So I broke my car already. I tried to install the Grom BT box, of course the harness they sent with it is apparently not compatible with my year or configuration or something. Figures.
Anyway, when I put the console back together, it took quite a bit of pressure to seat the shifter bezel and it won't stay in drive. I can hold the shifter in place and it's okay. I took the bezel back off and everything works like it should without it. Clearly I'm reinstalling it incorrectly or something is in the way. Anyone run into this before?
Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
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jiggersplat
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
Did you put the metal retaining clip back in at the bottom of the shifter?jiggersplat wrote:So I broke my car already. I tried to install the Grom BT box, of course the harness they sent with it is apparently not compatible with my year or configuration or something. Figures.
Anyway, when I put the console back together, it took quite a bit of pressure to seat the shifter bezel and it won't stay in drive. I can hold the shifter in place and it's okay. I took the bezel back off and everything works like it should without it. Clearly I'm reinstalling it incorrectly or something is in the way. Anyone run into this before?
See my pics from when I installed:
howto-remove-radio-and-install-grom-usb ... 99297.html
or
http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/removi ... 5-m45.html
Also, why did you buy a GROM after a specifically told you that the likelyhood of it being utter garbage was incredibly high?
I'm just bustin on ya
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jiggersplat
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
Yeah... I put the retainer clip back on. I suppose I could have put that on incorrectly, but I don't think that's it, cause it works fine if i just lift the bezel up.IlyaKol wrote:Did you put the metal retaining clip back in at the bottom of the shifter?jiggersplat wrote:So I broke my car already. I tried to install the Grom BT box, of course the harness they sent with it is apparently not compatible with my year or configuration or something. Figures.
Anyway, when I put the console back together, it took quite a bit of pressure to seat the shifter bezel and it won't stay in drive. I can hold the shifter in place and it's okay. I took the bezel back off and everything works like it should without it. Clearly I'm reinstalling it incorrectly or something is in the way. Anyone run into this before?
See my pics from when I installed:
howto-remove-radio-and-install-grom-usb ... 99297.html
or
http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/removi ... 5-m45.html
Also, why did you buy a GROM after a specifically told you that the likelyhood of it being utter garbage was incredibly high?
I'm just bustin on ya
And I bought the Grom because it's seems to be the ONLY option if you want bluetooth AND you want to have some hope of controlling it from the factory controls. I have an email to their tech support but I assume they are just going to tell me that it's not compatible with my car.
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jiggersplat
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
Well for the record, there two little plastic squares that slide back and forth (not sure why you need these when you have a leather shift boot but whatever) and the shifter shaft needs to go through the middle of them, which would have been obvious had I bothered to turn the bezel over and look at it when I reassembled it the first time.
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
Grrrr..... GROM!!!!! They screwed me to (not to get off topic to to much), unit is complete trash for sure. What would be the next best thing?
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
Good job on fixing your shifter, JiggerSplat.timothy.kelley86 wrote:Grrrr..... GROM!!!!! They screwed me to (not to get off topic to to much), unit is complete trash for sure. What would be the next best thing?
As for BT...I honestly don't know...I realize you want to control your BT via the factory controls but why not just invest some money into an iPod and get the USA Spec? Or hell, get the USA Spec anyway and just use the AUX cable to plug-in to your phone. The ONLY downside to that is you can't control your phone via the factory controls...but honestly the sound quality (compared to GROM) will make up for all of that lol.
Told you man, GROM is garbage. That company should just close up shop and stop stealing peoples' money.
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
There is no USASpec for 08+ with navigation. I'll probably end up getting an old-a** iPod to work with the factory iPod harness and a 3.5mm bluetooth dongle for the aux-in and my android tablet.IlyaKol wrote:Good job on fixing your shifter, JiggerSplat.timothy.kelley86 wrote:Grrrr..... GROM!!!!! They screwed me to (not to get off topic to to much), unit is complete trash for sure. What would be the next best thing?
As for BT...I honestly don't know...I realize you want to control your BT via the factory controls but why not just invest some money into an iPod and get the USA Spec? Or hell, get the USA Spec anyway and just use the AUX cable to plug-in to your phone. The ONLY downside to that is you can't control your phone via the factory controls...but honestly the sound quality (compared to GROM) will make up for all of that lol.
Told you man, GROM is garbage. That company should just close up shop and stop stealing peoples' money.
You *really* hate Grom.
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
Ahh, I didnt' know that (about the model offering - not sure why they wouldn't make one since it's the same stereo I thought)...but yes, I dislike anyone who charges an arm and a leg for a product that isn't just slightly inferior to the competitor, but COMPLETELY useless when compared to the competitors product. Same price if I recall. lol.jiggersplat wrote:There is no USASpec for 08+ with navigation. I'll probably end up getting an old-a** iPod to work with the factory iPod harness and a 3.5mm bluetooth dongle for the aux-in and my android tablet.IlyaKol wrote:
Good job on fixing your shifter, JiggerSplat.
As for BT...I honestly don't know...I realize you want to control your BT via the factory controls but why not just invest some money into an iPod and get the USA Spec? Or hell, get the USA Spec anyway and just use the AUX cable to plug-in to your phone. The ONLY downside to that is you can't control your phone via the factory controls...but honestly the sound quality (compared to GROM) will make up for all of that lol.
Told you man, GROM is garbage. That company should just close up shop and stop stealing peoples' money.
You *really* hate Grom.
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
My shifter won’t stay in D as it wants to go to N right away.
I bought a used shifter that matched my model.
I swapped out a little white piece that was broken on mine and that’s the not the fix.
I didn’t end up putting the used shifter in as I received it broken as a different price was broken on the shifter.
Any ideas why it won’t stay in D rive without my hand being on the shifter holding it drive?
I bought a used shifter that matched my model.
I swapped out a little white piece that was broken on mine and that’s the not the fix.
I didn’t end up putting the used shifter in as I received it broken as a different price was broken on the shifter.
Any ideas why it won’t stay in D rive without my hand being on the shifter holding it drive?
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torettoveilside
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Re: Disassembled console, shifter won't stay in drive
jiggersplat wrote: ↑Mon May 12, 2014 6:40 amSo I broke my car already. I tried to install the Grom BT box, of course the harness they sent with it is apparently not compatible with my year or configuration or something. Figures.
Anyway, when I put the console back together, it took quite a bit of pressure to seat the shifter bezel and it won't stay in drive. I can hold the shifter in place and it's okay. I took the bezel back off and everything works like it should without it. Clearly I'm reinstalling it incorrectly or something is in the way. Anyone run into this before?
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