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But ECUs are toast when all it would take was a little protection circuitry. These things are way too delicate.
It must be nice to be able to sell a module for a thousand bucks when it only cost two bucks to make it, then quit selling them after ten years and force customers to borrow money to buy a new machine. What a racket!
 

tom_groom

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honstly from your posts, im gona question what your real intention is?? sounds like you are a spy from some manufacture to see whats going on so the company can close some loopholes on service and parts monopoly..just my opinion from what your putting out there..and now asking if anyone is breaking the law by hacking into computer systems on equipment...??? gota raise the hairs on the backs of others necks that are reading your threads and posts....

Hey—totally understand that this is a touchy subject and that I don't have a huge number of posts, I'm not sure what I can do help with those fears but hopefully in my opinion giving these things more exposure might help those companies become more reactive and actually pay attention to communities like these as active areas where they can engage with real people using their products (who they have a horrible time trying to understand) outside their bubble.
 

tom_groom

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The good news is in this age of information small operators and customers are going to get wise and the brands are going to suffer. Let's hope they can figure out why and change their ways, or better options become available (there are several up and comers in my market making good products).

Hey—would you mind pointing out some of these companies and what makes them different, just interested in how they are changing they're way of approaching customers or giving them more power (excuse the pun).
 

tom_groom

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your missing my point, I personally have no issue with fixing it yourself and saving $$ and if you have to access the computer thats fine, my point was that toom-groom may not be who he says and is waiting for people to admit they tampered with protected equipment..thats all, nothing more nothing less..just my opinion..

Sure, and I 100% don't want anyone to implicate themselves, but more am interested in the rise of DIY fixers who are responding to the restrictions applied to them by manufacturers and dealers. I'm more interested in motivation than explicit actions/hacks if that helps?
 
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