sorry everyone about my initial/surprised response about alex's intention. i was totally thrown off. i know many of you are true followers and im not here to change anyone's opinion. i am but just one member who was truly surprised.
I came to the initial conclusion because he (alex) never explained it like he is now, 'help me and ill charge you attitude'. my intention is to just ask why he isnt helping with the the mag ride after all the members helping him and he got the coding to work. honestly we would have loved to have this coded out properly as he was the guy to go to for this sort of help.
to get the facts right. if anyone wants to pay him then thats on each individual person. there is nothing wrong with that but the disguise of it is the only thing i was mentioning.
alex good for you for finding this as a niche for your business. again if someone is willing to pay for it, there is nothing wrong with that. but it seems like your upset that i mentioned it, sorry about upsetting you or bringing to light the intention that i was lost on. i am sure others may have been aware of it but unless i was told about it (my assumption is that i may not be the only one) directly my belief was that your contribution and the communities contribution was free to each other so that we all can grow. to me your record on here has always been helpful and free (up until now) and i commend you on that.
"Don't you f'ing dare! If I ask for help or information here, and people are kind enough to supply it, I am amazingly grateful and offer my services in exchange and where possible .. ALWAYS! You forget Sir, one of the reasons you have all your nice little VCDS mods & tweaks and indeed retrofit notes is because I, ME, ALEX purchased a couple of £40k cars with MY money, I pulled them to bits, I reverse engineered them, I broke them, I suffered the time and finical costs and then I POSTED the results! Your Welcome!"
as for your investment no one on here made you buy a car for research or buy a software/hardware, you did that yourself. so dont blame us for what you decided to do. if you share it like we all do then that is what the forum is all about. i have seen many other share how to do turbo swaps, engine swaps, custom brake works, etc... you name it. but no one ever says what your now saying.
if you want recognition then make a new post and im sure many will be happy to thank you profusely, if thats what your now after. they may even send you cash for all your initial investment, if you ask.
i have kept silent since the initial statement but i did see you posted something about it on here and another thread. while i didnt continue on this as i didnt see this benefiting the community and i really did hope youll keep helping others in some capacity without monetary compensation.
takeaway
if you have just posted this it would have been understood differently as we all would have understood many things. with my limited brain power i would have not question you any further about this mag ride delete.
1. its difficult
2. it requires more than just coding
3. and i am too dim to actually do any of the work. as i would be considered a general community forum member, therefore someone who is also in my same level would have just not asked for further help.
To the matter in hand, the "throwing your toys out of the pram over you not getting information about your MagRide delete".... here is a basic overview of what's needed:
- As you might imagine, or not as you seem to be a little dim, any and all MagRide coding needs to be removed from modules which contain it, however some modules cannot have the coding removed and need to be replaced, parameterised, coded, adapted and then calibrated.
- Any and all related systems need to be re-wired in order to physically remove any MagRide components, and no this does not mean disconnecting the dampers and job done. You need to rewire airbags, headlights, sensors etc etc. MASSIVE MASSIVE JOB!
One of the main reasons I am not posting a guide is liability, because at its most basic I could be posting information on how to f'ing kill yourself and your passengers if YOU did not complete the job correctly. As a person and a legitimate business I cannot take / risk life in any way. YOU would not be doing then work? Then someone else would be making money off my information, another reason as to why I am not posting a guide. YOU would get me to do the work? Ok, lets look at this:
- Needed new control modules supply = £3200.00
- Installation and configuration of thew above = £1200.00
- Materials costs = £475.00
- DJAlix time cost = £1750.00 (reduced forum project rate for 5 days works, 7.5 hours per day)
I would not actually take this job on unless it was part of a larger project because I would be loosing money from other more profitable works, however if you ship me your vehicle I will honour the above pricing. Deal?
fyi for those who need free advice and info; i did ask a local shop that is very good and is very nice. he did say that it would entail alot and therefore not worth the cost nor time. it was a short discussion and didnt need to be to get the gist of the whole thing. it would be more than just coding as too many sensors were connected to the mag ride such as the headlight leveling sensors (didnt know this). he said its easier to just get the mag ride sensor delete such as the neuspeed isweep dcc canceler kit as they seem to have better outcome.
...he said it with out the insults as well.
