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Big weekend of Patrol work. Gota say that i'm feeling pretty stoked that I managed to accomplish these jobs - especially when several of them were considerably out of my comfort zone.
The Gauges
Finished the wiring, looming and fitting of the gauges to the Pillar Pod. Turns out I didn't need the sikaflex on the inside because the steel clips that I thought were there to hold the cables down, were also there to keep the gauge mounted against the outside lip of the holes. /facepalm
I removed the wadding from behind the old pillar trim and used it to wrap the cables and the top of the pillar pod. Felt this would help to prevent rattles and protect the wiring a little.
The ELC and Boost adapter box were fitted up against the firewall with some velcro. The soft flexible side on the wall and the teeth on the back of the boxes.
And finally, the pillar pod with gauges went onto the A pillar. I had to modify the pillar pod by cutting off a corner so that it could fit in the forward section of the dash. Stanly knife and some sandpaper did the job. There was much swearing putting the grab handle back on. From what I could see, the pillar pod holes were slightly off centre and weren't allowing the screws to go in. Spent way too much time struggling and cursing before calling out to the Mrs for an extra set of hands. 5 mins later with some brute force it went in.
For anyone wanting to do this themselves. Make sure you fit the door rubber seal before you fit the pillar pod - otherwise, its a PITA to get the rubber lips into where they belong.
I hope to God I never need to pull that thing off! LOL.
Finally, it was hold your breath time and setup the gauges.
The top one is red because the Oil Pressure and Water Temp sensors are not fitted (hence the gauge is reading an alarm state).
I opted for the additional temp sensors on my gauges. One for cabin temp, and the other will either be for the fridge temp (coming soon) or outdoor temp. The included instructions were good, but setting the gauge ID's for both was tricky. It looks as if the connected purple wires (communication link) are interfering when you try to setup the individual gauge options. Each gauge is supposed to have its own ID and this needs to be set before you can get into the other options.
Another thing that caught me off guard was the EGT sensor wire. They tell you how to wire the connector, but no what orientation it goes into the adapter box. Initially, my EGT gauge was reading 0 at idle. But after I took it for a spin, I guess it must have gone over the lower indicating level and it started showing the EGT's. Mine were showing a healthy 450 or less (all on flat HWY driving).
To finish this job, I need to work out how/who can mount the oil pressure sensor.
For the water temp sensor.. im thinking of using one of these
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