Has anyone used GAP iiD To enable in-car wifi?
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That lack of 'instant linear' power is the first thing I noticed when I traded in my X5 in for the Defender. Both very powerful Mild Hybrid Turbo Inline 6s. But the BMW just had an urgency about it I couldn't describe. Possibly because always drove around in Sport mode (not sport plus). when I realized there was no sport mode in the Defender I was bummed. Its not common sense for a vehicle branded 'Dynamic SE' - In any even I'm confident it will fix my one minor gripe about the way this thing delivers power.
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Another question since I have you, have you attempted to adjust the 'pre set' suspension heights at all via CCF? I know there's the LLAMS that plugs in to intercept the signals, and of course links that can be bought and swapped out (hardware). But wondering if you, or anyone you've seen has done anything to lower the 'access height' even further? And perhaps making the standard ride height closer to the access height? Most want to raise this thing I'd like to give it a better stance for a bit less body roll during 'spirited driving.' to be clear, I know its no sports car. But I've left it in access height a few times and was careful to not go above 35mph to keep it from raising itself, and I love how it feels.
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That lack of 'instant linear' power is the first thing I noticed when I traded in my X5 in for the Defender. Both very powerful Mild Hybrid Turbo Inline 6s. But the BMW just had an urgency about it I couldn't describe. Possibly because always drove around in Sport mode (not sport plus). when I realized there was no sport mode in the Defender I was bummed. It’snot common sense for a vehicle branded 'Dynamic SE' - In any even I'm confident it will fix my one minor gripe about the way this thing delivers power.
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Thats a shame beacuse its approach unlock thats more important than the walk away lock IMO. Just in terms of my use cases when I got arms full of two kids. But still its icing on the cake if it works. The real motivation for me is dynamic mode. Mine is a 23.5 and definitely do not have a locking fuel door.
Unfortunately I do not have a soft close rear tail gate (and wish I did as I always feel like I've got to slam the sh*t out of it to close it). But it may give me the pop open option so that's good I suppose. I've seen (I think) Vulcan do a retrofit and its on my to do list some day. Clear sight is a long term potential add as the hardware cost and work to run the wiring is more than I can foresee investing anytime soon.
Another question since I have you, have you attempted to adjust the 'pre set' suspension heights at all via CCF? I know there's the LLAMS that plugs in to intercept the signals, and of course links that can be bought and swapped out (hardware). But wondering if you, or anyone you've seen has done anything to lower the 'access height' even further? And perhaps making the standard ride height closer to the access height? Most want to raise this thing I'd like to give it a better stance for a bit less body roll during 'spirited driving.' to be clear, I know its no sports car. But I've left it in access height a few times and was careful to not go above 35mph to keep it from raising itself, and I love how it feels.
Unfortunately I do not have a soft close rear tail gate (and wish I did as I always feel like I've got to slam the sh*t out of it to close it). But it may give me the pop open option so that's good I suppose. I've seen (I think) Vulcan do a retrofit and its on my to do list some day. Clear sight is a long term potential add as the hardware cost and work to run the wiring is more than I can foresee investing anytime soon.
Another question since I have you, have you attempted to adjust the 'pre set' suspension heights at all via CCF? I know there's the LLAMS that plugs in to intercept the signals, and of course links that can be bought and swapped out (hardware). But wondering if you, or anyone you've seen has done anything to lower the 'access height' even further? And perhaps making the standard ride height closer to the access height? Most want to raise this thing I'd like to give it a better stance for a bit less body roll during 'spirited driving.' to be clear, I know its no sports car. But I've left it in access height a few times and was careful to not go above 35mph to keep it from raising itself, and I love how it feels.
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The suspension height settings are not part of the CCF, they are simply programmed into the EAS ECU. The IIDTool can change these base settings to raise or lower the vehicle - it takes a minute or 2 the first time and under a minute afterwards. There is also a memory for 3 pre-programmed heights once you are happy with your changes, so you can go back to stock, lower for extended highway and higher for larger off road tires in about 30 secs. The IIDTool is not quite as instantaneous as the Llams but it costs less, does much more, requires no install, and leaves everything stock so you won't have any additional components to cause issues.
Speed is not really a problem as I'd only very rarely need extra off-road height. Sure would make a huge difference when an extra inch or two are needed. I don't want to run lift rods as I don't want to lose down travel and want to be able to fit in my garage in winter. This sounds like the ideal solution without the effort/cost of a LLAMS install.
Can the change to height be done easily enough trailside?
Thanks for all the info.