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removing ecu is a pain

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Old May 15, 2017 | 05:43 PM
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So I take out the ecu of my hatch everyday when I leave it parked to go home ...is there a way to make the disconnection part more smoother because i do this everyday and my nails are starting to hurt lol
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Old May 16, 2017 | 12:16 PM
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Bring a pocket flat head screw driver with you. Haha. But other than that their is no other way.
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Old May 16, 2017 | 01:37 PM
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Eventually your ecu or plug is going to wear and you may start having electrical issues. Other measures you can take, to prevent theft I assume?
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Old May 16, 2017 | 01:38 PM
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Default Re: removing ecu is a pain

Find yourself a connector that has enough pin outs and make yourself a quick release?
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Old May 16, 2017 | 01:41 PM
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Invest in a proper alarm/tilt detect system, and put a tracking device on the car if you're that worried about it. Steering wheel lock if you don't have a removable one.
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Old May 16, 2017 | 05:10 PM
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Default Re: removing ecu is a pain

Originally Posted by HONDA4LYFE776
Bring a pocket flat head screw driver with you. Haha. But other than that their is no other way.
damn i didnt think about that lol
Originally Posted by rkcarguy
Eventually your ecu or plug is going to wear and you may start having electrical issues. Other measures you can take, to prevent theft I assume?
is this true? because my friend had an ek coupe for like 2 years and he used to take out the ecu and he never had problems
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Find yourself a connector that has enough pin outs and make yourself a quick release?
im clueless when it comes to electrical connections but damn that sounds like a good idea can shops make something like that?
Originally Posted by Chance EG
Invest in a proper alarm/tilt detect system, and put a tracking device on the car if you're that worried about it. Steering wheel lock if you don't have a removable one.
im thinking about putting a removable steering wheel hub system but i want my horn to work because i live in nyc lol
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Old May 16, 2017 | 05:58 PM
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Install a secret kill switch to disable the fuel pump. Done.
u can still wire up the horn with removable steering wheel.
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Old May 17, 2017 | 04:06 AM
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Those ECU plugs aren't designed for being connected and disconnected at the frequency you're doing it, or rather I should say the wire isn't designed to flex that many times. You're eventually going to have issues. Just leave the ECU in it. Anyone that actually wants to steal it is just going to bring their own ECU anyway.
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