Hello can anyone indicate with a picture maybe where the temp sensor is? I know that earlier in the thread someone said that ots behind the left side headlamp, but couldn't find it. Mine was issued in europe and is a right hand drive kzj 95
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Got the "green screen" version for sale in the classifieds / parts forum, if anyone is still interested.
Sounds like you haven't calibrated it. Each of the versions, "green" or "colored", have different ways of doing it.
jmcclusk
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Interesting, I wonder how calibration is done. I'll try searching for that.
Which one do you have? I can help with that.
jmcclusk
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Here's a few scanned pages from the Owner's Manual, with all the info you can find on it. Figured you'd be interested in more than just calibrating it, but also in getting the best out of it.
jmcclusk
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Holy cow this is phenomenal, I'm so excited to go through this when I get home, thank you!!
Haha, my pleasure. Knew you'd enjoy this, especially after two and a half years of pretty much having some dead weight on your dash (except the temp reading). Let me know if it works
Do you happen to still have that wiring diagram? Seems that your link is dead and I'm very interested in it!Hi Guys, After a long search i found the accessory meter (like the one below) and plan on installing it (A 1999 TLC Prado 90 STD) Looking for advice on the following:
1. Didn't yet get the Ambient Temperature Sensor, should anyone have one laying around - i'll be grateful to get it or at least see a picture of it.
2. Is the Ambient Temperature Sensor connected to the gauge via the connector or does it have a separate connection point?
3. In the manuals i have learned about 3 more sensors the accessory meter is connected to: Baro Sensor, Clino sensor and Magnet Field Sensor. Are they built in the accessory meter or are they separate parts?
4. Looking at the attached PDF one can see that the connector mainly handles power supply - where does the information come from? (barometer, hight, speed ETC)
5. Any other advise will be of-course highly appreciated.
Thanks
Wiring Diagram
Edit: Nevermind, I was able to find it! Attached
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TexasPrado95
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do you still have this?
I have a 96 KZJ95 (JDM) I had the bottoms one as well, the screen on mine was delaminating, so I bought one on eBay from a Russian guy days before they invaded Ukraine (again). The compass didn’t work on that one but I might try a “screen transplant”Dave/TEPUI,
Thanks for your inputs.
I've got the one pictured at the bottom, thinking that I was going to put it in my rig (at least the cover of it to put in aux. meters), but am abandoning the idea.
beaufort/Jason,
I thought about putting them up for sale, but as I stated I had no idea which years/models it would work in/for, and if it required any sensors that were already present in the vehicle(s) or if it can be fabbed, etc.... hence the original post.
I just looked up my EPC and getting everything new from the factory costs something like $600-$650US. BUT I you'd still have to get the sensors, wires, etc... on top of that. I guess that does not sound too bad, especially the one for the 80 which does far less costs about that much.
I'd still be happy to part with mine, but it might be best if I sold it to somebody who had the vehicle that are already wired for them. (Don't let me stop you though.
Currently, I'm in a process of assisting a member who is doing the JDM overhead accessory meter transplant. Let me know if you're interested in that, as well as other accessories available in Japan, but hard to come by in your neck of the woods.
Anyway, anybody know anyone who's looking for one of these pictured above?
Re delamination, that is a real problem here in the Middle East. All of them seem to be that way. The heat is just too intense. I've had some success in replacing the polarizing screen. I emphasize -some-. Here are a few photos
And here is a new sheet of polarizing material from amazon
There was still a lot of gunk on the LCD glass after removal of the top layer. Very hard to get off.
And here is a new sheet of polarizing material from amazon
There was still a lot of gunk on the LCD glass after removal of the top layer. Very hard to get off.
Close up of the gunk for your viewing pleasure
Sadly the liquid crystal itself was damaged by the heat.
But it still works more or less
I really do not know what is going on here. Some sections seemed to work better with different angles of polarizing material. I gave up and did a separate piece for each area of the display. I think this LCD is really cooked.
If anyone happens to have a good 'color' LCD but nonfunctional electronics...love to hear from you.
BTW I've played with both the green and 'color' displays and the electronics look very similar, but the LCD has different connectors and the back lighting is LED on the 'color' display and old incandescent light bulbs on the green version. I got a big improvement by replacing the incandescent bulbs with bright white LED 'bulbs'
Sadly the liquid crystal itself was damaged by the heat.
But it still works more or less
I really do not know what is going on here. Some sections seemed to work better with different angles of polarizing material. I gave up and did a separate piece for each area of the display. I think this LCD is really cooked.
If anyone happens to have a good 'color' LCD but nonfunctional electronics...love to hear from you.
BTW I've played with both the green and 'color' displays and the electronics look very similar, but the LCD has different connectors and the back lighting is LED on the 'color' display and old incandescent light bulbs on the green version. I got a big improvement by replacing the incandescent bulbs with bright white LED 'bulbs'
