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Maybe do a before/after test to confirm that it’s an issue and not a quality control problem with my specific bypass harness? If it’s more wide spread, maybe Technic PNP will troubleshoot and come out with a v2.
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07-07-2018, 11:24 PM | #553 |
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Many of us have installed the bypass harness without detecting any difference such as that described. Mine is fine. Maybe installed something wrong?
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07-08-2018, 06:44 PM | #558 |
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I asked earlier if he installed the harness backwards. You can do that and get funny results. Installed correctly there is no difference in stereo quality. But there is always a chance he got a bad connector.
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07-08-2018, 11:39 PM | #559 |
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Also no difference in stereo sound quality by coding out ASD via BimmerCode App (other than not having to turn it up louder to drown out the drone sound )
I don't know why more people don't go with the coding route; for less than a $50 investment, ASD can be coded on or off at will, not to mention the added benefit of being able to code tons of other options with the same app... And the author of the app keeps it updated quite frequently so any updates performed by a dealership can still be modified or put back the way you had it before. |
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I didn’t think this was even possible given the slide lock. I used the same orientation on the connector that goes into the amp. But went with the orientation that worked on the other side of the Technic harness. Didn’t think the plug would install both ways, but I suppose I could have tried it both ways. I’ll get in touch with Technic and try this again at a later date. Thanks all!
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Im not demeaning anyone who would rather code their ASD out; all Im trying to do is answer your statement above starting with , 'I dont know why.....' To each his own.
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Back in the day I think owners of 2016 M2s posted that they could tell the difference between the harness and coding--something about speaker hiss from the center speaker, I believe, when they used coding. But that difference, if it was one, went away with the 2017s...
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Fitted the harness today in my lunch break as I managed to get a second hand one off eBay. The difference is huge. Quite why BMW thought pumping so much sound into the cabin was necessary is beyond me. You don't realise how intrusive it is until its gone.
As others have said, this is how the car should come from the factory. |
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07-11-2018, 11:36 PM | #567 |
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Damn it! You are right - I installed it on the big amp sitting on the floor and not the small one standing vertically behind. Oh well, I now have a project for another day. I get to procrastinate this now ... thanks for the call out!!
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No problem, I have no issues pointing out when I'm a bone head.
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3 dB reduction 25-35 MPH winding road in Berkeley hills
Installed today. Thanks to everyone who posted instructions and pictures. I recorded (iPhone video) the trip up and down South Park Dr in the Berkeley hills before and after and get a 3 dB reduction in cabin noise. Travel speed 25 - 35 MPH. The low pitch drone was gone and my head no longer aches after the drive.
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Love that the drone is gone but I do miss the engine sound. The exhaust is pretty quiet with the windows up. Windows down sounds good but need more sound.
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