gshadow325
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Yeah, 12volt 1 amp. So the 14v will be fine.
DIY MOD: Dashboard light always on and dimmer still works. Applies to 03's
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CookieRoe
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ding ding ding, my light bulb just turned on LOL
if anyone needs them....i have tons of them. for the price of a stamp, envelope and one piece of 8x11.5" paper...i can just snail mail you some
if anyone needs them....i have tons of them. for the price of a stamp, envelope and one piece of 8x11.5" paper...i can just snail mail you some
CookieRoe
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Ta Da!!!!!
For those who can't see the imagines anymore (I can, for now). I decided to take photos via my phone (It's crude, I know, but it's better than nothing) and reposted them. ENJOY!!!
So i have 5% window tint, many times i cant see how fast i am going during the daytime. Since i had to install the newest Drone Mobile DR-3100 in my truck to replace the last generation DR-2000. New one works off Verizon's 4G/LTE network. Unlike everyone else on the market uses 2G and 3G aka viper's smart start. Enough about technology, lets get down to the nitty gritty...the MOD!
Vehicle: 2003 4runner V8, read this does not need to apply to 2004 and newer cars
CONCEPT:
Provide power to guage cluster when vehicle is running. No loss of functionality. Dimmer will still dim cluster, regardless if the car is running or not. If car is not running and parking lights are turned on. dimmer still works and it will still turn on cluster.
parts: two 1amp diodes as shown in the picture. some know how to get the cluster out.
-so go to the right connector at the cluster.
-you need to go to the left row of the right connector
-two wires you are concerned with is
*red/blue is ignition power
*green is power coming from dimmer switch(this wire was original power supply to cluster that only had power when the parking lights were turned on
green will be cut in half. trim back some of the tape that is covering the harness so you have more wire to work with.
red/blue will need to be stripped back
diodes need to be used like this
this is the diodes installed before insulation
For those who can't see the imagines anymore (I can, for now). I decided to take photos via my phone (It's crude, I know, but it's better than nothing) and reposted them. ENJOY!!!
So i have 5% window tint, many times i cant see how fast i am going during the daytime. Since i had to install the newest Drone Mobile DR-3100 in my truck to replace the last generation DR-2000. New one works off Verizon's 4G/LTE network. Unlike everyone else on the market uses 2G and 3G aka viper's smart start. Enough about technology, lets get down to the nitty gritty...the MOD!
Vehicle: 2003 4runner V8, read this does not need to apply to 2004 and newer cars
CONCEPT:
Provide power to guage cluster when vehicle is running. No loss of functionality. Dimmer will still dim cluster, regardless if the car is running or not. If car is not running and parking lights are turned on. dimmer still works and it will still turn on cluster.
parts: two 1amp diodes as shown in the picture. some know how to get the cluster out.
-so go to the right connector at the cluster.
-you need to go to the left row of the right connector
-two wires you are concerned with is
*red/blue is ignition power
*green is power coming from dimmer switch(this wire was original power supply to cluster that only had power when the parking lights were turned on
green will be cut in half. trim back some of the tape that is covering the harness so you have more wire to work with.
red/blue will need to be stripped back
diodes need to be used like this
this is the diodes installed before insulation
gshadow325
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CookieRoe
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Many don't have the photobucket "fix", so I included it so everyone can see.
Video hasn't been able to be seen for along time even with the chrome extension.
Diodes were oriented in the as in the picture you provided. Still didn't work (max brightness was "lost" as a result of the installation of the diodes), at least not for a Limited cluster.
