J_Owens

oh ok.

1.4 should be the final update and it will fix all the problems you currently have.

raphy3

I'm pretty sure he was saying: he wishes someone near him needed an update and would offer him a brew or something the way switch offered J owens....

J_Owens

hey everyone just did the 1.4 update. also big props to JUICE who told me about the forum about the a/c problem to re solder the connections, my mechanic did that for me tonight and the a/c works great now feels like its even colder then before, sure enough the solder that were on the board were cracked, me and my tech were able to see the cracks with a magnifying glass, such a wierd problem but yeah got 1.4 update and a/c fixed, so just to let everyone know

if you go to this kit and you notice either you get all heat or all a/c all the time, its not the kit, it is indeed the a/c heat module

rollerbldes

Err I think my typing was a little off.

I do have the cable and I am getting the private updates. I was just jealous someone was offering to hook you up with deals on snowboarding equipment. I meant that I wished someone around here would hook me up with something if I updated their kit.

Oh wait.. raphy3 got it.

Switch

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thanks owens. ill probably head down sometime within the next week to ur work since the update requires an internet connection, correct? id come down this weekend but im swamped with work and studyin for finals. oh and knowing where u work would probably be helpful. just post the address or PM it to me if u dont want it on the boards. by the way, u have any preference for beer?

jeffRX

i agree! really easy on almost any install

J_Owens

lol roller.

my work address is

1698 s de anza blvd san jose ca 95129 its a shell station, if anyone else local wants the update let me know, if anyone that has the cable but not the 1.4 update let me know i can email you the update. after i help out switch i will probably start sending the cable around.

switch corona or coors light =) lol

J_Owens

hey switch or any other local guys any of you interested in an oem carbon fiber hood? i have a vis one but only want to sell local if any of you are interested hit me up, less then a year old always garaged, no fade no cracks

ferg

i just installed mine and it works just fine v1.1, its been 3 days

FastRX8

I'll gladly buy some brew or whatever.
If it's all sorted out by the K1 meet, and you go, maybe we can do the update there.

FastRX8

Knock on wood.

rollerbldes

You work at a gas station? Quick! Everyone lets go to SJ and steal gas from Mr.Owens!

Davey's RX-8

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Is it possible to get a replacement Axxess box? Mine was messed up during the install and the HVAC controls and temperature display are locked into what they were set on when the wires came off.

J_Owens

lol roller

rollerbldes

lol.. I don't think your box is not defective.. per say...

Try checking your connections.

Blackout04RX

i know noone seems to want to think about this... but this kit was supposed to be out, on sale glitch free beginning of august. it is not almost xmas, and there is issues. I can appreciate that the price is the cheapest but at what cost? It would seem that quality was skimped...

Toxic Gecko

Question about the illumination wires. One works with the dimmer and one works with the lights on/ lights off selector. What happens if both are tied in together to the single illumination wire from the aftermarket head unit? Can this be done or can you only use one or the other?

Toxic Gecko

Hopefully someone is monitoring this board nw. I only have a short amount of time with the cable and it does not seen to be working for me. I plugged in the cable and it loaded the drivers for it. I then opened webexpress updater and all it did was load the bootloader. When I plug in the axess box it doesn't do anything else, even if I run the updater again all it does is load the bootloader program onto my computer. I never got a walkthrough to update the actual axxess box. Anyone who has updated know what I am missing or doing wrong?

Toxic Gecko

These are the instructions from the axxess site.

1. Download the Axxess WebXXpress Updater program here.
2. Connect your Axxess interface piece via the USB-CAB cable.
3. Execute the downloaded setup.exe file.
4. Follow through the setup, once loaded, to update your product.
5. Once complete, You are now up to date!

I completed step 1 and 2. Where is the .exe file? It is the shortcut on the desktop for the webexpress updater correct? The only thing it does is keep installing the bootloader.

Toxic Gecko

Nevermind, I don't have the cable any longer. I still got charged $10 to borrow it even though I never got it to work right. The guy wasn't going to let me borrow it but I couldn't connect to the Internet in the stereo shop. I had to leave a $50 deposit to take it out the door for an hour. I'm still not sure why the bootloader would not run for me.

Please somebody add me to their list of recipients when the cables start making their way around for loan.

Thanks

Kaypee

OK I have this kit and everything works except my rear defrost... I can only change the first character in the text display and the light does not come on for the rear defrost but all other functions lights work i.e. I can get ac, heat, etc and I can also get to the function to change temp, clock and text but cant select any characters other than the first one (the courser cant go to the right)... anyone else have this problem or do I somehow have a defective axxess box?

rollerbldes

No you can not. You need to use the Inverted Dimming (Pin G)
Please refer to this page: http://miata.fosketts.net/index.php?title=J-01

1) Run webexpress updater
2) Connect cable BUT NOT THE AXXESS CIRCUIT BOARD & make sure drivers are installed
3) Run USBBootLoader MAKE SURE THE AXXESS CIRCUIT BOARD IS NOT CONNECTED AT THIS POINT ONLY THE CABLE
4) Click Update Unit Board DO NOT CONNECT THE CABLE TO THE BOARD
5) When the USBBootLoader says connect cable to the board NOW YOU CAN CONNECT THE 4 PIN WHITE HARNESS TO THE BOARD! MAKE SURE YOU DO IT FIRMLY IN ONE PUSH
6) DONE

Possibly you have a bad unit.. or it could be your connections.

Toxic Gecko

Thanks Roller, (again). I don't know what the issue was. The bootloader would download, but everytime I tried to run the bootloader program it would give me an error message. I removed the entire thing from my computer and I will re-download it the next time I have access to a cable. As for now, still v1.0, oh well next time.

On a lighter note, my HVAC works like a charm now. There is a great DIY on the board here showing how and where to re-solder the connectors behind the temp control ****. If any of you are getting full hot and full cold, but nothing in between, this is the fix for you. And on the down side of this DIY, when taking apart the HVAC controls I found the previous owner of my 8 had broken and superglued the fan control **** back in place. Anyone have an extra HVAC fan control **** sitting around that they don't need anymore? I would gladly pay for it.

Way2real316

Good to hear i got my kit in Friday. My freaking radio was suppose to show up at the same time. Ill post my experience Monday night once its installed.

rollerbldes

Hmm I wonder what you guys are doing during installation to push the solder joints off. Is this only a problem in the 04?