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Toddman38 12-03-2016 01:34 AM


Originally Posted by MisterL (Post 5066981)
The dealer in my area wants $125 and say they need it for 1 1/2 hours. GTFOH.

Ouch... Mine said normally, its 61.00. But, since I was the 1st, and he wasnt sure if itd work. It worked fine, and took roughly 5 mins. I was charged 35.00, which was a fair price, imo...:cool:

Anything over 40.00, is nuts imo...;)

Wyo11Scab 12-03-2016 12:02 PM


Originally Posted by MisterL (Post 5066981)
The dealer in my area wants $125 and say they need it for 1 1/2 hours. GTFOH.

BS

MisterL 12-03-2016 12:15 PM

It is BS.

SixShooter14 12-03-2016 12:32 PM

From what I hear, most dealers are charging a 0.5-1 hrs of their shop rate to make a change. Still ridiculous since it only takes 5mins. But they don't charge by the minute. 0.5 hour is pretty much the minimum.

MisterL 12-03-2016 12:50 PM

And I'm fine with paying a half hours rate but I'm not paying $125 and there is definitely no reason for them to need it for a hour and a half. I'll just buy all the stuff and do it myself before I pay that. Which is looking like what I'll end up doing. This is one of the dumbest things I've come across. why even put the plug there in the first place if it takes having to go through this process.

SixShooter14 12-03-2016 01:05 PM


Originally Posted by MisterL (Post 5067567)
And I'm fine with paying a half hours rate but I'm not paying $125 and there is definitely no reason for them to need it for a hour and a half. I'll just buy all the stuff and do it myself before I pay that. Which is looking like what I'll end up doing. This is one of the dumbest things I've come across. why even put the plug there in the first place if it takes having to go through this process.

Because when they build 1000+ trucks per day it's easier, cheaper, and faster to put the same plug/wires in all of them. Then only activate the ones that get the actual equipment.

Toddman38 12-03-2016 01:18 PM

Yeah, what some charge is nuts. As it literally took the service tech, 5 mins, start to finish enabling my sub connector.

Feathermerchant 12-03-2016 03:24 PM

Glad I built and installed my own.

MisterL 12-06-2016 10:34 AM

Ok I have the MX Bluetooth adapter and downloaded Forscan lite because I have to use my old galaxy 4 phone as my laptop does not have Bluetooth. I will be using a Bluetooth enabled laptop this evening to try again because after a hour of sitting in the truck last night I got nothing accomplished. I know, it's ridiculous but I guess I'm just not a tech savvy as I thought I once was. Any help as to what I need to do is greatly appreciated. All I'm trying to do is activate the friggin subwoofer feature and learn how to use this tool. Thanks in advance.

ZeketheSneak 12-06-2016 12:16 PM

That the Android app correct? The app doesn't have the capabilities to change the settings. You need the windows version AFAIK.


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