[drs88]

There’s no airbag in the steering wheel!!!

Used the wrong terminology. More the amount of damage. I've seen a few wrecks on ebay which look like they have been in pretty severe accidents and it looks like the CX3 has held up pretty well in comparison to other cars.

 

[anchorman]

Used the wrong terminology. More the amount of damage. I've seen a few wrecks on ebay which look like they have been in pretty severe accidents and it looks like the CX3 has held up pretty well in comparison to other cars.

I know, I was pulling your leg.

You are right though. I think in all the crash tests on YouTube, only one manages to get far enough to break the windscreen.

 

[Craigh]

Off topic, but were you able to tell the reason for the write-off?

Well the picture looks like possibly a right front corner.

Hopefully all ok and no one on this forum.

 

[Craigh]

Quote:

Only thing I need now is the clock spring harness for inside the column as the Australian models don't have it.
Ordered it from Japanparts.com today.
3 wires and should be working

Clockspring harness needed for paddle shifters left Japan yesterday, lets see how long it takes.

 

[Dominic En Vanessa]

Nice Car and Garage !

 

[Craigh]

So my package arrived from Japan early this morning.

This is the wiring harness for inside the steering wheel cover that connects the main harness to the clockspring and allows the paddles to work.

This is with the bottom cover from the steering column removed showing the two sets of plugs that the harness goes between.

First I extended the earth lead of the cable as i was not going to using a snap lock into the existing harness.

This is the clockspring plug with 3 spots for the wires.

Here is same plug with harness wires added (Green Yellow and Black)

This is the main harness plug where the Green and Yellow wires go (up and down).

The earth lead was run down to a spare spot in the front radar detector harness that i found.

Wiring diagram

View back up at column with harness in place.

All working

The good thing was that the CX3 is almost identical to the 2016 CX5 in steering column, harness etc so this thread explained most of what i did.

Paddle Shift Install - 2016 CX-5

 

[Craigh]

Been out for a couple of drives in the CX3 since doing this and must say I really enjoy using the paddles when entering corners, round abouts etc.

Makes for a far more responsive driving experience.

Have missed not having them in this car.

Just like driving our Audi S3 Sedan but with less power to play with

I think the Mazda marketing decision to not add them to the Australian CX3 was a mistake for any driver that likes a more sporty experience. Chassis in the CX3 is very good for a small SUV and now it is easier to match the motor to the drive conditions - Not as good as a manual but this 6 speed auto is excellent.

 

[anchorman]

Been out for a couple of drives in the CX3 since doing this and must say I really enjoy using the paddles when entering corner, round about etc.

Makes for a far more responsive driving experience.

Have missed not having them in this car.

Just like driving our Audi S3 Sedan but with less power to play with

I think the Mazda marketing decision to not add them to the Australian CX3 was a mistake for the any driver that likes a more sporty experience. Chassis in the CX3 is very good for a small SUV and now it is easier to match the motor to the drive conditions - Not as good as a manual but this 6 speed auto is excellent.

I use them occasionally to force a change. For instance, it changes down much sweeter than kicking down if you want to pass something and it changes up instantly if climbing hills where it might otherwise hang on to the revs a bit too long for my liking. The nice thing is that once in manual the change up or down indications work on the dash and by holding the up paddle for 2 seconds it drops straight back into auto mode.

 

[Silman]

How much is a flight to Brisbane so I can get you to install the paddle shifters in my car? =) I'd like to attempt this but the fear if the airbag going off and I'm not good with wiring means that I can't see this ever getting done

 

[Craigh]

How much is a flight to Brisbane so I can get you to install the paddle shifters in my car? =) I'd like to attempt this but the fear if the airbag going off and I'm not good with wiring means that I can't see this ever getting done

I was concerned re the airbag as well, having not removed one before, but in the end after disconnecting the negative battery lead and waiting for it to discharge the next step was to use a 5mm hex key in each of the release holes and wow it was out in less than 60 seconds.

I feel comfortable pulling things apart and doing wiring. I have rebuilt the wiring harness in one of my older cars before as part of its restoration so adding a few wires is fairly easy, if a little difficult on my eyes (I am Getting older) as its all so small compared to older cars. I needed a magnifier to work out what way around the pins needed to go.

Also when I put it all back together the car did not start, had some bad thoughts at that point, but it was just a matter of stepping through each item again and I found one plug not fully engaged.

The biggest issue is probably the fear of starting it.

 

[Silman]

Yeah I would be very fearful of starting it. I can just imagine you flinching to press the engine start button. At least that's what I would be doing!

 

[Dean]

I must admit.
The paddle shifts are a lot of fun.
It's a great addition to the fun of driving this car.

 

[Craigh]

Made a few more changes to the Mazda Infotainment system.

Previously I had run one of the tweaks that lowered the disclaimer code to reduce how long it stayed on the screen each time it started.

# reduce disclaimer time
chmod 755 /jci/gui/apps/system/js/systemApp.js
sed -i 's/this._disclaimerTime.remaining = 3500/this._disclaimerTime.remaining = 100/g' /jci/gui/apps/system/js/systemApp.js

The code searched through the systemApp.js file looking for the time setting and rewrites that line to a lower setting.

I had seen reference to the tweak that removes it completely but this means copying a version of systemApp.js over the top of the one on your CX3.

Sounds like an easy change however.......we all have different versions of code, in different countries etc. based off different firmware.

So I was a little concerned with having a systemApp.js from a German or US firmware.

So i used SSH to access my CX3 system from my laptop (Turned on internet on CX3 first) and checked the file sizes etc of systemApp.JS and sure enough the Australian on is 94k in size while the tweak is only 91k

I certainly don't know what the differences are so I decided the best step was to make changes to my version.

In simple terms i modified a tweak script to do nothing but enable access to read and write the file system then used SSH to access the system.

Copied out systemApp.js and mad the following changes.

Remove this

"Disclaimer" : {
"template" : "Dialog3Tmplt",
"controlProperties": {
"Dialog3Ctrl" : {
titleStyle : "titleStyle01",
titleId : "WarningTitle",
contentStyle : "style02",
fullScreen : true,
defaultSelectCallback : this._selectCallbackDisclaimer.bind(this),
buttonCount : 1,
buttonConfig : {
button1 : {
labelId : "agree",
appData : "Global.Yes"
},
},
text1Id : 'DisclaimerText',
}
},
"displayedFunction" : this._displayedDisclaimer.bind(this),
"noLongerDisplayedFunction" : this._noLongerDisplayedDisclaimer.bind(this),
}, // end of Disclaimer

Replace With

"Disclaimer" : {
"template" : "NoCtrlTmplt",
"hideHomeBtn" : true,
"properties": {
"visibleSurfaces" : ["TRANLOGO_SURFACE", "TRANLOGOEND_SURFACE"],
"statusBarVisible" : false,
"customBgImage" : "common/images/background.png",
},
"readyFunction" : this._noMoreDisclaimer.bind(this),
}, // end of Disclaimer

Add this Function

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Disclaimer Removal
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

systemApp.prototype._noMoreDisclaimer = function(controlRef, appData, params)
{
framework.sendEventToMmui("system", "DisposeIntroVideo");

// this need only for log
this._disclaimerTime.remaining = 3500;
log.debug("Starting a Disclaimer timer with remaining time: " + this._disclaimerTime.remaining);

framework.sendEventToMmui("common", "Global.Yes");
};

Then copied it back to the CX3 and rebooted.

Now i have no disclaimer at all and it boots much faster.

 

[Craigh]

I also added the following tweak to the title bar, adding date etc.

Download USB Installer - Date-To-Statusbar v2.1
(nearly invisible changes, date font-size 1px up, and all moved 1px down and to the right)

 

[gus]

90 degree USB adapter turned up today so I finished off the USB extension to the glove box.

Now looks neater and black cable does not stand out as much.

Finally found the time to fit this USB extension cable mod today, looks the business, thanks for all the info Craig, I think that you need to get the thread name changed to "the really useful thread"

 

[DJ9999]

I need to do that as well. I miss having an iPod connected at all times.

I agree, gus. This thread is really useful and a joy to follow.

 

[Craigh]

Glad you got the USB extension done Gus

Also happy you are enjoying my updates

 

[Craigh]

I have re flashed my CX3 back to stock firmware in the infotainment system.

56.00.100 ADR

Took about 30-40 minutes to do but fairly straight forward.

This site has simple instructions and the latest firmwares.

Operating System Files ? Mazda CMU Hacks

 

[Craigh]

Now to do some testing...

So from what i can work out from searching through lots of stuff on other forums the system will do a full boot when you start up first thing then will do a fast boot if it has been shut down for less than 15-20 minutes.

A full boot
. does the mazda logo
. then goes to the menu
. then gets disclaimer
. then waits 3 seconds if you don't press ok
. then goes to last used app (radio nav etc)

The fast boot just pops disclaimer waits 3 seconds and then goes to last used app.

 

[Craigh]

My timing shows a cold boot of 28-32 seconds dependant on how quickly you press ok on the disclaimer.

I was getting 21 seconds before with the Disclaimer removed and the revised status bar.