Need help from DFW Crew
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Need help from DFW Crew
I'm having problems with my heater and I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the DIY on the site about having to solder a couple of points on the back of the control unit to get it working again. I need help removing it all, I'm not mechanically inclined. I've got a solder gun and some solder but I don't have enough confidence to take it apart without breaking something. Here's the link I'm referring to
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-no-heat-repair-heater-control-158200/
If anyone is familiar with this and could help me out I sure would appreciate it. It's starting to get cold and no heat is going to suck! I will compensate whoever can help fix the problem. Just post up here or send me a PM. I live in Plano at Custer/121 area. I can drive to someone's place or I do have a decent size garage we can work in without being outside.
Thanks!
JT
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-no-heat-repair-heater-control-158200/
If anyone is familiar with this and could help me out I sure would appreciate it. It's starting to get cold and no heat is going to suck! I will compensate whoever can help fix the problem. Just post up here or send me a PM. I live in Plano at Custer/121 area. I can drive to someone's place or I do have a decent size garage we can work in without being outside.
Thanks!
JT
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hey JT i can help u with it... when do you have some time buddy? i'll just go to ur house instead of making u drive all the way out here to BFE!!! i'll pm u my number....
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Just wanted to say thanks again to Brian for coming over last night and helping me out with this. Its so nice to have heat again! He pretty much did all the work I didn't know how to take it all apart but I definitely learned good stuff for the future. The soldering fix worked perfectly, before the dial would stay at 0 and now moves smoothly to 16. Thanks again for your help!
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If a thief knows enough to get the RX-8's radio out, they know about the hidden bolt. Yea, it'll take them longer to steal it, but they'll still steal it.
I can actually get the radio out in about 2 minutes if the bolt is already out.
I can actually get the radio out in about 2 minutes if the bolt is already out.
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if they really want it they'll take it, so i would think in my opinion its better to make it easier on them instead of getting alot more crap messed up from them trying to figure out how to get it out.... and a stereo like ours is not as wanted on the black market than aftermarket stereos ... really the only people that would want it or need it is other people that have rx8's and they probably already know what to do.... but thats my opinion
and your welcome jt thats what the "dfw crew" is for..... i think we all work for beer and a chance to hang out with friends and talk
and your welcome jt thats what the "dfw crew" is for..... i think we all work for beer and a chance to hang out with friends and talk
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The other is: when I was putting it back together, I dropped the damn thing back there and it fell in between the frame and the carpeting and I said F IT!
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Haha, that works too. But I was lucky, someone else had previously removed the radio for the heater problem (those ******* thieves at Hiley Mazda) and didnt put the bolt back for me
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Meh, the car has an alarm on it and frankly If they are in the car they probably just gonna take the whole car.... I have way too many other things to worry about than things getting stolen, I can't protect everything :/
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