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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since:  Posts:  |
switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:30:00 PM |
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another interior project finished. thought i would share it with you. the idea was a 10 switch console and 4 new gauges installed.
step 1) to look were the switch panel is going. design it, cut the design out of MDF. drill the holes were it will be screwed through, plus the holes for the switches, dont rush, presise measurment is essential if you want it looking good. sand it. then apply: 2 coats of prime 2 coats of base coat (actual colour you will see) and finaly 2 coats of laquer leave 24hrs to dry through each of the 3 stages of spraying the pannel. |
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:30:26 PM |
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pop the switches through
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:31:20 PM |
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screw on support ring to secure in place
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:32:31 PM |
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pic from back, the switches were put through the holes then glued in for extra strength in securing the switches to the pannel (using hot glue gun)
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:36:16 PM |
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wires and connections:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:36:33 PM |
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close up:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:38:53 PM |
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connecting negative, linking them all together so there is no need for 10 negatives, 10 positives etc. just one positive to the battery (fused...very important!)then linked all the neg terminals on the back of the switches together.
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:39:19 PM |
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better pic of linking them all together:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:41:18 PM |
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slowly coming together. here you can see the one wire that is connected to a ring connecter (using a crimp tool, saves time and is a go for a neater job):
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:42:13 PM |
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thats the back of the pannel and switches all connected up:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:42:46 PM |
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another pic of the completed master piece ha
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:43:02 PM |
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front view:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:43:40 PM |
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will it fit!!!
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:45:22 PM |
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only just, but very close. here i was lucky because i didnt take in to account the bulkiness of the switches. but it fits so no worries:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:46:28 PM |
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locate a 'ground' near the pannel. in this case on the right hand side.
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:47:07 PM |
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an idea of gauge set up:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:50:17 PM |
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after you have finally decided were your gauges are going then its time to feed all the wires from the gauges to the switch pannel, and the senders (example, if you were installing a tacho this 'signal' wire would go to you ignition coil)to the engine bay.
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:52:12 PM |
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grounded the actual gauges behind the standard gauge cluster. feed all the neccesary wires through, use cable ties for neater installations:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:53:22 PM |
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last but not least feed them to the pannel ready to be connected to the switch terminals on the back of the switches
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:53:52 PM |
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job well done:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:54:42 PM |
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job well done (obviously now the wires cant be seen)
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:55:14 PM |
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what it looks like at night:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:55:44 PM |
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gauges in day:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:56:03 PM |
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gauges at night:
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Thu 26 Jan 2006 11:57:52 PM |
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already installed and connected to my cars ignition system included a tacho and air/fuel ratio gauge. i decide to connect this to the switches aswell.
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 12:08:26 AM |
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so opinions welcome. personally i am well chuffed. lent the tools. got given all the connecters fuses etc. i already had the paint left over from when i spraid my dash. the only thing i bpought was extra insulation tape and the atual gauges. i even had some MDF that was of perfect size.
everyone sees the switch pannel and the gauges as the focal point of my cars interior. well pleased. ONE HUGE PIECE OF ADVISE IF ANYONE TRIES THIS: when linking the switches as i hav done, make sure after connecting each one you mak sure it works e.g have the positive ready to connect to the no.1 switch and the ground reafy also. if switch no.1 (the one with the main positive going to the car's battery and the one also with the main negative connected to it) doesnt work then no.10 wont. if 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 work but 7 doesnt then 7 8 9 and 10 wont. sound more compicated than it really is. JUST CHECK EACH ONE AS YOU GO ALONG. hope i have been helpful here as there has been loads of unanswered quesions regarding gauges and switches. although i do have one request from anyone that knows: were does the sender attach to with regards to the oil and water temp. im tempted to solder it on to the 2 ecu wires that recives these 2 signals. any good pics tho would be great. thanks |
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Napster » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 12:18:03 AM |
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THAT LOOKS ABSOLUTLY AWESOME!!!
IM GLEAD UR PLEASED WITH IT CAUSE IT JUST LOOKS MINK!!! the only thing im not sure about is "what do they connect to"!? are all the switches linked to sumting? other than that very nice napster |
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 04:08:07 AM |
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yi, switch 1's positive terminal goes directly to the cars battery or other 12 V source, always better going to the battery and fusing it....saftey 1st!.
then all the positives are linked from terminal to terminal. same with the negative, that is grounded in one of the above pics very close to the actual switch pannel. makes no difference were tho least its grounded securley. then the positives from the accsessories you want to add just connect to the switches positive terminal. there is 1 neg and 2 positives, there is only 2 positives with mine as my switches have LED's in them so they neede to be powered when lit up. |
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Kirby » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 04:36:19 AM |
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well done! that looks sweet man. with ur cabin lights off and with all the red LED lighted, it looks like a fighter jet cock pit! awesome!
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 04:46:18 AM |
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kirby, cant belive you have said that. that was my original intentions. i originally planed to have them on the roof above the rear view mirror. gadgets everywere but not OTT.
you know were i can get missile launchers and machine guns from ha ha lol. cheers for the compliments guys...much appreciated. i worked very hard on it. |
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Toma » CMF Member Perth Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 11:16:37 AM |
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Id does look pretty cool :) But yeh, looks like theyre all just linked to each other?
Maybe install 10 NOS shots and have them all firing off those? (if your engine can handle 10 shots) :D~~~~ |
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Fri 27 Jan 2006 11:19:05 PM |
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i was actually thinking of a nos purge kit, or i could go down the 'fire extinguisher' route, least i could actually fit that somwere ha. that would be a first in a micra wouldnt it?
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Reichard TUV » CMF Member Milan Italy Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Sun 05 Feb 2006 07:34:37 AM |
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great job!
can you explain to me in which way can I install oil temp and prex? temp and prex sensors already exist on Micra or I must install them? excuse me for my bad english, I'm italian! ;) |
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Sun 05 Feb 2006 10:01:54 AM |
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i was hoping someone would get back to me on that one prefable with pictures. that and the water temp are the ones that are installed but not connected to the engine
can anyone help???? please?????? |
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cisco » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Sun 05 Feb 2006 12:28:18 PM |
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Great work jaxx.
Do you have an ejector seat button? |
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 06 Feb 2006 12:34:08 AM |
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ha, least the look i wanted has been achived.
cisco do you have any idea of were in the engine bay the water/oil temp sensors go, any help would be appreciatd. cheers |
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MALLIE » CMF Member Canberra Australia Member since: Posts: |
Re: switches and new gauges installed (25pics) |
Mon 06 Feb 2006 01:36:39 PM |
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All that for some lights and guages?? Fair enough.
What the hell is that on the top left hand of your dash above your mobile, looks like a padded banana holder. LOL |
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jaxx » CMF Member United Kingdom Member since: Posts: |
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Mon 06 Feb 2006 09:19:50 PM |
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lol, that would be a camera holder. love communicating with educated people. presume you have no idea were the gauge sensors go then!
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