OhNo
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- Brent
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- '08 Compass '21 Gladiator Rubicon JT
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First post here so be gentle!
I am a second Jeep owner, first one was a new 2008 Compass North, and on Xmas Eve our 1 year old (2021) Gladiator Rubicon (JT) was delivered. (yup I'm aware this is a Wrangler site but full of great topics for any Jeep Owner).
The newest one was driven by the female Autobody manager (Employee incentive program), and you'd swear it had no miles on it when in fact it arrived with 15,205km on the odometer. There are a few things I have discovered that make me go Hmmmm. First, what were they thinking of using (at least at this time) by using Micro fuses? The second thing is the potential hidden inside the computer(s) that would make this thing a JEEP.
I have two dealerships, but both are 50 miles (80km) away, and be darned if I am going to pay a shop rate to have them calibrate my tire size, lockers, sway bar...... so I ordered a Z Automotive Taser JL Mini (I am a retired farm and have no affiliation with any dealership of company). Sadly shipping to Rural Western Canada proved frustrating, Opening the box to find the USB port almost impossible to plug the cord into (Updating prior to standing on my head) and a USB cord that was defective wasn't a great start.
Once I had the software updated (followed instructions to the "T"), I find that a lot of my sub-menus aren't showing up. (v11.4.4) Of course this all happens on a Friday afternoon when the people at Z have taken off for the weekend. I did send an email to Scott explaining all the issues. Not saying the product is the problem, but asking if there is a possibility of it being the problem, maybe the latest version isn't playing nice with the computer, or user error.....
I can do the rudimentary stuff, but TPMS, and performance menus just aren't there. I found where they have directions to "recover" the thing, but thought I'd ask here if anyone else has had issues.
I know a lot of you are saying "why didn't you just plug it in and play?". Simple answer is I have another hobby, Astrophotography, and run my gear remotely with a couple programs that are probably the worst user interface possible, and can make it all work, even if I am not on a computer to ride herd on it.....
So Hi to all, and if you can add some input I am all ears.
I am a second Jeep owner, first one was a new 2008 Compass North, and on Xmas Eve our 1 year old (2021) Gladiator Rubicon (JT) was delivered. (yup I'm aware this is a Wrangler site but full of great topics for any Jeep Owner).The newest one was driven by the female Autobody manager (Employee incentive program), and you'd swear it had no miles on it when in fact it arrived with 15,205km on the odometer. There are a few things I have discovered that make me go Hmmmm. First, what were they thinking of using (at least at this time) by using Micro fuses? The second thing is the potential hidden inside the computer(s) that would make this thing a JEEP.
I have two dealerships, but both are 50 miles (80km) away, and be darned if I am going to pay a shop rate to have them calibrate my tire size, lockers, sway bar...... so I ordered a Z Automotive Taser JL Mini (I am a retired farm and have no affiliation with any dealership of company). Sadly shipping to Rural Western Canada proved frustrating, Opening the box to find the USB port almost impossible to plug the cord into (Updating prior to standing on my head) and a USB cord that was defective wasn't a great start.
Once I had the software updated (followed instructions to the "T"), I find that a lot of my sub-menus aren't showing up. (v11.4.4) Of course this all happens on a Friday afternoon when the people at Z have taken off for the weekend. I did send an email to Scott explaining all the issues. Not saying the product is the problem, but asking if there is a possibility of it being the problem, maybe the latest version isn't playing nice with the computer, or user error.....
I can do the rudimentary stuff, but TPMS, and performance menus just aren't there. I found where they have directions to "recover" the thing, but thought I'd ask here if anyone else has had issues.
I know a lot of you are saying "why didn't you just plug it in and play?". Simple answer is I have another hobby, Astrophotography, and run my gear remotely with a couple programs that are probably the worst user interface possible, and can make it all work, even if I am not on a computer to ride herd on it.....
So Hi to all, and if you can add some input I am all ears.
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Our farm is on Heavy Clay Loam soil and the only thing I know about rocks (or rock crawling) is "ROCK" is a 4 letter word beginning with an "R" and ending in "K". Keep this in mind when someone rolls a 100K Jeep on a rock face! But the reason I got the Taser is to access and fine tune the hidden features JEEP has decided to Profiteer from for hooking the vehicle up to a 'puter... and not having to make a 100 mile round-trip to do it.
