Not too good with electrical and lightning and need some help! Lookin to install fog lights on my laredo. i see the fog kit from J4J, which includes the lights and the dash-mount switch. the thing is it requires Starscan to get it workin. Called up the dealership to see how much that would run me and they said $150 just for Starscan. Is there anyway to use the kit without starscan? maybe aftermarket fogs? Have any1 done this? appreciate ne kind of help:thumbsup:
bro i would call around a few dealerships to see what they say about the starscan. it does literally take 30 secs. do you need an oil change? get one and say hey my fogs aren't working right can you check them out?
LOL. you know what? i might just do that lol. gonna turn in my free first oil change next week and see if i can pull it off . but gonna be a b*tch if it doesnt work and i purchase the kit.
I bought the same kit from J4J and install was easy. Just need a set or torx drivers. But $150 to activate from that dealer????? thats insane, and you should call them up and complain they are trying to rip you off. When I got mine activated I went down with the starscan instructions in my hand, asking how much then was told half hour labor at like 45 bucks. I rolled my eyes and said whatever but ill never come back here with those prices for the actual work done. When my car was ready, 10 min later, the guy said he "gave me a break", bill was for 20 bucks. So yes, call around and let them know that you know it only takes 5 min to actually activate.
Here's a story kinda on base with getting ripped off at shops. When I recently installed my Eibach lowering springs myself I stripped the passenger side lower sway bar bolt and it only went in half way. I waited till monday morning and drove it to a local gas station shop where they helped me out before with a frozen lug nut and charged me 10 bucks to take it off, well worth it. I went there but the guy was busy he said, I asked anyways about the cost and he said about 10-20 bucks. So i drove to the next gas station shop, but when they put it on the lift the hick looking grease monkey kid starts shaking his head saying "man thats bad", When i asked what he was talking about he said I needed a whole new lower control arm, FOR A STRIPPED BOLT!!!. I told him to take it off the lift so i can go somewhere that can simply tap and re-thread the hole, then he said he will try it but no gaurantees. So he did it within 2 min, then charged me $46.50. And thats why I dont take my car anywhere, bunch of rip off artists trying to rip off old ladies or sumthing. Sorry for ranting in this thread, but kinda goes with the whole starscan issue and being ripped off for actual work done.
Did you ever take care of this Davy? If you do the install perfectly they can't say anything. Tell them you have reset the battery via removal of neg terminal and they still won't work. Hahahaha
How come everyone thinks it is Ok to rip the dealer off? That is what you are doing? They have to pay the techs and the Starscan tools arent cheap either..
i understand but $150 for a 30 sec job is ridiculous. i'm just tryin to get a fair price, afterall i did just buy the jeep from em. I helped them and they should return the favor.
Yeah I do not care about the dealers...they did not even know how to enable my drop-down mirrors in reverse...and think about how many THOUSANDS of dollars they have charged for the starscan tool they are using. Also, they already rip us of at $65 an oil change...if it takes two seconds there should be no charge or like a $10 activation fee; not $150.
Is yours a 09 ltd Davy? I love that lower bumper insert!!!
yep, the fog lights and the switch. just remove ur old switch and put in the new one. call up one of the dealers to see how much the activation will cost u. hopefully in Utah it's much cheaper.