did firmware upgrade, now

[mike@thepowdercoater.com]

I have an early unit with ducatiboy's flasher mod. I know I need to take that out and do the later mod, but haven't gotten around to it.

 

Today, I noticed, when I wanted to enter a new address (usually I just use prev. dest or address book), that the option was blanked out, as were all the things that are normally blanked out while driving. The thing is, the car was sitting in the garage. The speed sensor said 0, but it wouldn't let me access a lot of stuff.

 

Will just taking the flasher mod out restore these things? Its easier to get to than taking the headunit out.

 

TIA!

[mike@thepowdercoater.com]

anyone?

[whtcrxghst]

If wire it up to your parking brake properly, it will work. Easier to just pull the deck and do the bypass though

[CatchMeIfYouCan631]

If wire it up to your parking brake properly, it will work. Easier to just pull the deck and do the bypass though

 

not necessarily, i bought his flasher unit before the HDD upgrade and i kno it was wired correctly, but still did nothing.

[mike@thepowdercoater.com]

the bypass worked flawlessly until I did the firmware upgrade, now it always thinks the car is moving.

[whtcrxghst]

Thats because the parking brake wire is hooked up to the flasher, not the parking brake. All Z3s, Z2s, and late model Z1s required the 2-wire bypass instead of the flasher, so the flasher isn't going to work. You have to do the 2-wire bypass or hook it up properly

[mike@thepowdercoater.com]

Thats because the parking brake wire is hooked up to the flasher, not the parking brake. All Z3s, Z2s, and late model Z1s required the 2-wire bypass instead of the flasher, so the flasher isn't going to work. You have to do the 2-wire bypass or hook it up properly

thanks, I was hoping that was the case. When the car gets back from the paint shop for its current mods, I will do the later mod.

[mike@thepowdercoater.com]

Thats because the parking brake wire is hooked up to the flasher, not the parking brake. All Z3s, Z2s, and late model Z1s required the 2-wire bypass instead of the flasher, so the flasher isn't going to work. You have to do the 2-wire bypass or hook it up properly

NOT!

I got the car back from being repainted, and had them paint my center console also, so I figured it was a good time to switch over to the 2 wire bypass. Removed the flasher circuit, installed the 2 wire bypass and it was no different. The C6 is a pain to get the center console out, and I had a car show the next day, so I went to fry's and bought a Z3. Plugged it into my existing wiring and it works perfectly. Something else is not right.

 

I would have gotten one of the newer units, but I like the Z series and it was easy, plus time was of the essence and I didn't feel like rewiring. Shouldnt have bought the first one on ebay though.

 

 

If anyone wants a Z1 to play with or upgrade to a Z3, I'll let this one go cheap and I have all of the original wiring from the Z3 that can go with it too.

[dawgbone]

how cheap are we talking?

Have you done anything to try to fix it?

[mike@thepowdercoater.com]

how cheap are we talking?

Have you done anything to try to fix it?

didnt do anything but pull it out. I had less than 24 hours from getting the car from the body shop and the first big car show. I was thinking 500 would be fair?

 

 

 

EDIT "SOLD IT YESTERDAY"