DIY VTEC Light (with Pics)
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Originally posted by R3DL1N3
right, and the manual says nothing of removign the glove box.
but anyways, i got some 18 guage speaker wire, i guess thatll do
right, and the manual says nothing of removign the glove box.
but anyways, i got some 18 guage speaker wire, i guess thatll do
PAGE 235 IN THE MANUAL
Tells you how to remove the glove box to get access to the air conditioner microfilters, just like I said. It's even listed in the index. How you didn't find it, I don't know.
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ok is there anyone i can pay to do this **** for me, im fed up with wires and the rest of this crap.
ok is there anyone i can pay to do this **** for me, im fed up with wires and the rest of this crap.
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Rep Power: 413 Originally posted by R3DL1N3
ok is there anyone i can pay to do this **** for me, im fed up with wires and the rest of this crap.
ok is there anyone i can pay to do this **** for me, im fed up with wires and the rest of this crap.
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Rep Power: 0 im confused someone help me out with the direction on wiring this thing up. Okay i havent bought the stuff yet, but the led should have 2 little lead sticking out. If you tap into the ecu wire, where do you wire it up to the led. Also if you have a ground wire, where do you wire it up to the lead. And last what about the resistor?
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Rep Power: 413 tap vtec wire >> add wire to connect to the long end of LED >> attach resistor to the short end of the LED >> Attach wire to resistor >> ground wire on something metal
That is the order everything should be in.
That is the order everything should be in.
yeah cwick come help me PLEEAASEE. lol i hate doing this type of stuff. i which wire to get but i know if i try and pull it out or whatever im gonna **** something up like usual. plus i bought the wrong wire i think. i bought speaker wire thats way to big to fit in the splice. i also dont get how to ground it or whatever.
I've done this mod and it took like half an hour. I mounted my light next to where the stock fog light switch would be. Its pretty sweet and i never knew the vtec actually kicks in so low. Mine usually comes on at 2800 rpm.
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Rep Power: 0 If that's your attitude, then why would you want a tachometer? Really, think about it, unless you're deaf and can't hear the engine to shift, you don't need one.... (Come to think of it, who needs a speedometer, just go along w/ the rest of traffic.)
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i didnt ask the question to hate. I did it to further my understanding.
my bad for giving you the wrong impression bro
i didnt ask the question to hate. I did it to further my understanding.
my bad for giving you the wrong impression bro
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Rep Power: 0 Hey guys that already did it.. ideas on where to place it? pictures? etc... i did it just to see what it would look like i let the light hang under my dash for now before i went drilling or anything not sure where i want to put it.
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Rep Power: 424 Originally posted by injencivic
is there anyway to put in your gauge cluster? like the other diy for vtec light?
Injen
is there anyway to put in your gauge cluster? like the other diy for vtec light?
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i think im just gonna pop off one of those things next to the cig lighter and drill a hole in it, put the led in, and put it back
hey when grounding your thing or whatever, do u just kind of stick a wire next to the cig lighter or something
hey when grounding your thing or whatever, do u just kind of stick a wire next to the cig lighter or something
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Rep Power: 413 Originally posted by R3DL1N3
i think im just gonna pop off one of those things next to the cig lighter and drill a hole in it, put the led in, and put it back
hey when grounding your thing or whatever, do u just kind of stick a wire next to the cig lighter or something
i think im just gonna pop off one of those things next to the cig lighter and drill a hole in it, put the led in, and put it back
hey when grounding your thing or whatever, do u just kind of stick a wire next to the cig lighter or something
Right behind that panel is a metal bar with a wire that is ground there. Just undo the screw a little bit and place the ground wire under it.
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I haven't seen "the other" DIY... I bet you could do it, but our cluster doesn't have the little oval windows in it, the warning lights just "pop on" everywhere. So I don't know if you could do it and not make a mess.
I haven't seen "the other" DIY... I bet you could do it, but our cluster doesn't have the little oval windows in it, the warning lights just "pop on" everywhere. So I don't know if you could do it and not make a mess.
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Rep Power: 413 Originally posted by injencivic
i seen it on the old site so it might not have got transfered, but you made vtec and printed it out and used a light in your gauge to make it say vtec when it kicked in kinda like this but in the gauge cluster and it says vtec.
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i seen it on the old site so it might not have got transfered, but you made vtec and printed it out and used a light in your gauge to make it say vtec when it kicked in kinda like this but in the gauge cluster and it says vtec.
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Our 7thgens aren't setup like that.
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Rep Power: 413 Originally posted by MangoEX
What is the rating of the resistor? 800 ma?
What is the rating of the resistor? 800 ma?
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Rep Power: 0 Hey I got a great idea to run by you guys first though I'm not really sure if it will work. I'm pretty confident that it would but oh well here it goes.
I need a Bosch relay (I dunno how many amps yet, need to check out more technical data on that)
This setup will have two LED's. One LED lights up when VTEC hasn't kicked in and another one lights up when it kicks in.
I tap the wire of the vtec solenoid thing and hook that up to #85 on the relay. #86 on the relay goes to ground. #30 on the relay is hooked up to a power supply that is probably tapped from the cigarette power socket. #87a would be to the grounded LED for VTEC off. #87 would be to the grounded LED for VTEC on. A toggle switch that cuts off electricity from the cigarette power socket and the VTEC Solenoid would be hooked up as well to switch this baby off when I dun wanna use it =) What do ya'll think about this setup???
I need a Bosch relay (I dunno how many amps yet, need to check out more technical data on that)
This setup will have two LED's. One LED lights up when VTEC hasn't kicked in and another one lights up when it kicks in.
I tap the wire of the vtec solenoid thing and hook that up to #85 on the relay. #86 on the relay goes to ground. #30 on the relay is hooked up to a power supply that is probably tapped from the cigarette power socket. #87a would be to the grounded LED for VTEC off. #87 would be to the grounded LED for VTEC on. A toggle switch that cuts off electricity from the cigarette power socket and the VTEC Solenoid would be hooked up as well to switch this baby off when I dun wanna use it =) What do ya'll think about this setup???
