New Renntech ELM question
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New Renntech ELM question
I had read that the latest Renntech lowering module no longer requires splicing, but is a plug and play module. Can anyone confirm this? Or is there a little more involved than plugging in a connector?
Thanks in advance
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Hmmm... found the news release. Not only PnP but also you could now adjust each wheel independently....
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/079624.html
Now, I need to find a good deal one
Any tips?
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/079624.html
Now, I need to find a good deal one
Any tips?
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nope, just something with a fine point. My wife had a craft tool or something I stole to do it. Looked like an exacto with a metal pointy tip on it.
I installed another one on a friends car last week. Hardest part is getting the connector off the suspension module.
I installed another one on a friends car last week. Hardest part is getting the connector off the suspension module.
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Hmmm... found the news release. Not only PnP but also you could now adjust each wheel independently....
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/079624.html
Now, I need to find a good deal one Any tips?
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/079624.html
Now, I need to find a good deal one
Any tips?That is simply not possible, since the rear only has one sensor and it is in the center. What you can do is play with each front to balance out the rear, but this is really only a solution for stand-still shows, etc. To drive like that would RUIN the performance.
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Pics won't tell you much. The difference (wiring, not modules) is only that you are now modifying the harnesses vs splicing the wires. This can also be done with the older module, but you'd have to buy a little harness bridge to connect the pins (I suppose you could also just share pin slots or "rig" it but that really isn't the object. It took me a while, but I was finally ably to find the generic harnesses and was able to build a piggy back setup. You basically unplug the airmatic, plug the modified harness into the slot and plug the original harness into the back of the modified harness. It worked, but was neither pretty nor long enough. I stripped it back off and am changing it so I can move the module to the shelf below my seat.
The interesting thing with the module will be the remote, since they did not opt for the knobs.
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If I read the instruction manual (http://www.renntechmercedes.com/lm_i...ions/mb_lm.pdf). It seems that up W211 up to 4/06 build date has 4 sensors vs. 3 sensors on 5/06+ build date
Pics won't tell you much. The difference (wiring, not modules) is only that you are now modifying the harnesses vs splicing the wires. This can also be done with the older module, but you'd have to buy a little harness bridge to connect the pins (I suppose you could also just share pin slots or "rig" it but that really isn't the object. It took me a while, but I was finally ably to find the generic harnesses and was able to build a piggy back setup. You basically unplug the airmatic, plug the modified harness into the slot and plug the original harness into the back of the modified harness. It worked, but was neither pretty nor long enough. I stripped it back off and am changing it so I can move the module to the shelf below my seat.
The interesting thing with the module will be the remote, since they did not opt for the knobs.
The interesting thing with the module will be the remote, since they did not opt for the knobs.
Why can't R/T create a true PnP?
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Just glanced through the directions. Says to disconnect the battery. I am under the impression that when you do that, you need to have a Star Diagnostic system to reconfigure a few things that lose their memory without power supplied. Is that correct or is it no big deal if you disconnect the battery?
Also, do you connect both the battery in the trunk and the supplemental battery in the engine compartment, or just the one in the trunk?
Also, do you connect both the battery in the trunk and the supplemental battery in the engine compartment, or just the one in the trunk?
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Hmmm... found the news release. Not only PnP but also you could now adjust each wheel independently....
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/079624.html
Now, I need to find a good deal one Any tips?
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...04/079624.html
Now, I need to find a good deal one
Any tips?This is only for the ABC 4wire system. Airmatic still only has one rear control knob.
Install is very very easy, I will take a few pictures next week when we do another install, for you W211 guys all it requires is the removal of 3 wires from the harness.
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Thanks for clarification...
Now.... the question is:
Is it worth additional $300 (for my case) to get the new module vs. the old module?
I will have my installer place either module w/ extended harness under cup holder for easy access.
Any difference between the old and the new module other than optional remote control and installation effort?
BTW, is the remote control available already? If so, is it included in the $1395 kit price?
Now.... the question is:
Is it worth additional $300 (for my case) to get the new module vs. the old module?
I will have my installer place either module w/ extended harness under cup holder for easy access.
Any difference between the old and the new module other than optional remote control and installation effort?
BTW, is the remote control available already? If so, is it included in the $1395 kit price?
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I have mine set on SLAMMED
THis thing RULES..and NO RUBBING even going in hot on corners..I do need the RT Camber kit though..
PSK installed mine while I watched his kids lol
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THis thing RULES..and NO RUBBING even going in hot on corners..I do need the RT Camber kit though..
PSK installed mine while I watched his kids lol
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I have the older model ELM on my 06 S65. I wonder if I would be able to put in the new one without complication from the install of the old one. On the old one, I have to set the front at different settings, to get a uniform appearance, but since the rear have only one knob, the right and left rear are a bit off, and there is no way to correct it. I guess I will wait and see.
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I have the older model ELM on my 06 S65. I wonder if I would be able to put in the new one without complication from the install of the old one. On the old one, I have to set the front at different settings, to get a uniform appearance, but since the rear have only one knob, the right and left rear are a bit off, and there is no way to correct it. I guess I will wait and see.
Or you need to set the car up on a perfectly flat ground.
Or just set it at whatever seems to work best..
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I SCORED mine a couple weeks back.
Charles (PSK) calls me and goes, dude..there is a silent auction for Make a Wish with a RTLM at this GTG he was at in O.C.
I said bid to0 1K..
We got it for 700, had a donation w-o and the MAW ppl were there to take the funds so we know it did not get lost in someones pocket and then I made Charles install it that afternoon.
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Charles (PSK) calls me and goes, dude..there is a silent auction for Make a Wish with a RTLM at this GTG he was at in O.C.
I said bid to0 1K..
We got it for 700, had a donation w-o and the MAW ppl were there to take the funds so we know it did not get lost in someones pocket and then I made Charles install it that afternoon.
Best Mod Story EVERZ..
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I SCORED mine a couple weeks back.
Charles (PSK) calls me and goes, dude..there is a silent auction for Make a Wish with a RTLM at this GTG he was at in O.C.
I said bid to0 1K..
We got it for 700, had a donation w-o and the MAW ppl were there to take the funds so we know it did not get lost in someones pocket and then I made Charles install it that afternoon.
Best Mod Story EVERZ..
Charles (PSK) calls me and goes, dude..there is a silent auction for Make a Wish with a RTLM at this GTG he was at in O.C.
I said bid to0 1K..
We got it for 700, had a donation w-o and the MAW ppl were there to take the funds so we know it did not get lost in someones pocket and then I made Charles install it that afternoon.
Best Mod Story EVERZ..
