Re: I wonder why they don't want that SW included? - Saab 9-5 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
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OK, here's a theory that doesn't invoke cheapitude:
The new DICs are reliable enough not to need the new software. Prior to the recall, the dealers did not have information to distinguish old from new so to be safe they had to load the new software when they replaced a failed DIC. (I had one die in December and the dealer could not tell me if the replacement was a new one.) In the recall process, they know that they're putting in new DICs ergo software is not needed.
Yes, I know Anders can tell an old one from a new one but apparently some dealers, at least "officially", can't!
Posts in this Thread:
- DIC Recall Replacement Done, Ben, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:10:20
- Re: DIC Recall Replacement Done, Richard Scott, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:59:12
- Re: DIC Recall Replacement Done, Ben, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:01:36
- Re: DIC Recall Replacement Done, Mike, Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:41:54
- who's saying that?, Aero'ed, Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:07:37
- Uses for that spare DIC, Stephen Goldberger, Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:44:56
- Very few posts of 2003 and up IDM failures, SWEDECAR , Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:26:06
- IDM only, no software included, buck, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:29:04
- Re: DIC Recall Replacement Done, 8AA2YM, Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:05:24
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