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i hate to ask because I’m sure it’s a sore subject right now, but how hard was it physically to swap out the bcm?
2023+ digital cluster swap (COMPLETE WRITE UP)
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Actually not that bad at all. Maybe 15 minutes. It’s not exactly comfortable but I could reach everything no problem.
Hoping at worst I’d just have to have the dealer to the BCM replacement procedure in the RF hub. But I’m looking into other options.
so meaning the dealer has to program the rf hub to read the 23 bcm?
Maybe. Since the thought of taking my truck to a dealer makes me physically ill, I’m looking into wiTECH and a compatible interface. Maybe “rent” one from Amazon…
i almost replied with I didn’t know you could rent tools from amazon, but then it hit me
I truly feel for you right now and think I know how you must feel. When I was doing the interior harnesses for parking sensors I thought I broke a pin on one of the main plugs up under the dash. I immediately got sick to my stomach and stopped all the work and just put the truck back together to make sure it still worked fine.
Yeah, it sucks for sure. Hate that feeling of screwing anything up. Especially on a truck of this caliber and all the money invested so far. But I’m a pretty optimistic and determined guy so I ain’t sweating it. Yet.i almost replied with I didn’t know you could rent tools from amazon, but then it hit me
I truly feel for you right now and think I know how you must feel. When I was doing the interior harnesses for parking sensors I thought I broke a pin on one of the main plugs up under the dash. I immediately got sick to my stomach and stopped all the work and just put the truck back together to make sure it still worked fine.
And on the bright side, I do suspect the tile button will work properly once the keys work again. Obviously can’t turn the truck on but when I get in and press the tile button, the starter button picture and text disappears from the cluster. So at least that button is doing something with the cluster when it didn’t before. Progress.
Good on you for staying positve. Thank god its not your daily huh?
That‘s definitely a plus that the button seems to be doing something now.
Unfortunately hit a dead end. First, the truck never went to “sleep” last night, guessing the RF hub kept everything awake so all the dash lights stayed on. Good thing I had it on a tender.
I found a nice inexpensive interface that I was gonna just buy and keep. But then I was informed that the aftermarket version of wiTECH can’t do what I need done. To link the RF hub you need a different PIN and locksmith credentials to get it, or a dealer PIN that’ll only work with dealer wiTECH. I’m sure they want me to believe this is some kind of security measure. But in reality it’s fucking stupid easy for anyone to just make a new key instead of dicking around swapping the RF hub or whatever this is meant to prevent. It took me maybe a minute all in to program the new key on my first try. I definitely see why these get stolen so frequently.
On the bright side, I have a third key now. And with the old BCM re-installed the truck started right up with it. So the key is good. And the truck is still functional for when/if I take it to a dealer. Hard not to be a little sour on the whole thing but I’m also heavily invested so we’ll see.
I found a nice inexpensive interface that I was gonna just buy and keep. But then I was informed that the aftermarket version of wiTECH can’t do what I need done. To link the RF hub you need a different PIN and locksmith credentials to get it, or a dealer PIN that’ll only work with dealer wiTECH. I’m sure they want me to believe this is some kind of security measure. But in reality it’s fucking stupid easy for anyone to just make a new key instead of dicking around swapping the RF hub or whatever this is meant to prevent. It took me maybe a minute all in to program the new key on my first try. I definitely see why these get stolen so frequently.
On the bright side, I have a third key now. And with the old BCM re-installed the truck started right up with it. So the key is good. And the truck is still functional for when/if I take it to a dealer. Hard not to be a little sour on the whole thing but I’m also heavily invested so we’ll see.
glad you were able to put the original bcm back in and all is good for now
Getting pretty good at it now. Reverting only took me 5 minutes. Right at the crack of dawn in 20 degree temperatures, praying it would make the truck start again. Definitely was very worried I’d have to flatbed the thing outta here.
Dang, I know I'm old fashioned now. I love the analog gauges.
Maybe I'll look at doing the conversion to see if it grows on me.
I have a new lease car over in Africa. I hate the video gauges. To me they just don't look good. To each their own. I'd like some of the other modes I'm sure. Maybe that's the appeal I'm missing.
That being said there is a lot of great work done to make this function. Just goes to show you don't always need to run out and buy a new truck to get features you want.
Maybe I'll look at doing the conversion to see if it grows on me.
I have a new lease car over in Africa. I hate the video gauges. To me they just don't look good. To each their own. I'd like some of the other modes I'm sure. Maybe that's the appeal I'm missing.
That being said there is a lot of great work done to make this function. Just goes to show you don't always need to run out and buy a new truck to get features you want.
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I win!!!
Still some minor things to iron out but I now have the 2023 BCM installed and working. Install cost me $170 and almost two hours of my life in the dealer lobby but I would have paid double that honestly.
They only questioned what I was doing because I was going out of pocket and the truck is still under warranty. I simply said I wanted it as a spare because I’m keeping the truck forever and I am building a parts stash. Which is mostly true, anyway. They didn’t seem to know or care that it was the wrong year BCM, or that I had previously configured it and took it out of plant mode before ultimately failing to link it to the RF hub.
Tiles now work as they should, with the small exception being that the tile button pulls up voice command in addition to bringing up the tiles. So it does two things at once. Minor annoyance because I can just clear it out on the infotainment screen and carry on as usual. Once the tile page is up it stays there, so if I leave it on that screen I will never have that conflict. But Jimmy is looking at my backup and we should be able to fix this some way or another. Even if it requires the 2023 radio I’m putting in anyway.
I also now get a blank map page in the cluster which means that function should work as soon as the radio/ UC5 swap is done. The 2021 BCM was not transmitting this feature.
Screen and 2023 CVPM are still on order so it may be a few weeks before stage 3. But I am pretty confident that we will get this working 100%, and that my TRX will be the first to do it. The BCM was the biggest hurdle and thankfully it’s good to go.
Still some minor things to iron out but I now have the 2023 BCM installed and working. Install cost me $170 and almost two hours of my life in the dealer lobby but I would have paid double that honestly.
They only questioned what I was doing because I was going out of pocket and the truck is still under warranty. I simply said I wanted it as a spare because I’m keeping the truck forever and I am building a parts stash. Which is mostly true, anyway. They didn’t seem to know or care that it was the wrong year BCM, or that I had previously configured it and took it out of plant mode before ultimately failing to link it to the RF hub.
Tiles now work as they should, with the small exception being that the tile button pulls up voice command in addition to bringing up the tiles. So it does two things at once. Minor annoyance because I can just clear it out on the infotainment screen and carry on as usual. Once the tile page is up it stays there, so if I leave it on that screen I will never have that conflict. But Jimmy is looking at my backup and we should be able to fix this some way or another. Even if it requires the 2023 radio I’m putting in anyway.
I also now get a blank map page in the cluster which means that function should work as soon as the radio/ UC5 swap is done. The 2021 BCM was not transmitting this feature.
Screen and 2023 CVPM are still on order so it may be a few weeks before stage 3. But I am pretty confident that we will get this working 100%, and that my TRX will be the first to do it. The BCM was the biggest hurdle and thankfully it’s good to go.
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Already got my harness on order... now if i could only find a cluster...
getting a cluster is going to be the hard part
I can follow directions and I know just enough to be dangerous. Jimmy knows…well…everything. lol.
Did you try getting a local dealer to order you one? If they aren’t restricted and you don’t mind losing the core charge it should be possible, but I’m curious how they would handle it.
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Don't forget the canines to actually do it! Well done guys!
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