1 to 4 shift bypass , CAGS
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1 to 4 shift bypass , CAGS
First thing any driver should do is install one of these "CAGS bypass" units, IMHO, very easy to do , especially easy if you don't read the instructions that come with the unit as they were not helpful at all :-) , the instructions do not make it clear that the female CAGS connector (the connector part attached to the tranny) simply gets capped , and that cap first must be taken off the bypass unit I bought , ( I assume to keep it clean ) and then the "bypass unit" attaches to connector you pulled out of the CAGS , ( also it appears to me to 1-just keep it clean and 2-give you enough room to secure it to the handy little bolt hole in the area so as to not let it flop around, I am not sure it actually does any "bypassing" , probably same result if you just unplug the unit, but I may be wrong , anyway it "works" fine now, no more annoying 1 to 4 forced shift , I am free to make common sense gear selection at will, no more 1 to 4 bog down in traffic.
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The CAGS bypass is a very good, and cheap, mod to do to the car. It was the first thing I did when I had manual tranny C5s.
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I'm looking into getting a 1.8k ohm resistor and a factory connected to build me own for less than $5. Problem is figuring out what the part number is for connected so I know what I need to pick up from autozone or advanced auto. If anybody has that info that would be awesome.
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I just installed the cags bypass from Compliance yesterday. Instructions were very clear and I got it done with no trouble. I did skip step 3, which disables the dash light. Wasn't comfortable attempting that part and I didn't really care about the dash light. Just wanted the cags functionality disabled.
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I just installed the cags bypass from Compliance yesterday. Instructions were very clear and I got it done with no trouble. I did skip step 3, which disables the dash light. Wasn't comfortable attempting that part and I didn't really care about the dash light. Just wanted the cags functionality disabled.
Is there anyway you can post the instructions or send them?
