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Old Jun 29, 2023 | 09:58 PM
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So I have a 99c5 with rtd amd I bought this car with the factory shocks removed for the first week no issues would run fine amd do past 80 now it will not go over 80 so I bought the delete kit that’s from rpi design supposedly fools the bcm into thinking they are working and that does emt work please help it flashes shocks inoperative every time I start up the car and will do it while driving
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OP, have you considered contacting rpi designs?
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Old Jun 30, 2023 | 02:18 PM
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OP, have you considered contacting rpi designs?
yes I have they said it takes awhile or a few times for the bcm to relearn it but that’s a load of crap as I drive the car daily I’ve unhooked battery for over nite nothing changed
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yes I have they said it takes awhile or a few times for the bcm to relearn it but that’s a load of crap as I drive the car daily I’ve unhooked battery for over nite nothing changed
When I added the 4 10ohm resistors to where each shock plugged in the msg was gone instantly
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Read your codes on the DIC. This will help identify what's going on.
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