I'm at my audio guy right now having it installed.

 

let me know how it goes. ask if there were any issues. you actually beat me to installation cuz my car is at the body shop for a while. i got backed into

 

Check out Dondo's link above a few posts for a pic near or in the coin box.

 

The harness on the display of my 06 is different so its not working

 

OH Hell..Hang on I will check EPC to see if there are Production changes and WHEN..
Your installer "May" Find that the wires are still there in the loom, but color combinations have changed??

 

can you post pictures of the harness? The display module is the same for all 04-08 model year RX8s. It should work.

Edit: this is the picture I received from someone with an 06. Different colored plug, but the colors still match.

 

In the guide it shows disconnecting the harness. Mine doesn't disconnect. It might have to do with the corksport kit I have installed. Everything plugged in and powered jup the display still gave the regular start up.. no goodbox.. and then just had two partial characters in the right side

 

Oh you don't have the OEM head unit? I was never able to test with that setup.

 

OK for interest...Mazda did change the Dashboard Wiring Harness (there is just one large unit parts wise) at Production Date 1st October,2005.

From what I can determine the changes were done because of the Flick Blade Type Key Set (according to EPC).

I really Doubt this would have ANY influence on the area in question, but I can not confirm there were no changes in middle dash area of this wiring loom change.

 

Was hooked up as the instructions show... the aftermarket hu must be mucking things up. Oh well I knew this was a possibility

 

Too bad you aren't local, I could hook up my analyzer and see what is going on.

 

it's weird that the goodbox connects after everything, you'd think it wouldn't cause an issue. But this is so beyond my wheelhouse I just had to take my installers word for it

 

It still relies on the Head Unit for some signals. Since I don't know how closely the after market kits act like the OEM HU, I wasn't sure if it would work.

 

Mine has arrived, good job on quick delivery to Aus!

The earliest I'll be able to get in to see my car guy is Thursday-week.

Hopefully he'll be able to sort out additional senders (with some 5v adapters), but otherwise that will give me some time to get them myself.

 

ok... so I'm check on the coin box... it's about time I'll be able to put something (legal) in there!

Now regarding my replacement boost gauge... hmm... egt ? oh to have my problems

 

this. breaks my heart. im now wondering if i should attempt to install mine or not

 

i replied to your PM, if you have an aftermarket HU (at least the corksport one) it won't work. I guess it's possible my box is bad. I think i'll mail it back to pieter3d tomorrow just so he can check it out.

Don't laugh when you get it, we had to shave down the sides to get it to fit into my coin holder.. so it's more "open air" then when i got it

It's pretty funny, when i got there i was all about "plug it in first since i'm not sure this is even going to work.. then we got to messing with where the goodbox would sit and just went all out on that... so now i have a modded goodbox, a modded coin holder... and a little spec of egg on my face lol

 

I highly doubt the problem is with the GOODbox. I'd be happy to check it out for you, but more than likely it is because the corksport kit isn't signaling the display like the GOODbox expects.

 

laythor, can you snap some pics of your setup before you mail the goodbox back. we know the kit can communicate with the display. was it wired before or after the kanatechs box? just wondering

Nick

 

it has to be wired after the kanatechs box.. and having done some research i'm sure that it's not the goodbox.

The goodbox is expecting to see certain signals from the factory HU that the kanatechs box is just not replicating since, in their application, it didn't need to.

I might give it to one of my fellow 8 drivers up here in NorCal (with a factory HU) and let them have some fun with it.

 

i know nothing of electronics, so this will make me look like an idiot, but my thinking was, the kanatechs box is getting a signal from somewhere to go to the display, if the goodbox were to be wired before this, it could take that signal...idk. i guess ill just resell it

 

For the Goodbox alone, besides hogging out the removable part of the coin tray, all that's required is a ~3/4" hole straight back for the wire/vacuum line passthru. (The hole as shown should be ~ 1/4" further to the left). I'll get some black adhesive-backed felt later (instead of the checkerboard shelf paper). The two power lines back to the cigar lighter area may or may not have to be lengthened a little depending how you route the goodbox harness there. The hack job on the tray is kinda brutal, so I put painter's tape on the visible surface to avoid scratches. basically one slots the sides of the tray back deep enough for the tray to close. You can get the idea by looking at these pics. If one cut up into the area above the tray, one wouldn't have to go back so far, but I wanted to restrict the cutting to the tray and not alter the dash proper except for the pass thru hole which can be closed up with a hole plug to go back to stock. The box also has to sit a little turned to the outside if one does not want to cut up, so the tray can close with the goodbox inside it. The Goodbox itself doesn't need to be altered in any way to fit.

 

that looks a bit like my coin box now... except we kept the top edge of the box as well for some support. basically made two triagle-ish cut outs on the sides for the box to fit

 

On the top of the upper intake manifold right after the throttle body is a rubber "U" connecting two nipples. It's very easy to cut this line in the middle and insert a T. To pass wires from the interior to the engine compartment, I've been using the same rubber grommet in the firewall that the hood release cable passes through. (It's above and to the outside of the dead pedal.) The goodbox nipple takes 1/8" windshield washer hose just fine. Rubber washer hose has a nice wall thickness, is easy to work with, and if it should fall off, the resulting vacuum leak is likely small enough to be only an annoyance and not a disaster. Routing from the U mentioned above through the hood release cable hole and to the coin tray takes about 6 feet (buy 7 to be sure). Running it down to the ashtray area would probably take 3' more. Autozone charges about $0.70/foot plus $2 for the 3/8 to 1/8" universal tee. A normally aspirated car doesn't need an mp gauge, but it's fun and only costs ~$10 to hook up.

If you want to use the analogue inputs of the Goodbox, but don't want the vacuum/boost line, I'd suggest putting a short length of hose on the nipple anyway since it helps support the wires and strain relieve the solder connections you have to make inside the box to hook them up.

Edit 9/27/10 - Sorry, but the suggested location doesn't work! I'll post up the right location when I have time to mess with it again.

 

^ Cool.