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I just did this DIY, and it took me 45 minutes exactly. The hardest part for me was splicing the wire... i didn't have the right tools, but i got it working.
EASY DIY!
edit: I got mine from ebay, $35 + shipping. Seller: RedLineZone.
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anyone in seattle knows how to do it? or somoen willing to go cover with me on the phone that would be great, the DIY is great Krepoort, but i'm just stupid and want to get it done first time. my phone number is 2066191848 if anyone has extra mins and willing to help a bro out, give me a ring[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
connecting? What's the problem? the diy explains it very clearly.
Grab the RED cable from the Gauges and connect it to a red/black colored cable on the BLUE thing. You will need to splice/rip a tiny piece of plastic from the red/black cable and wrap the Red cable (from the gauge) around the open coil area. Ok, i'm not very good at explaining things clearly.
The BLACK cable from the Gauges, you will need to "ground" it. Grounding means connecting to any metal piece. I placed my black cable touching a screw that holds the clutter on the bottom right.
what does the tap thing do? well i can take it out and put the gauge in, and can i just connect the red and black from the gauge to that connector's red and black line? and then my question is about that black thingy, "brain" ? where do i put that, i understand u had it on the instruction but i guess i'm slow so i dont understand what that means, and also how do i link the control to the coin changer?
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[hr]Originally posted by: iluvbritney
what does the tap thing do? well i can take it out and put the gauge in, and can i just connect the red and black from the gauge to that connector's red and black line? and then my question is about that black thingy, "brain" ? where do i put that, i understand u had it on the instruction but i guess i'm slow so i dont understand what that means, and also how do i link the control to the coin changer?[hr]
The tap is just a more 'secure' way to attach the ground wire to the screw. You could just wrap the exposed part of the black wire around the screw if you dont want to use the tap.
From the new gauges, it should be just a plain red wire. Attach that red wire to the red/black wire on the blue connector.
The "brain"/converter can be put anywhere you want. Just as long as its out of the way when you put the gauge cluster back in.
To link the control to the coin changer, just snake it behind and under the metal 'housing' that holds the whole gauge cluster. To make it easier, take off the cover for the fuses (plastic panel under the steering column) and you should be able to reach up and find where you can snake the control strip down. Then find the hole where you can snake it into the coin tray.
The metal housing I was talking about is that piece of metal with the writing on the left side. Says something like 26A on mine.
no i'm not, i told u i'm sux at car stuff. but i really appreciate it if yall can help me out. krepoort's explaination is very detailed, but i still kinda dont get it. and i want to get it done the first time, so if anyone who knows how to do it can give me their phone number then i can call one of u guys and go through it
