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To preface, my ADHD and OCD are basically driving me bonkers after installing the tazer mini. Wanted a sounding board to hopefully sooth or confirm the dumb stuff I'm worrying about. Mostly it would be warranty stuff. Normally I wouldn't install anything that might void the warranty but have seen a lot of people running the tazer mini and my speedometer has always been about 1mph off. JT is a 2023 High Altitude which I changed out the factory 20" wheels and tires for factory rubicon wheels and stock size rubicon M/T tires which is a change from 275 to 285 and speedo was about 1.5mph off. I think I remember asking the service manager when I was in about them fixing it since it has always been about 1mph off(when stock) but he said that since I changed out wheels and tires it would cost about 300 bucks and said I could do it myself (tazer/jscan). I think... that wasn't put in writing anywhere. That compiled with all the other benefits that come with the tazer I decided to go ahead and purchase.

The only thing I have changed performance wise so far is the tire size. Everything else has been left stock. I put on the rear cam when turn signal on as well. But not a ton of changes as a lot of the stuff I wanted already comes turned on with the live features. When installing it went smooth, only wonky part was outside temp gauge read way higher, but that went away after driving a bit. I think it still reads a bit high but it's sitting on top of an engine so understandable.

So, now the stress part. I installed on Tuesday and tomorrow we are planning on leaving for a trip to TX, overall probably covering about 1.5k miles I believe. I have done a TON of reading on the tazer and seen various instances in which it would leave the battery flat and other things like limp mode and whatnot. I think the battery going flat is because it leaves the 8.4 screen on/dash screen on which I have checked multiple times that it goes off. Also one thing I noticed was that the led lights over the usb ports will stay on while all the other stuff turns off. From reading, this is standard and for the most part 99% of the time that cover is closed I only noticed it as I had left it up after having the phone plugged in using waze to check speedo vs. gps speedo. I checked this morning and the usb led's were off, unsure how long until they turned off.

Thus far everything seems normal I'm just stressing about something going wrong and/or something voiding the warranty. With that, I've also read that since it's installed and I changed tire size, even if I unmarry it and something happens dealer would still be able to see changes have been made and could void the warranty possibly so it's kind of if that's the case screw it, it's already done.

Basically just wanted a sounding board to advise to just calm down and let it go, or unmarry it and call it good. I've been bugging my buddy with question after question on it and feel bad for asking so many questions and as you can tell from the wall of text I'm being very OCD/ADHD about it. So just wanting to figure out how to stop stressing over it because with trip stress, work stress, and tazer stress I'm basically going nuts lol.

Thank you, let me know your thoughts, sorry for wall of text. Attached a recent picture with winch/bumper install. :)

edit: Firmware updated to latest before install. Also full reboot and 2 power cycles done per manual after tire size change.

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I have not had any battery issues since installing my tazer. I have a Sport so I don't have the 8.4 screen but I haven't noticed any battery draw at all.

I do like the tazer. I mainly bought it for the tire size, but I found several other things I like.
 
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This is from the FAQ section of my Tazer account. I actually bought mine from the dealer I bought the Gladiator from as they said I needed it to calibrate the speedo. Don't overthink it to much!!

Does a Tazer void my warranty?

No!
The Tazer makes no permanent changes to your vehicle and does not violate your warranty. You should, however, return to stock by “Unmarrying” and removing the Tazer from your vehicle before dealer service to avoid complicating their job. Leaving the Tazer plugged can in some cases interfere with dealer tools and cause confusion if the dealer’s not familiar with the device.
 

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To preface, my ADHD and OCD are basically driving me bonkers after installing the tazer mini. Wanted a sounding board to hopefully sooth or confirm the dumb stuff I'm worrying about. Mostly it would be warranty stuff. Normally I wouldn't install anything that might void the warranty but have seen a lot of people running the tazer mini and my speedometer has always been about 1mph off. JT is a 2023 High Altitude which I changed out the factory 20" wheels and tires for factory rubicon wheels and stock size rubicon M/T tires which is a change from 275 to 285 and speedo was about 1.5mph off. I think I remember asking the service manager when I was in about them fixing it since it has always been about 1mph off(when stock) but he said that since I changed out wheels and tires it would cost about 300 bucks and said I could do it myself (tazer/jscan). I think... that wasn't put in writing anywhere. That compiled with all the other benefits that come with the tazer I decided to go ahead and purchase.

The only thing I have changed performance wise so far is the tire size. Everything else has been left stock. I put on the rear cam when turn signal on as well. But not a ton of changes as a lot of the stuff I wanted already comes turned on with the live features. When installing it went smooth, only wonky part was outside temp gauge read way higher, but that went away after driving a bit. I think it still reads a bit high but it's sitting on top of an engine so understandable.

So, now the stress part. I installed on Tuesday and tomorrow we are planning on leaving for a trip to TX, overall probably covering about 1.5k miles I believe. I have done a TON of reading on the tazer and seen various instances in which it would leave the battery flat and other things like limp mode and whatnot. I think the battery going flat is because it leaves the 8.4 screen on/dash screen on which I have checked multiple times that it goes off. Also one thing I noticed was that the led lights over the usb ports will stay on while all the other stuff turns off. From reading, this is standard and for the most part 99% of the time that cover is closed I only noticed it as I had left it up after having the phone plugged in using waze to check speedo vs. gps speedo. I checked this morning and the usb led's were off, unsure how long until they turned off.

Thus far everything seems normal I'm just stressing about something going wrong and/or something voiding the warranty. With that, I've also read that since it's installed and I changed tire size, even if I unmarry it and something happens dealer would still be able to see changes have been made and could void the warranty possibly so it's kind of if that's the case screw it, it's already done.

Basically just wanted a sounding board to advise to just calm down and let it go, or unmarry it and call it good. I've been bugging my buddy with question after question on it and feel bad for asking so many questions and as you can tell from the wall of text I'm being very OCD/ADHD about it. So just wanting to figure out how to stop stressing over it because with trip stress, work stress, and tazer stress I'm basically going nuts lol.

Thank you, let me know your thoughts, sorry for wall of text. Attached a recent picture with winch/bumper install. :)

edit: Firmware updated to latest before install. Also full reboot and 2 power cycles done per manual after tire size change.

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Nice! Another Tulsa guy! Don't stress, unmarry the Tazer and enjoy texas. Watch out for floods, I was down there last weekend.
 
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Thanks all. For Bill " Don't overthink it to much!! " hahaha but it's what I do! :D Thank you for the reply. I am pretty sure talking with service manager he said to do the tire size myself as well but again not in writing. But again thank you for the reply.

Hiya JT1, if you're JT I'm thinking of we may have worked together previously, you posted on one of my facebook threads in gladiators only. Maybe not though in any case Hi :)
 

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Thanks all. For Bill " Don't overthink it to much!! " hahaha but it's what I do! :D Thank you for the reply. I am pretty sure talking with service manager he said to do the tire size myself as well but again not in writing. But again thank you for the reply.

Hiya JT1, if you're JT I'm thinking of we may have worked together previously, you posted on one of my facebook threads in gladiators only. Maybe not though in any case Hi :)
Probably me.. I try to avoid that place as much as possible, it stresses me out as much as the tazer is stressing you out.
 
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Ahh right on, yeah I bet so. :) I'm with ya on that too, love my job but damn it's been busy lately so that's an add-on. Hope you're doing good. Maybe get together and go do some trails or something later on. Thanks :)
 
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Ahh right on, yeah I bet so. :) I'm with ya on that too, love my job but damn it's been busy lately so that's an add-on. Hope you're doing good. Maybe get together and go do some trails or something later on. Thanks :)
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Yep the taser is a new way to go. I have one and have changed many things. Gears, tires, tpms, ESS, and others. I wrote a list of the stuff on a printed instructions sheet. A dealer visit will be a PITA, un marry remove then hope that the jeep doesn't have a fit if they flash the ECM with all factory settings. It's almost impossible to talk to someone that really knows about it. I just gave up asking questions and follow the instructions and have had no issues yet.
 
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Yep the taser is a new way to go. I have one and have changed many things. Gears, tires, tpms, ESS, and others. I wrote a list of the stuff on a printed instructions sheet. A dealer visit will be a PITA, un marry remove then hope that the jeep doesn't have a fit if they flash the ECM with all factory settings. It's almost impossible to talk to someone that really knows about it. I just gave up asking questions and follow the instructions and have had no issues yet.
Ahh right on. Thank you for the reply. Yeah hope everything goes well if they have to flash it also. Have a great weekend! :)
 

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I've had a tazer installed for over a year now and it hasn't created a single problem. The main reason I bought it was for the live features but since it is always plugged in, I used it to change tire sizes last time I went up and I've changed a few other things also.

My service advisor knows I use it and it hasn't created any warranty problems but I haven't had many issues either.
 
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I've had a tazer installed for over a year now and it hasn't created a single problem. The main reason I bought it was for the live features but since it is always plugged in, I used it to change tire sizes last time I went up and I've changed a few other things also.

My service advisor knows I use it and it hasn't created any warranty problems but I haven't had many issues either.
Ahh, good to know! Thank you. Have a great weekend.
 

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And I thought my wife was ADD and OCD! Gonna go give her a hug
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The only time I unmarry mine is if it may get a firmware update. Most of the time I don't even bother with removing my tazer.
 
 







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