MB_Forever

Yeah gE63 has one installed on his car, and it makes the car look really good....... Hopefully he'll chime in here if he has any pictures.

OXOJE55

Adam,

Please let me know if you hear anything

Thanks,

JKK

Here you go. E63 with Kleemann unit with 22mm drop in the front and 20mm rear.

Hardrivr

Huh... well is there any idea as to when the remote is expected to be released?

BiTurboAmg

Renntech should have done this on the first unit. Now they just want all of us with the "old" unit to buy a new one. They should have contacted owners with the "old" unit and offered to upgrade us at a lower cost. Goes to show good ol RT at its best.

apex177

...but is the older Renntech unit adjustable from inside the car or is it a set it and forget it deal?

Neoii

Adjustable, yes. Easily, no. The settings are inside the case. Another member, jangy, modified the case and added knobs so that he can adjust the settings from the cabin.

The adjustability is there. It is just the accessibility, or lack thereof. Of course, you can overcome the problem if you are willing to modify the case.

The new ones have the same issue, although as you read above, there is talk of a remote. This would be great but not all the details are out yet.

rarfinancial

Leave only one screw in the lid and adjusting is a 20 second job. I adjust mine all the time, it's fast and easy. @0 seconds max.

SUNILP

for those installing the units themselves, just wanted to hand a few pointers out.

f you don't have the special tool to extract pins, use a needle or safety pin. Make sure you press the pin in fully before extracting or you will have issues. The pin head will get caught inside the plastic housing of the connector and you will have to destroy the connector before getting it out. Those pins can be ordered directly from MB called MQS pins.

jangy

Remote shemote!! Anyone who doesn't do the harness extension and knob extension mod and complains is silly. They are practically free and finally allow the real potential of the modules out. Let the remote come out. You know what they think they can charge for the new unit and remote? I'll take the old unit for under $1000 installed and love life. This new one has been hyped for a year now and this is all we get?

psk145

Id much rather use the remote, than bend over the passenger seat and into the footwell to adjust the extended knobs. You'd have to run a lot of extra wire to get it into somewhere convenient.

jangy

wires cost nothing so that isn't an issue. also, you can mount it in the arm rest if you really use it that often. You will learn. the remote is a great novelty, until you don't have a perfect spot to keep it. how many remotes you want? The thought is great, like all RT products, its just the real life application that is missing. Also, with the knobs, you know you are in a specific setting as you move it. i have no clue when and where that remote is going to choose to work.

Also, you still haven't factored in the cash. You know RT will bump the price on the new unit, PLUS you have to buy the remote (that won't be cheap). My guess is $2000 installed vs $1000. You tell me which you'd pay for?

psk145

I could change my own oil for probably $50, but Id rather take it to the dealer for convenience. Many people like myself would rather pay the extra money for convenience, than tweak the ELM to put in the armrest or another convenience place.

by the way, I think its a wired remote. There's a long *** cable attached to the elm, and Im assuming thats where the remote plugs into. So its a "remote" control, but not IR or wireless.

way2evil

if you have the car lowered can you raise it anytime with the button on the dash to the stock height?

jangy

Aaah, that makes sense. Just two inputs. I get what you mean, especially now.

jangy

Yeah, the sweet thing about a digital ELM is that all the OEM stuff still does its thing. If you dump it and get on the highway, it will actually raise just a bit to stabilize the car. Either way, it wants to be at a specific height at speed.

With mine when it is fully dumped and in comfort mode, the raise buttom raises it to about 0.5" taller than stock. It is enough to let me keep the front end clean of curbs, but that's about it.

jangy

Wait a sec, I think I misunderstood. To go back to stock height, I just turn the module off. The power knob is one if the four. the rear is run on one sensor.

way2evil

not sure about the 55s but my car has a button that raises the car 2 inches. if i hit that button with the elm module on and the car lowered will it raise all the way up to that? if it does i am getting one soon

Neoii

jangy brings up a good point. Unless the new wired (or not) remote has a display that takes feedback directly from the module, you cannot be sure of the setting once you press the buttons on the remote.

psk145

the off road button raises it back to approximately stock height. Maybe a bit higher. At least thats what I observed the one time I used it. I dont think it will go full 4x4. The nice thing is if you have jangy's extended knobs, or eventually the remote, you can turn off the elm on the fly.

jangy

NO!! If the car is dumped, it raises it to about 0.5" above the stock position. In other words, the elm drops it about an inch and a half.

jangy

I use the 4X4 button all the time when I am exiting into a doggy road area. The lift is perfect. The car doesn't look like a 4x4, but at least it is tall enough to keep the Vorsteiner from getting dragged. Then, when you come to speed, the thing goes away and you are back to lowered.
I use my knobs weekly. change settings based on mood and use the power button every time it goes in for anything.

way2evil

oh than that wont work i need the raised mode from stock height to get in my driveway

EUROTEK//AMG

great mod! looks like a easy install

jangy

Then, just turn it off and hit the 4x4 switch.