Spyder Factory Style Fog Lights - BCM Questions

[netguess]

Paid a shop to help me install these:

https://www.carid.com/spyder/factor...n2012-os-c.html?singleid=124555364&url=645861

The factory style switch appealed to me. The problem now is that the dealerships don't want to help me... I am fully willing to pay.

The dealership I bought the car from said to me "we don't get involved with aftermarket".

A second dealership stated that they tried but were missing an activation code then asked me to come and pick up the car. The kit I bought comes with a manual that includes links and what I believe is a generic code.

Anyone have any experience getting a set up to work and/or getting a dealership to participate? Is there any other law risk way I can have someone wire it so I can get around this?

I will probably be uninstalling them and sending them back for an OEM kit if I can't figure something out.

 

[Maddmatts]

A possible alternative is to find a Sonic that's identical to yours but has the foglight option and copy it's VIN. Then take that to a dealership and have them manually use that VIN to reprogram the BCM on your car. Few dealerships are willing to do this though as others found out while trying to change the power steering calibration.

 

[Natesriv]

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[netguess]

A possible alternative is to find a Sonic that's identical to yours but has the foglight option and copy it's VIN. Then take that to a dealership and have them manually use that VIN to reprogram the BCM on your car. Few dealerships are willing to do this though as others found out while trying to change the power steering calibration.

Can that same process be done for an aftermarket kit. It shows in my instructions that it can. Hoping it’s correct.

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[carsNskis]

Those are the correct websites to access the gm info. Call and ask to speak to the shop tech foreman, most are accessible (but busy) and ask them directly.

As ridiculous as this is the canbus system and oem harness are super sensitive to voltage and resistance changes. I had a customer install what looked like a straight forward trailer harness and the car went haywire. Even though this is really straight forward there's still a risk to the dealer



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[netguess]

Those are the correct websites to access the gm info. Call and ask to speak to the shop tech foreman, most are accessible (but busy) and ask them directly.

As ridiculous as this is the canbus system and oem harness are super sensitive to voltage and resistance changes. I had a customer install what looked like a straight forward trailer harness and the car went haywire. Even though this is really straight forward there's still a risk to the dealer



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I completely understand why dealers are reluctant but between carid, spyder and dealerships, no one has been able to tell me if it works in theory.

I am willing to send the aftermarket kit back and just have the dealer install OEM ones but I want more into before going through that.

The owner of one of the dealerships I tried is going to have his techs look at those instruction pages


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[TitanBlue]

I just ordered a Spyder setup and it claimed to have everything to work. Seemingly plug and play. I have my doubts but will have an aftermarket harness I can use if needed. Don't want to take time to go to a dealership for something so simple. I'll follow up with what the kit really does. Got it on sale for about $89. Just hope the claimed OEM Vendor quality of the rest of the parts is good. I'll be happy with that.

 

[SouthFLSonic]

I just ordered a Spyder setup and it claimed to have everything to work. Seemingly plug and play. I have my doubts but will have an aftermarket harness I can use if needed. Don't want to take time to go to a dealership for something so simple. I'll follow up with what the kit really does. Got it on sale for about $89. Just hope the claimed OEM Vendor quality of the rest of the parts is good. I'll be happy with that.

Dealer will have to program the BCM to read them so you can use the factory fog light switch if that’s how you’re setting it up. If you’re using an aftermarket switch you should be good to go.


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[TitanBlue]

Parts were not available, so supplier refunded. I'll get another set. OEM switch not critical, but it looked like above average quality.