Custom Gauge Cluster

[mct75]

Maybe dial down the backlighting on the dual? I'm guessing the small ones all have a small LED and the dual has larger/more LEDs.

Then again for what you have in it they ought to make it right NQA.

 

[SmokingRocks]

Turning the backlight on the dual down doesn't help. After doing some research is sounds like my inverter is faulty. It's only putting out 80-100 vac. It should be putting out up to 200 vac.

Either way the warm white color of the backlight doesn't match the bluish white of the pointers.

From what I read Speedhuts customer service is second to none so we'll see what they say.

 

[Marine7]

I'm interested to see these all finished up! I've been wanting to add a couple gauges for tranny temp, vac and cylinder temp..... this looks like THE way to go. Very nice woe so far!

 

[SmokingRocks]

The dual's pointers are white during the day time and glow red, I'm sure this is part of the issue but I was led to believe it wasn't a problem.

The gauge face, LCD screen are back lit and on the same circuit as the pointer... I like your suggestion about swapping out the LED's but since these are brand new warrantied items I'm not going to attempt that.

 

[SmokingRocks]

So over the last two nights I'd got it set up. Its a rough draft for sure, in hindsight I wouldn't spend the energy cutting out the botton row. Like i said I'm Pretty happy with the trn out.

Layout

Mapping out the circuits

I will clean this up when I do the carbon fiber.

 

[1973Guppie]

wow, really cool.....

 

[ChiYota]

That is amazing. I spent about 3 hours on the speedhut site...this is added to my endless 'to do' list. I don't think I can afford to browse mud anymore.

Very very nice.

 

[Dissent]

That looks very nice, need to publish up that wiring diagram.

 

[SmokingRocks]

Got it all jotted down on a yellow pad, once I get all the bugs out I'll post it up here.

 

[Dave 2000]

Looks great! Thank you for keeping my OCD 'balance' happy, it looks proper. Some colour adjustment of the centre dial and you are sorted.

BTW, can I make an offer for the centre gear selection indicator module you unplugged if it was the 7 digit version?

regards

Dave

 

[SmokingRocks]

Sure thing dave, shoot me a PM. You did the cool back lit idiot light mod in place of the gear shift indicator right?

 

[Dave 2000]

Sure thing dave, shoot me a PM. You did the cool back lit idiot light mod in place of the gear shift indicator right?

That's the one, mine being manual it was just a blank space crying out to be used.

PM sent.


Regards

Dave

 

[SmokingRocks]

Thinking about having a custom dead font panel made for my cluster.

Also does anyone know exactly what the cruise control needs from the combination meter? I don't have cruise control now because I disconnected the feed wires. I've been searching high and low to find if I can just run the speed sensor input to the gauge cluster wire directly to the Cruise CU. When looking at the FSM I see a resistor in the combination meter but when I look at the CC portion of the FSM it says that it the line should give 4 pulses per rotation. Why would a resistor be put in? just to make it a signal voltage?

 

[Geert]

So over the last two nights I'd got it set up. Its a rough draft for sure, in hindsight I wouldn't spend the energy cutting out the botton row. Like i said I'm Pretty happy with the trn out.

Really cool!!

 

[SmokingRocks]

If you replace your speedometer you will need to build yourself a circuit condition in order to get the VSS speed signal to the ECU, TCM and Cruise Control Brain. This only applies to the OBD 1 rig, You will need to add the resistor for the OBD 2 rigs so you can modify the diagram below by just removing the Zener Diode from it.

Just bypass the speedometer. See my post here:
Need Help from Electrical Gurus

 

[tacoma2002]

DANG!

That's a super nice gauge cluster setup. Super clean. Super functional. Super expensive.

Can I borrow a dollar?

 

[SmokingRocks]

So I'm working through the VSS to ECU issue in a separate thread here:
Need Help from Electrical Gurus

In the mean time I'm working on my drive indicator with the help of a good friend.

I'll see if I can make the solid works file available to everyone via this thread.

 

[SmokingRocks]

Light box is nearing production

I added a white LED to each section to illuminate when the parking lights are turned on. I need to figure out how to build a circuit that will turn off the white led when the other LED in that box is turned on. @landcrshr?

And just to note, the front axle LED will be red not green.

 

[landcrshr]

I need to figure out how to build a circuit that will turn off the white led when the other LED in that box is turned on. @landcrshr?

Uh-oh. What did I get myself in to?

 

[2fpower]

Got it all jotted down on a yellow pad, once I get all the bugs out I'll post it up here.

This thead is awesome.