Steering Lock: cut one wire. /switch optional

bdl99 · 06-04-2012, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikes350z

If I want to order, is it through your site and input my username or is it closed until more arrive? Let me know, looks like a good fix.

Yes there were a couple of spares from the first batch so you can order via the website and just include you username and I will get it shipped out straight away.

Dwight Frye · 06-04-2012, 05:51 PM

What would be the procedure to reconnect the brown wire ? Would it be:
Engine off, ignition in ACC position which would tell the ECU to "unlock"
Reconnect brown wire
Ignition button back to OFF
Open car door to see if mechanism locks wheel
Ignition to Start to see if mechanism unlocks again

Thanks

bdl99 · 06-04-2012, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

What would be the procedure to reconnect the brown wire ? Would it be:
Engine off, ignition in ACC position which would tell the ECU to "unlock"
Reconnect brown wire
Ignition button back to OFF
Open car door to see if mechanism locks wheel
Ignition to Start to see if mechanism unlocks again

Thanks

Reconnecting the brown wire can be done at any time and the lock will sort its self out. It is only the disconnecting that has different results depending on the state the lock is in when the brown wire is disconnnected

Turning the switch off (disconnecting the brown wire) with the lock disengaged is what most people are looking for, where the lock isn’t in use and therefore can't fail
Turning the switch off (disconnecting the brown wire) with lock engaged would effectively be an additional security measure, because without knowing where the switch is (and turning on) you won't be able to start the car
Turning the switch on (reconnecting the brown wire) the lock will operate as normal, as if the harness was not installed

For example if you reconnected the brown wire while the lock should be off it would stay off and engage the next time it was supposed to.

LMBmikeZ · 06-04-2012, 07:32 PM

Forgot to post last week I have been super busy past couple weeks.

Any way, I got my harness (one of the original beta harnesses) last week and installed it that day. I notice no delay like others have stated in other "for real" threads. Thanks again for the harness Brian!

I was hold off to comment but figured WTF I will now. IMO the reason people are experiencing a delay when starting the car with a pulled fuse is because the computer has to go through extra steps to ensure the car is safe to start. Those wires I commented on in an earlier post have a purpose. Without these the computer will then have to run more tests (this all happens within micro seconds) to ensure the car is in a safe state with no faults before proceeding. The CPU runs in a car runs the same as a CPU for a PLC program (I use at work all the time, I am an electrician) CPU's run off of ladder logic and buy disconnecting this wires and creating more work for the cpu only means it has to run through more rungs in the ladder system. So in turn this means it will feel like the car is taking longer before it turns over and starts.

KaienZ34 · 06-05-2012, 11:49 AM

anytime

simota1 · 06-05-2012, 02:53 PM

mine is in honolulu right now... cant wait to get it....

azn370z · 06-05-2012, 03:41 PM

I got mine. Thanks.

axio · 06-05-2012, 11:25 PM

Got mine yesterday, took her out for a drive tonight and she works great. No lag or anything out of the normal. Thanks again Fritz and BDL. Reps for you both!

bdl99 · 06-06-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axio

Got mine yesterday, took her out for a drive tonight and she works great. No lag or anything out of the normal. Thanks again Fritz and BDL. Reps for you both!

Thanks and I would just like to add my thanks to Fritz because without his work this wouldn't have happened. The harness is just an plug and play implementation of what Fritz discovered.

iceman21_23 · 06-06-2012, 05:56 PM

Harness installed!! was a breeze took less then 5 minutes. thanks again!

ENT-Z · 06-06-2012, 08:02 PM

Harness installed. Everything working perfectly. Thanks again!

KORRUPT · 06-07-2012, 06:05 PM

Got and installed my harness, works great, thanks again. Another thing I wanted to mention is that I was refunded half my delivery charge because I pesume shipping was less than expected. I have never had any business do this before and I was extremely impressed and thought everyone should know the class that bdl99 has. Reps to you and thanks again.

simota1 · 06-07-2012, 07:22 PM

i got mine in the mail yesterday... gotta install it today maybe when i swing by the body shop thanks again bro

MDZOwner · 06-15-2012, 03:40 PM

Thanks Brian, I got mine in place today; repped! All works perfectly

simota1 · 06-15-2012, 04:10 PM

forgot to update this... installed it in about 5 mins and shes great... no lag or anything like that bye bye steering lock

06-04-2012, 07:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
LMBmikeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,237 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 10350	Forgot to post last week I have been super busy past couple weeks. Any way, I got my harness (one of the original beta harnesses) last week and installed it that day. I notice no delay like others have stated in other "for real" threads. Thanks again for the harness Brian! I was hold off to comment but figured WTF I will now. IMO the reason people are experiencing a delay when starting the car with a pulled fuse is because the computer has to go through extra steps to ensure the car is safe to start. Those wires I commented on in an earlier post have a purpose. Without these the computer will then have to run more tests (this all happens within micro seconds) to ensure the car is in a safe state with no faults before proceeding. The CPU runs in a car runs the same as a CPU for a PLC program (I use at work all the time, I am an electrician) CPU's run off of ladder logic and buy disconnecting this wires and creating more work for the cpu only means it has to run through more rungs in the ladder system. So in turn this means it will feel like the car is taking longer before it turns over and starts. __________________ CUSTOM NISMO \| BERK \| H&R \| STANCE \| SPL everything \| EVO-R \| 34 Setrab \| WHITELINE \| Redline \| Carkitcompany \| Zspeed \| UpRev \| SEIBON

06-05-2012, 11:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	anytime __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html

06-05-2012, 02:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	mine is in honolulu right now... cant wait to get it.... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

06-05-2012, 03:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
azn370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,722 Drives: z34 - R1 Rep Power: 490	I got mine. Thanks. __________________ 2010 k23 H&R sport springs / Spc rear camber arms / SSR SP1 / Berk cbe / Varis cf lip / Nismo S-Tune side skirts

06-05-2012, 11:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
axio Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 271 Drives: '09 370Z Rep Power: 17	Got mine yesterday, took her out for a drive tonight and she works great. No lag or anything out of the normal. Thanks again Fritz and BDL. Reps for you both! __________________ GTM Stg II SC w/ Aquamist methanol injection, GTM oil cooler, Berk HFC, Stillen CBE, BC ER coilovers, Hotchkis sways, TWM short shifter, Clutch spring mod, CarboTech XP8s

06-04-2012, 05:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dwight Frye Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Occupied California Posts: 423 Drives: '09 Tour/Sport/6MT Rep Power: 16	What would be the procedure to reconnect the brown wire ? Would it be: Engine off, ignition in ACC position which would tell the ECU to "unlock" Reconnect brown wire Ignition button back to OFF Open car door to see if mechanism locks wheel Ignition to Start to see if mechanism unlocks again Thanks

06-06-2012, 05:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
iceman21_23 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: league city, tx Posts: 757 Drives: 09' Solid Red 370z Rep Power: 18	Harness installed!! was a breeze took less then 5 minutes. thanks again! __________________ Zele front bumper cf front lip, Seibon TS Hood, Work GS2, Ings+1 side skirts Takeda CAI Litespeed Exhaust

06-06-2012, 08:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
ENT-Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 460 Drives: 09 MB 6MT 370Z Rep Power: 17	Harness installed. Everything working perfectly. Thanks again!

06-07-2012, 06:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
KORRUPT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa Posts: 75 Drives: 09 MB 370Z Rep Power: 14	Got and installed my harness, works great, thanks again. Another thing I wanted to mention is that I was refunded half my delivery charge because I pesume shipping was less than expected. I have never had any business do this before and I was extremely impressed and thought everyone should know the class that bdl99 has. Reps to you and thanks again. __________________ AFE / HPS / STILLEN CBE / AMS SS

06-07-2012, 07:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	i got mine in the mail yesterday... gotta install it today maybe when i swing by the body shop thanks again bro __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

06-15-2012, 03:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
MDZOwner Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 77 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	Thanks Brian, I got mine in place today; repped! All works perfectly

06-15-2012, 04:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	forgot to update this... installed it in about 5 mins and shes great... no lag or anything like that bye bye steering lock __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

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