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Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:22 am
by adamhumphrey
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:04 am
by lancerdarryl
Is the airbag a problem?
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:07 am
by adamhumphrey
Nah its in the panel below. it comes out through the top of dash mat
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 2:03 pm
by Avenir
That setup actually looks REALLY clean, great job! as opposed to the pillar clusters which are also pretty cool. Good luck on the install adam.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:40 am
by Mars1811
Damn, not bad looking. I don't mind it!
Definitely a lot nicer than pillar clusters.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 6:00 pm
by awood
Full agreement from me as well , that does look really cool.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 3:22 am
by adamhumphrey
I originally purchased a ortiz custom pod for two gauges that sit on the pillar. Very well made but I was disappointed with how the pillar sat. it had too much weight with one gauge in it and kept hanging down. That's why I went with the carbon panel. I'll post a picture of the pillar tonight when I get home from work.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:54 am
by adamhumphrey
I finally got around to taking a couple of pics of the Ortiz custom pod 2 gauge pillar pod. It's really well done, just has a design flaw in not being able to keep gauges and locked in tight against the windscreen etc.
I had to trim a fair bit of material from behind the pods to allow wires to be run
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Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 10:48 am
by adamhumphrey
Ok well, I stuffed up. I looked around and thought I would try to wire the innovate water temp gauge to the stock wiring and sensor located near the thermostat. Well, the car didn't like that. I the red wire from innovate to pin 26 on which is the sensor wire, The other to the ground. When I started the car it said it was overheating. The water temp gauge on the cluster no longer has a blue bit. I turned the car off and it wouldn't start. The car shot heaps of fuel into the cylinders and flooded the cylinders and plugs I believe what was happening was the car thought it was overheating and using fuel to cool it. I got the car to start by unplugging the water temp sensor. The car now has a check engine light and won't run without the sensor unplugged. I just hope it's the sensor that I have ordered and not something like the ECU that's damaged. I have gave up on the gauges and just ordered 2 x AEM slim series X boost and a A/F Gauge, the innovate ones I'll sell off.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:30 pm
by lancerdarryl
That sucks,I hope you get away with just the sensor replacement
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:54 pm
by awood
As Darryl said, hope it's a quick and easy repair.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 7:31 am
by adamhumphrey
I spoke to Ben from Benchmark. Possible blown sensor circuit in the ecu. So not a cheap fix. I should have listened to my gut feeling and stopped anyhow hopefully i can get a second hand one and flash map from the car and load into different ecu. If its going to cost me to much I'll go motec from Powertune
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:58 am
by lancerdarryl
Hytech spares at Cardiff have dismantled a couple a fair while ago.
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 9:16 am
by adamhumphrey
Cheers mate, I'll try calling them tomorrow
Re: Install of carbon gauge cluster.
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:22 pm
by adamhumphrey
Ok, small update hopefully positive. I got a new genuine water temp sensor in the post today. I plugged in to harness without putting it into the thermostat. Started the car no missing which was good. I had a check engine light. I cleared it using evoscan. Then I ran logs and the temp within the engine bay from the water temp sensor and intake sensor were very similar about 1-2 deg. Then I sat it on something warm and I did notice the blue temp gauge lighting up. So I might give this a go and swap it out. Looks like a real pain to change. But if it fixes it much cheaper than an ecu.