Kamold's R36

[tinto]

Great work. My bolster was flogged on the high part rather than the low, everyone must get in/out a bit differently.
I swear the previous owner of my r36 had pimp-level volume of rings on their hands, so beaten up was the metal trim with dents and scratches. It irritated me as a touch point, as those create the lasting experiences of a car, stuff that's well worth renewing (or keeping a few bits on hand) on the earlier R cars.

I can't help but notice you keep missing out a couple of key tools when you're describing what you need to do these complex retrofits:
Balls of steel.

Essential IMO.
I don't have a set.

[kamold]

Great work. My bolster was flogged on the high part rather than the low, everyone must get in/out a bit differently.
I swear the previous owner of my r36 had pimp-level volume of rings on their hands, so beaten up was the metal trim with dents and scratches. It irritated me as a touch point, as those create the lasting experiences of a car, stuff that's well worth renewing (or keeping a few bits on hand) on the earlier R cars.

I can't help but notice you keep missing out a couple of key tools when you're describing what you need to do these complex retrofits:
Balls of steel.

Essential IMO.
I don't have a set.

I'm the third owner of mine and luckily the 2 previous owners took pretty good care of it. I know the previous owner and know he tooko very good care, I think the original owner was a bit harsh on the bolster but otherwise the interior is in very good nick. The plastic cover over the dash is still there that you are supposed to take off day one but I can't bring myself to do it....
One scratch on the coin cubby and my kids crumbs and so on all over the back but when I give it a clean I reckon it holds up well to most new car interiors, particularly with the colour MFD and upgraded climatronics.

As for the additional tools, it might also be a case of mushy peas for brains but I just can't help myself
It's not like nobody has done them before, I get a lot of good (google translated) info out of the guys in Europe but I'd venture there are a few things that I've done (and have planned) that are possibly firsts for Aus.

That said I was a little concerned when I bricked my CCM and the car wouldn't start but I knew I had a dump of the EEPROM and just needed to re-write it. Preparation is the key as are backups backups backups.

[Paddlin_life]

I'm the third owner of mine and luckily the 2 previous owners took pretty good care of it. I know the previous owner and know he tooko very good care, I think the original owner was a bit harsh on the bolster but otherwise the interior is in very good nick. The plastic cover over the dash is still there that you are supposed to take off day one but I can't bring myself to do it....
One scratch on the coin cubby and my kids crumbs and so on all over the back but when I give it a clean I reckon it holds up well to most new car interiors, particularly with the colour MFD and upgraded climatronics.

As for the additional tools, it might also be a case of mushy peas for brains but I just can't help myself
It's not like nobody has done them before, I get a lot of good (google translated) info out of the guys in Europe but I'd venture there are a few things that I've done (and have planned) that are possibly firsts for Aus.

That said I was a little concerned when I bricked my CCM and the car wouldn't start but I knew I had a dump of the EEPROM and just needed to re-write it. Preparation is the key as are backups backups backups.

Kamold,

The mods you have undertaken are nothing short of amazing.

I would love to do/get these done however I am lacking the knowledge, time and most importantly the $$$ to make it happen.

Maybe one day, lol...

Congrats again on the awesome work mate...

Keep it up!!

[kamold]

Thanks for the words of encouragement
Have 2 bigger mods in the works, but going to be a few months by the time I gather all the parts together and do the prep work necessary for the installs

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[Paddlin_life]

Thanks for the words of encouragement
Have 2 bigger mods in the works, but going to be a few months by the time I gather all the parts together and do the prep work necessary for the installs

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Any hints as to what the mods are?? lol

[kamold]

Adaptive cruise control retrofit and Discover media head unit.
Both require fairly extensive supporting mods and hardware modifications before they are fitted.

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[seanmau5]

Impressive! Care to share more info on the TPMS upgrade? That's something I want to do, I have an 09 CC. Looking at what I've already done (front/rear footwell lights, front/rear door courtesy lights, towbar and associated module/wiring installation, Bluetooth 9w7 change) plus VCDS fiddling, how do you think I'd go doing this myself?


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[kamold]

It's relatively straightforward.
You'll need to replace your canbus gateway with a 7n0 variant that has extended can.
Buy tpms kit.
Swap tyre pressure sensors.
Install tpms module (remove rear bumper) and cable up 2 pins to new gateway.
Disable tpms in CCM (I replaced my CCM with a B7 version that doesn't have it integrated)
Code gateway and tpms module.

Feel free to pm for any questions

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[seanmau5]

I guess the other thing is cost. Is it worth it?


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[kamold]

Worth is a matter for the individual.
In my case as I'd lost tpms due to my CCM upgrade I did not want to lose functionality so it was an easy decision.

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