33 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

Only found on japanese auction sites, either on cdrom or more expensive paper manuals

Hi Chris;

How much is CDROM?

22 hours ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

Hi Chris;

How much is CDROM?

About £70 mostly due to the ridiculous shipping and commission fees. 

Books would set you back over£100.

 

 

1 minute ago, Chris.ac said:

About £70 mostly due to the ridiculous shipping and commission fees. 

Books would set you back over£100.

 

 

Hi Chris: do you get hold of them or have details of where I should get one from, I dont mind paying the £70 so long as I get one

19 minutes ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

Hi Chris: do you get hold of them or have details of where I should get one from, I dont mind paying the £70 so long as I get one

I will see if I can find a link, it's a bit difficult, because you need to get the search phrase just right so the Japanese translation works. 

 

The cdrom will be in Japanese, and it will be painful to use unless you have a copy of windows xp or a virtual machine to run it on. 

 

Im translating my 2010 ggh20w version, mostly the navigation frames, once those are done the actual pages can be auto translated in chrome browser. 

 

I can assist, but it is time consuming. 

 

If you visit the link I put up on the first page, that is basically what the cdrom contents will look like

Edited April 8, 20232 yr by Chris.ac

8 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

I will see if I can find a link, it's a bit difficult, because you need to get the search phrase just right so the Japanese translation works. 

 

The cdrom will be in Japanese, and it will be painful to use unless you have a copy of windows xp or a virtual machine to run it on. 

 

Im translating my 2010 ggh20w version, mostly the navigation frames, once those are done the actual pages can be auto translated in chrome browser. 

 

I can assist, but it is time consuming. 

 

If you visit the link I put up on the first page, that is basically what the cdrom contents will look like

LOL no problem Chris I am an IT geek had my own IT business for over 15 yrs, I am used to translating all languages

2 hours ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

LOL no problem Chris I am an IT geek had my own IT business for over 15 yrs, I am used to translating all languages

Perfect, you should be fine then, the cdrom uses the older IE5.5 standard and appalling frames. 

 

On windows 7 it was quite simple to use compatibility mode, but windows 10/11 really bodged that up. 

 

 

16 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

Perfect, you should be fine then, the cdrom uses the older IE5.5 standard and appalling frames. 

 

On windows 7 it was quite simple to use compatibility mode, but windows 10/11 really bodged that up. 

 

 

OK I have an old laptop with XP on it that I use for testing retro programs on so that should sort it

2 hours ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

OK I have an old laptop with XP on it that I use for testing retro programs on so that should sort it

Found a copy via zen market. 

 

Not cheap though. 

 

https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=w201630412

 

It was for a series 10 hybrid? 

Edited April 8, 20232 yr by Chris.ac

9 hours ago, Chris.ac said:

Found a copy via zen market. 

 

Not cheap though. 

 

https://zenmarket.jp/auction.aspx?itemCode=w201630412

 

It was for a series 10 hybrid? 

Cheers, will have a look later got a big job on today, will let you know if I bought it when I get back

19 hours ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

Cheers, will have a look later got a big job on today, will let you know if I bought it when I get back

Hi Chris;

Did buy out on that disc, is buy out the same as buy now or is it just a bid, because even though I selected buy out I still had to make a bid.

 

2 hours ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

Hi Chris;

Did buy out on that disc, is buy out the same as buy now or is it just a bid, because even though I selected buy out I still had to make a bid.

 

Scrub that Chris I checked my account on Zen and it shows I actually bought it. checked out transportation costs too 

On 4/10/2023 at 7:50 AM, atlanticcobra2023 said:

Scrub that Chris I checked my account on Zen and it shows I actually bought it. checked out transportation costs too 

Well done! 

 

I've tried to talk others in to buying, because this cdrom resource is invaluable. 

 

It will contain the full set of diagnostics codes and the full workflow of diagnosis, as well as the correct jdm wiring diagrams. 

 

My cdrom even has small animations (swf format) showing how the vsc works etc. 

 

 

Just now, Chris.ac said:

Well done! 

 

I've tried to talk others in to buying, because this cdrom resource is invaluable. 

 

It will contain the full set of diagnostics codes and the full workflow of diagnosis, as well as the correct jdm wiring diagrams. 

 

My cdrom even has small animations (swf format) showing how the vsc works etc. 

 

 

I agree Chris these sources are invaluable, and a Cdrom is better than books as they dont rip or get full of oil

2 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

 

If there is anything else you want at same time, zenmarket I believe will hold and repackage all your items to reduce total shipping costs/package amounts. 

Edited April 11, 20232 yr by Chris.ac

3 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

If there is anything else you want at same time, zenmarket I believe will hold and repackage all your items to reduce total shipping costs/package amounts. 

I can see me burning the midnight oil when arrives, I am a bugger for stuff like that. I want to know the smallest detail on any vehicle I have

13 minutes ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

I can see me burning the midnight oil when arrives, I am a bugger for stuff like that. I want to know the smallest detail on any vehicle I have

I bought mine to understand how my stereo was connected, and used it to trace the factory rear fog light wiring and switch gear. 

 

My next upgrade is heated front seats, utilising the existing factory wiring located under each seat and the connector behind the blanking plate. 

 

Should be a few hours of works and about £30 for this upgrade 

15 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

I bought mine to understand how my stereo was connected, and used it to trace the factory rear fog light wiring and switch gear. 

 

My next upgrade is heated front seats, utilising the existing factory wiring located under each seat and the connector behind the blanking plate. 

 

Should be a few hours of works and about £30 for this upgrade 

Yeah sounds good, I like to see how things work and find it amazing that most vehicles have extras that folkes dont even realise.

looks like we both on two subjects this and head unit replacement. Although I have fitted a new unit, I intend to use the cdrom info to help me build patch leads so that I can connect directly to vehicle sockets. 

Edited April 11, 20232 yr by atlanticcobra2023

11 minutes ago, atlanticcobra2023 said:

Yeah sounds good, I like to see how things work and find it amazing that most vehicles have extras that folkes dont even realise.

looks like we both on two subjects this and head unit replacement. Although I have fitted a new unit, I intend to use the cdrom info to help me build patch leads so that I can connect directly to vehicle sockets. 

 

It was a 10 series hybrid you owned? 

Yeah Chris 2005 Hybrid ah10

Edited April 11, 20232 yr by atlanticcobra2023
to clarify

13 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

 

It was a 10 series hybrid you owned? 

 

Ah boy, some common sockets, but also some alien to me. 

 

 the cdrom will at least detail every plug

5 minutes ago, Chris.ac said:

Ah boy, some common sockets, but also some alien to me. 

 

 the cdrom will at least detail every plug

Yeah most of common ones easy enough to figure out, but the others a little more tricky without CDrom, Zen emailed me this morning its due at their warehouse tomorrow

 

Edited April 12, 20232 yr by atlanticcobra2023
typo error

Well hoping the CDROM will arrive this week, it left Osaka on the 21st, I have gone through the whole vehicle wiring and removed all the scotch lock connectors and soldered and heat shrink tube wrapped the connections properly. 

 

On 4/12/2023 at 6:16 PM, Chris.ac said:

Ah boy, some common sockets, but also some alien to me. 

 

 the cdrom will at least detail every plug

 

Edited April 27, 20232 yr by atlanticcobra2023
to put in caption

It finally arrived and got it up and running in Windows 11. lots of coffee and biscuits for me tonight 😁