ArmArak
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This is a bit late but a few weeks back I installed the field monitor on my 2001.
I ordered the field monitor from Russia, it took a while to come, but it was worth the wait. I'm not going to go into detail on the wiring because there are already a few good sources which explain it very well.
Here's a great guide: Hilux Surf Field Monitor installed in a 3rd Gen Write-Up *PICS* - YotaTech Forums
The first step was creating compatible wiring harnesses. I bought a simple 9 pin wiring harness from a local electronics shop and soldered up the connections for the monitor.
After, I swapped the control logic board for the sunroof from my original part into the new one. The mounting points are the same and its a direct fit. I needed to do this because the connections for the field monitors sunroof controller did not match with my car's.
For the temperature sensor I used the OEM Toyota part and mounted it under the bumper.
Installing and wiring the field monitor was easy enough but it had some headaches. The big issue was removing the grab handle upper bolt. After stripping it I tried removing it with a tap out which just ended up breaking the bolt inside
. I ended up drilling the bolt out and using a helicoil to match the threads. Beyond that the install went pretty smoothly.
To tap into the ground, 12v and constant 12v, I took out the pins on the cars side sunroof control harness and directly soldered my wires into the metal pins. (Make sure not to be too thick or the pins wont fit back into the plastic harness).
Getting the temperature sensor wires through the grommet was tricky, but I tied them to a coat hanger and got them through. The rest I followed the above write up and spliced into the abs and dimmer wires to make the connections.
I also painted the monitor to match my interior tan color. I used SEM 15223 spray paint and got a really good match. Photo below compares the original color to the painted one.
This was a really fun mod and looks great in the car.
Next is the JDM inclinometer!
+100 Dope JDM Points! :dancin:
I ordered the field monitor from Russia, it took a while to come, but it was worth the wait. I'm not going to go into detail on the wiring because there are already a few good sources which explain it very well.
Here's a great guide: Hilux Surf Field Monitor installed in a 3rd Gen Write-Up *PICS* - YotaTech Forums
The first step was creating compatible wiring harnesses. I bought a simple 9 pin wiring harness from a local electronics shop and soldered up the connections for the monitor.
After, I swapped the control logic board for the sunroof from my original part into the new one. The mounting points are the same and its a direct fit. I needed to do this because the connections for the field monitors sunroof controller did not match with my car's.
For the temperature sensor I used the OEM Toyota part and mounted it under the bumper.
Installing and wiring the field monitor was easy enough but it had some headaches. The big issue was removing the grab handle upper bolt. After stripping it I tried removing it with a tap out which just ended up breaking the bolt inside
. I ended up drilling the bolt out and using a helicoil to match the threads. Beyond that the install went pretty smoothly. To tap into the ground, 12v and constant 12v, I took out the pins on the cars side sunroof control harness and directly soldered my wires into the metal pins. (Make sure not to be too thick or the pins wont fit back into the plastic harness).
Getting the temperature sensor wires through the grommet was tricky, but I tied them to a coat hanger and got them through. The rest I followed the above write up and spliced into the abs and dimmer wires to make the connections.
I also painted the monitor to match my interior tan color. I used SEM 15223 spray paint and got a really good match. Photo below compares the original color to the painted one.
This was a really fun mod and looks great in the car.
Next is the JDM inclinometer!
+100 Dope JDM Points! :dancin:
