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silverbullet85
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Joined: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:33 pm Posts: 1071 Location: in between a rock and a hard place
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New Dash
So i've had my Autometer gauges for a couple of years now and i've never gotten around to actually install them so i was thinking of starting this mod very soon
i was thinking of getting Covan's Classic dash panel but for 130 bucks it hardly seems worth it
BUT ANYWAYS
i was wondering if it would be advantageous to at least get the wiring harness from them or is the wiring a piece of cake that a drunk 5 year old with a beer in his hands can do it?
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Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:52 pm |
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6SIX6
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Joined: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:32 am Posts: 1508 Location: Miserysauga , Ontario
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Re: New Dash
Im doing mine at the moment and it was stupid easy once i had the diagram of the old stock plugs. The stock harness back there has everywire you need to run the autometer gauges and not have to run too many new wires
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Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:02 pm |
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6SIX6
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Re: New Dash
heres the pinout diagram I got from overdrive awhile back and it helped me all the way to find everything http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/attac ... 9-1q83.gifhttp://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/attac ... 9-1q82.gifIf you look at my build thread you will see the one I built for my car
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Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:13 pm |
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silverbullet85
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Re: New Dash
so you're saying i shouldnt waste my time with the wiring harness then
sounds good...... expect PMs when i start doing this stuff then
how long should i expect this to take? a weekend?
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Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:55 am |
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6SIX6
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Re: New Dash
I wouldnt waste my time with a harness. I just used male and female connectors. All you have to do is use the diagram to find what the wire is for and go from there. Its pretty simple actually
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Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:08 pm |
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silverbullet85
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Re: New Dash
thanks for the info bud!
i just get paranoid when something new comes up and there's a possibility that i'll have to think... or god forbid actually work hard
HAHA i'm sure i'll be alright, i just didnt want to waste my money if i didnt have to
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Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:37 pm |
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6SIX6
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Re: New Dash
Are you gonna be doing the speedo and tach as well. If your doing the speedo you will need a mechanical one as your car is a 85. On mine I swaped to a T56 so im using a VSS signal for my speedo. Everything else is there for you
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Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:12 pm |
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silverbullet85
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Re: New Dash
Way ahead of you buddy i gots me a T56!, and had to buy the VSS plug but what evs
so its something i can do in an afternoon then!
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:32 am |
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PlayersZ28
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Joined: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:32 am Posts: 1996 Location: Wasaga Beach, ON
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Re: New Dash
It's been done many times so there's lots of info out there. Hack off the stock plugs and wire in one or two new ones so you can still unplug the dash that you make up.
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:07 am |
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6SIX6
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Re: New Dash
silverbullet85 wrote: Way ahead of you buddy i gots me a T56!, and had to buy the VSS plug but what evs
so its something i can do in an afternoon then! EVS??? you can do it in a afternoon as long as you got the new panel cut and ready to go with all the gauges wired up. Then all you have to do is use male and female connectors and wire them up. You will also hae to extend the wiring on the harness so you can take the gauges in and out easier. Heres a pic of my wiring when I put it back in the car. You can see where I extended it and how many there are. There are 5 12v switched, 3 or 4 grounds, 3 cluster illumination, and the rest are singles for the gauges. Its really easy to do as long as you have patience and some time.
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:11 pm |
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silverbullet85
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Re: New Dash
evs = ever.... i get lazy and i make up shorter words sometime
i always thought it was this big instrumental task (yes pun intended) but you just laid my head to rest, i'll be tackling this next time i'm home
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:39 pm |
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