AB
7th August 2011, 07:44 PM
I am by no means an electronic person so feel free to put me back in place if I did anything wrong...lol
I needed to put Pyro and Boost gauges into my GQ for my GU TD42T turbo install (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?4973-Fitting-a-genuine-Nissan-turbo-to-a-N-A-TD42) and thought I would start a new DIY thread about the gauges.
I will add more to this post as I only got time to just put the boost gauge in...
Boost gauge install...
I decided to install the boost gauge in the clock console as It's a nice and neat fit. The pyro will be installed up at the drivers side far right dash (useless coin/card holder area...Pics to come).
Take the centre dash area out. This is a simple procedure and there are only 9 screw. 2 each side of the centre dash down the bottom, 2 at the top of each centre air vents and one on the left hand side of the ash tray console.
Take the dash surround out and unscrew the clock and remove.
Cut the 4 wires that go into the clock. It looks like Nissan use a pink wire for the positive and a black wire for the negative. Similar coloured wires on other areas that Iv'e noticed too. You could also do this on the ash tray light or the ciggy lighter light too but as I was removing the clock anyway this was ideal.
There is also a blue and red wire for the clock that I tapped off as per photo below...
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/66.jpg
As per photo below, the hole is a whisker too small for the standard gauge to fit so you need to get a file and shave off a mm or two...
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/67.jpg
Photo below shows the gauge installed with the wires connected to the pink and black factory wires originally going into the clock.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/68.jpg
Finished....Easy 10 minute job.
I will post up the pyro install next week.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/69.jpg
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/70.jpg
EDIT: I really need to invest in a half decent digital camera!!!!!!!!!
I needed to put Pyro and Boost gauges into my GQ for my GU TD42T turbo install (http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?4973-Fitting-a-genuine-Nissan-turbo-to-a-N-A-TD42) and thought I would start a new DIY thread about the gauges.
I will add more to this post as I only got time to just put the boost gauge in...
Boost gauge install...
I decided to install the boost gauge in the clock console as It's a nice and neat fit. The pyro will be installed up at the drivers side far right dash (useless coin/card holder area...Pics to come).
Take the centre dash area out. This is a simple procedure and there are only 9 screw. 2 each side of the centre dash down the bottom, 2 at the top of each centre air vents and one on the left hand side of the ash tray console.
Take the dash surround out and unscrew the clock and remove.
Cut the 4 wires that go into the clock. It looks like Nissan use a pink wire for the positive and a black wire for the negative. Similar coloured wires on other areas that Iv'e noticed too. You could also do this on the ash tray light or the ciggy lighter light too but as I was removing the clock anyway this was ideal.
There is also a blue and red wire for the clock that I tapped off as per photo below...
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/66.jpg
As per photo below, the hole is a whisker too small for the standard gauge to fit so you need to get a file and shave off a mm or two...
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/67.jpg
Photo below shows the gauge installed with the wires connected to the pink and black factory wires originally going into the clock.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/68.jpg
Finished....Easy 10 minute job.
I will post up the pyro install next week.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/69.jpg
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2011/08/70.jpg
EDIT: I really need to invest in a half decent digital camera!!!!!!!!!