Quote Originally Posted by steveo View Post
just snip the wire and power the CCM from ignition switched power.
Not that I couldn't live without it, but this would cause the trip odometer and fuel economy stats to be lost, not to mention miles off the odometer, oil life monitor history, etc. The firmware doesn't seem to write to the eeprom after a drive cycle unless the alarm is armed and even then it's only storing the alarm status bit. The rest of this stuff seems only to be written at the beginning of a drive cycle (after engine is started).

Quote Originally Posted by steveo View Post
... do you want me to de-solder and socket the uv prom while this thing is in my hands? i'm pretty sure i have the correct sockets and even some spare uv chips....
If you feel so inclined, be my guest. As I mentioned, it's not big on my list, and I'd certainly need some help from you guys to patch anything. I've got bigger fish to fry than this pesky little turd.