brisue2 wrote: Can "Malted" tell us how he swaped over an SR5 Cluster ?? Pictures would be good !! Do I need special expertise ??
kerode wrote:did this today with a factory dimmer switch that came from a late model rav4, very easy mod, took me about 15-20 mins and it cost me just under 11 bucks! Instead of soldering or crimps etc I highly recommend using a product I only learnt about today.. a 'solder splice', for anyone else not aware of them, they are an absolutely brilliant product, that makes life a hell of a lot easier when it comes to getting a really good solder join!
here's a demo
http://youtu.be/24FjjIVpk9U
StevenS wrote:kerode wrote:did this today with a factory dimmer switch that came from a late model rav4, very easy mod, took me about 15-20 mins and it cost me just under 11 bucks! Instead of soldering or crimps etc I highly recommend using a product I only learnt about today.. a 'solder splice', for anyone else not aware of them, they are an absolutely brilliant product, that makes life a hell of a lot easier when it comes to getting a really good solder join!
here's a demo
http://youtu.be/24FjjIVpk9U
Where have these been my whole life?!!!
fark wrote:SR dash dimmer for under $5 – THE ONLY WAY
Tools required
1 Phillips head screwdriver
2 Side cutters
3 Soldering iron
4 Electrical tape
5 10mm drill bit
Parts required
1 Single turn 1K 0.5W pot (Jaycar RP3504)
2 Knob to suit above (Jaycar HK7717)
3 500mm twin core cable or similar
Procedure using above parts
1 Remove instrument cluster (AKA dash) (if you can’t work this part out, then don’t proceed!)
2 Locate the only Green (GN) wire and cut it down stream of the connector.
3 Solder the twin core wire and tape up the connections and run the wire down to where you want the potentiometer (pot) to be.
4 If you are using the same pot as me, you need to cut the shaft down to approx 15mm in length before proceeding.
5 Solder the ends of the wire to the pot in the exact same position as I have. It doesn’t matter what color or wire is soldered, just the terminals used on the pot. This will provide the lights to dim with clockwise rotation.
6 Bore out the hole in the fascia to 10mm where the pot will fit.
7 Put pot in the fascia and take note of the locating tab on the pot, it fits straight into a factory locating hole.
8 Push the knob onto the shaft and put everything back together.
9 Go and show the missus how clever you are.
Procedure using the factory Toyota dimmer switch
1 Follow the above steps 1 – 3.
2 Locate the white 2 pin factory connector and cut it off the loom allowing some length in the wires.
3 Solder the above onto the wires you have run down from the dash.
4 Discard the link plug and then plug the connector into the dimmer switch that you have already mounted in the fascia.
5 Go and rub one out.
This is the only way to do the job as the SR dash doesn’t support the factory wiring that the SR5 uses.
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