C6 Window Valet
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 885
Likes: 7
From: Fort Rucker Area Alabama
This is a new one on me....I do not see how water under to hood would ever cause an issue such as this. The valet installs in the OBD port inside the car. Water in any electrical system will cause a problem regardless if there is a valet installed or not. The big question is why would water under your hood get into the electrical system? Was the car submerged?
I will pass your feedback on the the manufacturer and see if there is any possible way this could happen. Did you contact the person you bought the valet from or the manf?
I will see what I can find out for you...Did you get the Valet from me?
Thanks,
Jim
I will pass your feedback on the the manufacturer and see if there is any possible way this could happen. Did you contact the person you bought the valet from or the manf?
I will see what I can find out for you...Did you get the Valet from me?
Thanks,
Jim
heavy rain/regular car washing is all.....a little moisture inside that thing messed up everything......but hey, maybe you guys have tweeked them since then....this was about 3 years ago....or so..
Last edited by 1wicked; May 24, 2007 at 09:02 AM. Reason: oops
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 23,340
Likes: 379
From: Marietta Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06-'07, '13, '15
Yes I know...but it did and we got them from you (if you're the person that started it all that is, I'd have to look it up on my CC statement since we did return them)....cars were not submerged heavy rain/regular car washing is all.....a little moisture inside that thing messed up everything......but hey, maybe you guys have tweeked them since then....this was about 3 years ago....or so..
heavy rain/regular car washing is all.....a little moisture inside that thing messed up everything......but hey, maybe you guys have tweeked them since then....this was about 3 years ago....or so..Could not of been me as I was not even selling them 3 years ago....They have been around this long but I was not offering them.
Still does not make sense that rain and washing got water in the electrical system, but I guess it can happen.
Either way, we have sold hundreds of these and never had a problem like this. I guess there is a first for everything.
So there it is, the Window Valet might cause problems if you get water in your electrical system (but if their is water in your electrical system you have bigger things to worry about than the window valet).
Thanks,
Jim
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 885
Likes: 7
From: Fort Rucker Area Alabama
Could not of been me as I was not even selling them 3 years ago....They have been around this long but I was not offering them.
Still does not make sense that rain and washing got water in the electrical system, but I guess it can happen.
Either way, we have sold hundreds of these and never had a problem like this. I guess there is a first for everything.
So there it is, the Window Valet might cause problems if you get water in your electrical system (but if their is water in your electrical system you have bigger things to worry about than the window valet).
Thanks,
Jim
Still does not make sense that rain and washing got water in the electrical system, but I guess it can happen.
Either way, we have sold hundreds of these and never had a problem like this. I guess there is a first for everything.
So there it is, the Window Valet might cause problems if you get water in your electrical system (but if their is water in your electrical system you have bigger things to worry about than the window valet).
Thanks,
Jim
I just located the apology letter and business card from the President of TOP DOWN TECH (SAN HOSE, CA) - Name is Michael Fuller - in regards to my/our two window valet's messing up our cars.....
Well funny, we had no bigger things to worry about after we removed the window valets from our two vettes, neither one of us ever had a problem again.....but hey, to each his own...the company that invented them gladly took our returns and fully refunded our money....I for one would NEVER buy one again....it scared the crap out of me.....
Last edited by 1wicked; May 26, 2007 at 06:12 PM.
MONARTOR
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 250,347
Likes: 146
From: What I know, is dwarfed by what I pretend to know
Cruise-In 5-6-7-8 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
I've had zero problems with mine, altho savewave couldn't get his doors unlocked when he tried his.. had to use the key to open the hatch and pulle the lanyard.. bet he'll be talking to Mr. Fuller soon
Intermediate
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
Strange problem with Window Valet
I have had the Window Valet in my '05 vert since the beginning, about 2 years. It work exactly as advertised immediately and never gave me a single problem.
When I transferred it to my new '07 vert, I immediately had problems, most significantly I could not start the car. I removed it, everything returned to normal. I contacted Top Down tech support, asked if they were aware of any changes in the '07 electronics. They said they were not aware of any. They requested I return the device and they sent me a replacement unit, which has worked perfectly from the moment I installed it.
You couldn't ask for better support than this. I love this device.
When I transferred it to my new '07 vert, I immediately had problems, most significantly I could not start the car. I removed it, everything returned to normal. I contacted Top Down tech support, asked if they were aware of any changes in the '07 electronics. They said they were not aware of any. They requested I return the device and they sent me a replacement unit, which has worked perfectly from the moment I installed it.
You couldn't ask for better support than this. I love this device.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,044
Likes: 74
From: Never take a girl out for a cup of coffee, the last thing you want her to be is alert and focused. Tampa, FL
St. Jude Donor '05
I was up late and had my wallet sitting in front of me 
I picked next day shipping with google checkout for free
I know it won't be shipped with next day shipping though, you should probably change that.
I hope the window valet is as good as everyone says it is. My car turns into an oven after a couple of minutes in the sun, maybe this will help my burns.
I picked next day shipping with google checkout for free
I know it won't be shipped with next day shipping though, you should probably change that.I hope the window valet is as good as everyone says it is. My car turns into an oven after a couple of minutes in the sun, maybe this will help my burns.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,044
Likes: 74
From: Never take a girl out for a cup of coffee, the last thing you want her to be is alert and focused. Tampa, FL
St. Jude Donor '05
Does the C5 Window valet work with the C6? I received mine today and plugged it in and haven't been able to get it to work. I then look on the outside of the box and it says WV-100 for 1997-2004 Corvette?
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 23,340
Likes: 379
From: Marietta Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06-'07, '13, '15
No it does not.....my fault. We are sending you another one today. Just put the wrong one in the wrong box.
Sorry about that,
Jim
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 315
Likes: 0
From: Norman OK
So this plugs in to the same port a dealer would plug in to for a diagnostics check? One of the main reasons I would purchase one is to monitor the highest speed/rpm that was recorded if I had to take it in to a dealer. But if they had to take it out to plug in to the port then I guess I couldn't do that huh?
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 23,340
Likes: 379
From: Marietta Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06-'07, '13, '15
So this plugs in to the same port a dealer would plug in to for a diagnostics check? One of the main reasons I would purchase one is to monitor the highest speed/rpm that was recorded if I had to take it in to a dealer. But if they had to take it out to plug in to the port then I guess I couldn't do that huh?
They do have to take it out to plug in a OBDII scanner. Most likely they would plug it back in after the scan ( no programming needed, just plug it back in) and it would resume doing it's thing.
Thanks,
Jim
Thread Starter
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 23,340
Likes: 379
From: Marietta Georgia
St. Jude Donor '06-'07, '13, '15
Maybe.....functionality is not there today, but I will check with the manufacturer to see if there is a possibility of doing this in the future.
I will let you know what I find out!!!
Jim
MONARTOR
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 250,347
Likes: 146
From: What I know, is dwarfed by what I pretend to know
Cruise-In 5-6-7-8 Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
Correct... I always take it out if I know they're going to be using the port.. saves me from trying to find it later
Team Owner
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 47,038
Likes: 66
From: Albuquerque NM
St. Jude Donor '08 thru '24
I believe in the Beer Fairy
USAF (Retired) 1979-2001
But--leaving it in allows you to see if they beat on your car while it was in for service by checking highest RPM and speed, provided you reset it before dropping it off. Unfortunately these things happen....