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F0RSAKEN Dec 24, 2010 02:49 PM

Here's my Zeitronix install :)
 
So the title may be a bit misleading... haha

So this guy came up with a sick idea, and I decided I needed to copy it :)

I did it slightly differently, but for the most part, same steps. Very easy mod, and I could have done it a bit better, but I am limited by the tools available. Let me know what you guys think!

Heres the Zeitronix gauge taken apart, much slimmer than the AEM!

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3959/dsc00409rd.jpg

Here, I desoldered (that a word?) the wires so I could feed them through the OE dash pod without having to modify the back side of it.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5373/dsc00410q.jpg

Here the wires are fed through the back side of the pod, notice a pre-existing hole. Nice.

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/6712/dsc00411qr.jpg

Another shot of the hole I fed the wire through.

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/5553/dsc00412ns.jpg

Here is where my install differed from the other guys install that I linked. The Zeitronix is thinner overall, but the display is raised about 1/8th of an inch, so instead of milling out the back (white piece of gauge) I ground off some of the bezel to allow it to fit.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/1600/dsc00413p.jpg

Resoldered the wires to the board.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7441/dsc00414k.jpg

A bit of a relief for the wires, as they sit right on that casting piece once the board is laid flat on there.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/2885/dsc00415mq.jpg

A bit of material removal due to the LED solder protruding from the back of the board.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7664/dsc00416hx.jpg

So I failed to take pictures of the next couple steps, but they are a bit self explanatory. This is a test fit of the board. I used the OE Zeitronix cover instead of cutting my own like the linked thread. I used a bit of 2 part epoxy to mount the board to the factory dash pod, and a slight bit of epoxy to locate the Zeitronix overlay. If you remove just the right amount of the gauge bezel, it will hold everything in place for you, so you don't really need too much else to attach everything.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4279/dsc00417mp.jpg

Powered up, it works!!

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2677/dsc00418e.jpg

Mounted up, still a go!
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3317/dsc00419sa.jpg

And complete, I dig cleanly installed gauges heh.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6870/dsc00422z.jpg

All in all, I could do it again in 2 or 3 hours. It really is not hard at all!

Edit: That last pic makes the digital readout look fuzzy or distorted, its not, that is an effect of the shot lol

jdmEviL8 Dec 24, 2010 03:01 PM

nice work Andrew! looks custom!

Teh_Evo Dec 24, 2010 03:20 PM

Very nice work!!! Looks stock.

BlackonBlack2 Dec 24, 2010 03:40 PM

great work! ... only thing that would bug me is its not centered lol or its to big for the fitting... but still looks great!

F0RSAKEN Dec 24, 2010 03:47 PM


Originally Posted by BlackonBlack2 (Post 8937070)
great work! ... only thing that would bug me is its not centered lol or its to big for the fitting... but still looks great!

It's not that far off, but I agree. I couldn't get it any closer to center without cutting the board though :-/

68wsteve Dec 24, 2010 04:31 PM

wow very nice!

BlackonBlack2 Dec 24, 2010 04:44 PM


Originally Posted by F0RSAKEN (Post 8937079)
It's not that far off, but I agree. I couldn't get it any closer to center without cutting the board though :-/



yeah i see what your saying still looks great!!!!

i've never done it but... if there was a way...

relocate the hot/cold meter to that area and put the gauge were the hot cold is... looks like a bigger area...

but prob way to much work... set up looks great!

Routybouty Dec 24, 2010 04:51 PM

Looks good! I love having mine in that spot. I feel safer since I'm checking it all the time.

FQ4OO Dec 25, 2010 12:11 PM

looks great! nice job

JDMevoBOOST Dec 25, 2010 12:39 PM

Good job dude! I digz it!

nismos13sleeper Dec 25, 2010 12:42 PM

lol ****in super cool man.

F0RSAKEN Dec 25, 2010 08:10 PM

Thanks!

4G63kevin Dec 25, 2010 08:29 PM

Niceeeee!!

Go_Lancer_Go Dec 25, 2010 08:34 PM

That is hottt!!

FORSAKEN, In summer, im coming to Seattle to get work done @ English racing. If I paid you, could you do this for me??

MR Real LA Dec 25, 2010 09:09 PM

i wish i had the balls to do something like that hahaha...i'd be afraid to mess something up...now how would you know when you need to put your seatbelt on lol...looks great btw


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