I am teaching at. Anyone think its unreasonable to ask for a loaner at this point? I have no car for four days at least and need a way from Stockton to San Jose and back now __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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