Originally Posted by EO2K
(Post 1215710)
I find building wiring harnesses to be somewhat zen. Give me some whiskey and some 80's David Bowie and eventually I'll spin up something that works. :giggle: I agree, there's a certain satisfaction in the kind of OCD attention to detail required to do it right. It's a bit like assembling the bottom end. :) --Ian |
You want to see electronic sadness? https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...-diypnp-68814/ :giggle:
Not shown in the pic, but I reinforced the junctions where the injector leads break off the harness with some of that awesome silicone tape. I wasn't happy with just the heat shrink on there and I wanted something that would make it a little beefier. |
Originally Posted by codrus
(Post 1215713)
I agree, there's a certain satisfaction in the kind of OCD attention to detail required to do it right. It's a bit like assembling the bottom end. :)
--Ian |
Hey G. Go look at the last bit of my build thread. Got the vei gauge to fit in the stock gauge area with just a bit of dremeling.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1216471)
Hey G. Go look at the last bit of my build thread. Got the vei gauge to fit in the stock gauge area with just a bit of dremeling.
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It fit wayyy better than I expected. The ring on the front face centers it pretty well. I could maybe center it a bit better, but right now it looks like none of the numbers got cut off. I'll know more when I wire it.
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I knew it would fit, I just haven't had to motivation to make it happen. Good thing I have like 3 extra clusters in the garage. :party:
Now I need to find some brushed aluminum gauge rings to match the VEI ones. |
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I'm not sure I have that much space in the NB cluster, but I'll have to look.
How are you going to get to the buttons on the gauge faces? |
Originally Posted by EO2K
(Post 1216636)
I'm not sure I have that much space in the NB cluster, but I'll have to look.
How are you going to get to the buttons on the gauge faces? I plan on setting them once and not touching them again. |
But... recall function!
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Hmmm. Did not think about that. Drill a hole and get a chopstick?
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Although to be honest I don't really care about recall. I just like the alarm feature.
And while its too late for both of us you can call vei and get a motorcycle version of the gauge which has an external button. |
Not too late for me, that's how I ordered them :party:
I still need to program in my alarm and recall stuff, then figure out where to put the buttons. |
Ahhhhh, screw you. I wish I had known before I ordered. Oh well. If I were to use buttons I would put them in my custom switch panel I'm laser cutting...
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1216660)
Ahhhhh, screw you. I wish I had known before I ordered. Oh well. If I were to use buttons I would put them in my custom switch panel I'm laser cutting...
--Ian |
Too much effort for something I'll probably use once. Also, these things are really hard to take apart. Without drilling or something.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1216708)
Also, these things are really hard to take apart. Without drilling or something.
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Yep I remembered reading that. So instead I thought that I was going to hack this together #becauseracecar but then it turned out surprisingly nice.
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Well, fuck.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1427134327 And suddenly I realize the Miata, the Subaru and the Dentside are all manual transmissions. :facepalm: |
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