Launch X431 Mini Pro review on Chrysler Minivans 2009

Car model and year: Chrysler Minivans 2009

Purpose: Adding Remote Start (Sales Code XBM)

This seems like a great project to do. I already have a Launch X431 Pro Mini

bi-directional scanner, and I am wondering if it is capable of doing what the dealer would be able to do (sales codes and WCM config). I know I can access various body modules and have changed how long the lights stay on after the car is shut off, reconfigured the tire size for the speedometer after switching to the larger 17" wheels, etc. It has come in handy for lots of jobs already and I've helped several of my friends and family. It can program keys and fobs and perform ABS bleed procedures. If it keeps me out of a dealership it is well worth the price I paid for it. I am still learning the full extent of it's capabilities, and it is a wonderful tool for diagnostics.

I ordered the hood switch, but it would sure be nice to have that bracket it attaches to. I am sure I could fab one up if I have to. I have also ordered two 7 button cases. The van is usually 20 feet from the house, and is parked maybe 40 feet from where she works, so the range wouldn't be an issue at all, and my wife would be happy to have remote start that isn't all hacked together. She would like to have it on every vehicle she drives, but I tell her no because I have fixed a few cars that had burned up harnesses as a result of aftermarket remote starts, including one that caught fire inside the dash, but that is a story for another day...

I think after I replace her wheel bearings, axles, transmission seals, and do a transmission fluid/filter change, I will attempt this.

Update!

Our T&C is a 2009. I found it easy to switch the rubber pad on my Chrysler logo fobiks to the new 7 button pad with the start label and contact from the 2 generic fobik shells I purchased for about $15 plus shipping. The part number of the switch I had already ordered was 05026211AA and was around $15 US plus shipping. The bracket I ordered today had a part number of 05026445AD, and was around $8 US plus shipping. There was another part number 05026277AE that may have been the whole assembly together, but I didn't see the bracket included in the picture or description. That one was close to $40 though, so it would make sense if that was the one.

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