I wanted to disconnect the maftpro head unit when I park my supra in areas that are high in car break-ins and thefts. Could I do this without losing my settings. I don't want to disconnect the three harnesses and then find out my car can't run because I have to re configure everything.
disconnecting mafptro head unit
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You may unplug it for as long as you wish... the memory is non-volatile.
Hehe, nice to see I'm not the only person who looks at the MAFT Pro as yet another layer of anti-theft protection.
Hehe, nice to see I'm not the only person who looks at the MAFT Pro as yet another layer of anti-theft protection.
You could just wire a hidden switch inline with the afm output wire and do the same thing as disconnecting it, without wearing out the connector in the maft pro. :dunno:
^ thats what i was thinking too, open glove box, oooh that looks expensive yoink!!,
and your fuked.
and your fuked.
Yup, a switch would work... but there's still the possibility someone industrious enough or worse yet someone you know will find it.
Wearing out the recepticle isn't terribly likely, but, if I did have one weaken to that point I'd just replace the specific recepticle (I'm referring to mating contact to a specific pin, not the whole plug) which had loosened. It's cake.
Besides, car thefts aren't nearly as common as stereos and add-ons (ie, piggy backs, boost controllers, turbo timers).
Wearing out the recepticle isn't terribly likely, but, if I did have one weaken to that point I'd just replace the specific recepticle (I'm referring to mating contact to a specific pin, not the whole plug) which had loosened. It's cake.
Besides, car thefts aren't nearly as common as stereos and add-ons (ie, piggy backs, boost controllers, turbo timers).
anti theft.....? how about a throttle punch sequence before cranking, or the unit will not allow MAF signal.......?
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turbobob said:
I like it. Count me in!
I usually don't take my MAFT Pro out of the car unless it's going to be parked for more than a couple hours.
EDIT: Anyway to make it a learned code? (I know it's possible, just not if you're willing)
.EDIT 2: Oh, better yet... set it up so that the new code has to be set via the serial port. Make it a little trickier for someone to reset.
