Ramagain
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Just completed a 8.4 RA4 w/ Nav mod on my 2013 Tradesman 3500 dually w/RA1, manual rear view mirror, manual 4 speed HVAC, and cab clearance lights. No camera or park sense.
-Used source parts all came out of a loaded 2016 1500 Sport CC 4x4.
Parts used:
-M2 Mods 7 speed harness with ATC and dual zone option. ( will be installing HVAC plenum from the donor truck with dual zone A/C).
-New 68048901AA 7 speed resistor.
-New HVAC control module pn 68105017AE
-2016 rear view mirror w/ mic, auto dim, and rain sense. (Deleted humidity sensor and related wires from the wire harness and pinned out the connector for the cab lights + feed and wired "in line" the ground feed for the cab lights.)
-2016 8.4 NA RA4 (w/active sirius travel link sub) winning!!!
-2016 ATC sensor
-2016 Dual Zone bezel
- Alfa OBD software ver 2.1.9.5
-Obd MX+ BT link model # MX201
Plug and play. Set dual zone ATC parameters, waited a min then pulled radio fuse for a few min. Set single zone ATC, waited a min the pulled radio fuse for a few min.
Initial startup went without a hitch. All manual and touch screen functions operate without hesitation. Didn't know I could use voice command for the climate control. Have used voice texting however and that worked as expected.
Notes: 2016 fan blower from the 1500 has a built in resistor so I had to purchase a new separate Denso resistor. I was unaware of this until Monday. 2016 HVAC wire harness is not cross compatible for this mod as is the blower. HVAC module is also incompatible. The 2016 lower blower box is also not compatible without modification. It has no cutout for the resistor since it's part of the motor assy.
Overall very stoked. Auto dim mirror assy. w/harness cost me 50, the head unit was 400, the bezel was free as was the HVAC assy. The new HVAC module and resistor came out to 125-ish. Wiring kit $ ***.XX (see M2 mods price list w/options.)
50 for the Alfa app and 40-ish for the OBD dongle.
Total was well under 1k.
I was quoted a price for this setup from an outside source of 1500+ and would be stuck with an OBD genie that was nothing more than a paperweight after its only use and still would have had to purchase the rearview mirror assy and OBD genie...
Thanks Mike!
, Shawn
-Used source parts all came out of a loaded 2016 1500 Sport CC 4x4.
Parts used:
-M2 Mods 7 speed harness with ATC and dual zone option. ( will be installing HVAC plenum from the donor truck with dual zone A/C).
-New 68048901AA 7 speed resistor.
-New HVAC control module pn 68105017AE
-2016 rear view mirror w/ mic, auto dim, and rain sense. (Deleted humidity sensor and related wires from the wire harness and pinned out the connector for the cab lights + feed and wired "in line" the ground feed for the cab lights.)
-2016 8.4 NA RA4 (w/active sirius travel link sub) winning!!!
-2016 ATC sensor
-2016 Dual Zone bezel
- Alfa OBD software ver 2.1.9.5
-Obd MX+ BT link model # MX201
Plug and play. Set dual zone ATC parameters, waited a min then pulled radio fuse for a few min. Set single zone ATC, waited a min the pulled radio fuse for a few min.
Initial startup went without a hitch. All manual and touch screen functions operate without hesitation. Didn't know I could use voice command for the climate control. Have used voice texting however and that worked as expected.
Notes: 2016 fan blower from the 1500 has a built in resistor so I had to purchase a new separate Denso resistor. I was unaware of this until Monday. 2016 HVAC wire harness is not cross compatible for this mod as is the blower. HVAC module is also incompatible. The 2016 lower blower box is also not compatible without modification. It has no cutout for the resistor since it's part of the motor assy.
Overall very stoked. Auto dim mirror assy. w/harness cost me 50, the head unit was 400, the bezel was free as was the HVAC assy. The new HVAC module and resistor came out to 125-ish. Wiring kit $ ***.XX (see M2 mods price list w/options.)
50 for the Alfa app and 40-ish for the OBD dongle.
Total was well under 1k.
I was quoted a price for this setup from an outside source of 1500+ and would be stuck with an OBD genie that was nothing more than a paperweight after its only use and still would have had to purchase the rearview mirror assy and OBD genie...
Thanks Mike!
, Shawn
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