Install a RPD? I had them look at mine while it was in fir the Stage Kit and they called tech support for help after I installed it to try and get it to work in English and they didn't care or say anything about my warranty.

 

just installed mine and works perfect..on my 09..

 

if this works in the 08 tc's I wonder if it could work in the 08 sports. I wouldnt mind a bit more driver information. Im used to having 4 idiot gauges. Not 1 and a digital display

 

For the money, on a Sport you'd be better off spending a few more bucks and get the Dashdaq or Dashhawk I'd think? At least you could select what PID's to see.

 

It doesn't work on the '08s. The readout will not switch from the default meteric. The BCM is different in the '09-10s.

 

thanks will look into those.

 

According to the service manual, the BCM is a ONE TIME programmable device. Likely not worth the cost, but wonder if you can flash the 09 code into the BCM using 08 VIN. Guess that would be more of a question for GTPprix.

The manual states very clearly that if you screw up entering the VIN and some other piece of info (too lazy to get books) you have to order a new BCM.

 

I'm picking up my 09 SS Sedan tommorow and i'm looking to add the reconfig. display. The HHR mounts the display on the upper storage bin. Do you think the HHR harness and UAF would work on a Sedan seeing that I don't want to mess with the A pillar?

 

The question is how you're going to mount it, but as far as wiring, it can be done.

I did one for a friend's '09 coupe a while back. Now that I know what I'm doing I can do it easily in under an hour. The sedan is wired the same way as the coupe, so no issues.

 

Has anyone actually ever tried putting an RPD into an 09 car, switching it to read Imperial units, then placing it in a 08 to see if it stays that way?

 

I don't think anybody's actually tried it, but based on how the RPD works, it should work.

There was a guy that had an '08 and had it stuck in Metric, and then got discouraged and sold/gave it to an '09 guy that switched it after install. They never tried to switch units and give it back. I imagine if you switch it in the RPD, it will remember that. It has it's own OS.

 

does anyone know if there was RPD for the 09 sedan?

 

Nope, there wasn't.

 

thanks for the update

 

No prob.

I've heard ZZP may be making an RPD-friendly pillar for the Coupe soon. Maybe you should ask them to make a Sedan one while they're at it.

 

Hate to bring this thread back to life but did anyone ever sucessfully install in an 08 and have non metric readings?

 

nope.

several people have wanted to do this, but the problem stems from the 2008 BCM not being able to properly communicate with the RPD;
as I've understood it, most who care to do the research, find this info, then just get something comparable (and more accurate btw) which is offered by the aftermarket.

 

I want the RPD for the stock look

 

y dont u guys hold the enter & info button on the wheel? works on mine

 

That's how you change the units for the Driver Information Center;
The whole problem with installing an RPD in the '08 cars is that the older BCM cannot send this information to the RPD - which is why th units will remain in the metric settings.

I you don't mind your DIC showing MPH / Degrees Farenheit / PSI ~ while the RPD shows KPH / Degrees Celcius / KpA - then there's no reason to not do this;
To the best of my knowledge the RPD will install and function correctly in the '08 cars - this is the only bug.

 

whats wrong wit metric anyways if you live in Canada?

 

Hmmm so theres absolutely no way to do this? Wheres a GM engineer when you need it?

 

Just an FYI: I attempted to install an RPD in my 08 taking it directly out of a buddies 09. I verified the unit was in Imperial units then moved it over to my car. It immediately reverted to metric units. Made every attempt to change it but nothing helped. Installed it back into the 09 and instantly read in Imperial units again. I'm sure someone will eventually figure out how to get the RPD to read in Imperial units. I think its just a matter of getting it the signal to do so.

 

I guess most Canadian wouldn't care... but I'm normally the anomaly.

My first car was all imperial units, so I just got accustomed to oil pressure in PSI, temperature in Farenheit, and the speedo reading MPH ~ with the speedo I just got used to converting 30mph=50kph ect, ect...

Even my last "new" car (new becasue it didn't have a Carburetor, and wasn't rwd ) was an American car that I imported - so for me, I like having readouts in my cars to be in imperial units.

Oh yeah;
MPG = win
L/KM = fail

but that's my opinion.

Secondly, Canada isn't 100% metric ~ so the power (estimator??) gauge would be reading outputs Canadians are not familiar with - we are still used to HP - not the newton meters or what ever that is...

I'm sure if you talk to any Australian, or European, they would be familiar, because they are all 100% metric ~ but even in my day job (construction related) we still use imperial units ~ the only exception is any official paperwork for any gov't building, or some commercial projects ~ for those we normally make metric layouts, but either have imperial units on the same drawing, or make a separate set of drawings with imperial units for the framers.

THe GM engineer probably dictated the BCM change - I don't know what else is different between the 2008 & 2009 cars - they function 100% the same, use the same ECM, and used the same generation stereo's (which communicate with the BCM) ~ my only conclusion is that the BCM was changed to accommodate the RPD... becasue I can see no other variable which might explain the BCM changeover.

 

Glad you tried this and verified.

I would've figured that switching it to Imperial on an '09+ and then moving it to the '08 would have solved the Metric issue, but I guess not.

The RPD has it's own OS, so I figured it would remember whatever it was programmed for. This suggests that it either shows whatever it's sent over the network (and therefore the '08 BCM only transmits in Metric), or that it resets to the default Metric units due to being unplugged from its power source.

Can anybody with an '08 and a scan gauge / HPT confirm that there are PIDs in Imperial units on an '08? I haven't heard anybody say that they could only see Metric info over the network or anything when monitoring/logging, so that means that we're left with the possibility that it may be the RPD resetting and the BCM not knowing how to send the RPD the "switch units" signal.