2012-2013 BOSS 302

Activating My Color on Boss?

Old Feb 10, 2013 | 07:25 PM
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Activating My Color on Boss?

I don't know that I'd even be interested since I've never seen My Color in action but I noticed on my Boss that when I open the driver's door after the car has been sitting the gauges quickly flash in multi-colors and then go to the standard Boss look. This makes me think that My Color functionality may be embedded but not enabled on the Boss.

Does anyone know anything about this?
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SBYBoss
I don't know that I'd even be interested since I've never seen My Color in action but I noticed on my Boss that when I open the driver's door after the car has been sitting the gauges quickly flash in multi-colors and then go to the standard Boss look. This makes me think that My Color functionality may be embedded but not enabled on the Boss.

Does anyone know anything about this?
Interesting... Never noticed this.
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 10:49 PM
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I've seen the illuminated sill plates, which tell me it is embedded, but no functionality. This is just an edumacated guess though.
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 10:59 PM
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I observed this as well. I'm sure the instrument cluster parts are identical across the line except for the gauge backing. But it lacks other lighting bits, like the in the cup holders and in the footwell. So they didn't put any effort into make the gauge lights adjustable. Unfortunately, it'd take a pretty hardcore ECU hacker to get them there,
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 05:01 AM
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Same here

Noticed this also, but as has been mentioned, the other bits aren't present, so the option to just tweak the dash colors isn't there. Dave Pericak stated that anything not adding to the performance of the car would not be on the car. We can thank the addition of HIDs and Sync to the decision to make those standard on the base V6.
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 06:25 AM
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According to the 2013 ordering guide (see attached) the BOSS has MyColor, the 2012 did not have it.

The instructions for selecting the colors and options are described in the 2013 owners manual under Information Displays. So I would assume you do have this option.

Let us know.
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by MoscowBoss
According to the 2013 ordering guide (see attached) the BOSS has MyColor, the 2012 did not have it.

The instructions for selecting the colors and options are described in the 2013 owners manual under Information Displays. So I would assume you do have this option.

Let us know.

nope not there. 2013s do not have this "feature"
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 07:36 PM
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I know the '12 Boss did not have MyColor & did not think it was enabled on the 13's either. It was a neat gimmick that I had on my '06 GT, but after trying quite a few different colors, I always ran a blue hue of some sort anyway, just worked the best for me at night.
Like the 'Ice Blue' that is the basic color for the gauges.
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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You have to have the premium model that has the 4.2 LCD screen
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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The wires are there. The software is not apparently(I thought it was an embed thing, but it's not). You can get the Boss 302 Illuminated sill plates, which tell me the wires are in place. You get a voltage, but not a color. Choose the sill plates carefully padawan.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by aircare84
I know the '12 Boss did not have MyColor & did not think it was enabled on the 13's either. It was a neat gimmick that I had on my '06 GT, but after trying quite a few different colors, I always ran a blue hue of some sort anyway, just worked the best for me at night.
Like the 'Ice Blue' that is the basic color for the gauges.
Thanks for that comment. It makes me much less curious about the 'feature.' It just that every time the gauges flash the multicolors (when I open the door without using the fob) I'm reminded of the Mycolor.
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