JCW Bluetooth exhaust remote stollen. Help!
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back in the 1960s my GTO 389 V8 had dual exhausts. There was a crossover passageway between the heads that ran through the intake manifold as a heater under the 4BBL carb. The other part of the picture was a lightly spring-loaded flapper valve in one of the exhaust manifolds. The flap was inside the exhaust manifold passage, the spring was on a shaft outside
At low throttle , the flap was mostly closed, the exhaust from that one bank of cylinders was detoured (by back pressure) through the crossover passage, heating the intake manifold, and then combined with the exhaust from the other bank of cylinders and all exited the exhaust pipe on that one side, quietly
At WOT, exhaust pressure blew the flap open and all the exhaust was able to exit from each bank out their respective side of the dual exhaust and with more noise from all the 300+ ponies.
That flapper valve in the exhaust manifold did not cost much, and it never stuck.
I had that car between 1965 and 1985, still in good condition.
Does this BMW gadget actually open exhaust flow or does it just turn on a sub woofer that sounds like exhaust ?
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https://www.outmotoring.com/jcw-pro-exhaust-remote-control-18302413298.html
Buy a new one and pair it with the system...
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I'm in the same camp as the guy who mentioned the water from the fridge or the tap. (Except in my house it's the tap over the sink vs. the tap over the stove, aka the pot filler...)
But the point is, they make MANY different types of exhaust cutouts. Many aftermarket products have bluetooth fobs. I don't know what the Mini version does, but you should be able to replace the 'cut out' with an aftermarket version for less than a grand. Slap a sticker on the fob if you want a mini fob.
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Okay I had a look. Forget everything I said above. This is dead simple. There are two cutout solenoids on the exhaust system that basically allow exhaust to flow straight out and not force it to go through the resonator can. Those solenoids have a plug to control 12V signal to open / close the solenoid. The key fob simply transmits a signal to a controller to say on or off. That's easy to bypass. Unplug that solenoid controller and replace with a toggle switch or a replacement wireless controller.
Super simple to fix. No where NEAR a grand.
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I found an (ugly) copy of the pairing instructions on the web elsewhere, but this page is a high on google search result, so I'm adding the instructions here.
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However, I have already spoken with the service writer at the dealership. he was the person who mentioned that we would have to replace the whole system minus the exhaust itself...
I was hoping that someone else has encountered this problem before and new of a way to resolve this without spending over $1,000.
Again THANK YOU!!!
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What is a Bluetooth remote for the exhaust and what do you do with it?
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However, I have already spoken with the service writer at the dealership. he was the person who mentioned that we would have to replace the whole system minus the exhaust itself...
I was hoping that someone else has encountered this problem before and new of a way to resolve this without spending over $1,000.
Again THANK YOU!!!
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Is there a way to not go to the dealership and spend $1,400 for a whole new installation?
What are my options?
Can I just purchase a new bluetooth remote and if I do how can I have it paired with the current installed system?
Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!!!!
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Is there a way to not go to the dealership and spend $1,400 for a whole new installation?
What are my options?
Can I just purchase a new bluetooth remote and if I do how can I have it paired with the current installed system?
Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!!!!