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The engineering sample I printed earlier (Boyceware has it) was printed in PLA. I've recently seen issues with PLA in hot cars, actually deforming and warping. Also it doesn't have much Flex. Only drawback to Nylon is it would have to be dyed post printing. Due to the complex shape of the pod's , there is no good way to print them with a single extruder machine. I'd be willing to upgrade my printer to a dual setup so a dissolvable support material could be used. The sample was a bear to clean up.

Its also hygroscopic, if you have a car in a humid atmosphere I wouldn't be surprised if it swelled up and warped.

Throwing it out there: If something exists that you've printed but ends up not being strong enough (at least, my ABS prints never held up as well as I wanted) I can machine one for ya.

Looks good! Always fun to pop into this thread every couple weeks and see all the progress.

Well if it was done to the manual rom to begin with it would be fine also .

 

But if it wasnt a big deal to try it would help the community

Yeah, when I unplugged that it made most of those go away. Nothing in the ecu will make a difference in the can bus error however you will need to turn p700 codes off related to the tranny. From what I can remember, when I compares the wiring diagrams of the manual and auto lgt, there were quite a few differences, especially when it came to the cruise control. The tcm seemed to play a big part in the cruise control on the automatic. Even the abs units were different from one to the other. Hence why I stopped the install where I did, instead of replacing half the car.

I'll be performing the swap when my parts show up in late January. The swap is coming with everything, including BIU and ECU from a donor 2005 Outback XT to put into my 05 OBXT. Should work out well. I'll be posting to a swap thread I'll link here later. This thread is full of good info

Also, I'll be recording exactly what you need to do to make the trans member fit correctly. Measurements/stock size/cad drawing of bracket.

Yes, you need to fab a custom trans-member, but it can be done.

In addition to that answer for @grinchy, I'm still confused on the wiring side of things for this swap.

I thought that 05-07 weren't CAN bus cars?

Did the ECU end up being needed to be swapped with one from a MT car?

If not needed, would it otherwise be a good idea, or just a waste of money?

Whats the consensus on a cluster swap, it's only needed to eliminate the CAN bus error?

Okay, I have a doozie for you.

I've installed a BNR 18G and supporting mods, and am at the end of tuning it with Ed at XRT. I've been driving around and the trans has started slipping under load in the higher gears (late 3rd, 4th and 5th). It's going to deteriorate obviously. This leaves me with a dilemma, should I do a 5EAT rebuild with IPT parts, and have you guys do a valve body. Or, do i locate a 5 or 6 speed MT and swap the ECU, trans, driveshaft and related parts? I'm unsure of the costs of both. I can do all work myself, so it would just be the cost of parts. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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^ Could you do a new cabin fuse door that has a change pocket on the back? This is a jdm option, plan was to order on but after looking at it I realized it would fit because the shape was reversed.

I'll do the switch spot first, after that a pocket should be easy.

I think I'm going to design a replacement in-cabin fuse door with provisions for toggle switches.

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Hey fellas,

So this looks really interesting. I'm wondering if there is a benefit to having the tactrix cable over just a VAG-COM cable. If it matters, I have a '05 Outback XT.

I really want to do this, but I worry about bricking the ECU. I understand that 16bit ecu's are not unbrickable, but 32bit are?

Reall all I'm asking, is just how dangerous is this!

Thanks.