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I've finished the subframe for holding the plastic side parts and most importantly, the oil cooler and radiator. I have a small shop nearby which powder coats rims and they've been able to fit my...

It is frustrating quite often when thing go wrong, many times multiple things in a row.
But it makes me happy when I read such kind words :). When I sometimes question this whole project, small...

I've made measurement with new bar with test 1 and it's not as good as I was expecting originally but in line with test 2. Basically it will be around 30% stiffer than original, but still far from...

I've made some tests on a standard sway bar. I've checked how much it rotates on its own axis when 10kg is applied at the end. Red square indicates the part which is held by the vice. Green indicates...

After couple of rides, I've decided to stiffen the front end a little bit. Fox suspension is great, and I wouldn't like to change how it behaves on uneven roads, but there is too much swinging from...

Don't forget there is separate sensor for turn angle below DPS - its message id is 0x0C3. I would assume this is used to sense when steering is straight again.
You could always disconnect DPS for a...

If Delrin is POM than it's a very good material, way better than PA. There are some variations of POM, some with better greasing capabilities, but overall, it's very good. Very nice to work with...

Seeing how this could help someone makes me very happpy :). If you have any questions feel free to ask.

I'm not C++ programmer either :). Normally I work on Microsoft erp software - something...

Thanks :). I hope this kind of information will help people with their struggle with fixing things, and maybe encourage new to analyze how things work. There is so much electronics everywhere and...

Next step is to finish tube subframe to hold both oil and cooler radiator. It's partly finished but still needs some work to do to hold plastic parts and then zinc plating.

Final thing will be...

With information above I've succesfully finished my first trip yesterday without any errors and in fact without ABS, DPS and with my own LCD in cluster -> no limp mode off course :D.

Without nanny...

I've been busy with another project for some time, but fortunately I've had free 2 weeks to analyze all can bus communication with my software which makes Man in the middle attack on bus...

More than a year have passed since my last post. I haven't got time to do anything with spyder during my absence,
I've had another big failure though. During winter in -20* C I went for a ride and...

So, winter has ended and finally it started to get warmer here where I live.

I didn't touch the issue regarding programming the bypass for ABS. This topic is a little bit bigger because of...

I've been hunting for front panels for some time, and winter is almost over in Poland. Once it will be more than 8*C I will continue my work.

For now small update. I've bought used front trunk and...

Thanks. This means it will be hard to determinate precisely algorithm responsible for amount of assist. But, it sure works all the time when torque is applied.

Are you sure sensor is ok? This would mean oil pump is damaged.
Did they check oil pressure with gauge?

It should be at least 1,5bar when on idle.

It already starts to look like something :)
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No rubber mounts and steel plate to hold stabilizer bar. Same thing: steel, drill and hammer. Rubber mounts made from rubber plate bought in shop with industrial sealants. I've used small knife to...

No bracket for catalyzer? Steel place, hammer, drill and it's done. Rubber pieces (not visible on photo) used from broken ABS :).
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Same problem with belt cover. Broken in half. Welded on both sides, additional weld inside to make part stronger and 100, then 200 grit sandpaper on "visible" surface.
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Next part is console. This one was also damaged. Whole top of console was broken and missing. I've used already damaged parts (PP) from another motorcycle and made new top of console. It's not...

While I was working on cables I added trunk latch from minicooper (10$) which already has electric actuator.

Again, some modifications needs to be done and universal ending for cable is used to...

I don't have cable for glove box, but I have cable for front trunk which will be made by me. So I used front trunk cable for glove box. It is a bit short and needs to be carefully placed under glove...

Every part I've received with spyder is somehow damaged, especially plastic parts.

Glove box had one arm broken and missing so I've had to made it from scratch.
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No need to go that far and make further recordings. I already have lots of data to analize.
My question was about how do you "feel" DPS is working and if it works instantly from the start, but I...

Thank you again. This is huge help.

I already see there is a difference in message id between my model 2011 and yours 2014.
What is probably the same: TCM (0x220, 0x222), SAS (0x0C3)
Difference:...

I'm not sure I understand the problem.
C is connected through switch to NC (cormally closed) or NO (normally opened).
NC is always connected with 3 and NO with 2.

Does this switch have LED...

Wow, thank you so much. It's like Christmas Gift :).

I've decided to buy and fix this spyder when I was looking for something to toy with. I didn't know there are machines like that before. I wasn't expecting so many problems at the beginning, at the...