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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 03:44 PM
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I just made an appointment with Harris Mitsubishi in Everett, WA! There is a $57.50 charge if you have a custom head unit! The charge is the time to remove and reinstall the head unit!

You can remove it yourself to avoid the charge though!
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 06:20 AM
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Just got mine back yesterday. All went well, they removed my aftermarket gauges and replaced them without breaking or charging me anything.
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 07:16 AM
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Received my notice Wednesday, looks like I'll have to find time in between work and school to make an appointment.
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 09:51 AM
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I had mine done at Roseville Mitsubishi (CA). I dropped it off Wednesday and picked it up the next day. (They gave me the option of making an appointment, soonest was next month, or leave it over night).
No extra charges or any problems.
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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 03:00 PM
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Got mine done yesterday, took 3 hours. No issues to report. I specifically told the dealer not to touch the ECU, and it appears they are pretty used to requests like these. They wrote on the service request form in big letters (DO NOT TOUCH ECU, CAR IS TUNED).

For any of you guys in VA/DC/MD, go to King Mitsubishi in Gaithersburg, MD. They are also mod friendly.
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cool_as_crap
I had mine done at Roseville Mitsubishi (CA). I dropped it off Wednesday and picked it up the next day. (They gave me the option of making an appointment, soonest was next month, or leave it over night).
No extra charges or any problems.
Sounds like a great dealer. Need to make my appointment asap since I can't leave my car overnight at anytime
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jwl03
Got mine done yesterday, took 3 hours. No issues to report. I specifically told the dealer not to touch the ECU, and it appears they are pretty used to requests like these. They wrote on the service request form in big letters (DO NOT TOUCH ECU, CAR IS TUNED).

For any of you guys in VA/DC/MD, go to King Mitsubishi in Gaithersburg, MD. They are also mod friendly.
Thank you. This is good intel.

Did you have aftermarket gauges, stereo, etc? If so, did you pull it yourself or have them do it?
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Old Jul 26, 2015 | 07:22 PM
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I have an aftermarket radio, and a triple gauge pod above (radio relocation kit installed), and they were able to work around it with no issues.
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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jwl03
I have an aftermarket radio, and a triple gauge pod above (radio relocation kit installed), and they were able to work around it with no issues.
LoL, I didn't think about the aftermarket radio until I sat down here at Kings right now and was like umm... **** I hope they don't charge me. I also just saw a post about someones viper alarm being ****ed with, and I totally forgot about that too... They've been servicing for 2 hours now so I think its too late to tell them / they haven't said anything about it yet. Will update once I get car back.

EDIT: So they did it in about 2 hours or so. They said it was one of the simpler changes since I only had aftermarket radio/alarm. Minor gripe: few pieces of O shaped sealers/gaskets? on the floor, some little glue/adhesive in several places. Alarm/radio still works, no problems yet... Will update if I find any other problems but I'm satisfied. They also topped my liquids off no charge. My second time there, no major problems/issues, so not too hesitant to go back there for recalls/misc. Will see!

Last edited by crazyprac; Jul 28, 2015 at 07:51 AM. Reason: Got car back
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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by crazyprac
LoL, I didn't think about the aftermarket radio until I sat down here at Kings right now and was like umm... **** I hope they don't charge me. I also just saw a post about someones viper alarm being ****ed with, and I totally forgot about that too... They've been servicing for 2 hours now so I think its too late to tell them / they haven't said anything about it yet. Will update once I get car back.

EDIT: So they did it in about 2 hours or so. They said it was one of the simpler changes since I only had aftermarket radio/alarm. Minor gripe: few pieces of O shaped sealers/gaskets? on the floor, some little glue/adhesive in several places. Alarm/radio still works, no problems yet... Will update if I find any other problems but I'm satisfied. They also topped my liquids off no charge. My second time there, no major problems/issues, so not too hesitant to go back there for recalls/misc. Will see!
excellent! I had the same trash left behind.
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 08:44 AM
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I also own a 2004 WRX and received in the mail yesterday this message: The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bad that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment. Also: Until this repair is performed, do not allow passengers to ride in the front passenger seat.

I haven't received an airbag recall for my 2003 Evo. Does the Evo airbag recall say anything about moisture intrusion? I though the problem was simply too much explosive installed in the inflator.
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 12:40 PM
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I can look when I get home at my letter but I'm 95% sure it's the same thing
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Old Aug 3, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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I was a little hesitant on doing this based off another thread I read about a bad experience during the recall service. After reading through this thread and reading good experiences for the most part, I feel a little more at ease. Especially since I have no gauges (yet) or a viper alarm (yet). Just an aftermarket double din radio.
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Old Aug 4, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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Has anyone had luck purchasing this on-line? Dealer told me they would not sell it to me, they had to do it. I live in Hawaii and there is no dealer on island. I placed a order through a online dealer, but have not heard back yet, hoping they don't say its a "dealer only"
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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 12:23 PM
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Just called Peruzzi Mitsubishi in Quakertown, they said I had to take any aftermarket things out of my car and just tie the wires up.

If I didn't take them out they would charge me.
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