Huge Problem for me w/ interceptor-x
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ok so i finally got my car back today. total was 1815.42 and i had to pay every cent of it. i have to sell the interceptor, so if anyone wants to buy it, i'll sell it for 1600 cause i didnt even get to use it. the dealership fixed the car, but they unplugged my subs. the subs were installed by professionals, not me. is it ok for me to hook them back up? they unhooked them from the drivers side interior fuse box and im not sure which fuse it was hooked to exactly.
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I feel bad for joshk, but let this be a lesson to everyone. Dealerships do not perform "repairs". They simply replace parts. You are never required to do anything a dealer reccomends. Also, unless they inform you of a diagnosis charge up front, you do not have to pay that either. Be aware that though an aftermarket part may not neccisarily void a portion of a warranty, the dealer will never be responsible for screwing up your aftermarket mods.
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Originally Posted by joshk118
i have to sell the interceptor, so if anyone wants to buy it, i'll sell it for 1600 cause i didnt even get to use it.
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not trying to flame here but let me ask a question....
theres a ton of people on here that have the int-x for their cars.. your the only person who's had this problem..
for some reason this sounds kind of fishy to me, because if there was no power to your pcm. how did it erase?
theres a ton of people on here that have the int-x for their cars.. your the only person who's had this problem..
for some reason this sounds kind of fishy to me, because if there was no power to your pcm. how did it erase?
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MM hit it on the head....you got hosed dude. Truly sucks, but thats life. And with the interceptor, Jason is right about the price, which means you're going to have to take another hit because although its used, it has still decreased in value since its not coming from the actual company. You'd be lucky to get $1400. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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Originally Posted by VarneyMazda
not trying to flame here but let me ask a question....
theres a ton of people on here that have the int-x for their cars.. your the only person who's had this problem..
for some reason this sounds kind of fishy to me, because if there was no power to your pcm. how did it erase?![Wconfused](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/Wconfused.gif)
theres a ton of people on here that have the int-x for their cars.. your the only person who's had this problem..
for some reason this sounds kind of fishy to me, because if there was no power to your pcm. how did it erase?
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
What do you want to do? You didn't install them. Do you know how to hook them up?
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I think I would be worried about something other than my sub hook-up if I just gave a dealer $1600 to fix something that many knowledgeable people just questioned the validity of...
I am assuming you didn't get the old PCM back to test... some dealer is probably smiling that they just got $1600 for a main fuse
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I am assuming you didn't get the old PCM back to test... some dealer is probably smiling that they just got $1600 for a main fuse
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Originally Posted by RXhusker
I think I would be worried about something other than my sub hook-up if I just gave a dealer $1600 to fix something that many knowledgeable people just questioned the validity of...
I am assuming you didn't get the old PCM back to test... some dealer is probably smiling that they just got $1600 for a main fuse![Sad](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/sad.gif)
![Shocking](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/shocking.gif)
I am assuming you didn't get the old PCM back to test... some dealer is probably smiling that they just got $1600 for a main fuse
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and now the ony thing that doesnt work is my subs, which isnt even what i sent the car in for haha.
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i have a ?. what does your odometer read???? and what does the sticker that they put on about the replaced ecu say...
if you old ecu was erased you miles on the speedo would be gone.. replacing with a new ecu would read 0.
and they should have given you the old ecu back. i think legally they have to as it is a used part that you own.
food for thought.
beers
if you old ecu was erased you miles on the speedo would be gone.. replacing with a new ecu would read 0.
and they should have given you the old ecu back. i think legally they have to as it is a used part that you own.
food for thought.
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Damn man, WTF? You got screwed out of almost $2k and you're worried about your subs? Ask the dealer for your old PCM back. Plug it into another 8 and see if it works. There's no way it got "erased". That's the most dumbass thing I've heard yet from a dealer. Send me the PCM and I'll test it for you.
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Originally Posted by joshk118
dude i cant do anything about what i had to do. my dad made me pay the dealer to fix the car cause he wanted me to get my car back and for me to "learn a lesson"
You are just some dumb f*cking rich kid.
Sorry I cared.
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^ exactly.
You were obviously in over your head on this one from the start. If you can't figure out the subs, you couldn't have done the turbo. Sorry, man. But I'm starting to see that either you did hose the car yourself, or the dealer sensed some easy pray and cashed-in. Either way, you don't seem to be all that troubled. Just tell your dad to pay for an STi, too.
You were obviously in over your head on this one from the start. If you can't figure out the subs, you couldn't have done the turbo. Sorry, man. But I'm starting to see that either you did hose the car yourself, or the dealer sensed some easy pray and cashed-in. Either way, you don't seem to be all that troubled. Just tell your dad to pay for an STi, too.
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At this point I have not heard back from the tech that was working on the car. When I spoke with him last he was going to open the factory ECU and call me with the results of a visual inspection. I would like to get the factory ECU and Interceptor-X back and inspect both units for damage.
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Ahh. Sorry, I missed this part of the story.
You are just some dumb f*cking rich kid.
Sorry I cared.
You are just some dumb f*cking rich kid.
Sorry I cared.
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i have an rx8.. its mine.. bought with my own money well.. the banks.. i took out a 40k loan.. im 20, i have 35k left on it.. no co-signer.. its all mine,
my dad Refuses to let me put a turbo/s/c on it..... im greatly dissapointed... he would loose it if i did... at the same time.. its my car.. i want more power.. only 250rwhp.. give or take.. nothing special... nothing that would overwork the car to the point where id have to rebuild the engine in a year...i dont know what im doing, i was going to get a pro shop to do it....sigh.. oh well.. i would never attempt too hook up the interX bymyself...you have ***** to do that on a 30k car..
my dad Refuses to let me put a turbo/s/c on it..... im greatly dissapointed... he would loose it if i did... at the same time.. its my car.. i want more power.. only 250rwhp.. give or take.. nothing special... nothing that would overwork the car to the point where id have to rebuild the engine in a year...i dont know what im doing, i was going to get a pro shop to do it....sigh.. oh well.. i would never attempt too hook up the interX bymyself...you have ***** to do that on a 30k car..
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Originally Posted by Skiptomylue
i have an rx8.. its mine.. bought with my own money well.. the banks.. i took out a 40k loan.. im 20, i have 35k left on it.. no co-signer.. its all mine,
my dad Refuses to let me put a turbo/s/c on it..... im greatly dissapointed... he would loose it if i did... at the same time.. its my car.. i want more power.. only 250rwhp.. give or take.. nothing special... nothing that would overwork the car to the point where id have to rebuild the engine in a year...i dont know what im doing, i was going to get a pro shop to do it....sigh.. oh well.. i would never attempt too hook up the interX bymyself...you have ***** to do that on a 30k car..
my dad Refuses to let me put a turbo/s/c on it..... im greatly dissapointed... he would loose it if i did... at the same time.. its my car.. i want more power.. only 250rwhp.. give or take.. nothing special... nothing that would overwork the car to the point where id have to rebuild the engine in a year...i dont know what im doing, i was going to get a pro shop to do it....sigh.. oh well.. i would never attempt too hook up the interX bymyself...you have ***** to do that on a 30k car..
haha i took out 6 grand for the loan and payed in cash up front. and its not a 30k car.