albundy68 Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 anyone used or fitted this timer? is it easy to fit, does it work well, and perhapse most importantly, could i use it to leave the car running while i pop in the local shop n buy a newspaper then drive off without stopping the engine??? - call me sad but i think i'd like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Originally posted by albundy68 anyone used or fitted this timer? is it easy to fit, does it work well, and perhapse most importantly, could i use it to leave the car running while i pop in the local shop n buy a newspaper then drive off without stopping the engine??? - call me sad but i think i'd like that! Not used that particular one. They are extremely easy to fit if you have a wiring harness, I found that the HKS wiring harness was exactly the same fitting as the connection on my turbo timer even though it's not a HKS one. You could leave it running and nip to the shop to buy a paper yes, and also you can set them to a suitably long time, start the engine in a morning then go back inside and finish your cup of coffee while the car defrosts Just remember to lock the door with the key when you get out or some theiving toerag might jump in and try to nick it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOR Racing Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 Just a cautionary note. (Sorry to sound pedantic, but I've known people this has happened to) You could leave it running and nip to the shop to buy a paper yes But you could get nicked for leaving your car unattended. , and also you can set them to a suitably long time, start the engine in a morning then go back inside and finish your cup of coffee while the car defrosts Noting of course you should be on private property. I do this Just remember to lock the door with the key when you get out or some theiving toerag might jump in and try to nick it Finally, any good turbo timer should be hooked into the hand brake signal and thus as soon as said toerag tries to move off the car will stall. Locking the door is still a good idea though, stops them nicking your ice scraper and copy of Barry Manilow. Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 is hooking the timer up to the handbreak a difficult job then??? or will it just do this from the normal wiring??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 It's pretty easy, but not part of the wiring harness. There's a wire going to a switch on the handbrake that's used for the handbrake warning light. The timer will have a cable that you just tap into this under the centre console. If you have a facelift car you might find you can't get a wiring harness. I ended up having to wire my Blitz one in myself, which was a bit more of a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 bugger, yeah i got facelift, oh well timer isnt that much of a priority at present anyway, i want RL traction control first, (before i kill myself! ) just tempted by a cheap timer on ebay, if antone wants it just do a search with the title of this thread, postage might be a pain coz its from japan, but its only small so shouldnt be too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Check out this thread for the wiring if you fit one to a facelift car. They changed the connector and the colours of the wires from the diagram on mkiv.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 22, 2003 Author Share Posted January 22, 2003 nice 1 simon:thumbs: , if i get one ill be usin that thread, so follow the thread and it'll be all hooked up, even to the handbreak??? (i wont be doing it myself thank god, but better ask just so i know, ) oh, n is there no point in buyin one of these harnesses then? im pretty shure i know sum1 clued up enough to be able to wire it anyway! And what did you use to mount the controlls in your dash??? (looks smart by the way!) ...so many questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 I can get the wiring harness for the facelift cars if needed along with the turbo timers of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 Originally posted by Paul Whiffin I can get the wiring harness for the facelift cars if needed along with the turbo timers of course... Now he tells me . Anyway, that thread just had the wiring for the main ignition wires in. The manual I got had details on the handbrake thingy. I used one of those Halfords CD-holder/cubby hole things, and glued a bit of plastic to the front, cut to fit the hole in the dash surround. I cut a hole in the plastic bit to fit the timer in and stuck a couple of bits of wood to the back that it sits against. Kind of hard to describe. The Blitz one also has a black box hide-away unit that I have mounted in the cubby-hole bit. Anyway I've moved it now to make room for my Apexi RSM. I moved the stock TC buttons to the right-most switch area from the middle one. Then I cut the divider out between the left and middle switch areas and mounted the timer behind there. Again kind of hard to describe. I'll take another photo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Ok, here's a piccy of where it is now. The stereo sticks out a fair bit atm, but I haven't figured out what exactly to do about that yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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