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How to fit a SMOKED turbo gauge in dash vent.
Evenin' everyone !
After never finding a complete thread with a step-by-step procedure of how to fit a smoked turbo gauge into the dash middle vent, I thought that after fitting mine in, I should post one !
What you need :
52mm Smoked gauge kit complete with T shaped bypass bit and gauge feed hose.
Multi-meter
Dremel
1.2 inch bell drill
Soldering iron
3 feet of black wire
Set of drilling bits.
First take time to take out the middle vent with the help of a small flat screwdriver, dismantle the horizontal flaps and take out the plastic bit that holds the horizontal flaps on to the main vent.
Using the 1.2 inch bell drill, make a hole in the vent and then finish off the hole by using the Dremel to slowly and carefully trim the hole so that the gauge holds securely and snugly into the hole without having the vertical flaps being bent by the actual fitting of the gauge.
This step requires patience and commitment, but it's well worth it as if you do this correctly, then your gauge will be held firmly without making the modified vent look as if it has been modified.
Remove the glove box and the lower footwell panel that is behind and below from the glove box. Some of the screws are tricky to get out so remove the easy ones first so that it will be easier to get the difficult ones out.
Splice the ECU hose and fit the T shaped bypass bit to it.
Using a drill that is of the same diameter compared to your actual boost feed hose, drill a hole in the middle dash vent duct.
Remove your head unit for the electric feed of the gauge and using the multi-meter, find the wires that will power the gauge only when the ignition is on.
Guide the boost hose from the T shaped bypass thru the duct till it hangs out from the middle dash vent.
Guide the gauge's electric feed wires thru one of the two small holes that will be just below where the vent duct flushes with the frame of the vent till where you can connect them to the feed wires of the head unit.
Connect the boost hose to the gauge and by pulling slowly on the hose from the footwell side, fit the gauge/vent back where it belongs. Shorten the hose if necessary so that it doesn't hang from the ECU hose.
Refit the glovebox, starting with the difficult screws and then refit the lower panel and voila ! It's done !!!
HTH !
David
After never finding a complete thread with a step-by-step procedure of how to fit a smoked turbo gauge into the dash middle vent, I thought that after fitting mine in, I should post one !
What you need :
52mm Smoked gauge kit complete with T shaped bypass bit and gauge feed hose.
Multi-meter
Dremel
1.2 inch bell drill
Soldering iron
3 feet of black wire
Set of drilling bits.
First take time to take out the middle vent with the help of a small flat screwdriver, dismantle the horizontal flaps and take out the plastic bit that holds the horizontal flaps on to the main vent.
Using the 1.2 inch bell drill, make a hole in the vent and then finish off the hole by using the Dremel to slowly and carefully trim the hole so that the gauge holds securely and snugly into the hole without having the vertical flaps being bent by the actual fitting of the gauge.
This step requires patience and commitment, but it's well worth it as if you do this correctly, then your gauge will be held firmly without making the modified vent look as if it has been modified.
Remove the glove box and the lower footwell panel that is behind and below from the glove box. Some of the screws are tricky to get out so remove the easy ones first so that it will be easier to get the difficult ones out.
Splice the ECU hose and fit the T shaped bypass bit to it.
Using a drill that is of the same diameter compared to your actual boost feed hose, drill a hole in the middle dash vent duct.
Remove your head unit for the electric feed of the gauge and using the multi-meter, find the wires that will power the gauge only when the ignition is on.
Guide the boost hose from the T shaped bypass thru the duct till it hangs out from the middle dash vent.
Guide the gauge's electric feed wires thru one of the two small holes that will be just below where the vent duct flushes with the frame of the vent till where you can connect them to the feed wires of the head unit.
Connect the boost hose to the gauge and by pulling slowly on the hose from the footwell side, fit the gauge/vent back where it belongs. Shorten the hose if necessary so that it doesn't hang from the ECU hose.
Refit the glovebox, starting with the difficult screws and then refit the lower panel and voila ! It's done !!!
HTH !
David
and the close-up pics were all blurred and therfore useless... 
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