Got mine in and everything works! I love this mod.

One minor issue though: If you manually stop your sunroof in a position that is not fully opened or closed (ex half way) the buttons stop responding for about 30 seconds. Is this normal?

The reason I noticed this is that I something like my sunroof in the "big tilt" position (tilted farther open than the regular tilt by hitting slide then stopping it once its all the way up but hasn't started to move back though.

I can live with it but I just wanted to make sure it's an expected side effect.

edit: Close button seems to sometimes not work when the sunroof is open? If I re-hit open then close it works though. Most of the time it works fine but randomly it won't do anything.

Worth noting is that I had to pull off the wire tap and put it back on as it missed the orange wire the first time :-/ Since that means an extra gash in the red wire because of it, would that make the connection less stable?

Here's the deal with that. You need to wait about 4 seconds before pressing the button again. Every time you press it before that, it resets and adds another 4 seconds. Thats why it feels like 30 seconds. If you want to move it after stopping it half way, count to 4 first. The buttons should work fine after that.

Was the engine running while you had this problem?

got my replacement and installed. works like a charm now. issues mentioned by TheWulf i think are normal as rodger has explained, the delay that is.

thanks RR!

Sounds like someone is going to get confused and cut thre hand off!

you're really not helping.

i lol'ed :lol:

people who are too stupid to figure out how to work a simple mod deserve to go around one handed.

Ok so yesterday I was going to try out that 4 second thing and something else decided to happen :-/

Opened the sunroof, drove like 10 mins, hit the close and it didn't auto-close (just the normal few inches). Hit it again, same thing. Hit it a third time and none of the controls worked anymore :-/

Happens I blew the 7.5A fuse that this is hooked up to. I took the mod out for now to make sure it didn't blow again, and I wanted to check with you as to possible cause. Should I put it back in? Should I upgrade that fuse?

Sidenote: anyone else find it odd that the same fuse is used for sunroof controls, seatwarmers and HVAC but the maplights are on a diff fuse?

PM Sent

I just sent the waiver via email. Once you verify you received it I'll send the paypal.

I got your waiver so send the money whenever.

had this thing in for like a week but only driven my car twice this month. I almost forgot it was in there till I went to close the sunroof this morning.

LOVE this thing! So much in fact that I thought it needed its own thread for those of us who have already installed it. https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-interior-audio-electronics-24/rotaryrasps-sunroof-switch-mod-installed-143974/

FYI Rodger Canadian customs finally cleared the package and it is now in my hands. I blame the Osama Bin Laden stamp you used :P

lol, I got a good deal on those stamps!

Too late??
 

I hope that I am not too late to buy one of these modules. Looks like an easy DIY and the convenience is worth the price. I have signed the waiver and am ready to email it to you with my Paypal payment if you are still open for business.

Osama stamp
If you draw a target over his face or something to deform his complexion I think it will get through customs faster. ;)

The reason they gave them so cheap was they were not completed yet.

:rofl:

i think the GB is still ongoing. hopefully Rasp will chime in soon.

yes it is. i'm going to make some more modules today.

OK, let me know when you are ready and I will send you the waiver and Paypal payment.

Same, i'd buy one when you have them ready.

I have more units that are ready to ship. I'm going to the post office tomorrow. So send the waiver and payment tonight.

Last chance if you want it mailed today.

I'm going to be ending the group buy this weekend. Last chance to buy one.

OMG, the group buy is ending already?! You guys better jump on this quick!

I'm getting giddy thinking about RR's next GB.

Got my waiver in. Sending cash.

I never got your money. Today is the last day.

so what's the next project RR?

No power when module is connected
 

I just got my module in the mail yesterday and put it on a few minutes ago. I connected the module as instructed to the proper wires and screws, but the sunroof switch is dead with the power wire connected to the screw on the map light assembly circuit board. This is the screw closest to the blue wire. When I disconnect it, the sunroof switch works fine, but when I connect it nothing happens. My guess is that the module is the problem, but I am open to suggestions. Help! My map light assembly is dangling in my car until I find out whether I need to uninstall this module, reconnect something, or ?? :banghead:

ew, i've had about 5 people with your same problem. A few of the 555 timers I used we're made by a different company and can't handle the load of the sunroof. I've made a slight modification that will fix this problem. I'll send you a replacement this weekend.

For those who already have it installed, don't worry. If the module works for a day or so, you have the better 555 timer and you have nothing to worry about.


Sorry for the problems.

Many thanks!
 

Thanks for the prompt reply, and on your birthday no less! I appreciate you sending a replacement. I will put my map light assembly back together and wait for the new module. Sorry to bother you on your birthday. :)

Can't wait to get mine! I hope it has the right 555-1212... :)

wheres that fuse?

mine worked fine at first. then it just stopped working. but my sunroof still works fine, just not the one touch close.

How long did it work for? Did I already send you a replacement?

it worked fine the first day. then didnt use it for a couple of days then no work. rechecked everything.

pmed.

that was the same thing that happened to me. might be the bad 555 timers that RR mentioned. he replaced mine and have no problems now.

finally got some time to intall mine. Works like a champ. I love it. Thanks RR for your hard work and fantastic modification.

Sorry, finals are this week so I've been slacking on getting these made and mailed.

Everything will be mailed by Friday.

ehhh, dont sweat this stuff too much. you have a GREAT reputation here, and your education is MC more important than rushing a module out a few days sooner

:)

Is it ok to use the sun roof to crack walnuts? I'm afraid to try my hand.

^that's a good way to test it... why didn't i think of that?...

What's the hold up? I still haven't received my module. It's been quite a while now... Paid with PayPal and sent waiver signed.

RR?

^.....:uhh:

someone didn't take 30 seconds to read...

Posted without reading, true dat... true dat... Everybody will get used to me.. I'm very impatient :Eyecrazy:

RR,

Were you able to mail the new modules out on Friday? I understand the final exam situation. I had about 40 final exams to grade last week and will be mailing out the last of them this morning to my students.

Well, it's almost 2nd Friday and no news or tracking #'s?

Any update RR?

I mailed all but 2 of them on tuesday morning. Neither of those two people are in this thread.

RR,

I got mine yesterday (Friday) and just installed it. It works great! Thanks resolving this problem and getting out the replacements to all of us that were affected by the bad 555 timers. I appreciate your efforts and I assume the others do as well. Have a great weekend!

Dean