Electrical MCAW basic install
I installed 2 of the MCAW circuits this weekend at MITM (and 2 of Ian's circuits).
Of the 2, I think I prefer the MCAW for ease of seating the plug in the back of the switch panel, and Ian's for attaching to the cable to the rest of the car.
I had no idea how to program the MCAW (neither owner had the destructions with them), but on the 2nd one, immediately after installing the board, the up button for the driver's window stopped working. I removed the board and went back to stock and had the same thing. The only way we could get the drivers window to go up was to use the "close everything" functionality of the cabrio controls. It seemed like a busted/burned out switch to me. It's possible I broke something on the back of the switch panel when I was installing, but this is the 1st problem I've had in about 20 installs.
Of the 2, I think I prefer the MCAW for ease of seating the plug in the back of the switch panel, and Ian's for attaching to the cable to the rest of the car.
I had no idea how to program the MCAW (neither owner had the destructions with them), but on the 2nd one, immediately after installing the board, the up button for the driver's window stopped working. I removed the board and went back to stock and had the same thing. The only way we could get the drivers window to go up was to use the "close everything" functionality of the cabrio controls. It seemed like a busted/burned out switch to me. It's possible I broke something on the back of the switch panel when I was installing, but this is the 1st problem I've had in about 20 installs.
Originally Posted by Agro
I had no idea how to program the MCAW (neither owner had the destructions with them), but on the 2nd one, immediately after installing the board, the up button for the driver's window stopped working. I removed the board and went back to stock and had the same thing. The only way we could get the drivers window to go up was to use the "close everything" functionality of the cabrio controls. It seemed like a busted/burned out switch to me. It's possible I broke something on the back of the switch panel when I was installing, but this is the 1st problem I've had in about 20 installs.
There is a programming video for the basic circuit available online. The Deluxe board is almost identical except you roll the windows up to enter programming mode, whereas with the basic circuit, you roll the windows down to enter programming mode.
Regards-
Randy
Originally Posted by Agro
I installed 2 of the MCAW circuits this weekend at MITM (and 2 of Ian's circuits).
Of the 2, I think I prefer the MCAW for ease of seating the plug in the back of the switch panel, and Ian's for attaching to the cable to the rest of the car.
I had no idea how to program the MCAW (neither owner had the destructions with them), but on the 2nd one, immediately after installing the board, the up button for the driver's window stopped working. I removed the board and went back to stock and had the same thing. The only way we could get the drivers window to go up was to use the "close everything" functionality of the cabrio controls. It seemed like a busted/burned out switch to me. It's possible I broke something on the back of the switch panel when I was installing, but this is the 1st problem I've had in about 20 installs.
Of the 2, I think I prefer the MCAW for ease of seating the plug in the back of the switch panel, and Ian's for attaching to the cable to the rest of the car.
I had no idea how to program the MCAW (neither owner had the destructions with them), but on the 2nd one, immediately after installing the board, the up button for the driver's window stopped working. I removed the board and went back to stock and had the same thing. The only way we could get the drivers window to go up was to use the "close everything" functionality of the cabrio controls. It seemed like a busted/burned out switch to me. It's possible I broke something on the back of the switch panel when I was installing, but this is the 1st problem I've had in about 20 installs.
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