Well I meant to make an update post when I got back from the eclipse trip, but work and life got busy. You know how it is..
The burb was a ROAD TRIP MACHINE. I fell more in love with it on the road trip. It never skipped a beat. So comfortable too!
We hit a hyuuuge rain storm on the way back to CO, but we kept rolling. When we got back, the burb threw two codes: u1500 and u1501. They were related to the active grill shutter electronics.
Turns out the wiring connection is right up front and is prone to water ingress. In my case, my active grille was stuck open, so I was able to keep driving it while I ordered a part to replace it.
While I had the bumper and grill off to replace the AGS, I replaced the old grill with a black RST-style grill. It was an easy process to replace the AGS and I took care to apply some dielectric grease to hopefully avoid the issue in the future- after install I flashed back to stock, and then re-flashed my tune. No more CEL. Took it for a drive to verify the shutter was working after I got up to temp, and then bought some victory frosties from Wendy’s on my way home. I love fixing stuff on my own when I can. Hell yeah.
Hope y’all are well - I’ll upload another photo of the front end once I wash it. This’ll do for now: