siriusprojects Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hi Everyone, I purchased a Delimiter and Speedo Convertor from Thor Racing about a month ago and still haven't got it fitted. The reason? Can't find anyone who can be assed to fit it! I've been to a few guys who do auto electrical work and they just mumble incoherently or claim that it's a very complex job which will take them a whole day to do. I think they might be taking the mick slightly as the guy I have spoken to at Thor Racing said that it could be done in about 1 hour. I saw one guy who originally, after looking at the instructions said "No Problem, I can do that!". I thought "Great!" and booked my car in. However, when I took the car around about a week later he started making excuses like "Oh, I didn't realise I would have to take the dashboard off or take the carpet up in the passenger footwell to get at the ECU. I thought "How else does he expect to reach the wiring that he needs to get access to". Suffice it to say, I made my excuses and left. I don't exactly want to travel to the other side of the country to get this done, so please, please does anyone know anyone in Somerset, Devon, Dorset or Wiltshire who could possibly sort this out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 It's really not difficult to fit it yourself. Take your time, a couple of hours should see the job done easily. At least you know that its been done properly then All in all what does it involve? Disconnect battery, dash out, clocks out, carpet up around ECU, a few cuts to some wires, a bit of soldering, stick it all back together, job done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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siriusprojects Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Thanks for the replies. I might actually give this a go myself after all. I just have one question I hope someone can help me with. Do the wires from the Speedo and Odometer connect into the ECU in the passenger footwell? The reason I am asking is that I want to figure out the best place to fit the unit. If all the wiring I need to connect to is accessible from the footwell, can I simply install the unit there and connect at that point. If not, will this mean that I will need to attach additional wiring that will need to be fed from the Passenger Footwell to the Speedo and Odometer. There are no details regarding the placement of the unit in the instructions included, but I would ideally like to fit it in such a way that the minimal amount of work is required in making the connections. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Sorry for dragging this one up again but I have the same question, where do you fit it? I have a combined unit with a delimiter and convertor that I want to fit, now I can get my head round the bit behind the speedo but (guessing) I was going to put the unit behind the speedo head and the run an extra cable to the ecu in the floorwell. This sound right? Unit has 5 wires. green white yellow red black Thanks Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Help............anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 From Pete's website... http://homepage.ntlworld.com/peter.betts/supra/TechTips/dsc_speedo_mph.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Matt, Many thanks for that, just wondering if I position the unit behind the speedo is it OK to run a long length of cable to the ecu, sorry if this is a daft question, just not sure? Thanks Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Matt, is it OK to run a long length of cable to the ecu, sorry if this is a daft question, just not sure? Todd Yep. I put mine behind the odo unit and extended the delimiter cable to reach the ecu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Thanks for the help & advice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Yes, providing you don't have any of those electroluminecent (sp?) dials as that seems to wipe the chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo_lp Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 ive got to do this some time this week... cant let another m3 pass me let us know how u get on please mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 It's one that one of the guys on the MR2 owners club made for me, he makes them for the 2s and asked me to trial it for him so I'll be doing a step by step guide, any swearing shall be left out! I'll post the guide up if it's any help to anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 please do Todd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Does anyone have a step-by-step guide for this or is it too easy to need one? I know it's unlikely that I won't break anything if i take my time doing it myself but I still don't want to break anything! TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Speed Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I put mine under the gear-shift panel. Reason? you can trim the speedo accuracy while you're driving. Borrow a Road Angel and match it up - dead easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I put mine under the gear-shift panel. Reason? you can trim the speedo accuracy while you're driving. Borrow a Road Angel and match it up - dead easy. That's quite cunning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 I've nearly finished fitting mine now, just have 1 question I'm hoping people can help me with - where the flip is the ECU connector?? I've pulled the plastic cover thing away from the passenger footwell can exposed a few connectors, but at first glance none of them look like the one in the diagram! What colour is it? Can anyone describe exactly where it is, or even better, got a photo? Many thanks! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milocoon Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 Pink Wire on the 40 pin connector thats at 6 O Clock as you look at the 3 x 40 pin connectors (nearest the floor), from memory its pin 2 but its defenitely PINK . E10 is where its located and you cut it and pass the signal from the SLD to the ECU side of the pink wire to clamp or limit its value, you might need to lengthen your YELLOW wire from behind the speedo head to reach the footwell to join to the cut PINK wire on the ECU side of the cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 sweet, I'll have another look tomorrow Thanks Milocoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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