Rennlist Diagnostic Interface "Loaner" Thread!
07-21-2008, 06:52 PM
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Also it would help to know where you are incase someone local has one and can maybe help you out.
Just getting started here so thx for the guidance, jimq...
08-09-2008, 08:57 PM
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Hello all... Long time no post. 
Hopefully that will change soon! Anyway... Here's an update to the "Diagnostic Loaner" thread...
Since there seems to be a recent flurry of activity with regard to the diagnostic loaner I thought that I would make a new offer. A little background first. A little over a year ago I started customizing fully rugged Panasonic Toughbooks. (Search ebay for "The Ultimate Toughbook") I have in the neighborhood of 10 - 15 of them in my basement with another 5 on the way. There were a few that I acquired more for parts than anything else as they are the slower 600Mhz models. Since there have been a few people who have borrowed the loaner tool and had issues connecting to their own PC via the included PCMCIA card, I decided to go ahead and build a Toughbook specifically for the Diagnostic Interface. I figured the next person who finishes with it could just send it back to me and then I could set up the Toughbook with Scantool. That way NOBODY would ever have a problem getting it to work! Plus it is built like a tank and you can literally drive over the Toughbook with your Porsche and it will still work, so breakage of the laptop would be eliminated. BUT.... The Toughbook weighs 9 pounds! This would more than double the shipping costs. Plus I think the laptop should probably be insured when shipped. I would guess that shipping from east coast to west coast would run in the $45 area for USPS Priority Mail. We could probably just ship it via UPS Ground and maybe save a little... But not much.
My question is... Would this be worth it to the few that would want to borrow it? I haven't checked what the going rate is for a new interface... But this would definitely be a lot less expensive than going to the dealership or indy shop.
So.. What say you? Please post your thoughts and opinions...
Hopefully that will change soon! Anyway... Here's an update to the "Diagnostic Loaner" thread...Since there seems to be a recent flurry of activity with regard to the diagnostic loaner I thought that I would make a new offer. A little background first. A little over a year ago I started customizing fully rugged Panasonic Toughbooks. (Search ebay for "The Ultimate Toughbook") I have in the neighborhood of 10 - 15 of them in my basement with another 5 on the way. There were a few that I acquired more for parts than anything else as they are the slower 600Mhz models. Since there have been a few people who have borrowed the loaner tool and had issues connecting to their own PC via the included PCMCIA card, I decided to go ahead and build a Toughbook specifically for the Diagnostic Interface. I figured the next person who finishes with it could just send it back to me and then I could set up the Toughbook with Scantool. That way NOBODY would ever have a problem getting it to work! Plus it is built like a tank and you can literally drive over the Toughbook with your Porsche and it will still work, so breakage of the laptop would be eliminated. BUT.... The Toughbook weighs 9 pounds! This would more than double the shipping costs. Plus I think the laptop should probably be insured when shipped. I would guess that shipping from east coast to west coast would run in the $45 area for USPS Priority Mail. We could probably just ship it via UPS Ground and maybe save a little... But not much.
My question is... Would this be worth it to the few that would want to borrow it? I haven't checked what the going rate is for a new interface... But this would definitely be a lot less expensive than going to the dealership or indy shop.
So.. What say you? Please post your thoughts and opinions...
08-20-2008, 08:51 AM
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It looks like gfmcl is finished with the diagnostic loaner and FDD is next in line to get it shipped to him. If anyone else needs it please post here and let me know if you need the laptop to go along with it. When FDD is finished with it he will pack it up and ship it to you.
08-24-2008, 12:48 AM
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My Scantool showed an error code of 48 (or was it 58) "Unknown Error". I disassembled the clock and resoldered all the joints, cleared the code, and lights went out. It's been over a week now, so far, so good.
Search airbag warning light or similar for description of diagnosis and fix.
Search airbag warning light or similar for description of diagnosis and fix.
