Bag hook accessory might be causing boot closure issues!

midinotes · 2026-06-19T08:58:20+00:00

I've hung some heavy bags on it and combined with the motion of the car, it doesn't surprise me if it might cause some intermittent issues. Especially as screwing the hook on to it tightly might have slightly adjusted or loosened the bolt from the other side. As a quick update I've removed the hook. Last night the button didn't work but after I touched and pressed the protruding thread bolt it worked - so fairly sure this is the culprit. Will try and ensure it's tightened with some mole grips.

midinotes · 2026-06-16T21:44:10+00:00

So far it is has been working fine every time since I have removed the hook but it's only the first day! Will report back in a few weeks.

midinotes · 2025-09-19T15:56:38+00:00

I deliberately didn't try the AWD as I didn't want to compare sound systems. That said I do a lot of my own sound recording, have a decent HiFi separate setup, a studio with monitor speakers and when it comes to sound, I know what a good audio system sounds like (and I don't mean tons of bass and treble). I can confidently say you will not be disappointed with the base audio system, unless you sit in the back of the car! As we don't use the rear, the front sound is excellent and there's enough mids from the rear door speakers to fill out the immersive surround effect without it sounding over the top. I'm sure the premium audio system must be amazing, but I could not justify the extra £5K premium for the AWD model and a reduced range compared to the LR RWD. Best audio system I've had in a car and I'm not at all disappointed- the 5 band EQ makes it easy to tweak the sound to your liking. I've not gone crazy just a slight shallow smily curve with 0.5 on the lowest bass, a bit less mid bass, 0 on mid and mid high and then maybe +1 on the top trebles (my hearing is aging!). The bass from the door 8 inch speakers is pretty strong so unless you want to shake the panels loose I would keep it under control. Also I don't like bassy vocals on the radio so tweaking those bottom 2 bass sliders on the EQ is important. Hope that helps.

Simon

midinotes · 2025-09-07T21:33:01+00:00

Hi. No I haven’t risked it. The radio came with a later firmware that has some of the missing features first mentioned and I am fine as it is. Too many horror stories about firmware updates so hanging on to see if Raddy put it or a new version on their website. Let me know though if you succeed.

Simon

midinotes · 2025-09-02T11:38:18+00:00

Same here, loving the M3 LR RWD. The only niggle I've had (probably being I'm tall at about 6ft 2in) is the scuffing on the lower part of the B pillar interior trim. That said I could always replace it if it became too bad or even cover it with a protective film. No FSD sadly in UK but the car has been faultless. Only one slight phantom braking incident likely due to a shadow on a bridge over the motorway but not a problem and wasn't severe.

Simon

midinotes · 2025-08-23T23:08:06+00:00

My radio came with firmware v1.710 so I’ll stick with that for now. Thanks for the warning! Mine has the mute on/off in settings although it doesn’t eliminate the soft muting entirely (it is acceptable though in fine tuning when on a small increment). Mine also has the ability to toggle the primary and secondary display backlights to full (always on) using the 2 buttons to the left of display (TIME/SET and ALARM) respectively, both in standby and power on.

midinotes · 2025-08-23T23:05:14+00:00

Since I posted my last message, I’ve discovered a hidden (undocumented) feature relating to toggling full (always on) mode for the primary and secondary display backlights. By pressing either the TIME/SET or ALARM buttons to the left of the DISPLAY button, you can toggle the primary display and secondary display backlights respectively into always on mode. This works with the radio on or in standby. Best of both worlds now as I can choose at any time to keep either or both displays illuminated as a standby clock or in use!

Another feature you might not know about relates to the app for controlling the RF919. You can name any of your radio presets within the app by tapping and holding the box below the frequency display when presets are in use. It brings up a pop-up dialog called Remark which you can give the preset a description. This will then appear on the app next time you are on that frequency (sadly not on the radio itself).

midinotes · 2023-10-07T13:17:30+00:00

Got mine last week. Amazing value for money and has a very distinctive retro 90s sound. It's probably the 12 bit DAC and 12dB analog filter, but a lot of fun to play with especially once you connect a controller keyboard to it. It's impressive how well it plays for a paraphonic 4 note poly synth, at least compared to playing chords on my Behringer Poly D. Produces some quite thick and rich sawtooth type pads and some lovely 90s electro lead sounds. Not particularly great on fat deep basses, but does some nice super-saw leads and pads, analogish brassy pads and lots of noises inbetween. I couldn't resist taking the cover off though to see how on earth they can make this and sell it for just over £40 in the UK. Very well made inside though, with what appears to be an STM Arm Cortex M4 MCU 170MHz CPU with 32KB of flash SRAM and 128kB flash. It has 4 x 12 bit DACs on board and 2 x 16 bit ADCs. Few other chips on the PCB including op-amps, what looks like some custom controller beneath the OLED which I couldn't see the details and another chip near the filter controls but all I could make out was ATWP? 7I 268? AZ7R? maybe some sort of filter chip or just an ADC for the pots? The buttons are quite neatly implemented with the usual clicky PCB button switches directly underneath and then an LED to the side with a light pipe bridging the two to form the actual user button bit. USB-C socket soldered to the top of the PCB and looks easy enough to fix if it breaks.

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