fitting reverse indiglo dials

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:24 pm

hey guys any of yous installed it yourself?
or did you get a professional to do it?
and if so how much does it cost? some place told me 80AU
it seems really hard for me to install it myself as i couldnt actually understand the instructions in the KMC website

now i feel so stupid

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:51 pm

i just got slip on dials and they were very easy to install, basically you just cut a line i nthe old ones and remove them, and slip the new ones over the needles.
which part do you find difficult ? Pulling apart the dash, installing the dials or the wiring side of it ?

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:26 pm

I put EL dials on my Lancer dash.
I didn't cut the old dials out... I just slipped the new ones over the top (after taking little screws off the dials and then screwing the new ones over the old ones)

As for wiring it is dead simple.
1. Connect all the little connectors to eachother (from control box to the actual dials)
2. Drill the "ground" wire into your chassis
3. Find a +ive feed for the +ive wire. It can be from ignition so they go on once you put the key in, or from your dial +ive so only when lights are on

Post by **smorison** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:45 pm

i'll do them for about $50.00
take me an hour or so to do it

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Tue Oct 26, 2004 1:08 am

hey guys...i read the instructions from KMC and i got stuck by the time the word inverter came up

man i should have learned my electronics but i didnt...
so anyone can help me ?
i can do it up to the stage of sliping the rv dials on top of the old dials lol

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:15 am

somebody please tell me where do i hide the black box????
the smash repair guys said they'll cut a bit of my dash so it hides perfectly
but i dont want them to bcut behind my dash

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:55 am

As the saying goes "If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain."

Rather than waiting for others to respond, why don't you seek out the answer by using the search feature?

I can remember reading some time back a number of posts by people with EL dials, mentioning where they placed the controller.

Post by **smorison** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:29 am

fto617 wrote:somebody please tell me where do i hide the black box????
the smash repair guys said they'll cut a bit of my dash so it hides perfectly
but i dont want them to bcut behind my dash

er don't do that...
i've mounted a few behind the centre gauge cluster...
sits in there perfectly and has enough length for the controls and power wires...

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:32 am

oh and another problem is that the needles arent moving

but when u press down on the fto logo it moves, does that mean i need to stick down the indiglo dials onto the original dials??? please advise
those guys said they'll "superglue" it
man....

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:33 am

ruchi !!! i DID !!!
man no body mentioned HOW they hide the black box !
everyone was just complaining about where to stick the control !

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:38 am

there is plenty of room behind the dash. have you pulled it apart yet ?

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:11 pm

fto617 wrote:ruchi !!! i DID !!!
man no body mentioned HOW they hide the black box !
everyone was just complaining about where to stick the control !

I forgot, I use a different search to everyone else

This was the thread I was refering to:
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... pic&t=2065

fto617 wrote:does that mean i need to stick down the indiglo dials onto the original dials???

As per the instructions, you're supposed to remove the original dials.

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:40 pm

man ruchi ! u cant remove the old dials because the tip numbers is cut out
anywayz after 5hours of work its now done